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The Chibok Girls: Our Story

Presented as part of 

The Chibok Girls: Our Story, the US Premiere of Renegade Theatre’s searing work of testimonial theater about the abduction of 276 girls from their school in the Nigerian town of Chibok by the Boko Haram in 2014,MORE

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Burning to Tell You

“What is it that makes someone so scared of a man with a pen? The reason is truth. Art has to do with revealing the truth.”

-Azar Nafisi,MORE

Lab PerForum

Lab PerForum

Since 2019 the Lab has conducted the Lab PerForum: a series of public discussions following performances at partner performances, such as The Kennedy Center. The Lab PerForum series provided intimate access to leading theater artists from around the world through panels,MORE

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As Far As My Fingertips Take Me

In 2016, Tania El Khoury commissioned musician and street artist Basel Zaraa, who was born a refugee in Syria, to record a rap song inspired by the journey his sisters made from Damascus to Sweden. MORE

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World Theatre Day: Dreams Deferred

Groundbreaking at the time, the 1959 Broadway play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry showcased to a wider public the struggles of a poor African-American family in the United States.MORE

image description: in foreground: a woman, wearing headphones, with her fist in the air. In background: more people—all with headphones on—with their fists raised.

Dominio Público

In a public square, the audience, wearing headphones, moves through the space answering simple questions with wordless gestures. As the performance evolves, Dominio Público becomes at once a three-dimensional mapping of societal structures and an embodied exploration of individual agency and collective power.MORE

Azar Final Speech

Symposiums and Conversations

An essential component of The Lab is bringing people together in community and conversation. Through our symposiums we have sought to raise pertinent topics and discuss them with artists,MORE

Joshua Roman, Anna Deavere Smith, Secretary Madeleine Albright, and Ambassador Cynthia Schneider.

Residencies

The Lab has brought artists to Georgetown University over the past years to share their art, interact with students, and engage in dialogue surrounding performance and politics.MORE

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Partner Festivals

Over the last 10 years, The Lab has contributed to a number of Festivals in partner with other organizations. Read more about our inter-organizational work and participation below.MORE

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