Performing Memory & Shaping Transformation

Schedule

Sun Nov 01 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

MIT Building W97 | Cambridge, MA

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A panel to explore the role of site-responsive art in addressing turbulent cultural moments while revealing new possibilities for healing.
About this Event

Artists and scholars discuss how their practices connect place, architecture, theater, and film to engage collective memory.

Nisa Ari
Associate Professor, History of Art, MassArt

Dr. Hala Nassar
Theater Historian, University of Bethlehem, Palestine

Debra Wise
Co-Founder Central Square Theater and Catalyst Collaborative@MIT

Moderated by Dr. Sahar I. Ullah (Playwright/Director, Hijabi Monologues)

Curated by Blythe de Oliveira Foster (Lecturer, MIT Theater Arts)


Generously supported byMIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST)

Date & Time: Sunday, November 1 at 2pm

Location: Building W97

Free and open to the public


This symposium has been made possible with the generous support and funding of the MIT Center for Art Science and Technology.

Performance is a multiplier of creativity, extending far beyond the stage—to science, to engineering, to leadership. The MIT Theater program provides a dynamic space to challenge, learn, inspire, and nourish community through its groundbreaking engagement with the arts. Help us continue the conversation!Please consider a contribution at this link:https://giving.mit.edu/form?fundId=2444000

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MIT Building W97, 345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, United States

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