Jad Orphée Chami (he/him) is an artist-researcher and composer based between Tio'tia:ke/Montréal and Paris. Specializing in oral history performance, he composed the original score for the feature film Antigone, Canada’s submission for the 92nd Academy Awards, and the TV documentary Dorchester: In the Midst of the Fray, featured on Radio-Canada and CBC. An Iris Prize nominee for Best Original Score, Orphée received a grant from the Quebec Arts Council for his first project as a singer-songwriter, produced by Lewis Lines. He was also commissioned by Montréal, arts interculturels – MAI for a public artwork, collaborating with Angelina Guo, Kimura Byol-Lemoine, and in dialogue with Moe Clark, Soleil Launière, and Maya Cousineau Mollen. Currently, he is pursuing a research-creation Ph.D. at UQAM under the supervision of intermedia artist Éric Letourneau. His research focuses on the act of witnessing in the context of grief in exile. Alongside his practice, he facilitates workshops on the act of witnessing. He was awarded the Antje-Bettin Intercultural Fund Prize.

Jad Orphée Chami

Jad Orphée Chami (he/him) is an artist-researcher and composer based between Tio'tia:ke/Montréal and Paris. Specializing in oral history performance, he composed the original score for the feature film Antigone, Canada’s submission for the 92nd Academy Awards, and the TV documentary Dorchester: In the Midst of the Fray, featured on Radio-Canada and CBC. An Iris Prize nominee for Best Original Score, Orphée received a grant from the Quebec Arts Council for his first project as a singer-songwriter, produced by Lewis Lines. He was also commissioned by Montréal, arts interculturels – MAI for a public artwork, collaborating with Angelina Guo, Kimura Byol-Lemoine, and in dialogue with Moe Clark, Soleil Launière, and Maya Cousineau Mollen. Currently, he is pursuing a research-creation Ph.D. at UQAM under the supervision of intermedia artist Éric Letourneau. His research focuses on the act of witnessing in the context of grief in exile. Alongside his practice, he facilitates workshops on the act of witnessing. He was awarded the Antje-Bettin Intercultural Fund Prize.

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Jad Orphée Chami (he/him) is an artist-researcher and composer based between Tio’tia:ke/Montréal and Paris. Specializing in oral history performance, he composed the original score for the feature film Antigone, Canada’s submission for the 92nd Academy Awards, and the TV documentary Dorchester: In the Midst of the Fray, featured on Radio-Canada and CBC. An Iris Prize nominee for Best Original Score, Orphée received a grant from the Quebec Arts Council for his first project as a singer-songwriter, produced by Lewis Lines. He was also commissioned by Montréal, arts interculturels – MAI for a public artwork, collaborating with Angelina Guo, Kimura Byol-Lemoine, and in dialogue with Moe Clark, Soleil Launière, and Maya Cousineau Mollen. Currently, he is pursuing a research-creation Ph.D. at UQAM under the supervision of intermedia artist Éric Letourneau. His research focuses on the act of witnessing in the context of grief in exile. Alongside his practice, he facilitates workshops on the act of witnessing. He was awarded the Antje-Bettin Intercultural Fund Prize.

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Work Experience

Dramatic Arts Instructor at Collège Stanislas
January 1, 2023 - Present
Dramatic Arts instructor teaching courses in Montréal, sharing expertise in theatre and performance.
Teaching Artist at Independent Contractor
January 1, 2020 - Present
Teaching artist delivering arts education programs in Montréal, collaborating with diverse communities.
Film, Theatre and Dance Composer at Freelance
January 1, 2018 - Present
Composer for film, theatre, and dance; scored over 20 short films and three feature films, with screenings at TIFF and the Annecy International Animation Film Festival; collaborations with contemporary dance and documentary theatre.

Education

Ph.D. in The Study and Practice of the Arts at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026
MA in Arts, Technologies, and Creation, Creation as an Activity of Research at HARGraduate School of Research ArTeC
January 1, 2022 - March 19, 2026
MSocSc in Arts, Literatures, and Languages, specialization in Music at Ircam School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (IHESS/Ircam EHESS collaboration, Paris, France)
January 1, 2020 - March 19, 2026
BFA in Music at Concordia University, Montréal
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019
General Baccalaureate in Literature at Collège Stanislas, Montréal
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016
Classical Piano Performance at Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music, Beirut, Lebanon
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
Summer Institute at Columbia Center for Oral History Research, Columbia University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023

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Media & Entertainment, Education