Norman Nawrocki
Norman Nawrocki (born in Vancouver, British Columbia), is a Montreal-based comedian, sex educator, cabaret artist, musician, author, actor, producer and composer. Nawrocki together with Sylvain Côté were the founding members of "rock 'n roll cabaret" band Rhythm Activism. Nawrocki owns Les Pages Noires, through which he has published twenty albums and three books. Nawrocki was born in the East End of Vancouver to Polish/Ukrainian Canadian parents. He attended Langara College and Simon Fraser University, and co-edited the university's newspaper The Peak. He left without graduating. In 1993, Nawrocki created I don’t understand women!, the first of several anti-sexist, sex positive, comedy cabarets on the topic of date rape, sexual harassment and violence against women. In 2001, Nawrocki and Godspeed You! Black Emperor drummer Aidan Girt formed a duo called Bakunin's Bum, named after the anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin. Their recording, Fight to Win! was released in 2001 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records as a benefit for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and featured spoken word by anti-poverty activists over instrumental music. In 2004 he wrote, recorded and released his first solo album, Duck Work. By the end of 2005 Nawrocki was teaching a course at Concordia University's School of Community & Public Affairs on The Arts, Radical Social Change and Community Economic Development. As well as starring in Uncle Eddie's guide to art appreciation, by Donald Goodes. On 25 February 2010, Norman Nawrocki has signed, together with 500 artists, the call to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israeli apartheid. Rhythm Activism live (1987) (Les Pages Noires) Resist much – obey little (1987) (Les Pages Noires) Rebel moon : anarchist rants & poems (1997) (AK Press) Chasseur de tornades (1998) ; (EDAM Montréal; Les Pages Noires) No masters! No Gods! : dare to dream (1999) (Smarten Up! & get to the point) The anarchist & the devil do cabaret (2003) , (Black Rose) L'anarchiste et le diable : voyages, cabarets et autres récits (2006) (Lux Editeur) Breakfast for anarchists (2006) (No Bar Code Press) L’Anarchico e il Diavolo fanno cabaret, il Sirente, Fagnano Alto (AQ) 2007, .
