“Dirty the Bones-On Being White and Other Lies” (theatre)

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Ellen Marie Hinchcliffe was born on November 2, 1968 and named for both her Grandmothers. She grew up in Dayton, Ohio and lived in Boston, MA and Olympia, WA  before rooting herself in Minneapolis, MN.  

Ellen is a poet, filmmaker, performance artist, childcare worker and loving Auntie. She has received grants from The Jerome Foundation and The Metropolitan Regional Council for the Arts. Her poetry and writing have appeared in Z Magazine, Clamor and We'Moon. She has performed widely as a poet, including at The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN and LadyFest in Olympia, WA.  Her Video-poem, Poem in Honor of Langston Hughes premiered on Twin Cities Public Television in the fall of 2005. She is currently beginning production on a  documentary about the writer/thinker Paula Gunn Allen and working on touring Dirty the Bones-  On Being White and Other Lies (History as Medicine)

Ellen's work is about ancestors, spirit, politics, contradictions, confronting white supremacy, humor and healing. She owes her life to all the thinkers/artists/music makers/ writers of the world especially Cornel West, Paula Gunn Allen, bell hooks, John Trudell and her amazing Mama. She lives with her partner Juma B. Essie within walking distance from her beloved Mississippi River and is sustained by the good company of many and the occasional all night dance party. 

Ellen's website is http://ellenhinch.googlepages.com

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