Bruce Horak

Bruce Horak is a multi-talented performer and creator who was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He lost over 90% of his eyesight to a childhood cancer, Retinoblastoma. Bruce studied theatre at Mount Royal University, Loose Moose Theatre, and the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance. He performed with Calgary's Shakespeare in the Park for six seasons, and with the children's theatre company, Quest Theatre for several years. He became an artistic associate with Vancouver's Monster Theatre where he created and performed several shows which toured the Canadian Fringe Theatre circuit until 2014. His ground-breaking and genre-defying show, "This is CANCER" in which he portrays the living embodiment of the disease which took his eyesight won several awards and toured extensively across North America. His follow-up piece, "Assassinating Thomson" in which he paints a portrait of the entire audience live onstage continues to tour to this day. He is a musician, painter, writer, director, performer, teacher, public speaker and advocate for Disability Arts.