On Decolonizing Theatre

04/25/2024

BOUND: Screening and Q&A with Reneltta Arluk on Thursday, May 23, 2024 6:00-8:30 pm. Be sure to RSVP for this FREE event at the link below:

https://on-decolonizing-theatre.ticketleap.com/bound-screening-and-qa-with-co-director-reneltta-arluk/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2_JraBuENvBmSjXaSFQ2kNzd8tNIOky99UDCsCAQ2VeD7_WfiG43T3rSk_aem_AWXvYyxhN9vUX3e28JoT_zxmv3_lTrsT4-01b6QXdRCHQ6ZwlK6D1aZAlqwi7iNlc8auOfK4zi0DwnZEJqvbU9ae

04/19/2024

Join us this Tuesday for a conversation with Larissa FastHorse! Wirtz 235, 12:30-1:30 pm CST.

01/26/2024

Available to STREAM ON DEMAND now until 11:59 PM ET on Sunday, January 28 | The Revenge by Edward Young, directed by Nathan Winkelstein, tells a tale that Shakespeare audiences will recognize - a general and his new bride manipulated to tragic ends – but in the context of Spain’s conquests in North Africa. In this tale the revenger is the Moor-- Zanga, an enslaved prince--who wreaks righteous vengeance on his oppressor. | Get details at RedBullTheater.com

11/27/2023

Don't miss out on our Winter 2024 program! Join our mailing list today at https://sites.northwestern.edu/decolonizingtheatre/mailing-list/

10/23/2023

Join us on Thursday November 2nd from 6:00-7:30 PM CDT in Kresge 1515 for a roundtable discussion featuring the creative team behind The Rosina Project.

10/03/2023

Can Mozart be decolonized? Join us this Thursday for "Decolonizing Mozart's Operas" where we explore this question. Featuring Josh Shaw and Teila Theisen from Pacific Opera Project and award-winning Canadian soprano Jane Archibald.

09/21/2023

Many thanks to Stephen Lewis at Northwestern’s Office of Global Marketing and Communications for this write up!

We hope you’ll join us for our launch event tonight (9/21) at 6:00 PM in Regenstein Hall Master Class Room on the Evanston campus.

“The public is invited to join conversations between cutting-edge artists and internationally renowned scholars from the humanities and social sciences as they question the ongoing legacies of colonialism and how to counter them through cultural production and criticism.”

Leading theatre professionals and scholars gather at Northwestern University investigate how theatre can become more inclusive, equitable and culturally sensitive. Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, “On Decolonizing Theatre” is a multi-disciplinary series of public panel discussions t...

09/20/2023

09/20/2023

On Decolonizing Theatre is generously funded through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Sawyer Seminar Program.

Check out our website for more info on the in-person and online events planned for the 2023 - 2024 academic year.

Homepage Click here to join the ODT Mailing List so you can stay up to date on Sawyer Seminar news and events! For all other inquiries, send us an email at [email protected] About This ProjectFunded by a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar, the Northwestern multi-disciplinary proje...

09/20/2023

“On Decolonizing Theatre'' is a multi-disciplinary series of free, public panel discussions offered during the 2023-2024 academic year that explore the theory and practice of decolonization through cultural production. Throughout the year, the Sawyer Seminar will feature public performances and conversations on the theme of how today’s artists have been grappling with issues relating to colonialism and imperialism by engaging performance repertoires from the late 17th to through the early 19th centuries.

09/20/2023

What: Launch Event for “On Decolonizing Theatre”
When: September 21, 2023 from 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Where: Regenstein Hall of Music Master Class Room, Evanston Campus

On behalf of the Mellon Foundation’s Sawyer Seminar program and the Departments of English and Theatre and the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern, you are cordially invited to attend the launch event for the 2023 – 2024 Sawyer Seminar, “On Decolonizing Theatre.”

“On Decolonizing Theatre” is a multi-disciplinary series of public panel discussions offered during the 2023-2024 academic year that explore the theory and practice of decolonization through cultural production. Throughout the year, the Sawyer Seminar will feature public performances and conversations on the theme of how today’s artists have been grappling with issues relating to colonialism and imperialism by engaging performance repertoires from the late 17th to through the early 19th centuries.

Join us on Thursday, September 21st from 6:00 to 7:15 PM in the Master Class Room of Regenstein Hall on Evanston’s south campus. The event offers a preview of the seminar’s year-long programming featuring brief remarks from the project leaders and a performance of an operatic aria followed by a conversation with the audience and a reception with hors d’oeuvres.

If you have any questions about the seminar, send us an email at [email protected].