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| Program name: | Marc Black - Stroke of Genius |
| Program category: |
Disability Awareness
Music |
| Program length: | 2 hours |
| Audience level: | Adult |
| Audience size: | Any |
| Program description: | Dan Mountain, one of Los Angeles’ premier advertising creative directors, suffered a massive stroke that left him in a coma for 21 days. His doctors gave him a “zero chance of meaningful survival” and finally pulled life support. That’s when Dan woke up. Struggling to put his life back together, he found words again. First, the rhythm, then the meaning. He worked through his aphasia and wrote poems that his friend, Marc Black, put to music and recorded with help from musical luminaries Art Garfunkel, John Sebastian, Steve Gadd, and the Dixi Hummingbirds. They created a richly human CD, Stroke of Genius. Inspired by Dan’s courage and by the CD, filmmaker, Bahman Soltani, produced a tender and surprising love story. His film, also entitled Stroke of Genius, expresses both the fragility of our lives and the powerful resilience of the human spirit. And now Mr. Black has brought it all together in a presentation that features live performance of his original songs, the documentary film, and finally, a time for questions and sharing of experience. Marc is a seasoned performer that makes his audience feel at home. And leaves them inspired. |
| Space/special requirements: | |
| Travel restrictions: | none |
| Program fee: | $351- $500 |
| Is this fee negotiable? | Yes |
| Mileage included? | Yes |
| Notes about the fee: | All artists contracted through Unbound Booking work on a sliding scale fee for libraries of $300-$600 depending on what the library feels it can afford. Basically the library gets to pick their price anywhere within the $300-$600 range |
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| Regions this program can be performed in: |
Western Rochester Central South Central Capital District North Country Metro Southeastern Long Island |
| Program last updated: | 09/21/2011 |
| Performer Information | (see all of this performer's programs) |
| Stage name: | Unbound Booking |
| Performer name: | Unbound Booking |
| Phone: | 888-526-6587 |
| Mailing address: | , |
| E-mail address: | jessica@unboundbooking.com |
| Website: | http://www.unboundbooking.com |
| Performer's agent: | Jessica Brawner |
| Previous appearances at: |
Contact information for New York State Public Libraries |
| Performer information last updated: | 09/21/2011 |
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