Thinking inside Macbeth - Reimagining Shakespeare
In the face of social, environmental, and political upheaval, we bring Shakespeare's Macbeth forward as a lens through which to explore the convergence of art, science, tech, and human experience. We will invite you to journey with Lady Macbeth across languages, cultures and life courses, illuminating the dimensions of trauma, healing and transformation, be it in individuals or social systems. By engaging artists, scholars, scientists and entrepreneurs in dialogue, the workshop aims to catalyze new ways of both reimagining Shakespeare and remaking world systems in working toward the enhanced well-being of people, communities, nations and the planet.
The 2026 Shakespeare Lecture will follow at 5:30 pm with Lucy Peacock in conversation with Paul Yachnin, Maiya Geddes and Laurette Dubé.
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST
Location: Donald E Armstrong Building, Room 365/370
Admission: FREE (limit of two tickets/person)
List of Panels and panelists:
Guest of Honour:
Robert Lepage, actor, stage and film director, playwright, and entrepreneur
Panel 1 - On Being Lady Macbeth: Lucy Peacock, Violette Chauveau, Gail Kern Paster
Panel 2 - On Entrepreneurship, Competition and Cooperation: Lindsay Holmgren, Robert Nason, Saku Manterre
Panel 3 - Art, Healing, and Medicine Systems: Maiya Geddes, Alain Dagher, Laurence Kirmayer
Panel 4 - Health and Healthcare Systems: Jessica Riddle, Liette Lapointe, Alan Forster
Panel 5 - Other Human-made Systems: Randall Martin, Valerie Orsat, Anisha Ghosh
