World Stage 2016 closes its stellar season with PME-ART's Every Song I've Ever Written, a musical journey with ambitious ideas and a mixtape heart by eccentric and eclectic writer and performer Jacob Wren.
From 1985 to 2004, Wren wrote a total of 58 songs that few people have ever heard. And then he abandoned songwriting for good. In this unique project, Wren examines memory, history, things that may or may not exist, songwriting and pop culture; while also exploring the much larger cultural shift in how music is listened to and understood. Every Song I've Ever Written is divided into three parts:"Every Song I've Ever Written is a snapshot of a specific period in the life of a prolific and important provocateur," explains World Stage Artistic Director Tina Rasmussen. "This unique project follows the artistic process as Jacob examines his work and its reach in an amalgamation of rock concert and theatre."
Toronto-born Wren recently released his latest novel Rich and Poor, which follows on the critical success of his 2014 novel Polyamorous Love Song. Wren co-founded Candid Stammer Theatre in Toronto in 1988 and moved to Montreal in 2002 where he is still based. As co-artistic director of the interdisciplinary group PME-ART, Wren focuses on creative contemporary practice via local, national and international artistic collaborations through performances, installation, public process and theoretical and practical research.
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