Directing Thesis: Machinal
Sophie Treadwell’s extraordinary 1928 play insists on the necessity of conceiving a different future for women. 90 years later, the violence of that imagination remains provocative and radical.
“Risk” with Laura Poitras
Screening of “Risk” followed by a conversation with director Laura Poitras discussed the film with Alex Abdo, Knight First Amendment Institute, and Maureen A. Ryan, Film.
Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann discussed her boundary-breaking practice and creative process, on the occasion Carolee Schneemann: Kinetic Painting at MoMA/PS1, the first comprehensive retrospective of her work.
Complex Issues: M. Butterfly
Playwright David Henry Hwang, Theatre, and director Julie Taymor discuss their collaboration on the new M. Butterfly, reimagined and remounted for the Broadway stage.
Tomás Saraceno
The visionary work of artist Tomás Saraceno traverses art, engineering, the natural sciences, architecture, and social theory.
Complex Issues: South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s
Kellie Jones, Art History and Archaeology, and Farah Jasmine Griffin, English and Comparative Literature, discuss Jones’ work on “South of Pico.”