Performance & Book Launch for Daniel Beaty's Transforming Pain to Power

The Elma Lewis Center for Civic Engagement, Learning, and Research and ArtsEmerson at Emerson College presented a performance and book launch for Daniel Beaty's Transforming Pain to Power livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 25 March at 4 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. CDT / 7 p.m. EDT / 23:00 GMT.

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About the Performance:
Transforming Pain to Power is a 45 minute motivational performance during which Daniel Beaty shares his journey from growing up with a father who was a heroin addict and dealer and an older brother who was addicted to crack cocaine, to discovering his purpose by watching Dr. King, graduating from Yale University, and developing his current career as an internationally renowned actor, singer and writer. At an early age, God gave Daniel a vision of his life despite the chaos of his home. This presentation is about the triumph of faith over adversity and includes poetry, music, and character excerpts from his award-winning plays. Past engagements have ranged from the White House to church and corporate events to school performances ranging from elementary through university level. This presentation is the basis for Daniel’s book that will be published by Penguin in March 2014.

About Daniel Beaty:
Daniel Beaty is an award-winning actor, singer, writer, and motivational speaker. His critically acclaimed plays Through the Night, Emergency, Mr. Joy, and The Tallest Tree in the Forest - Paul Robeson, have been performed at venues ranging from Lincoln Center to the White House and garnered numerous awards including an OBIE Award for writing and performance and two NAACP Theater Awards. Beaty has worked throughout the US, Europe, and Africa speaking and performing on programs with luminaries such as Bill Cosby, Deepak Chopra, Hill Harper, Jill Scott, Donnie McClurkin, and Ruby Dee. In the fall 2013, Beaty launched a nationwide initiative using the tools of storytelling to help individuals and communities heal trauma funded by W.K. Kellogg and Ford Foundations among others. He holds a BA with Honors in English and Music from Yale University and an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theatre. His poem "Knock Knock" became an Internet sensation receiving millions of views and has been transformed into a children's book, also titled "Knock Knock", published by Little Brown Books. Penguin-Random House will publish his empowerment book Transforming Pain to Power in March 2014. Follow Daniel's work at www.DanielBeaty.com and Twitter @DanielBBeaty.

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