What role should the arts have in the coronavirus pandemic? Peter Sellars is a theater director, MacArthur Fellow, and distinguished professor at UCLA's Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, where he’s taught since 1988. His work is often described as controversial and edgy, and he's known for staging traditional operas in radically different settings that offer contemporary messages. He describes his hopes for a global transformation as people slow down, take on climate change, and artists and theater makers adapt to "safer at home."