Dear Celebrity Culture Readers,
In my last post, I mentioned a rare and intimate evening that is coming up end of this month!
On behalf of The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies(CMCS), I am proud to introduce our second location The IndustReal Arts Room (688 Richmond Street, Toronto, ON) with premiere event Moving Forward on Saturday, March 29, 2013. A Canadian and Australian joint production, Moving Forward applies media, social justice, and science to empower individual and social change in a cross-disciplinary and intimate setting.
Dr. Louis Massey opens the series with his inspirational talk on empowering individual paths. Dr. Massey holds a PhD in Software Engineering and is professor of Computer Science at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. Born in Montreal, he is the author of several articles and book chapters on artificial intelligence and mental information processing. On the fiction side, Dr. Massey writes poetry and short stories. He published “The River: Car ton bras sait porter l’épée” in Canadian Voices Volume 2. As a visual artist, he specializes in photography and oil and acrylic painting. He has exhibited at Gallery 22 in Kingston and was a finalist for the Salon Prize 2012.
Emmanuel Lopez (www.motivatorman.com) and I join for a talk about success in celebrity culture and inner heroism. Emmanuel, also called ‘Motivatorman’ has been central to understanding the positive effects of movie heroes as cinematic role models for personal empowerment. Featured in The New York Times,The Washington Post, and City TV’s Fashion Television, Lopez works with live audiences to maximize their passion for films as examples of individual change.
While Emmanuel empowers audiences through actors and heroic characters on screen, I shed light on actors and other artists that are famous behind the screen or offstage. Individual and social change can be mobilized in a hidden context that I will share before Emmanuel’s empowering speech. I will draw on my Doctoral studies on fame to reveal the secret behind the success of celebrities and highlight social change through my individual journey on writing fame. The sensual dance Sacred Eco-Feminist Move will debut along with my spoken words.
Myles Wright (www.myleswright.com) is a music composer, arranger and teacher based in Perth, Western Australia. He studied at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and completed a Masters at the University of Miami. In addition to jazz, Myles is inspired by many styles of music, including ethnic beats such as those heard in the Sacred Eco-Feminist Move. You will finally listen to his magical music that has traveled all the way from Australia!
Ashima Suri (http://www.ashimasuri.com/) performs the first part of her three-staged performance: ASHES. Ashima Suri is the Artistic Director forLimitless Productions (www.limitlessproductions.ca), a Social Activist performer, a Writer, a Public Speaker, and a certified Life Coach. Featured on Global Television, OMNI TV and FUSIA magazine, she empowers individuals, facilitates meaningful employment and brings social change through worldwide performances, interactive programs, workshops and one-on-one coaching. In collaboration with Choreographic Consultant from inDANCE, Hiroshi Miyamato, Mentor, Takako Segawa, and Visual Artist, Vishal Misra, Ashima tells a story of a woman who, through the reflection of herself in the painting, begins to shed the many layers and expectations of herself to the point where all that is left are ashes. Each stage represents an emotional release of anger, letting go and fearless resolution / re-birth.
Schedule
7:00 – 8:00 pm – Opening Reception
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Panel with Louis Massey, Samita Nandy, Emmanuel Lopez, and Ashima Suri
9:00 – 9:15 pm – Q / A
9:15 – 10:30 pm – After Party
Dress Code: Semi-Casual
Venue: The IndustREAL Arts Room (688 Richmond St., Toronto, ON) next to Queen West
Cover Charge: $10
For title sponsorship and media interviews, contact info@cmc-centre.com or call 416.985.8887.
For high resolution images, please send an email to info@cmc-centre.com with your name, title, media you represent and your telephone number.
If you are based in Toronto, attend Moving Forward with colleagues, friends and family. We look forward to meeting with you in person and sharing more on bold and radical moves in media and celebrity culture.
With affection,
Samita Nandy
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