Featured Event
Global Health & The Arts
Understanding and Tackling Cancer in the 21st Century
Friday, April 1, 2011 at Long Wharf Theatre
Long Wharf Theatre’s Global Health & the Arts initiative is built on the faith that scientists and artists have something to say to each other----that in our attempt to understand the world around us, and the working of our own bodies and brains, that we need both science AND the arts.
Global Health & the Arts integrates a symposium on an important health issue with a play involving that health issue. A distinguished group of thought leaders from the worlds of academia, science, industry, and the arts will explore issues and developments in the world of cancer research, treatment, along with the social impact of the disease. After participants and audience share their own stories and questions over a casual dinner on the Long Wharf Mainstage, everyone will watch a performance of the play that attempts to bring to light that which has been spoken of in the abstract. Finally, a lively post-performance panel will invite open discussion, with synthesis and personalization of the experiences all have shared during the overall Event.
Global Health & the Arts: Understanding and Tackling Cancer in the 21st Century will explore the history, science, treatments, emerging developments, and human impact of this complicated, many-faced disease. Cancer is a disease which touches many people either directly or indirectly, and has represented an important frontier for diagnostic and therapeutic advances. An unprecedented explosion of knowledge has emerged in basic and translational research during the past several decades, led by a highly visible “War on Cancer” during the Nixon Presidency. In the intervening years, we have learned a great deal about the processes which underlie the uncontrolled growth of certain cells which ultimately become tumors that threaten our lives and wellbeing. We have also taken that knowledge coupled with important technological developments in drug discovery and development, to yield new, and in some instances, more selective therapies which have proven to be very successful in transforming cancer from a lifethreatening to a treatable disease for many people. Unfortunately, this is still a work-inprogress, with a range of cancers which are more difficult to diagnose early enough for successful treatment. The opportunity for extending knowledge towards broadening the list of both cancers and individual patients who can become survivors, represents the opportunity for those who are to attend our Event this year.
As with past Global Health events, those in attendance will be among those in their fields who have the domain expertise, resources, and passion to advance this field towards greater success in research, education, prevention and treatment.
The theatrical component of the day will be a performance of Agnes Under the Big Top, a new play by an up and coming important voice in American theatre, Aditi Brennan Kapil.
For the schedule of the event, and to obtain tickets, please visit the Long Wharf Theatre.
Global Health & the Arts integrates a symposium on an important health issue with a play involving that health issue. A distinguished group of thought leaders from the worlds of academia, science, industry, and the arts will explore issues and developments in the world of cancer research, treatment, along with the social impact of the disease. After participants and audience share their own stories and questions over a casual dinner on the Long Wharf Mainstage, everyone will watch a performance of the play that attempts to bring to light that which has been spoken of in the abstract. Finally, a lively post-performance panel will invite open discussion, with synthesis and personalization of the experiences all have shared during the overall Event.
Global Health & the Arts: Understanding and Tackling Cancer in the 21st Century will explore the history, science, treatments, emerging developments, and human impact of this complicated, many-faced disease. Cancer is a disease which touches many people either directly or indirectly, and has represented an important frontier for diagnostic and therapeutic advances. An unprecedented explosion of knowledge has emerged in basic and translational research during the past several decades, led by a highly visible “War on Cancer” during the Nixon Presidency. In the intervening years, we have learned a great deal about the processes which underlie the uncontrolled growth of certain cells which ultimately become tumors that threaten our lives and wellbeing. We have also taken that knowledge coupled with important technological developments in drug discovery and development, to yield new, and in some instances, more selective therapies which have proven to be very successful in transforming cancer from a lifethreatening to a treatable disease for many people. Unfortunately, this is still a work-inprogress, with a range of cancers which are more difficult to diagnose early enough for successful treatment. The opportunity for extending knowledge towards broadening the list of both cancers and individual patients who can become survivors, represents the opportunity for those who are to attend our Event this year.
As with past Global Health events, those in attendance will be among those in their fields who have the domain expertise, resources, and passion to advance this field towards greater success in research, education, prevention and treatment.
The theatrical component of the day will be a performance of Agnes Under the Big Top, a new play by an up and coming important voice in American theatre, Aditi Brennan Kapil.
For the schedule of the event, and to obtain tickets, please visit the Long Wharf Theatre.
