Hana Worthen is assistant professor of performance studies and associate director of the Center for Translation Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her publications include Playing “Nordic”: The Women of Niskavuori, Agri/Culture, and Imagining Finland on the Third Reich Stage; Finland’s Holocaust: Silences of History; and numerous articles in theatre, performance, and Jewish studies journals. Her current work explores the intersection between liberal humanism and theatrical performance.
Vysniu sodas-Der Kirschgarten, directed by Kristian Smeds, Vienna 2011. Photo: Ville Hyvönen, courtesy of Smeds Ensemble.