PRESS QUOTES

Burning Vision
"Stunning and provocative"
The Ottawa Citizen

"a brave new play that bombards the senses and fires up the mind..."
The Globe and Mail

" visually and aurally spectacular"...
The Vancouver Courier

" sensually compelling"...
The Georgia Straight

"I think the best stories happen like the wind; they envelope you, surprise you, chill you, move you, and warm you...Marie Clements knows about the wind".
Redwire Magazine

The Unnatural and Accidental Women
"A bold ambitious requiem..."
The Toronto Star

" Marie Clements’ empowering play showcases a talented ensemble..."
" It’s an ambitious production, with over a dozen speaking parts, incorporating poetry, dance, native song, and multi-media projection....An impressive, powerful work."
Eye Weekly

" Marie Clements...has managed to turn a true story of murder and tragedy from what is gruesome and despicable at best into a beautifully presented and acted play...
Raven’s Eye

"Marie Clements crafts a minor masterpiece but doesn’t stop there...Ghosts laugh and sing and there is revenge in the air, but the real power of the piece has already been felt"
The Vancouver Sun

"The message is delivered flawlessly..."
The Voice

Urban Tattoo
"Bold and sassy "Urban Tattoo" filled with wit"
Martin Morrow, Calgary Herald

"A rare pleasure to encounter in writer-performer, Marie Clements' Urban Tattoo- an interdisiplinary work that integrates technology into a unifed artistic vision".
"Urban Tattoo offers what Virgina Wolfe described as those emotionally charged "moments of Being " in life. It emits the lingering emotional resonance of a good poem."
David Leach, City Life, Victoria

"Urban Tattoo has its own set of rhythms that seem akin to the movements of a concerto".
" Clements journey is artfully integrated into a sophisticated multi media work suffused with poetry and humanity."
"The results are powerful, thought-provoking and never didactic. "
Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist, Victoria

" Melding dreams with reality, Clements' vocal control, fluid movements and emotional range make for a moving tribute to warrior women everywhere."
Martin Hernandez, L.A. Weekly.
Pick of the week

Age of Iron
"Clements establishes herself as a talent to be reckoned with...its cultural richness and the uniqueness of its vision make Age of Iron a hugely satisfying theatrical experience."
Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight