With the flourishing of new arts programs in theater, creative writing, and media arts and design at the University, the Humanities is now reimagining itself as a place not only for thinking about art but also for making art. In this session, presented as part of Humanities Day 2024, four UChicago faculty members will discuss how their “Arts Labs” research project at the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society seeks to shape a culture of experimentation and critical analysis around arts research. Their work on the project includes conceptual and practical workshops in opera; a Movement Theory Lab; a dance-theater adaptation of a classic dramatic text; workshops for a new musical with Court Theatre; diversity initiatives in contemporary literary publishing; and renewed operations of the Black Cinema House. This Arts Lab brings UChicago faculty and visiting artists into conversation at the intersection of scholarly inquiry and artistic making on our campus.

Presenters:

Srikanth “Chicu” Reddy
David J. Levin
Leslie Buxbaum
Julia Rhoads