Blog Posts
The Lab & The Art of Care
It was great to spend a week in Washington DC at the Lab connecting to the work there on the art of care.
The art of care is of course a provocative idea – mainly because of that pesky ‘of’ in the middle of it. … MORE
Protest on Parade: The Unity, Ritual, and Joy of Carnival
This post offers a glimpse into the process, imagery, and questions that shaped Protest on Parade:The Unity, Ritual, and Joy of Carnival, … MORE
My Journey with The Art of Care
By Raghad Makhlouf, edited by Natalie Liliensiek.
Raghad Makhlouf is an Associate Director for the Lab’s Art of Care initiative, … MORE
Community
I had sunflowers in a vase by my window. I showed them to Sarah. “This is how I bring home with me to the Hilltop.” It was the end of our first In Your Shoes Zoom conversation, … MORE
4 Years of Growth, 4 Years of Learning
I had always wondered how different my life would have been if I had chosen to go to school somewhere other than Georgetown. It wasn’t that I regretted my decision to come to GU, … MORE
Imagining Acts of Care in the Arts
Wonnie and Derek at The Art of Care Roundtable at Eaton House. Photo by Chris Banks
It was our first read-through at the start of October 2024, … MORE
Here I Am, Here We Are: American Stories Untold
Here I Am in Georgetown University in Qatar, as part of the 2025 Black Literary Festival
On every occasion I perform and experience Here I Am as live theater, … MORE
Storytelling Residency in Italy
Global Fellows Share Storytelling Practices with Palestinian Students in Italy
In June 2024, Global Fellow Fidaa Ataya collaborated with Lab Associate Director Emma Jaster to bring international storytellers to Italy, … MORE
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
Lab News
How Ukrainian Playwrights Are Defending Culture
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion, it claimed that Ukraine had no language and no culture. This isn’t just a military assault; … MORE
Stories, Seeds, Survivance
Featuring Global Fellow member Fidaa Ataya and Dovie Thomason.
Stories are like a secret code, a cultural DNA; … MORE
The Lab & The Art of Care
It was great to spend a week in Washington DC at the Lab connecting to the work there on the art of care. … MORE
Writing through change: The power of creative literature according to the Lannan Center
“What is the use of telling stories that aren’t even true?” asked actress Surasree Das, as she plays Haroun in Salman Rushdie’s book Haroun and the Sea of Stories. … MORE
Jesse Eisenberg and Dr. Anthony Fauci Headlined The Oedipus Project at Georgetown’s Gaston Hall
Theater of War Productions brought its dramatic reading and facilitated dialogue model to Georgetown on April 21, launching a new multi-year partnership. … MORE
Anthony Fauci makes acting debut in Oedipus the King play reading in DC
Jesse Eisenberg and Chuck Schumer also star – could 2,500-year-old play teach US something about the climate crisis?
The Horse of Jenin by Alaa Shehada
THE LABORATORY FOR GLOBAL POLITICS & PERFORMANCE AND STUDIO THEATRE PRESENT SCREENINGS OF THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL HIT THE HORSE OF JENIN BY PALESTINIAN ARTIST ALAA SHEHADA
Studio Theatre, … MORE
Protest on Parade: The Unity, Ritual, and Joy of Carnival
This post offers a glimpse into the process, imagery, and questions that shaped Protest on Parade:The Unity, … MORE
Truth-telling, Performance, and the Art of Getting Things Done
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