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Award-winning playwright, actor, and visual artist Bruce Horak was on-campus for the last two weeks and closes his visit with a public talk and collaborative performance with University of Lethbridge students. The performance and talk will take place in the Drama Studio, room W420 at 3pm, Friday, October 24, 2014.
Having lost over 90% of his eyesight to a childhood Cancer, Horak has navigated the world of the fully-sighted his entire life. Bilateral Retinoblastoma (R.B.) is a cancer which appears on the retina of the eyes, the treatment of which left Horak completely blind in one eye, with extreme tunnel-vision, light sensitivity, floaters, and a cataract in the remaining eye. For the past 20 years, Horak has pursued a career in the performing arts and has won numerous awards for his performance, writing, direction, and creation. He has performed across Canada, the United States and throughout Europe.
Image credit: Kurt Firla and Pink Monkey Studios
Free to attend and open to the public.
Contact:
Naomi Sato | satony@uleth.ca