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Brink Lab and Yaamny Present: Michael Cunningham
Artists on the Brink and the Yale Alumni Association of New York, with the co-sponsorship of Yale GALA, are pleased to present…
Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at 8 p.m. sharp in a Brink Lab and Company of Scholars public educational enrichment program on skillfully developing characters in fictional works of literature. This intimately scaled, master class will be conducted as an engaging and participatory seminar tackling how writers craft compelling and credible characters. Register now at: michaelcunningham.eventbrite
Michael Cunningham is the acclaimed author of the novels A Home at the End of the World, Flesh and Blood, The Hours (winner of the Pen/Faulkner Award and Pulitzer Prize), Specimen Days, and By Nightfall. He is a Senior Lecturer in Yale University’s English Department and teaches creative writing courses such as “Reading Fiction for Craft.”
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A Public Program: All are welcome. This is a public program with a door wide open to anyone with a keen interest in the life of the mind. The only prerequisite is curiosity and a desire to gain insight into the creative process in the company of other engaged and good-spirited attendees.
Supporting a Cultural Incubator: All proceeds from this event will support cultural programming at St. Mark’s. If you are able to donate, please do so. Any amount will be greatly appreciated.
An Inclusive Event: If the admission charge is prohibitive, please register for this program at reduced cost via e-mail at yaanyeducationalprograms@gmail.com.
A Landmark Venue: This remarkable gathering will be held in the Sanctuary of St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery and we are thrilled to highlight the historic richness and cultural significance of the beloved fixture of New York City’s cultural and spiritual life as we wrestle with characters that leave an indelible imprint on the minds of readers. In Literary Landmarks of New York, Bill Morgan writes of St. Mark’s: “Isadora Dunaca, Carl Sandburg, Kahlil Gibran, Harry Houdini, Frank Lloyd Wright, and William Carlos Williams spoke or performed here.” Robert Kahn’s remarkable City Secrets New York City includes an entry by Laurie Duchovny noting: “St. Mark’s has been home to the Poetry Project, scene of the only joint reading by Robert Lowell and Allen Ginsberg, since its founding in 1966.” Poetry Project participants have included the likes of John Ashberry, Yoko Ono, and Adrienne Rich.
Register now for a memorable encounter with a coveted writer on the writer’s craft in a venerable New York institution.
Questions may be directed to: yaanyeducationalprograms@gmail.com.
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Brink Lab is the educational enrichment programming series of arts not-for-profit Artists on the Brink and introduces the public to a laboratory ideas on the creative process and effecting social change.
Company of Scholars is an initiative of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York’s Educational Programs Committee and encompasses a broad constellation of intellectually rich learning experiences from enlightening talks to encounters with cultural institutions to on the ground immersion in the places where light and truth collide.
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Web Resources:
Michael Cunningham’s Website
http://www.michaelcunninghamwriter.com
Michael Cunningham on Yale’s Website:
http://english.yale.edu/faculty-staff/michael-cunningham
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Co-founders Stephanie Jalove and Osa Wallander
–Bryan Santiago co-founder NYC
While living in NYC I had an idea of producing a theater event consisting of a few shortone-act original plays and all proceeds would be donated to a non-profit doing important work somewhere in the world. I thought it would be a great opportunity to bring together actors, playwrights, directors for a great cause. For many reasons I was never able to realize my dream in NY. Years later while living in Los Angeles and going from audition to audition the idea came back to me. I wanted so badly to do art with a purpose. My dear friend Stephanie and I one evening had a long conversation about our dreams and desires that ended up in an agreement to create a show similar to what I had dreamed up years earlier. We let our imagination fly and decided to bring together as many different art forms as we could for a one night event to raise money for children with AIDS in Africa. It was a remarkable and challenging journey. What struck me the most was the response we were getting from the artists. I had no idea that there were so many creative people out there that just wanted to share their art and give back to the community. It was the most encouraging experience. After three successful events in Los Angeles AOTB has now taken root in NYC, it seems my dream came true after all and so much bigger than I had ever imagined. Under the leadership of Bryan Santiago I’m now watching this organization grow and flourish, creating art and value. It brings me great joy and pride to know that I was apart of this journey.
—Osa Wallander co-founder Los Angeles
“With an upbringing that encouraged humility, working hard and being of service when and where I could, my creative pursuits in Los Angeles left my soul feeling dissatisfied. In a not-so-random conversation with my then coworker Osa Wallander, I realized I had met someone who shared my desire to create art in an others-centered way AND who exceeded my determintation to do so. We envisioned creating an entire show–which would include all kinds of performance and fine art–from which all money raised would be donated to Save the Children. We only planned on creating one magical, all-encompassing night of creative expression, but realized our mission was bigger than one event. Thus, we started building Artists on the Brink– one dedicated hour and donated dollar at a time– so that we could have a means for “creating art to inspire hope” (our first mission statement) on a regular basis .
I believe possibilities are endless and the positive chain reaction one grass-roots organization can produce is limitless. My only wish has been to speak to the hearts of anyone who encounters the work of Artists on the Brink.”
—Stephanie Jalove co-founder NYC and Los Angeles
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