Sessions

Sessions

Dialogue transforms.  Come curious, leave inspired.

Video Written and Directed by: Anya Berlova PhD'27. Cinematography: Bronwen Pailthorpe '26

What are you curious about?  Interested in?  Hungry for?  Often, fresh ideas begin over a meal. Schwarzman Sessions are peer-led gatherings where conversations generate collaborations and move ideas to action.

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2024-2025 Fall Season 

  • September 12 East vs West: Japan and the American Mainstream
  • September 27 How the Truth Survives
  • September 30 Rice This Way
  • October 2 Repairing La Memoria Rota 
  • October 10 In Betweenness: Art, Culture, Identity, and Femininity
  • October 31 Election Talk: What's at Stake?
  • November 12 Interactivity and Immersion: New Tools and Technologies are Transforming Performance
  • November 20 (Anthropo)scene: Climate Crisis, Film, and Sustainability
  • December 4 Why Here, Why Now?: Futures in Immersive Performance

2023-2024 Spring Season

  • February 2 Seeing and Being Seen: Classical Music as a Catalyst for Change
  • February 16  The Role of Fashion in Modern Life
  • February 28  Communities in Practice: The Role and Responsibility of Public Programs
  • March 6 Fear of Being Cancelled 
  • March 25 Is There a Formula for a Bestseller or Hit?
  • April 24  In Between the Notes: The Impact of Music on the Body and Mind

2023-2024 Fall Season

  • September 29  Lights, Camera, Algorithm: Is This the AI Revolution?
  • October 25 Reflective Imagining: How can reflecting on our experiences with gender equity help us build for the future?
  • November 29  Tradition vs Innovation: Unlocking the Path to the Future
  • December 8 YSC x TSAI City: What are you trying to solve for? 

Sampling from 2022-23 Season

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Copyright Yale University. Video written and directed by: Anya Berlova PhD'27. Cinematography: Bronwen Pailthorpe '26