America, 250 Years From Now:
Imagining the Future of Performance and Identity

As the United States marks 250 years, what are we creating today that could shape the next 250?

Concluding ArtsEmerson’s America 250 conversation series, this discussion looks ahead to the stories we’ll tell, the art we’ll make, and the ways we’ll gather, connect, and understand one another in the future. Bringing together artists, educators, and cultural leaders, the conversation will explore how changing technology, new creative forms, public spaces, and the voices of younger generations are already reshaping American culture. Who gets to help imagine what comes next? What traditions will we hold onto, what will we reinvent, and what might we leave behind? And how can artists help us imagine possibilities for American identity, community, and belonging that we can’t quite see yet?