Events
For all events, the Department of Performance Studies acknowledges the Canarsie tribe of the Lenape People in whose traditional territory we are gathering.
Request accommodations here.
For all events, the Department of Performance Studies acknowledges the Canarsie tribe of the Lenape People in whose traditional territory we are gathering.
Request disability accommodations here.
Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026
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Performance Studies New Student Orientation 2026
The Department of Performance Studies is excited to welcome our new cohorts of students! Please join us at our Performance Studies orientation, which will be your opportunity to meet Performance Studies faculty, administrative staff and your fellow classmates before the semester officially begins.
Thursday, Sep. 17, 2026
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Kris Grey: Archival Impulse
PS welcomes Kris Grey, New York City-based transgender interdisciplinary artist, for an artist talk for our first event of the semester!
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026
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Centennial Improvisations with John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Michel Foucault
"Please join André Lepecki, Fred Moten, Ann Pellegrini, and Karen Shimakawa for this special celebration.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026
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Performance Studies Graduate Program Virtual Open House with PS Faculty and Staff
Learn about our M.A. and Ph.D. programs from our faculty and staff!
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026
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Lunch/Performance | The Art of the Tuna Fish Sandwich: Performing Alison Knowles' The Identical Lunch
Join Prof. André Lepecki and Prof. Jeannine Tang (Department of Performance Studies, NYU Tisch) for a lunchtime conversation catalyzed by Alison Knowles’s performance The Identical Lunch, based on the artist’s habitual order at NYC diner Riss Foods: “a tuna fish sandwich on wheat toast with butter and lettuce, no mayo, and a cup of soup or glass of buttermilk.”