Ali Hassan: How To Use Your Life Experience To Make Meaningful Art

<p class="p1"> What are the stories you want to share and why are your and stories and experences important? </p> <p class="p2">These are questions that Comedian/Actor/Author Ali Hassan has had to answer when he created his memoir, <em>Is There Bacon In heaven?</em> In this week's episode, he will take us on a journey of how following his curiosity and thirst to know more about his own identity has led  him to some of the most full-filling artistic experiences. How honouring  and sharing his life's experiences has been key to creating.  Most recently, his  successful show "Muslim Interrupted" which eventually lead to the birth of his memoir.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p2">Don't allow life's setbacks to stop you from pursuing your passion; use it to make meaningful art!</p> <p class="p1">In this episode:</p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li3">Learning to promote yourself and your work in a way that feels authentic and in alignment with who you are.</li> <li class="li3">How to navigate transitions in your career both artistically and financially.</li> <li class="li3">The importance of staying open to the evolution of your art and allowing growth and change into different forms.</li> <li class="li3">The power of curiosity in relation to creativity and how being curious in your life can help guide and help you discover more about what you have to share as an artist.</li> </ul> <p class="p4">Ali Hassan is a Stand-up Comic, Actor and CBC Personality.</p> <p class="p1">Ali is the host of the CBC Radio hit stand-up comedy show Laugh Out Loud – which also airs across North America on SiriusXM. Ali is also heard on CBC Radio, NPR and PRX as a frequent guest-host of the arts and culture show ‘q’, and As It Happens. For the past six consecutive years, Ali has hosted Canada Reads - the annual battle of the books on CBC Radio, Television and on-line, celebrating the best of Canadian literature.</p> <p class="p1">Ali has appeared on the big screen in award-winning films – Breakaway, French Immersio