With Gratitude for Every Act of Care and Light
Rabbi Rachel Gartner at the IYS Global Dialogues Workshop
As a rabbi, I’ve long suspected that if people could hear the stories I hear nearly every day from those in my care – … MORE
A Brand New Karski
Andrew Benator in the leading role, Jan Karski, during the Atlanta performance of “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski” produced by the Lab. … MORE
Woven Wind: Cotton and Cypress Knees Exhibit Unveiled By Sewanee: University of the South
The project utilizes various artistic mediums such as video and sculptural installations to reexamine archival materials related to slavery with the ultimate aim of amplifying the voices of the enslaved and their descendants. … MORE
Fellows in Africa connecting and sharing global encounters
The Culminating convening for the 2023 Lab cohort took place in Senegal west Africa. A group of artists from around the world came together to share artistic practices, … MORE
Teaching, Truth, and Futures: Visiting Poland with Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski
In this thought-provoking blog post, Ijeoma Njaka shares her journey to Poland with the production “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski” … MORE
Gathering at the Watering Whole
The Lab hosts a poetry reading and book launch party for the first chapbook, Watering Whole, by Georgetown Alum and Red House program specialist for Environment, … MORE
Reflections from East African Nights of Tolerance Contemporary Dance Festival
When music, movement, and bodies all come together to fill the vacuum in space, the arts can become a tool in guiding the audience to a state of belonging. … MORE
Festival of Forbidden Life
On the day of the festival, I arrive with the children – a busload of exuberance and anticipation. The bus climbs slowly up a rocky dirt road. … MORE
The Lab celebrates the 2022/2023 Year and New Office
The walls of Fillmore echoed with joyful laughter, enthusiastic conversations, and soft background jazz music as The Lab opened its doors to current and alumni student fellows , … MORE
Lab News
Professor Uncovers the Tender, Often Invisible Ways We Care for One Another in New Play
“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
‘At the real core of who we are’: Derek Goldman on ‘The Art of Care’ at Mosaic
This multifaceted presentation, which incorporates music and movement, celebrates the role of drama as a catalyst for cure.
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Joy and sorrow of caregiving at the heart of “The Art of Care”
War. Fear. Illness and death. These crises twine through the braided narratives in Mosaic Theater Company’s “The Art of Care.” But the emphasis in this world premiere is less on trauma than on empathetic human responses to it. … MORE
THE LABORATORY FOR GLOBAL PERFORMANCE AND POLITICS ANNOUNCES FOURTH COHORT OF FELLOWS
Washington, D.C. — — The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics (The Lab) is thrilled to announce the newest cohort of their Global Fellows program. … MORE
Global Lab Fellow Caitlin Nasema Cassidy named World Theatre Day 2024 Emergent Artist
Caitlin Nasema Cassidy (she/her) is an actor, director, and producer making experimental performance that is physical, collaborative, and poetic. Her practice is rooted in joy, … MORE
“Remember This”: Theatrical Outfit Details Karski’s Moral Heroism
“Remember This,” performed at Theatrical Outfit in downtown Atlanta and presented with Breman Museum, is a story set during World War II of the attempt to alert the world to the destruction of the Jews in Germany by the Nazis and their allies. … MORE
Zimbabwe’s Theatre Renaissance: How the Zimbabwe Theatre Academy is Shaping the Future of Performing Arts
Explore how the Zimbabwe Theatre Academy is revolutionizing the performing arts scene in Zimbabwe, empowering young creatives, and shaping the future of theatre. … MORE
Georgetown Collaboration Brings Students Together to Discuss Identity and Perspective in the U.S.-China Context
Participants of In Your Shoes gather in a circle for an exercise.
In Your Shoes™ (IYS), … MORE
Global Lab Fellow, Taiwo Afolabi is inducted into the Royal Society of Canada
The founding artistic director of Theatre Emissary International, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, has been inducted into the esteemed Royal Society of Canada (RSC), … MORE
