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Conversation and Comedic Lecture
A Laugh Riot: A Guide to Funny Activism with Serious Results
April 15th, 7:30-9pm
General $15 / Students $8 / Gilbert Residents FREE*
In this lively presentation, best-selling author and respected cancer activist, Tania Katan will give participants a creative map for finding absurdity and humor in illness, wellness, and everywhere in between. With the ability to find the light in dark places, Katan will offer participants some of the plot points towards discovering their unique story, voice, form, and audience. This talk will be followed by an audience-driven Q&A.
* Gilbert residents please email to reserve your spot: info@artintersection.com (reservation recommended but not required)
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Creative Writing Seminar
Using Voice and Humor in Order to Heal Ourselves and Change the World
April 16th, 9:30-5pm
$110
In this one-day seminar, Tania Katan will offer participants a concrete outline for finding their unique stories of survival and sharing them with an excited audience! Through creative writing exercises, choosing the right form (book, blog, letter, manifesto, etc.), and Promotion & Marketing tips, participants will learn how to turn an obstacle into an opportunity. She will share resources from her forthcoming book, A Laugh Riot: How to Create Social Change that Cracks Up People and Perceptions.
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Tania Katan Seminar: $110
One-on-One Your Writing Project Consultations
April 17, 9:30-5pm
$75 for each ½ hour session. You will be contacted upon registration for your time slot
One-on-one consultations with Tania for those desiring in-depth feedback on their writing projects.
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Private 1/2 hour Consultation with Tania Katan: $75
About Tania Katan
Tania Katan is an author and comedic solo-performer. Her memoir My One-Night Stand With Cancer has been awarded the Judy Grahn Nonfiction Award, Stonewall Book Award, and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Rock-n-Roller Melissa Etheridge said of Katan’s book, “This book rocks! It’s passionate, playful, and downright beautiful.”
As a solo-performer, Katan has been seen at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Comedy Central Stage, ACT, The Painted Bride, and more. In March 2011 Katan’s new solo show Thank You and Good Luck will premiere at the 18th Street Art Center as a part of Richard Newton’s project Have You Seen My Privacy, which is a part of the groundbreaking Getty Foundation’s Pacific Standard Time.
Her performances and published work have been written about in The New York Times, BUST Magazine, Running Times, DIVA, GCN Ireland, The Scotsman, and other national, as well as international publications. She is a guest lecturer and a great time at a cocktail party! For more information please visit: www.taniakatan.com
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