ERIKA LARVA –– A life of style
Style and strength, now that is a combination that rocks and you will be hard pressed to find a more rocking person than Erika Larva. Erika along with business associate Liz Walsh, are the driving force behind Monarch Events Group, which along with their incredible team, have been behind the fashion show production of LG Fashion Week in Toronto. To meet Erika is to meet love personified, there is just something about this woman that leaves you with the same feeling as a fresh shower on a hot summer’s day. KA — Do you think that love is an important factor in the building of a career in entertainment? EL — Absolutely! It is not the easiest industry to penetrate so you might have to work that much harder and perhaps wait longer to find your success. I firmly believe that everything meaningful in life happens because of the love and passion you feel for somethingor someone. KA — How important is it for you to connect with your clients, while creating a project? EL — It is imperative to connect with each client so that one can understand the client’s vision, to know their objectives and who the target audience is. I don’t’ produce cookie cutter shows, my mandate is to produce dynamic experiences that unify brand with product, to infuse life into the client’s vision KA — What has been your most satisfying creative project so far? EL — I enjoy all projects we take on and I have to be creative all the time, but the most challenging shows are the more theatrical ones with a story to tell.I was thrilled and honored to have been asked to produce the L’Oreal Paris’100 Years of Beauty and the FDCC meets Stratford Theatre , both shows presented opening...