Date: February 29, 2012
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Anhang room - Millennium Library (251 Donald Ave)
Cost: Free for ACI members; $5 for non-members

Is it possible that our success as artists can be influenced by how we think? How important is it to open our thinking to be successful? In this workshop, we will examine 4 points that will make or break our careers:

1. Time
2. People
3. Goals
4. Fear vs. gratitude

Find out the part that each one plays in helping us create our own success. We will also examine the role that right or left brain dominance has in our creative lives and how to use it to push ourselves forward. Everything we need for success is already present in our brains right now. All we have to do is unleash it.

Presenter: Talia Pura

Talia Pura is an actor, teacher, writer, dancer, filmmaker and arts administrator. She has made many appearances on stage and in films; one of her most notable being in Guy Maddin’s Saddest Music in the World. In addition to teaching drama at the University of Winnipeg, Talia has written plays, screenplays and a book, STAGES: Creative Ideas for Teaching Drama, which is in its sixth printing. Her passion is aerial dance on silks; she recently completed a film commission of her dancing on silks for CODE - the cultural component of the Vancouver Olympics. Talia is the Mentorship Coordinator for ACI Manitoba’s youth mentorship in the arts program.

To register, contact Lisa at 927-2787 or admin@creativemanitoba.ca.