About MARC
ELLIS:
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Born: Wichita Falls, Texas – 1952
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Raised: Denver, California, Kansas
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Home: New Orleans and NYC
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Occupation: Immigration/Family Law
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Preoccupation: Poet/Author/Playwright/Musical
Composer and Arranger
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Edu: Troy State Univ., Univ. of Alabama Law School
As PLAYWRIGHT, he has 6 plays to his credit, and was
admitted as a full member to the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center
Playwrights Unit in 1993, after his first play, "The Pollster", was
selected
as a semi-finalist in a Southern Playwright's
competition.
The
Pollster" (Semi-finalist, Southern Playwright's Competition 1993);
"The Ghost of Jean Paul Sartre Visits an Alabama Convenience Store"
(1994);
"The Focus Group" (performed 1994 Dramarama Festival New Orleans);
"A Man of His Times" (performed, 1995 Dramarama Festival, New
Orleans);
"The Hat", performed 1998 Freeport McMoran Theatre, New Orleans
Contemporary
Arts Center; (and published in The Exquisite Corpse, 2000); "Double
Espresso";
Staged Reading scheduled for October 1999 at C.A.C.
In addition to writing plays, Mr.
Ellis is a COMPOSER. Snippets of his
music have been regularly featured between news stories on National Public
Radio.
His repertoire of musical compositions, includes:
"The Fantomas Waltz" and "HOI", composed for film:
"F", Clementine Productions, Hollywood California, Howard A. Rodman
Writer/Director, starring Terrence Stamp, Produced by Laurie Parker.
PONT MIRABEAU Station, at
mp3.com is Marc Ellis’ main musical Internet home. All his compositions are
available for downloading and listening here:
The
Fantomas.Org/Pont Mirabeau Station @ MP3.COM .
Other aspects of Ellis’
musical/literary career - such as the Stageplay Library, his poetry and inside
shots of
"The Wormhole Recording
Studio" – are also covered at Marc Ellis' unusual HOME site. His music is featured and CD’s are available
for purchase at his HOME site at FANTOMAS: http://www.fantomas.org
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A unique addition to his Web Presence is
the newly-designed MirabeauMuses site,
a glimpse of the artist
behind-the-scenes! All the real dirt and glitz rolled into one. PLUS! A real chance to get a sneak-peek at
the latest CD action!
Pick up a Surrealist E-card to send to a friend; now that’s a rare treat!
Ellis wrote a monthly column for the last
few years, for the Literary online site: The-Hold.com. His poetic contributions
can be accessed in the Archives here. http://www.the-hold.com
The author has been frequently
published by Andrei Codrescu’s prestigious and exclusive online Journal:
The
Exquisite Corpse. Search the site’s Archives, for
contributions by Marc Ellis.
A special QUIP from the
Author/Composer:
11/15/2002 3:21 PM
I have too many favorite poems to mention.
If I had a favorite, it would come from Lorca though.
He's the greatest poet I've ever read.
He's also the greatest playwright I've read.
There are 2 or 3 short poems by him I like as much as this one.
"Little
Viennese Waltz" and "Night". . . .
Leonard Cohen named his daughter "Lorca"
and put "Viennese Waltz” to music.
But I'll just post one poem and a pic.
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The Little Mute Boy
by Federico Garcia Lorca
The little boy was looking for his voice.
(The King of the crickets had it.)
In a drop of water
the little boy was looking for his voice.
I do not want it for speaking with;
I will make a ring of it
so that he may wear my silence
on his little finger.
In a drop of water
the little boy was looking for his voice.
(The captive voice, far away.
Put on a cricket' clothes.)
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(Federico Garcia Lorca, 1898-1936)
Brief bio. at: http://www.cyberspain.com/passion/lorca.htm
Attachment: lorca.jpg
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