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Annual Lynch Lecture: Implications for the Arts and Conflict Intervention
Event Type: Event
Please join the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution for the 27th Annual Lynch Lecture. This year's event will take place at the Harris Theater on GMU's Fairfax campus for a play titled Neda Wants to Die. The play has been praised as daring and necessary—particularly as past performances have triggered conversations among experts, the audience, and the actors about violence, conflict resolution and human rights. Further details will include the discussion format after the play and additional speakers on the topic of Arts and Conflict Intervention.
Thursday, March 31st
George Mason University
Harris Theater, Fairfax Campus
George Mason University
Harris Theater, Fairfax Campus
5:30pm Reception
6:30pm Play - Neda Wants to Die
8:00pm - 9:00pm Discussion, Q & A
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6:30pm Play - Neda Wants to Die
8:00pm - 9:00pm Discussion, Q & A
Click here for directions
About the Play
After trauma, one speaks of the necessity of telling a story. In a production that challenges our comfort and our preconceptions about the line between victim and villain, Neda Wants to Die is important, provocative, and moving. Ultimately, the play shows us that sexual violence is not an issue affecting women alone, we all share the burdens and psychological effects of profoundly violent actions. When few things are clear, we need art to understand.
After trauma, one speaks of the necessity of telling a story. In a production that challenges our comfort and our preconceptions about the line between victim and villain, Neda Wants to Die is important, provocative, and moving. Ultimately, the play shows us that sexual violence is not an issue affecting women alone, we all share the burdens and psychological effects of profoundly violent actions. When few things are clear, we need art to understand.
The play was commissioned by the World Bank as part of a three-day exhibition to raise awareness of the epidemic of gender-based violence, “1 in 3” (so-named for the grim statistic that fully a third of women in the world will experience gender-based violence in their lifetimes). It premiered in July of 2014, where it was met with a standing ovation. Its profound effect in the development community and beyond has led to performances at the United Nations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Vital Voices, and Capital Fringe Fest in 2015. Neda Wants to Die received a 5-star Best of the 2015 Capital Fringe rating from DC Metro Theatre Arts.
Please join us for a 75-minute journey into the depths of ourselves, our basest instincts, and the glimmers of hope we find in the midst of unanswerable questions.
Discussion Panelists:
Diana J. Arango is the Sr. Gender-Based Violence and Development Specialist in the Gender Cross-Cutting Solutions Area at the World Bank Group. She has more than 10 years of experience working on development issues including gender-based violence, specifically within the context of humanitarian settings. Before joining the World Bank Group she was a Research Scientist at George Washington University's Global Women's Institute leading research on violence against women and girls in conflict settings. Prior to that she served as the Global Coordinator for the development and implementation of the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS), an innovative inter-agency initiative that aids humanitarian workers in collecting timely data on GBV incidents that can then be used to inform programmatic work.
Luigi Laraia: (Playwright & Director) is originally from Southern Italy but has lived and worked in over five countries. He has worked as an Advisor to the Italian Executive Director at the World Bank Group since 2010. He graduated with his MA in Development Studies from the London School of Economics, and earned his BA at the London Metropolitan University. He is a dedicated development practitioner and passionate writer. He has written several plays, among them are, Esma, a play on the desaparecidos during the “dirty war” in Argentina; Heard, a discussion on the complex interests of development stakeholders; and Neda Wants to Die, a play on sexual violence in a conflict country. His new play, Too Close, will be featuring at the next Capital Fringe Festival.
William Reeder: Former Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, George Mason University. Vice President and General Manager of the Washington Performing Arts Society; established the Sallie Mae Trust for Education at the Sallie Mae; Executive Director of the Levine School of Music in Washington D.C.; President of the Saint Louis Conservatory of Music; Executive Director of Opera Music Theatre International; Newark Community School of the Arts. In addition, Dean Reeder has been on the faculty and administration of Indiana University, Bloomington, and Illinois State University. For eight years, Mr. Reeder was a leading operatic tenor engaged by the Zurich, Switzerland Opera Company. As a professional singer, he performed more than 40 leading tenor roles in 15 major opera houses throughout Europe.
Discussion Panelists:
Diana J. Arango is the Sr. Gender-Based Violence and Development Specialist in the Gender Cross-Cutting Solutions Area at the World Bank Group. She has more than 10 years of experience working on development issues including gender-based violence, specifically within the context of humanitarian settings. Before joining the World Bank Group she was a Research Scientist at George Washington University's Global Women's Institute leading research on violence against women and girls in conflict settings. Prior to that she served as the Global Coordinator for the development and implementation of the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS), an innovative inter-agency initiative that aids humanitarian workers in collecting timely data on GBV incidents that can then be used to inform programmatic work.
Luigi Laraia: (Playwright & Director) is originally from Southern Italy but has lived and worked in over five countries. He has worked as an Advisor to the Italian Executive Director at the World Bank Group since 2010. He graduated with his MA in Development Studies from the London School of Economics, and earned his BA at the London Metropolitan University. He is a dedicated development practitioner and passionate writer. He has written several plays, among them are, Esma, a play on the desaparecidos during the “dirty war” in Argentina; Heard, a discussion on the complex interests of development stakeholders; and Neda Wants to Die, a play on sexual violence in a conflict country. His new play, Too Close, will be featuring at the next Capital Fringe Festival.
William Reeder: Former Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, George Mason University. Vice President and General Manager of the Washington Performing Arts Society; established the Sallie Mae Trust for Education at the Sallie Mae; Executive Director of the Levine School of Music in Washington D.C.; President of the Saint Louis Conservatory of Music; Executive Director of Opera Music Theatre International; Newark Community School of the Arts. In addition, Dean Reeder has been on the faculty and administration of Indiana University, Bloomington, and Illinois State University. For eight years, Mr. Reeder was a leading operatic tenor engaged by the Zurich, Switzerland Opera Company. As a professional singer, he performed more than 40 leading tenor roles in 15 major opera houses throughout Europe.
Panel Facilitator:
Sandra Cheldelin is the Vernon M. and Minnie I. Lynch Professor of Conflict Resolution at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR). Throughout her career in the academy she has been an active reflective practitioner. A licensed psychologist and expert in organizational conflict, she has conducted large and small scale mediations, coached senior executives to create healthy and diverse work environments, resolved interpersonal, intergroup and inter-organizational conflict, designed institution building and conflict resolutionmechanisms and supported collaborative leadership.
Sandra Cheldelin is the Vernon M. and Minnie I. Lynch Professor of Conflict Resolution at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR). Throughout her career in the academy she has been an active reflective practitioner. A licensed psychologist and expert in organizational conflict, she has conducted large and small scale mediations, coached senior executives to create healthy and diverse work environments, resolved interpersonal, intergroup and inter-organizational conflict, designed institution building and conflict resolutionmechanisms and supported collaborative leadership.
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