As terrorists destroy not only human life, but the cultural history of, in essence, all humanity, there is only one thing that comes to my mind. Which is that we must fight warriors with Warriorship. Because we are at war in
I have begun a collaboration with Human Rights attorney and professor of Sydney University, Rita Shackel. Her work has, for many years, focused on sexual gender-based violence in the conflict zones of Uganda, DRC and Kenya. We began exploring this
Recently I have come to understand something. About my work and my approach to The Global Theatre Project. And I feel it is important because it connects to how we will continue in the future, how we will approach educating
In 2010 and 2011 we did a play about Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya written by Stefano Massini. It spoke to her experience in reporting the events of the Russian-Chechen conflict non-biasedly and the result being that she was murdered for
I am newly arrived in New York. The city of my birth. And an energy I have not lived in for over 25 years. But I am home. I know I am home because within days I was sitting on
Evo-lu-tion: A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. There is a lot that theatre can do. But I believe, at its best, theatre can evoke evolution in society. And, at this
Of Rape and Strike In 2008 we decided to participate in the global VDay initiative created by Eve Ensler. Bringing together over 40 US and international students, community members and theatre artists we created 6 events throughout the city which brought
Politics and Art I remember, several years ago, I had a student in Creative Campus named Georges. Georges was from Egypt and studying international law at the European University in Florence. He wasn't an artist. But he was curious and passionate
Often working on a show and involving yourself in other people's stories causes artists to view their own life differently. I asked our team if they are thankful for anything specific after spending time on our rehearsals for the bilingual performance portion
Last night I went to see my friend's daughter play Golda in a high school production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' This play was first performed the year I was born. And, of course, I have seen many incarnations of
