Thinking inside Macbeth - Reimagining Shakespeare
In the face of social, environmental, and political upheaval, we bring听厂丑补办别蝉辫别补谤别'蝉听Macbeth听forward as a lens through which to explore the convergence of art, science, tech, and human experience. We will invite you to journey with听Lady Macbeth听across languages, cultures and life courses, illuminating the dimensions of trauma, healing and transformation, be it in individuals or social systems. By engaging artists, scholars, scientists and entrepreneurs in dialogue, the workshop aims to catalyze new ways of both reimagining Shakespeare and remaking world systems in working toward the enhanced well-being of people, nation and planet, communities and the planet.
The 2026 Shakespeare Lecture will follow at 5:30 pm with听Lucy Peacock听in conversation with听Paul Yachnin, Maiya Geddes听and听Laurette Dub茅.
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Start time: 12:30 PM EST
Location: Donald E Armstrong Building,听Room 365/370
Admission: FREE (limit of two tickets/person)
Registration opens on December 12, 2025.
List of Panels and panelists:
Guest of Honour:听Robert Lepage, actor, stage and film director, playwright, and entrepreneur
Panel 1 On Being Lady Macbeth:听Lucy Peacock, Violette Chauveau, Gail Kern Paster
Panel 2 On Entrepreneurship, Competition and Cooperation:听Lindsay Holmgren, Robert Nason, Saku Manterre
Panel 3 Art, Healing, and Medicine Systems:听Maiya Geddes, Alain Dagher, Laurence Kirmayer
Panel 4 Health and Healthcare Systems:听Jessica Riddle, Liette Lapointe, Alan Forster
Panel 5 Other Human-made Systems:听Randall Martin, Valerie Orsat, Anisha Ghosh
