Finnish stage director
Kristian Smeds
at Barnard and Columbia

November 30–December 4
Tuesday, 12/1 7 PM
Kristian Smeds in conversation
Deutsches Haus Columbia University 420 West 116th Street

Kristian Smeds’ work for theatre is synonymous with artistic, intellectual, and political debate in Finland and abroad. Unsettling an easy equilibrium between national and larger European perspectives, his stagings destabilize notions of national identities, while provocatively reflecting on the power of theatre as the vehicle for their dissemination.

Information
Contact the Dept. of Germanic Languages 212.854.3202

Hosted by
The Finnish Program, Department of Germanic Languages, Columbia University and by the Department of Theatre, Barnard College, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Finland and the Finnish Theatre Information Center.