The Making of "Death of the Pugilist"

A video about May 2009's event, in collaboration with Telling Stories, "Death of the Pugilist." Five musicians and a narrator tell the story of long-shoreman-turned-boxing phenomenon, featuring the music of Bach, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Harold Weiss, plus traditional folk and blues.

The performances include Telling Stories troupe members: percussionist Jennie Dorris, cellist David Short, percussionist Scott Higgins, multi-instrumentalist Jem Moore, and Narrator Stephan Brunt, a sports analyst and writer from Toronto Globe