Name: How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics
Uploaded: 2021-02-17T16:06:44Z
Duration: 14 min 39 s
Description: When catastrophe strikes, art prevails -- and has done so for centuries. In this fascinating talk, writer and director Cara Greene Epstein places the closing of theaters during the coronavirus pandemic in a historical context, exploring how we can use this intermission to imagine a more just, representative and beautiful world, onstage and off.

When catastrophe strikes, art prevails -- and has done so for centuries. In this fascinating talk, writer and director Cara Greene Epstein places the closing of theaters during the coronavirus pandemic in a historical context, exploring how we can use this intermission to imagine a more just, representative and beautiful world, onstage and off.

Cara Greene Epstein: How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics

How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics

Theater's resilience, surviving through wars, empires, and plagues, showcases its power to imagine new, equitable worlds.

Theater, an enduring art, has weathered wars, empires, and plagues, revealing resilience and capacity for societal reflection.

Utilizing the 'intermission' of COVID-19, theater has the transformative potential to address and reimagine societal injustices.