The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presents Theatre & Resistance Symposium

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, Theatre Without Borders, The H.E.AT. Collective and Tamizdat join forces to present a timely community conversation exploring the challenges and power of progressive activist theatre. At this cultural moment many in the arts are seeking ways to bring activisminto their work? this symposium will be a platform for sharing ideas and resources. It will inform,empower, recharge, facilitate, and inspire.

A selection of resistant theatre projects from around the world will present their work as examples?leading activist artists will discuss their challenges and successes? practitioners will present on diversity,climate and sustainability, artist rights, artist mobility, and producing. An open discussion and workinglunch will follow. The Symposium is for artists, activists, and administrators alike, and is designed tobuild communities across borders, genres, and disciplines. We will share best practices and learn fromour colleagues in the U.S. and abroad.

Scheduled speakers and panelists include: Chen Alon, Iman Aoun, Chantal Bilodeau, EmilyaCachapero, Matthew Covey, David J. Diamond, Lilly Fellman, Catherine Filloux, Derek Goldman,Sanjoy and Sima Ganguly, Sue Hamilton, Frank Hentschker, Souliman Khatib, Julia Levine,Jessica Litwak, Jonathan Meth, Dijana Milosevic, Issa Nyaphaga, Deepa Purohit, MarthaRedbone, Ari Roth, Katy Rubin, Nisha Sajnani, Saviana Stanescu, Julie Trebault, NiaWitherspoon, and Mia Yoo.

8:30-9:00 Registration & Coffee

9:00-9:20 Introductions

9:20-10:30 Case Studies: "What are we doing?"Sue Hamilton & Jessica Litwak, (Artists Rise Up LA/NY)Issa Nyaphaga (Radio Taboo, Cameroon)Dijana Milosevic (Dah Theater, Serbia)Soulamaina (Yes Theater, Palestine, West Bank)Katy Rubin (Theatre of the Oppressed NYC, NY)Sanjoy and Sima Ganguly, (Jana Sanskriti, India)Lilly Fellman, (Arts Rights Justice, EU)Soulaiman Khatib and Chen Alon (Combatants for Peace, Israel/Palestine)Jonathan Meth, (The Fence, UK)Iman Aoun, (Ashtar Theater, Palestine, Gaza)Mia Yoo, (La Mama, NY)Derek Goldman (Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, DC)

10:30-11:30 Artist Conversation, moderated by David J. DiamondCatherine FillouxJessica LitwakSaviana StanescuMartha RedboneNia WitherspoonDeepa PurohitTy Jones

11:30-12:30 Presentation: Theatre & DiversityEmilya Cachapero, Theatre Communications GroupNisha Sanjani, NYU Drama Therapy DepartmentPresentation: Artist Rights & MobilityMatthew Covey, TamizdatJulie Trebault, PEN AmericaPresentation: Climate & SustainabilityJulia Levine, Climate Change Theater ActionChantal Bilodeau, Climate Change Theater ActionPresentation: Producing & Activism

12:30-12:40 What do can we do?Frank Hentschker, Martin E. Segal Theatre Center

12:40-1:30 Open Discussion, moderated by Jessica Litwak?12:30-2:30 Working/Networking Lunch

All events are FREE and open to the public on a first come, first served basis at The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, at 34th Street. Subway: Herald Square, lines B/D/F/M/N/Q/R/W www.theSegalCenter.org Info: 212-817-1860 The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. For more about the Segal, please visit our web site www.theSegalCenter.org.