NELSON GRAY

Co-founder of JumpStart, founding Artistic Director of Savage Media and founding co-director of the SongBird Project, Nelson Gray is a writer, director and producer with more than twenty original interdisciplinary performances.

The recipient of numerous awards and commissions, Nelson has published poetry, essays and reviews, and written lyrics and libretto for composers Gregory Ray, John Celona, Andreas Kahre, John Lang, and DB Boyko. His collaborations with Lee Eisler resulted in national and international touring productions including Cory Cory and Berlin Angels, and his work on The SongBird Oratorio has been presented in Canada, England and the United States.

Nelson has a BA (Hon) from Simon Fraser University and an MFA from the University of British Columbia where he was recipient of the Sydney J. Risk Award for his directing. He teaches at Malaspina University-College and is currently enrolled at the University of Victoria where he is writing his doctoral dissertation on the history of ecological theatre in Canada.