Five Questions for Nisha Coleman
Quebec Writers' Federation's Membership Services Coordinator Riley Palanca spoke to Nisha about her various experiences as a multidisciplinary literary and performance artist who draws from real-life inspirations. Read the interview
Forget the Box, June 2023
She is unpretentious, and hilarious. The move from tears to laughter happened so quickly that at one point I blew a snot bubble caught between the two. I don't say this lightly, it was not flattering. But my heart was happy. And touched. And also sad on spots, but hopeful in the end.
Hermitage artists Donald Marguiles, Nisha Coleman present new work
Herald Tribune, January, 2018
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Two artists now working at the Hermitage Artist Retreat will be featured in public programs this weekend... More
Toronto Guardian, July, 2017
"Things Drugs Taught Me is a dope show, a total storytelling trip. Performer Nisha Coleman is awesome."
A vivid, frank and emotionally affecting memoir of three years eking out an existence in the City of Lights as a street musician.
Montreal Gazette, January 2016
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It’s a long way from the arches of Rue de Rivoli to the swamps around Huntsville, Ont., where Coleman grew up working-class among the cottages of Muskoka country. Coming to Montreal at nineteen, she studied music and psychology for a year at McGill. “I was trying so hard to learn French, and failing miserably,” said the 34-year-old in her Rosemont apartment last week, recalling her first Montreal stint... More
Self-Exile is one of the highlights of this year’s Fringe
Cult MTL, June 2016
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Transporting the audience on a voyage that takes us from her childhood growing up with hippie parents to her busking days on the streets of Paris, Montreal’s Coleman evokes a panoply of emotions with an innocent charm. The writing, in contrast, betrays an alert intelligence as she explores themes of alienation, isolation, mental health and self-identification..... More
Rewind! How does someone end up busking in Paris?
Montreal Rampage, December 2015
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A performance in the Solos festival. A play called “Things Drugs Taught Me.” Co-producer of Confabulation. A book launch. It’s hard to keep up with little dynamo Nisha Coleman. I had the great good fortune to talk to her about her brand spanking new book, Busker: Stories from the Streets of Paris... More