Do you have 5 minutes? You bring the question. Emelia’s advice cuts to the core. Professional advice giver Emelia Symington Fedy tells you what you need to hear before the ding of an egg timer. Forget those hour-long therapy sessions, no need to despair about love, your career trajectory, or if God has forsaken you; meet with a specialist who helps with finding light in the bleakest of times.
Come on in. Get cozy.
This is an ongoing performance (rotating partcipants over the course of an evening) that pairs well with festival openings, VIP events and classy parties.
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Emelia can see a guest every 5 minutes for up to 3 hours
This playful therapy session has been performed with the public at the Vancouver Art Gallary, theatre festivals across Canada, and art openings.
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An affordable, fun, in-house addition if Emelia is already speaking/on a panel/facilitating your event.
Contact:
celeste@emeliasymingtonfedy.com for additional price details.
A satirical performance in the form of a yoga class, that involves the audience, Through the Gaze of a Navel is led by self-proclaimed pop psychology expert Emelia Symington Fedy, who has consumed every new-age pop-psych medicine she could get her hands on. From swimming with cosmic dolphins to crystal bowl regression therapy to group vaginal weightlifting classes, Emelia’s take on self-help is irreverent but the darkness she encounters is real. More than a mere kiss-and-tell of a life-long obsession with self-discovery, TTGOAN makes us laugh at how seriously we take our healing.
This is a great performance to get your audiences engaged with additional programming.
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"Through the Gaze of a Navel works for both the non-yoga enthusiast and its fans by creating a near perfect satirical balance, a comedic yin-yang as it were, of genuine respect and gentle derision." - Vancouver Presents
"Om. My. God. Through The Gaze Of A Navel is a savagely funny interactive yoga session led by Emelia Symington Fedy, who admits she's spent over $68,000 on self-help and enlightenment techniques…. It's hard to know where truth ends and satire begins, but that's part of the fun. Fedy maintains her deadpan persona throughout, making you laugh, think and open your mind and body to new experiences - as well as a cool form of theatre." - Now Toronto
email: celeste@emeliasymingtonfedy.com for bookings
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60 min performance.
-All tech and set-up are provided in house.
-Travels with live musician.
-Price varies depending on travel time and size of event.
Email: celeste@emeliasymingtonfedy.com for booking info
5 Minute Therapy
Yoga Show
Emelia’s favorite thing to do is to engage live with her audience. Whether it’s on an author panel, leading a creativity workshop, or doing a Q and A about all the unanswerables surrounding art and life (How much do you make? How long does it take? How can you help me?) Emelia brings you to the heart of the matter and you leave feeling human and hopeful. Sometimes using props and PowerPoint to elevate the event, Emelia’s public readings and talks are always thought-provoking and hilarious.
Speaking / Panels / Workshops
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Please contact: celeste@emeliasymingtonfedy.com for festival bookings and availability.
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On stage, Emelia Symington Fedy demonstrates both her fearlessness as a provocateur and her generosity as an artist. -Colin Thomas, Georgia Straight
The best thing I saw at the festival. Symington Fedy was subtle. It was her small changes in expression that made mundane things funny. Without resorting to obvious angst or pathos she was funny and transfixing. -GEIST Magazine
Ridiculously Funny. -Sarah Petrescu, Times Colonist
Absolutely hilarious. A touching vulnerability. -Gail Johnson, Georgia Straight
Emelia will warm your heart and make you laugh hysterically at the same time. -Winnipeg Sun
Cheeky and irreverent. Edgy and hilarious. -Edmonton Sun
She might be the reincarnation of Andy Kaufman. 5 stars. Go. -CBC Winnipeg, Chris Read
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