Norman Nawrocki (born in Vancouver, British Columbia), is a Montreal-based comedian, sex educator, cabaret artist, musician, author, actor, producer and composer.Norman Nawrocki Les Pages Noires Accessed 15 October 2006 Nawrocki together with Sylvain Côté were the founding members of "rock 'n roll cabaret" band Rhythm Activism. Nawrocki owns Les Pages Noires, through which he has published twenty albums and three books.
Early life and education
Nawrocki was born in the East End of Vancouver to Polish/Ukrainian Canadian parents."Album by 'rebel wordsmith' to benefit migrant workers". Montreal Gazette, 3 February 2017.
Career
In 2001, Nawrocki and Godspeed You! Black Emperor drummer Aidan Girt formed a duo called Bakunin's Bum, named after the anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin."DaZoque! DaZoque!". Exclaim!, By Eric Hill 1 January 2006 Their recording, Fight to Win! was released in 2001 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records as a benefit for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and featured spoken word by anti-poverty activists over instrumental music.
By the end of 2005 Nawrocki was teaching a course at Concordia University's School of Community & Public Affairs on The Arts, Radical Social Change and Community Economic Development."Norman Nawrocki launches benefit album". Concordian, Sandra Hercegova 9 February 2017 As well as starring in Uncle Eddie's guide to art appreciation, by Donald Goodes.Norman Nawrocki's biography Les Pages Noires Accessed 15 May 2007
On 25 February 2010, Norman Nawrocki has signed, together with 500 artists, the call to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israeli apartheid.Tadamon!: 500 Artists Against Israeli Apartheid
Bibliography Rhythm Activism live (1987) (Les Pages Noires) Resist much – obey little (1987) (Les Pages Noires) Rebel moon : anarchist rants & poems (1997) (AK Press) Chasseur de tornades (1998) ; (EDAM Montréal; Les Pages Noires) No masters! No Gods! : dare to dream (1999) (Smarten Up! & get to the point) The anarchist & the devil do cabaret (2003) , (Black Rose) L'anarchiste et le diable : voyages, cabarets et autres récits (2006) (Lux Editeur) Breakfast for anarchists (2006) (No Bar Code Press) L’Anarchico e il Diavolo fanno cabaret, il Sirente, Fagnano Alto (AQ) 2007, . Original Title: The Anarchist And The Devil Do Cabaret RED: Quebec Student Strike and Social Revolt Poems (2013) (Les Pages Noires) Distributed in the United States and Europe by AK Press Squat The City! How To Use The Arts For Housing Justice (2025) (Kersplebedeb Publishing)
Discography I don't understand women! (1994) LPN012 (Les Pages Noires) Less Rock, More Talk: Spoken Word compilation (various artists) (1997; 2000) ; virus254 (AK Press Audio; Alternative Tentacles) Duck Work (2004) LPN018C Letters from Poland / lettres de Pologne (2006) LPN020C
Bakunin's Bum Fight to Win! : a benefit CD for OCAP Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (2001) G7021 (G7 Welcoming Committee)
Bush's Bum 2TONGUE #5 (various artists) (2004)
DaZoque! DaZoque! (2002) LPN016C (Les Pages Noires)
The Montreal Manhattan Project Draft 1.0 (2004) LPN017C (Les Pages Noires)
Rhythm Activism Rhythm Activism (1986) LPN001 (Les Pages Noires) Rhythm Activism Live (1987) LPN002 Resist Much, Obey Little (1987) LPN003 Louis Riel in China (1988) LPN004 Un logement pour une chanson (1990) LPN005 Fight the Hike! (1990) LPN006 Perogies, Pasta and Liberty (1990) LPN007 Oka (1990) LPN008 War is the Health of the State (1991) LPN009 Oka II (1992) LPN010 Tumbleweed (1993) LPN011 Blood & Mud (1994) LPN013C More Kick! : live in Europe (1995) LPN014C Buffalo, Burgers & Beer : a 10 year retrospective (1995) LPN015 Jesus Was Gay (1998) G7006 (G7 Welcoming Committee) Return of the Read Menace (various artists) (1999) G7010 Take Penacilin Now (various artists) (2005) G7040
SANN : Sylvain Auclair & Norman Nawrocki SANN : Sylvain Auclair Norman Nawrocki (2005) LPN019C
Videography Musiques Rebelles Québec [Rebel Music Quebec] (various artists) (2002) (Productions Multi-Monde) Welcome to Rebel Music Quebec Rebel Music Quebec Accessed 11 May 2007 Uncle Eddie's Guide to Art Appreciation (2005) (Infringement performance)
Rhythm Activism That's the way we tie our shoes : a recipe by Rhythm Activism (1996) (Unbend films; Les Pages Noires) Alive and kicking : the first ten years of Rhythm Activism (1997) (Les Pages Noires)
References
External links Les Pages Noires Editrice il Sirente