TEDxMichiganAve- Adam Thurman- Power and The Arts

Adam Thurman is the founder of Mission Paradox, an organization devoted to connecting art and audience, and the Director of Marketing and Communications for Court Theatre, one of the largest nonprofit theatres in Chicago. At TEDxMichiganAve, Adam explores the dynamics of power between audiences and artists.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)