On November 12, we gathered for “Truth-telling, Performance, and the Art of Getting Things Done: Innovating Responses to the Forced Deportation of Ukrainian Children by Russia,” a powerful conversation on one of the most urgent crises of our time. … MORE

This blog is created by Raghad Makhlouf, edited by Natalie Liliensiek.

Raghad Makhlouf is an Associate Director for the Lab’s Art of Care initiative, … MORE

Featuring Creative Core member Dijana Milosevic and four Global Fellows from across cohorts.

Ada Mukhina sits down with global artists and theatremakers—Kiyo Gutiérrez from Mexico, Teddy Mangawa from Zimbabwe, … MORE

And the language about The Lab and CITD is now in the margin.From a four-mile-long human chain to a torchlight ceremony in the rain to the appearance of Blind Justice at the Halls of Justice—the playful, … MORE

Artists tend to speak in stories, which can seem less threatening to authoritarian or extremist governments than political statements. But stories reveal the impact of policies in human terms. … MORE

“This series shares strategies for artists trying to change cultures of fear and harm while working under those systems.”

How can artists change cultures of fear and harm while working under those systems? … MORE

Giving care can mean overcoming fear, as the ensemble demonstrates in stories from the COVID-19 pandemic, including a doctor who protected members of his team who were afraid of bringing the illness home to their families. … MORE

“The Art of Care tells the stories of caregivers, of nurses and doctors, of teachers, of policymakers, of the seven performers’ own raw stories of receiving and giving care.” … MORE