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Who listens to Cesar? Reconstructing a Transitional Justice Hearing as Participatory Performance

February 16, 2026
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By Acts of Listening Lab


Call and Response, Who listens to Cesar? explores documentary and oral history–informed theatre, coupled with choral singing. The research-creation project reflects on how Llamado y respuesta: ¿Quién escucha a César? may offer insights into the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, a Colombian war crimes tribunal, and how the tribunal’s listening structures in hearings might be adapted to engage the public through care-centered and performance-based approaches.

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