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
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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
The Lab’s New Greenhouse
In fall 2020, the last thing we all needed was another Zoom call. Then, the Laboratory for Global Performance & … MORE
I Pledge Allegiance: Making a Performance
When I moved to the United States, the first thing I learned was the pledge of allegiance; and before I even knew English, … MORE
Lab News
Georgetown Collaboration Brings Students Together to Discuss Identity and Perspective in the U.S.-China Context
In Your Shoes™ (IYS) employs innovative techniques tobrings students from diverse backgrounds into dialogue with one another to promote mutual understanding and empathy. … 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
A Child-centered Policy Workshop Amplifies the Voices of Young People
On September 22, 2023, the Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues hosted “Children on the Move: A Child-centered Policy and Learning Workshop,” an event that centered children in the discourse around forced displacement and migration. … 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
In Your Shoes Research & Practice Center Officially Launches
The Lab’s In Your Shoes Research & Practice Center, featuring groundbreaking experiential approaches and renowned scholars, dedicated to pioneering innovative global practices in diplomacy and dialogue, … MORE
Welcome Little Amal to the Nation’s Capitol on September 19th
The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics & The Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues at Georgetown University welcome Little Amal, … MORE
The Lab Celebrates and Says Goodbye to 2023 Senior Student Staff
As the academic year comes to a close, The Lab expresses gratitude towards its dedicated student staff for their hard work and diverse contributions. … MORE
The Lab’s Associate Director Emma Jaster directs Lady M opera in New York
The Lab’s Associate Director Emma Jaster takes the reins to direct her bold vision of Ethan Heard and Jacob Ashworth’s original adaptation, … MORE
Here I Am Receives Rave Review from DC Theatre Arts after Performance
Amy Kotkin of DC Theatre Arts provide an in-depth review of the premiere performance of Here I Am. “Mélisande Short-Colomb’s one-woman show at Georgetown reckons with her ancestors’ treatment by the university and redefines her own place in the world.” … MORE
