\u00c5sa Wikforss has thought and written extensively about knowledge and truth. She battles against the forces that threaten knowledge. When she was the guest-host on the daily \u201cSummer\u201d programme on Swedish Radio\u2019s P1 network last year, she began her monologue with the words:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe struggle for reality is in full swing!\u201d Now she is continuing her battle in a Performance Lecture at Dramaten in Stockholm that will include explaining how distorted thinking and our own emotions trip us up. She will have the help of two Dramaten actors, who will serve as guides. Carolina Fr\u00e4nde is the director of this staged lecture, which in both its set design and expression will be inspired by David Lynch\u2019s television series Twin Peaks<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are living in the post-truth era. Fake news, conspiracy theories and skewed narratives are engulfing us. So we have to equip ourselves to understand why we are so vulnerable to falsehoods, what knowledge is, and how group-think is threatening the democratic conversation,\u201d \u00c5sa Wikforss says.<\/p>\n \u00c5sa Wikforss is professor of theoretical philosophy at Stockholm University, a member of the Swedish Academy and author of the book Alternativa fakta <\/em>(Alternative Facts).\u00a0 She earned her doctorate at Columbia University in New York and in 2008 became one of Sweden\u2019s two first female professors of theoretical philosophy. Today she does research on the philosophy of language and on epistemology (theory of knowledge).<\/p>\n Carolina Fr\u00e4nde is a stage director with a track record of some 70 productions. She has been artistic director at UngaRiks, the youth department of Sweden\u2019s National Touring Theatre (Riksteatern); prorector at the National Academy of Mime and Acting Arts (Teaterh\u00f6gskolan i Stockholm); and artistic director of the Sk\u00e4rholmen children and youth stage of Stockholm\u2019s Kulturhuset Stadsteatern (municipal cultural centre and theatre).<\/p>\n A co-production by Dramaten& \u2013the side production unit of Dramaten \u2013and Nobel Prize Museum.<\/p>\n Featuring<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c5sa Wikforss<\/p>\n Two Dramaten actors<\/p>\n Director <\/strong>Carolina Fr\u00e4nde<\/p>\n Scenographer and costume designer <\/strong>Carolina Fr\u00e4nde<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About the Performance Lectures <\/p>\n About Nobel Prize Museum <\/p>\n For further information, please contact \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n"}],"related_posts":false,"page_navigation_title":"","page_navigation_links":false,"front-page-category":"","front_page_image":false,"front_page_ingress":"","front_page_info":""},"yoast_head":"\n
\nPerformance Lecture
\n<\/strong>\u201cOn truth\u201d, world premiere on 8 November at Lilla scenen (the Small Stage), Dramaten.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Science and stagecraft join forces as the Nobel Prize Museum and Dramaten& collaborate in presenting a series of Performance Lectures \u2212 a format that conveys knowledge by using the tools of theatre, based on the daily lives of various researchers. It is a new way of exploring and communicating science with the help of stagecraft techniques. Acclaimed robotics researcher <\/span>Danica Kragic Jensfelt\u00a0<\/strong>presented an earlier Performance Lecture on robots, Professor of Theoretical Physics <\/span>Ulf Danielsson\u00a0<\/strong>lectured about the universe, psychology researcher <\/span>Armita Golkar\u00a0<\/strong>lectured on fear and economics professor <\/span>Micael Dahlen\u00a0<\/strong>on happiness.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Nobel Prize shows that ideas can change the world. The courage, creativity and perseverance of the Nobel Laureates inspire us and give us hope for the future. Videos, in-depth guided tours and donated artefacts tell about the Laureates and their contributions for the greatest benefit to humankind. Based on the Nobel Prize\u2019s unique combination of fields \u2013 natural sciences, literature and peace \u2013 we examine the great issues of our time and show how we can respond to them with science, humanism and cooperation. Through our exhibitions, school programmes, lectures and dialogues, we at the Museum would like to generate public engagement for a better world. Today we are located on Stortorget, the main square in Stockholm\u2019s Old Town. In the future we will be creating a new home for the Nobel Prize in the heart of the Swedish capital.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Rebecka Oxelstr\u00f6m, Public Relations Manager, Nobel Prize Museum
\nrebecka.oxelstrom@nobelprize.org, +46 734 12 66 75<\/p>\n