Performing Memory & Shaping Transformation
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Building W97, 160, Suffolk
A panel to explore the role of site-responsive art in addressing turbulent cultural moments while revealing new possibilities for healing. Artists and scholars discuss how their practices connect place, architecture, theater, and film to engage collective memory. Nisa Ari Associate Professor, History of Art, MassArt Mark Jarzombek Professor, Architecture (History, Theory + Criticism) , MIT Dr. Hala Nassar Associate Professor/Theater Scholar, Bethlehem University, Palestine Debra Wise Co-Founder Central Square Theater and Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Moderated by Dr. Sahar I. Ullah (Playwright/Director, Hijabi Monologues) Curated by Blythe de Oliveira Foster (Lecturer, MIT Theater Arts) Generously supported byMIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) Date & Time: Sunday, November 1 at 2pm The talk will be 2p - 3p, with a light reception following from 3p - 3:30p Location: Building W97 Room 160 Free and open to the public