Eleven inspiring talks, sculpture-making and drawing activities, and a breathtaking dance performance created a memorable first TEDxFenway on April 24, 2013. The inaugural TEDx event was held at Northeastern University’s Fenway Center, and was sponsored by the Fenway Alliance in partnership with Northeastern University, Commonwealth Financial Group, Audio Concepts, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Isabella Gardner Stewart Museum.
Below is a list of speakers who participated in TEDxFenway:
Linda Nathan, Executive Director, Center for Arts in Education at Boston Arts Academy and Founding Headmaster, Boston Arts Academy
Why Art Matters
Tamara Roy, Senior Associate Principal, and B.K. Boley, Principal, ADD Inc
The Expressive City
Richard O’Bryant, Director, John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute at Northeastern University
Recommendations for Boston’s Next Mayor
Kathryn Duff, Founder of studio2sustain
Anatomy of Creativity
Susan Israel, Founder of Energy Necklace Project
Habitats of the Emerald Necklace: Ecology, Creativity, and Community
A Far Cry, Self-conducted Chamber Orchestra
Our Musical Republic: Maximizing Creative Collaboration Within a Leaderless Ensemble
Tony Woodcock, President, New England Conservatory
Music, Marilyn Monroe and the Upside Down World of Piccolos
George Thrush, Director, School of Architecture, Northeastern University College of Arts, Media and Design
Shaping the Contested Metropolis
Deborah Gilburg, Principal at Gilburg Leadership Inc. and Practitioner at World Café
World Café: An Answer to HOW we Engage Stakeholders in Creating Thriving Ecologies in our Communities
Carmen Pola, Mission Hill Community Organizer and Founder, Mission Hill Senior Legacy Project
The Mission Hill Senior Legacy Project: Fixing the Chain
John Yemma, Editor, The Christian Science Monitor
Photos of the speakers and activities from TEDxFenway, courtesy of Lana Citowsky and Fay/Foto Boston, are available at TEDxFenway Photos, and videos of the speakers are available, as well, at TEDxFenway Videos.
To learn more about TEDxFenway, please check it out at www.tedxfenway.com.