Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
BORDERS by Henry Naylor
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
In collaboration with the Resnick Aspen Action Forum
A performance inspired by encounters with refugees, BORDERS is an urgent, moving and occasionally hilarious commentary on one of the great crises of our time. The play tells the stories of a British press photographer and a Syrian graffiti artist, whose paths cross in tragic circumstances.
Fee: $22. Tickets at www.aspenshowtix.com.In collaboration with the Resnick Aspen Action Forum
A performance inspired by encounters with refugees, BORDERS is an urgent, moving and occasionally hilarious commentary on one of the great crises of our time. The play tells the stories of a British press photographer and a Syrian graffiti artist, whose paths cross in tragic circumstances.
Featuring Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor in Neurology, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
Featuring Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, renowned psychologist, neuroscientist, best-selling author, and University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University.
Featuring Jason Furman, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard University, and Paul Ryan, Partner at Solamere Capital and 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in conversation with Melissa S. Kearney, Director of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group.
Featuring Dr. Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of “The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens.”
.png)
