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>A Panel Discussion on the Arts During a Time of National Crisis..
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Francis Doughty)
Tue Nov 6 14:26:23 2001
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:26:10 -0500 (EST)
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From: Francis Doughty <doughty@MIT.EDU>
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>Nov 6
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contact: 617.495.8676 for more info
>'Sprung From Ruins:'
>
>A Panel Discussion on the Arts During a Time of National Crisis will bring
>together nationally known
> artists to Harvard University on Friday, November 9, at 3 pm to discuss
> the recent acts of terrorism and war and their impact on the arts and the
> creative process.
>
> Presented by the Office for the Arts at Harvard, the event will take
> place at
> Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Harvard University, Cambridge.
> Friday, November 9, at 3 pm
>
> Admission is free and open to the general public, based on availability
> (no tickets or reservations required). For more information, call
> 617.495.8676.
>
> Moderated by John Rockwell '62, Editor of the New York Times "Arts and
> Leisure" section and Harvard
> Overseer, the panel will include:
>
> James Taylor, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter;
> Jamaica Kincaid, author/essayist and Visiting Lecturer at Harvard;
> Mandy Patinkin, Tony Award-winning stage and film actor;
> Elizabeth Murray, visual artist;
> John Guare, Tony Award-winning playwright;
> Trisha Brown, choreographer/dancer, Founder and Artistic Director,
> Trisha Brown Dance Company.
>
> "Sprung From Ruins" will explore questions such as: What is the role of
> the arts in the present crisis?
> How might the arts be influenced or changed by these events, and what
> role might they play in
> understanding and articulating the present situation of our country?
> The panelists will also examine
> ways in which historical events of enormous geopolitical or social
> consequence have influenced the
> creative process. The discussion will conclude with questions from the
> audience.
>
> This event is one of a continuing series of public forums sponsored by
> the Office for the Arts at Harvard
> to focus the attention of both the public and the academic world on a
> range of public policy questions
> about the arts in U.S. society. The Office for the Arts at Harvard,
> established in 1974, supports direct
> student involvement in the arts to integrate creative thinking and
> expression into the undergraduate
> educational experience. The Office for the Arts also involves graduate
> students, and local, national,
> and international communities, whose participation enhances
> undergraduate learning. For more
> information, call 617.495.8676.
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