NEW! PREVIEW OF DOCUMENTARY
ACTING TOGETHER ON THE WORLD STAGE: PERFORMANCE AND THE CREATIVE TRANSFORMATION OF CONFLICT
A ten-minute trailer featuring performances from Peru, Serbia, the Netherlands and Cambodia, and interviews with contributors to an anthology that illustrates how theatre and ritual contribute to social justice, coexistence and reconciliation in conflict regions throughout the world.
COURSES FOR BRANDEIS STUDENTS - Spring Semester 2010
The Arts of Building Peace (COEX 250)
Examines the theory and practice of promoting coexistence and reconciliation through cultural work and the arts.
Independent Study for Graduate Students in the Arts and Social Transformation (COEX 298)
Provides the opportunity for research in the arts and coexistence with intensive focus on a project, region, or art form.
On-Campus Internship in the Community, Arts and Social Transformation (PAX 92)
Provides opportunities for hands-on learning in planning events, developing audiences, documenting and assessing programs and creating internet resources that synthesize learning.
MusicUnitesUs INTERCULTURAL RESIDENCY SERIES, 2009-10
Obbini Tumbao: Afro-Cuban Rhythms, October 21-24, 2009
Cuban son with roots in the music of Spain and West Africa.
Alim and Fargana Qasimov: Spiritual Music of
One of the foremost mugham singers in Azerbaijan is joined by his daughter and an ensemble with tar, kemanche, balaban, and percussion, for a stunning presentation of music from Central Asia.
DISTINGUISHED VISITING PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY
Hoseob Yoon from Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea, February 8-12, 2010