Laskar CV

Maria Laskar is a Director, Artistic Director, Playwright, Songwriter, Writer, Producer, and Photographer from Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Details

Work Experience –

2015 – to date
Expansion of 2k2solutions to handle clients internationally – web
design, e-commerce, ebooks and handle all/any media solutions

Associate Producer – Project Development :

2012
Associate Producer in collaboration with Trixstar Productions-Edmonton
French liason-event planner/Director/Communications Media, Eastern Canada and 2K2 Productions

Project Development – French and English – writing projects with Michael
Kryton, Alberta Canada, at AXE Productions -Edmonton

Stage Director- Live Shows and Touring :

1999
Director / Producer – Staged, filmed, was responsible for all media communication in French/English for Voces del Corazon- Mega show – live – Eglise St Jean Baptiste…Chorale Metropolitain de Montréal dancers Los Flamencos-musicians (company of 450) live venue of 5000. Negotiated rights to Paco Pena music score, Secured Funding from City of Montréal and sponsors Air Espagne.

1998-1996
Director / Producer – Le Chemins des Gitans – Series of live performances with live music and dance, touring Québec, company of 150 people – funded by
the city of Montréal and Maisons de la Cultures-Interculturalism-Sylvana Villata.

1998
Organizer/Promoter – International tour- Le Carré Théâtre, LongueuilAnouk Simard. Organized international tour and Promotion (in French and English) diffusion pièce -Mme Bavlatski, Québec.

1995-1994
Théâtre – La Malbaie-Production / Stage Manager
Qui est Qui– Stage Manager for Jean Yves Laforce de Radio Canada

1993-1992
Director-Théâtre Le Coventum
Surfil– drama/musical, tightrope walker Muriel Paquette- Enfants du Paradis, Live- show.

1991
Assistant to Directeur Artistique – Grands Ballets Canadien-–Brian MacDonald- Toured -Québec/Canada/Europe/South America.

1984
Director/ Event Coordinator- Québec- Live Mega Show- Célébrations for St. Jean Baptiste, parc de Maisonneuve..Montréal-Executive Director Andrew Savage – venue over 10,000 ‘Heureux Qui Comme Québec’ (150 artists on stage)

1975
Director – Playwright – Camera Crash – Original musical children comedy- Grant- Canadore Collège, Northbay Ontario & Ontario Council of the Arts- for creation, writing, touring and Directing.(French/English)

1974-75
Co-Productrice/Dir. Technique pour production ‘Woyseck’ de G. Buckner – Théâtre Madala Mcgill Théâtre

1973
Playwright ‘Double Solitaire’ en Anglais et ‘Sans Atout’ en français à la Gallerie III, Directrice – Jeanne Renaud

Writing / Translation / web and social media :

2011
Writer – Children’s Book –Professor Blue Top Secret Lab Journal, English and Professeure Bleue Top Secret Journal de Bord; Published in 2010, 2nd book Professor Blue Battles of the Spill and Batailles de La Vague Noire in French – Literary Agent -Jénée Arthur LLCD Seattle- Illustrated by Jennie Shipman St Louis USA. www.leseditionslastcall.com www.2k2productions.com www.professorblue.com in Barnes & Noble bookstores , Amazon.com and worldwide. Videos https://www.batterypop.com/series/professor-blue_28J Social Media: https://twitter.com/profblue

2006-2005
Translator – Translated two Feature films in Co-production Europe/China/France – Toronto/Ontario- Lawrence Steinberg and Associates, Toronto.

Writer – Scenario of feature film, and dialogue for « Hotel California » –and sequel « Mortadella » Giuseppe Romanciera Productions, Montréal, Québec

2004
*Wrote scenario, and translated various 30-second commercials, preventive- education- kids 7 -11 yrs. French/ English- Animations Ciné-Clic, Villain Garnement, Montréal, Québec.

1991
Wrote 30-second Public Service Announcements on the environment and violence on television (English, French and Japanese) for client Pacijou.

Media:

2011
FusedLogic TV, Edmunton – Kryton Live- interview with guests Matthew Gardner and Timothy Anderson, collaborators of 2K2 Productions and Professor Blue.

