FW: DAUGHTER OF CHAOS- PR RELEASE

 

 

Heather Owen

Promotions & Community Relations Coordinator

Central Vancouver Island Crisis Society

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From: helani [mailto:helani@shaw.ca]
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 1:26 PM
To: Heather Owen
Subject: DAUGHTER OF CHAOS- PR RELEASE

 

 

 

 

P R E S S   R E L E A S E 

DAUGHTER OF CHAOS

Helani Davison

Helani Davison describes Daughter of Chaos as a creative compilation of her life as a woman addict put to narrative. A life of trauma and drama is cleverly described in her original poems and prose. “My autobiographical reading is full of real-life depictions of a life-time of addiction and a struggle to find my stability.” Davison describes her delivery as raucous and ribald but also deeply sensitive. Each individual vignette is put forth with fiery passion and compelling detail. “Mental health and addiction are such serious issues but they are rarely personally attested to or put into a form of entertainment. I am challenging that,” says Davison. “Dry academic deliveries about mental health with a bunch of stats fall flat. People zone out.” Bold, forthright and hard-hitting true accounts by Davison tell it like it is in a performance of original works.

Davison's delivery is a grabber. It takes people through all the twists and turns of the life of a woman with multiple addictions and an eating disorder who was raised by a mother who suffered from a painful mental illness called Paranoid Schizophrenia. “It's sad, it's bad. It's sexy. It's up-lifting and it’s true!” says Davison, who is a living testament of recovery.

In provocative poems like “Main and Hastings” Davison speaks of her encounters with street people. “I see broken people. Broken deeper than bones.” In an anecdotal poem about her relationship with a transient lover, Davison writes, “You Rode Me Like a Motorcycle” and goes on to say, “ours was the Harley Davidson of the love-set, honey. That great flash of silver bike, under a 14 karat sky.”

Davison's professional career as a Certified Addiction Counsellor grounds her presentation. As a Public Relations Consultant for numerous addiction treatment centres, Davison proves her commitment to raising awareness on important social issues. 

This performance speaks loudly to anyone struggling with addiction or mental health problems and their loved ones. Anyone will benefit from the rawness and honesty of this delivery. “My story is not all that I am, but it is all that I have,” Davison confirms. A compelling story of 'riches to rags and the struggle to come back' offers compassionate understanding, tapping the greatest of all power sources – hope.

This performance, sponsored by Island Fit life in Victoria is held at Burnside Gorge Activity Centre 471 Cecilia Road, Victoria, Thursday, December 15th. Doors open at 6:30 PM, show starts at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $15 at the door. Contact helani@shaw.ca.