The WashU Departments of Physics & Performing Arts have partnered for a colloquium celebrating the life and contributions of Henrietta Leavitt in honor of the upcoming PAD production of 'Silent Sky' - a play focused on Leavitt's life and discoveries.

Artist-scholar Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa will discuss her recently released book, "Erotic Resistance: The Struggle for the Soul of San Francisco" (University of California Press, 2024).

Featuring Jade Power-Sotomayor, Assistant Professor Department of Theatre and Dance, UC San Diego

Featuring Jonathan Zwicker: Associate Professor, Agassiz Professor of Japanese and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of California, Berkeley

Featuring Pannill Camp, Associate Professor of Drama, Performing Arts Department, Washington University in St. Louis

Oliver will discuss a number of her choreographic works, her methods for creating the teams with whom she creates, their inspirations and the socio cultural aims of her projects overall.