An epistemological inquiry into the dynamics of interpersonal trust-relations, combining philosophy, science, and critical theory in the analysis of performing bodies - on stage and in life. Rokotnitz argues for the exploration of drama as a conduit to emotional learning that can change the somatic identity of performers and audiences alike.

'It Is Required You Do Awake Your Faith': Learning to Trust the Body through Performing The Winter's Tale
'A Doubling of Immortality': Cognitive Inter(con)textuality and Tom Stoppard's Travesties
From Empathy to Sympathy: Staging Change and Conciliation in Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good
'A Spiritual Dance:' Moisés Kaufman's 33 Variations

Dr. Naomi Rokotnitz explores the intersections between literature, philosophy, and science, investigating the relations between knowledge acquisition, inter-personal communication, moral accountability and bodily modes of reception and perception. She teaches at Tel-Aviv University, Israel and can be reached at naomirokotnitz@gmail.com.