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Witness the courage
Friday, June 22
12:30pm
The Boston Foundation
75 Arlington Street, South Boston Room, 10th Floor, Boston, MA
12:30–1:30pm: Screening of Acting Together on the World Stage.
1:30–2:00pm: Post-screening conversation with Cynthia Cohen, co-creator of film and director of Acting
Together project, Brandeis University; Kathleen Bitetti, artist, policy expert and chief curator at Medicine
Wheel Productions; Charles Mulekwa, playwright from Uganda and a curator of Acting Together project.
2:10–3:30pm: Balancing aesthetics and social transformation: Conversation, video clip from toolkit &
activities exploring how artists and peacebuilders balance attention to aesthetic and socio-political
imperatives.
A remarkable 54 minutes documentary, Acting Together on the World Stage grows out of a seven-year initiative
of Theatre Without Borders, Brandeis University and filmmaker Allison Lund. The film includes vivid firsthand
accounts of traditional and nontraditional performances in Argentina, Serbia, Uganda, Peru, the United States
(New Orleans), Australia and Cambodia. Stories are told by artists, conflict resolution practitioners, and scholars
who work directly with communities struggling to make sense of their past, heal their present wounds, and build
a common future. The performances in the film illustrate that theatrical works and ritual are effective resources
for non-violent resistance to injustice, for the rehumanization of former enemies and for acknowledgement,
remembering and healing in the aftermath of mass violence.
This event is free and open to public. Sponsored by the Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts at
Brandeis University. Special thanks to ARTMORPHEUS and the Boston Foundation.