Ella Turenne

Ella Turenne Biography

Ella Turenne is an artist and cultural warrior who's creative force is to be reckoned with.

Ella Turenne has been involved in the television and film industry for over ten years.

One of her first projects was her own television talk show, the Ella show, which she starred in, directed and produced.

Ella Turenne then went on to host and produce a live weekly talk show called "Not for Nothin".

Some of Ella Turenne's film credits include "The Viagra Dialogues", "Celebrity Babble, One More Try and most recently "big", "dark", "scary girl".

Ella Turenne is also a theatre and spoken word artist and has performed all across the country, including the black family channel show "Spoken", hosted by renowned poet Jessica Care Moore.

Ella Turenne's poetry has been showcased in various publications including Tanbou Magazine, The Anthology Of Haitian Poets In Massachusetts, the Nubian Chronicles and I got Somethin' to say.

Her first short film, woodshed, which she wrote, produced and directed, is currently in post production. Ella has been writing for as long as she has been performing.

Ella Turenne was an arts and culture journalist with the Haitian Times for four years. She has also written articles for Visual Voice Magazine and Stank Magazine and currently writes for Famn Creole Magazine and Town Magazine.

Ella Turenne has an essay that appears in letters from young activists: Todays Rebels Speak Out (Nation Books).

Ella's first book, "Revolution | Revolisyon | Révolution 1804 - 2004: An Artistic Commemoration Of The Haitian Revolution" was published in January 2004 (Liv Lakay Publications).

As an actress, Ella Turenne has performed in on Strivers Row, Raft of the Medusa, Blood Wedding, Africa Atunbi!, Shades Of Blue, Love Child and Working Things Out.

Her visual art has been displayed at the Boston Center for the Arts, the Long Island African-American Museum and the Salmagundi Art House.

Ella Turenne has co-curated "The Exposed, "Echoes of our Ancestors" and "Remember Amadou" exhibits.

Ella Turenne is a board member of the Blackout Arts Collective, a grassroots organization whose mission is to empower communities of color through arts, education and activism and the movement of independent Haitians for national reconstruction.

Ella Turenne is also a co-founder of Sistapac Productions, an artist collective whose mission is to pursue artistic clarity through performance and the written word.

Ella Turenne is a member of the YB Literary Foundation. she studied acting at the Harlem Theatre Company and One on One Productions. Ella Turenne is also a member of the Harlem Screenwriters Workshop, she has also studied creative writing at Columbia University.

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