Professor Nicholas Cull during "The Power of Stage: Drama as Diplomacy." Image credit: Joseph Popiolkowski.

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The National Theatre of Scotland's "Black Watch:" Theatre as Cultural Diplomacy

For the Black Watch the war in Iraq marked the end of an era of soldiering. For Scotland the international exhibition of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch is part of the beginning of a new era of artistic self-representation. The play is an invitation to a conversation. That conversation has now begun. How it will develop and what work will be generated in response remains to be seen.

-Professor Nicholas Cull, "The National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch: Theatre as Cultural Diplomacy"

The University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy and the British Council joined forces October 2007 for a special Black Watch event.

Sunday, October 7, 2007
5:00 p.m.
The Power of the Stage: Drama as Diplomacy
Macgowan Little Theatre, UCLA Campus

Join us for a panel discussion on contemporary art and cultural relations, as a paper by USC professor Nicholas Cull sparks debate on what role contemporary theater has to play in generating cross-cultural understanding.

You can download Professor Cull's essay online in our new feature.

PANELLISTS

Sasha Anawalt, Director, NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Founding Director, USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program
Nicholas Cull, Director, Masters in Public Diplomacy Program, University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School
Peter Kovach (moderator), Diplomat-in-Residence, UCLA School of Public Affairs
Alma Martinez, Associate Professor, Pomona College and former member of El Teatro Campesino
Neil Murray, Executive Producer, National Theatre of Scotland
Christopher Merrill, director, International Writing Program, University of Iowa and author of Cultural Diplomacy: the Linchpin of Public Diplomacy

Program introduction by Sharon Memis, Director, British Council USA

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