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Two Thespians Walk into the Apocalypse: Making Art in a State of Emergency
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
600 S. Gregory St.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-2360
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Join us for a spirited and gloriously unruly conversation between Holly Hughes—legendary provocateur of the Culture Wars and queer feminist performance icon—and Katie Pearl,
acclaimed theatre-maker whose work wrestles (artfully) with the climate crisis.
Together, they take on the unsayable: rape culture, ecological collapse,
and the ever-growing list of words, topics, and truths deemed “too risky”
for public discourse. Through a conversation that is equal parts critical inquiry
and creative exchange, Hughes and Pearl reflect on strategies of resistance,
the politics of representation, and the generative possibilities that emerge
when artists address what dominant discourse attempts to silence.
Cosponsor: Center for Advanced Study