Hallie Abelman is a performance artist and animal studies researcher from Florida. She positions herself among the strong lineage of queer solo artists working within the playful boundaries of eco-theatre and interspecies performance. Her current work examines contemporary forms of racist animalization in popular culture and the minoritarian voices working to bring attention to animal-centric coloniality. Hallie also serves as research assistant to the NYU Professor and eco-theater scholar Una Chaudhuri.

Thesis Title

Cripping Mad Cow Disease

Why PS @ NYU?

A genuine interest in the roles that embodied spectatorship and criticism can play in harm reduction led Hallie to this program. She trusts in the department’s unrivaled faculty and is drawn to their capacity to nurture curiosity within students while providing rigorous engagement with the PS field.