Theatre, Society, Wellbeing: In Conversation with Jennifer Ruimi

Name: Theatre, Society, Wellbeing: In Conversation with Jennifer Ruimi
Start: 2026-01-26T13:00:00+0000
End: 2026-01-26T13:00:00+0000

26 January 2026

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

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Couronnement de Voltaire, 1778, Engraving by Le Vachez - BnF, département des Estampes et de la photographie