Schwarzman Centre Conversations with Samira Ahmed - Stage and Screen: Reimagining the Classics

Journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed hosts a compelling series of conversations exploring how arts and culture are responding to urgent global challenges.

Samira will be joined by leading actors, creatives and Professor Emma Smith for a powerful conversation about representation in theatre and film. From interpreting Shakespeare to shaping contemporary performance, the discussion will explore how artists are approaching the portrayal of humanity on stage and screen.

Samira brings her award-winning documentary experience and insight to two further events in the Schwarzman Centre Conversations series:

AI, Creativity and Ethics
Samira will be joined by Refik Anadol, Holly Herndon, Professor Raphaël Millière from the Institute for Ethics in AI and Dr Kathryn Eccles (Oxford Internet Institute), to explore how AI is transforming creative practice. Together, they will explore how artists are working with AI and consider the wider questions these technologies raise around creativity, ethics, and ownership.

Music, Democracy and Resistance  
From protest songs to revolutionary anthems, music has long played a vital role in democratic movements and resistance. Samira is joined by acclaimed jazz saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch, DJ, composer and broadcaster Tash LC, University of Oxford’s Professor Nomi Dave, and other guests to explore how music has shaped, and been shaped by, struggles for freedom and justice across continents and styles.