HAUI™ (Howard J. Davis)
| HAUI™ (Howard J. Davis) | |
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| Born | December 2, 1990 |
| 💼 Occupation | Multidisciplinary artist |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
HAUI™ (Howard J. Davis)[1] is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist who directs, designs, and devises cross-disciplinary work. His practice explores themes of race, gender, identity, and sexual orientation, while shedding light on underrepresented narratives, mythologies, and histories.[2]
Born in Bath, Somerset, he is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University and was the 2023 recipient of the Isadore Sharp Outstanding Recent Graduate Award.[3]
His notable works include directing his feature-film debut MixedUp, produced in association with OUTtv (Canada),[4] and devising the 2SLGBTQIA+ installation Private Flowers, commissioned by the City of Toronto fir Pride 2023.[5]
In 2024, he wrote, directed, and co-composed Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White, a theatrical work created in collaboration with conductor-composer Sean Mayes. The piece, which centers on African Nova Scotian contralto Portia White, premiered at the Canadian Opera Company and was described by Opera Canada as “an exciting testament to the wealth of innovative creativity alive in our local contemporary opera… showcas[ing] more diverse voices.”[6] It received the 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Opera/Musical and Outstanding Ensemble in an Opera.[7]
References
- ↑ "Fifteen Questions Interview with HAUI". 15questions.net. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Q & A: HAUI™ Discusses Shedding Light on Underrepresented Figures Through Art". OperaWire. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "HAUI – Alumni – Toronto Metropolitan University". Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Film review: Mixed↑ turns the search for identity into a provocative and artful experiment". Stir. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Fort York's 'Private Flowers': new installation illuminates a his-story that (used to) dare not speak its name". Toronto Star. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Canadian Opera Company: Aportia Chryptych celebrates her legacy while foregrounding Black Canadian history". Opera Canada. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "From a Mahabharata sweep to a Gen Z musical theatre boom, here's how the 2025 Dora Awards played out". The Globe and Mail. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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- 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
- Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian directors
- Canadian male stage actors
- Canadian LGBTQ dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian queer writers
- Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
- British LGBTQ people
- 1990 births
