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Jay Emmanuelle in Mahabharata adapted by Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes. Photo by David Cooper. Featured in "Building 'New' Audiences" by Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes.

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Elfriede Jelinek's The Children of the Dead

A Book Talk

The Segal Center presents an excerpt from The Children of the Dead, which has been recently translated into English by Gitta Honegger and published by Yale University Press.

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Elevating Indigenous Perspectives with Rhiana Yazzie
Podcast

Elevating Indigenous Perspectives with Rhiana Yazzie

18 April 2024

In this episode, Rhiana Yazzie shares her journey of founding New Native Theatre and the importance of Indigenous storytelling. She reflects on the challenges and rewards of carving her own path in the theatre world, emphasizing the significance of staying true to one's cultural identity and values. Rhiana discusses the transformative power of art, community, and connection to the earth and invites listeners to support and engage with New Native Theatre's work.

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On Between Two Knees, or About Other Futures
Essay

On Between Two Knees, or About Other Futures

17 April 2024

In Between Two Knees, the 1491s use comedy to destabilize rigid ideas of history. Sebastián Eddowes Vargas discusses the Perelman Performing Arts Center production, highlighting the narrative and political potency of laughing in the face of trauma.  

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On Devising in the Classroom
Podcast

On Devising in the Classroom

16 April 2024

More and more theatre departments are incorporating devising into their training. This highly collaborative process allows students to generate their own work, giving them ownership of the final product. Theatre professors Andy Paris (North Carolina School of the Arts) and Emily K. Harrison (Hamilton College) discuss their process, how they engage students, and the benefits of allowing students agency in the creation of their own work. 

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Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
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Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work

A Playwriting Masterclass

Monday 22 April 2024
New York

Watch Me Work is a communal work session for anyone eager to nurture and sustain their creative process. Facilitated by Public Theater Playwright-in-Residence Suzan-Lori Parks and the New Work Development department, Watch Me Work takes place via Zoom sessions and HowlRound livestreams that you can join at home, at school, or in a coffee shop from anywhere in the world!

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The New Black Fest
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The New Black Fest

A festival curated by Keith Josef Adkins on Unapologetic Humanity and Unapologetic Accountability at the Segal Center

Monday 22 April 2024
New York

The New Black Fest, which is in its 14th year, comes to the Segal Center on Monday, April 22nd 2024, and we hope you will join us for a heart, soul, and mind provoking evening centered around the theme of 'Unapologetic Humanity and Unapologetic Accountability' - as curated by The New Black Fest's artistic director Keith Josef Adkins.

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Cultural Mobility Forum 2024
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On the Move
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Cultural Mobility Forum 2024

Join the livestream of the third Cultural Mobility Forum hosted by On the Move member Wales Arts International.

Thursday 25 April 2024

On Thursday, 25 April, and Friday, 26 April, the third Cultural Mobility Forum is hosted by On the Move member Wales Arts International in Caernarfon, Wales and live streamed by HowlRound. As part of its multiannual program co-funded by the European Union, each year On the Move proposes a Cultural Mobility Forum to collectively investigate international artistic and cultural mobility trends.

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