Career
Originally from Selkirk, Manitoba, he was based primarily in Toronto, Ontario and founded the city"s Theater Resource Centre. The "Pochinko technique" for which he is known combined both European and First Nations traditions of masked and clown performance. Notable figures who studied under Pochinko have included Karen Hines, Cheryl Cashman, Nion, Tantoo Cardinal, Sue Morrison, and the duo Mump and Smoot.
Pochinko died in 1989 of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-related causes.
