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Cultivating Cultural Resilience

The Cultivating Cultural Resilience series is curated and hosted by the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics and the Center for International Theater Development. Pieces in this series are edited, abridged transcripts of events from Cultivating Cultural Resilience, an ongoing series of solidarity workshops, discussions, and resource exchange for artists and allies in times of duress. How can artists change cultures of fear and harm while working under those systems? Using our unique skill sets, we have the ability to block harm, bridge divides, build trust, and envision a better future. 

A group of people outside at a festival with large puppets.
Essay
17 September 2025

Ada Mukhina sits down with global artists and theatremakers—Kiyo Gutiérrez from Mexico, Teddy Mangawa from Zimbabwe, Dijana Milošević from Serbia, and Trà Nguyễn from Vietnam—to discuss their strategies for incorporating both care and risk in performance. 

A person in a gladiator costume holding an owl and a shield.
Essay
16 September 2025

From a four-mile-long human chain to a torchlight ceremony in the rain—the playful, passionate demonstrations and symbols that arose from Hungary's Freeszfe movement inspired artists globally. Todd London and László Upor discuss the movement’s many examples of how artists can use their talents to stand up to tyranny.

A wall painted with the image of a tank pointing its gun at a person on a bike.
Essay
15 September 2025

Cynthia Schneider reviews artists’ influence on political change in the twentieth century and today, tracing an evolution of cultural diplomacy toward local artists. Her talk, originally presented in spring 2025, serves as a reminder of what culture-bearers can accomplish.

Series are collections of content curated around a specific theme. HowlRound works with curators to develop topical pieces meant to spotlight current events and happenings within the commons.

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