Keynote: Anna Deavere Smith
Keynote: Anna Deavere Smith
Actress, playwright, and educator Anna Deavere Smith discusses education in America in an insightful talk, considering how teachers and schools can work toward bringing humanity into their institutions and celebrate bringing people together.
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Online
April 08, 2021 | 12:00 pm
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Anna Deavere Smith
Actress, playwright, and educator

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
New York, NY

About The Series

Actress, playwright, and educator Anna Deavere Smith (Notes from the Field, Twilight: Los Angeles) reviews the broad scope of education in America in an insightful talk addressed to artists and educators. Reflecting on the historical context that affects our educational system today, Smith considers how teachers and schools can work toward bringing humanity into their institutions and celebrate bringing people together. Live, virtual Q&A session to follow the talk. 

Join Lincoln Center April 6–10 for a three-part series with Anna Deavere Smith, including a conversation, keynote talk, and staged reading.

Image: Anna Deavere Smith / photo by Kwaku Alston