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Robert St-amour sur Cornichon

Cette rencontre était le pur fruit de mon instinct de spectateur. Avec des billets pour découvrir une proposition théâtrale dans ce même lieu, le Monument National, en début de soirée, la prolongation de ma présence dans ces lieux pour en découvrir une autre, à La Balustrade, d'une artiste qui avait déjà gagné un prix de ce Festival (Fringe), se voulait être gagnant. Et cela l'a été, comme un gros lot !

Five Questions for Nisha Coleman

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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

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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.

Read the rest of the review of Alright

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

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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

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