Nancy Kawalek, University of Chicago
Professor
Chicago, Illinois
kawalek@uchicago.edu
Office:
(773) 702-5222
Bio/Research
Kawalek is an artist and innovator specializing in the creation and development of theatre inspired by science and technology. She is the founder and director of STAGE: Scientists, Technologists and Artists Generating Exploration—a laboratory for creating multimedia theater pieces in which scienc...
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Bio/Research
Kawalek is an artist and innovator specializing in the creation and development of theatre inspired by science and technology. She is the founder and director of STAGE: Scientists, Technologists and Artists Generating Exploration—a laboratory for creating multimedia theater pieces in which science and technology play prominent roles in content and form. Kawalek’s team, which includes distinguished scientists, engineers, professional actors, technology experts, and diverse theatrical, visual, media and performing artists, collectively engagesin the development of new theatrical work. Their collaborative process is modeledafter the exploratory investigations of experimental science. With this practice of interdisciplinary creativity across the sciences and arts, and stage performances of the evolving theatre work before international audiences, STAGE stimulates and advances a deeper understanding of and support for the sciences in the public arena.
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