Event Details

The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts

August 10, 2019

Your perception of the world—influenced by the stories you hear, the experiences you face, and even the assumptions you make—is about to be challenged. Whether by chance or by choice, in dramatic upheaval or with a subtle nudge, a spark will begin transformation, awakening your senses to a vibrant new reality. Welcome this spark…and the shift that comes next.

Talks

The impossible happens every day
in the life of the refugee

Kao Kalia Yang

How indigenous hoop
dancers see the world

Sampson Brothers

Bionic humans aren’t science
fiction

Michael McAlpine

Copyrighting all the melodies to
avoid accidental infringement


Damien Riehl

This blind Ironman turns
disability into possibility

Louie McGee

Food can fuel economic growth
in underserved communities

Glenn Ford

Dance your way to empowerment
(no experience required)

Brian Bose

A grieving artist goes viral
finding flow

Josie Lewis

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