Performing Memory & Shaping Transformation

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 This symposium has been made possible with the generous support and funding of the MIT Center for Art Science and Technology. Performance is a multiplier of creativity, extending far beyond the stage—to science, to engineering, to leadership. The MIT Theater program provides a dynamic space to challenge, learn, inspire, and nourish community through its groundbreaking engagement with the arts. Help us continue the conversation!Please consider a contribution at this link:https://giving.mit.edu/form?fundId=2444000