Fountain House Panel: Healing Through Creative Expression and Community

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  Pandemic & Climate Crisis
  Poetry for the Pandemic

  Using poetry as a catalyst for an Intergenerational performance and discussion during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  War & Mental Health
  Theater of War: Hector, Andromache, and the Death of Astyanax

  Theater of War: Hector, Andromache, and the Death of Astyanax presents live, dramatic readings of selections from Homer’s Iliad, Book VI and scenes from The Trojan Women by Euripides—featuring acclaimed actors and a Chorus of students, from a variety of backgrounds, whose lives have been impacted by war—to help frame powerful, healing dialogue about the human cost of war, centered on the suffering of children and civilians. The project uses ancient texts that explore and depict the dehumanization of war to create a vocabulary for openly discussing challenging and divisive subjects, with the aim of generating compassion, empathy, moral repair, understanding, and positive action.

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  War & Mental Health
  Theater of War

  Rooted in discussions about the invisible and visible wounds of war, the company’s hallmark project is designed to increase awareness of psychological health issues, disseminate information on available resources, and foster greater community cohesion.