Another alumna will be giving a TED talk! This time it’s Laura Dare, who grew up in New York, where she was one of many girls strumming a guitar through teenage angst. Her love of performing led her to pursue a B.A. in Theater and an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts. She received her M.A. at Columbia College in Chicago where being with painters, sculptors, filmmakers, dancers, singers, performance artists, and writers helped her appreciate, develop and integrate her love of all the arts. She especially enjoyed hanging with the envelope pushers —they made her feel downright normal.

Dare has been writing songs for about 20 years. She has always been enthralled by the combination of melody and storytelling, and continuously strives to improve upon her versions of that magical combination. Wherever You Go, Laura’s full-length CD, features original songs in a style she calls bluesy pop. Dare composed and performed the original soundtrack for “Boyhood Shadows” an award-winning feature documentary chronicling the journey of five men whose lives were changed by childhood sexual assault. The documentary appeared on PBS in 2013 all across the U.S. and has traveled to film festivals internationally.

Dare is putting her whole heart into her latest endeavor: starting a revolution for young girls and women to break the cycle of self-deprecation.

She will be speaking at the TEDx Monterrey, tomorrow, April 26, in the 10:00 a.m. PDT sessions. Click here for more information.