2010-2011
Copywriter / Researcher – David Suzuki Foundation, live radio capsules for The Suzuki Report twice daily, radio broadcasts across Canada

Film – Directing – Live Events Productions/Communication Media :

2012
Director/ Editor / Media Communications Consultant – World Computer Exchange.org- promo video contest entry for Toyota/fundraising/public relations

2009
Director / Producer – Boston Museum of Science, Cambridge Science Festival USA, Live Event- “Big Bang with Professor Blue », and vidéo capture and live projections – venue 1000- Funding submissions to CALQ- Québec and from Corporate Companies Including Dell, PC Connection and VWR

2008
Director / Producer – Cambridge Science Festival (USA)-Professor Blue vidéos, live installation and computer screens-in collaboration with World Computer Exchange /live show – venue 3000 – Sponsors/funding-CALQ, Corporate -Dell, PC Connection and VWR

2007
Director /Videographer- Music clip from live event for songwriter, musician, Neil O’Connor, song « Slave to Faith », Montréal, Québec. Musicaction – Live Performance at Maison de la culture Notre Dame venue 500.

2007 – 2010
Writer / Director/ Producer /Videographer– Created Professor Blue, educational video podcast series on science and the environment, composed original music: Teaser, Pods 1, 2, and 3 .

For MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Boston USA Grant Arts Council and Earth System Initiative –Media Lab and Bill Clinton Global Initiative foundation
MIT – www.professorblue.com, www.2k2productions.com

1990
Director / Videographer – Directed and Filmed interviews, short documentary – First World Summit of Women in the Many Dimensions of Power – Vidéastre Film, Montréal, Québec. (over 200- filmed interviews). for F.R.A.P.P.E venue of live event venue of 8000 and more.

1999 – 2002
Co-Producer – pilot documentary, « Shades My Mother Gave Me » for Ensemble Studios, Montréal, Québec.

Directed and Produced-video- Production Flamenco Montréal, Québec- Directed a series of live events, handled managements, contracts, touring. as well as all media/web communications in French /English (4 yrs)

Teaching :

2007
Substitute teaching – Commission Scolaire des Laurentides and Sir Wilfred- Laurie Schoolboard /Theater Arts, elementary and high schools

1997 – 1996
Université du Québec- Montréal, Theatre Arts BA program

Songwriting Experience :

Songwriter, Publisher and translator « Les Editions LastCall@1981 » Clients French and English performing artists (Member of SOCAN, SODRAC) France, Canada, USA.

*Songwriter, Editor and translator for LastCall Publishing@1981. Clients French and English performing artists (Member of SOCAN, SODRAC) France, Canada, USA.

Songs sold to: Louise Portal, Corbeau, Los Lobos, and others.

Member of l’UNEQ and SARTEC 2010.

Book on Prevention- subsidized by Order of Dentistry Québec – Dr. Allard Educational book and Record album for kids 5-15yrs

Songs to disc :
La dent cariée – Français
Tooth Decay – English

Other Relevant Work Experience :

1991 – 1990
Photographer / Journaliste ‘Daglabet’ Newspaper/Journal- Norway/Norvège ….Photos published/publié- covering First Gulf war – Iraq (New York Times et C’a M’intéresse Magazine- France juin ‘91)

1990 – 1991
Director of Admissions – Trebas Institute of the Arts, Montréal. For artist management, sound recording and placement.

Education

1990
Graduated Certification -Dawson Collège- Institut of Photograpy/Video
Camera

1985
Graduated Certification -McGill University -Certificate – Early Childhood
Education in Theatre Arts /Drama (Patty Webb)
Affiliations groups- McGill Alumni/Boston and McGill Professionals Alumni

1975
Graduated Certification from National Theatre School of Canada –Production

1971
Graduated Certification- Dawson Collège CEGEP -Arts/Théatre

Mérits / Grants

• 2009 CALQ Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec
• 2008 CALQ Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec
• 2008 – Director’s Grant – MIT Arts Council – Cambridge Science Festival
• 2006 – MIT Arts Council – Susan Cohen, Director, MIT Cambridge, MA USA
• 2006 – Earth System Initiative – MIT – Matthew Gardner, Executive Director, MIT Cambridge, MA USA
• 2000 – 1999 (2 ans) Ville de Montréal, Sylvana Villata – Program Interculturalism
• 1999 – Ministere de la Culture et des Communications du Gouvernement du Québec
• 1999 – Order of Dentistry Montréal Québec – Dr. Diane Allard
• 1975 – Ontario Arts Council – Canadore College Northbay

Membre du jury / Member of Jury et Présentateur du groupe d’experts / Panel Presenter of Conference :

2024 – Le XXIX Festival International des écrivains – Val David, QC

2021 – CALQ (Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec) – Membre du Jury, Programme du bourses aux Artistes – Pluridisciplinaires

2019 – 2018 CALQ – Membre du Jury Programme aux Artistes – toutes catégories

2000 – 1999 Ville de Montréal, Sylvana Villata – 2 ans

1999 – Panel Presenter – Conference on Multi-Culturalism in the Arts – for City of Montréal – Sylvana Villata (French and English)