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, Jun. 11, 2024
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B.A. Program Info Session
Join the Department of Performance Studies for a virtual information session to learn about our B.A. program. We will share information about our curriculum, student services, events, and our incredible community.
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Graduate Programs Info Session
Join the Department of Performance Studies for a virtual information session to learn about our graduate programs. We will share information about our curriculum, student services, events, and our incredible community.
Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2024
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2024 M.A. Symposium
Join the Department of Performance Studies for the 2024 M.A. Symposium! We are delighted to share the final projects our M.A. cohort with the PS community!
Thursday, Jun. 27, 2024
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2024 M.A. Symposium
Join the Department of Performance Studies for the 2024 M.A. Symposium! We are delighted to share the final projects our M.A. cohort with the PS community!
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024
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B.A. Program Info Session
Join the Department of Performance Studies for a virtual information session to learn about our B.A. program. We will share information about our curriculum, student services, events, and our incredible community.
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Graduate Program Info Session
Join the Department of Performance Studies for a virtual information session to learn about our M.A. and Ph.D. programs. We will share information about our curriculum, student services, events, and our incredible community.
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024
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Performance Studies New Student Orientation 2024
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.
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Welcome Back Mixer!
Current PS students are invited to connect with PS faculty and staff and meet the incoming cohorts of students over lunch. We will share information about the upcoming events and info session this year.
Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2024
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Regina José Galindo in conversation with Diana Taylor
Professor Diana Taylor will be in conversation with Regina José Galindo, one of the most important performance artists in Latin America today, whose work has shown in museums and galleries around the world.
Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024
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Artist Talk with Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste
Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste will be reading from a soon-to-be published text, breaking down the performance and talk about his practice working with state affects and materials.
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024
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Artists’ Talk with Jennifer Krasinski and Andrew Lampert
Jennifer Krasinski and Andrew Lampert will share aspects of their ongoing research into Richard Foreman.
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
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A Reading and Conversation with Katie Brewer Ball
Join PS as we welcome back PS Alum Katie Brewer Ball for a reading and conversation about their new book, The Only Way Out.
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024
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Dept. of Performance Studies Graduate Programs Open House
Join the Department of Performance Studies for a virtual information session to learn about our M.A. and Ph.D. programs.
Friday, Nov. 1, 2024
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THE PERFORMANCE AND POLITICS OF TRUTH: PERFORMANCE STUDIES MEETS THE “ART OF GOVERNMENT”
This half-day symposium puts Foucault into contact with performance and performance theory. This symposium is part of the World Congress, Foucault: 40 Years After.
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024
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See a Porous Stone
Joins us as we welcome Takuya Takemoto, a performance artist based in Tokyo, Japan, for a special performance and discussion of their work.
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
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Department of Performance Studies B.A. Program Info Session
Attend this virtual information session to learn about our incredible B.A. program!
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Jesusa Rodríguez, Pedagogy of Stones
Jesusa Rodríguez's workshop, Pedagogy of Stones, helps us understand group process.
Monday, Nov. 11, 2024
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Department of Performance Studies Graduate Programs Info Session
Join the Department of Performance Studies for a virtual information session to learn about our M.A. and Ph.D. programs.
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024
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Department of Performance Studies Graduate Programs Info Session
Join the Department of Performance Studies for a virtual information session to learn about our M.A. and Ph.D. programs.
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025
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A Poetry Reading with Rachel Blau DuPlessis and Jeff Russell
Join us for a poetry reading with Rachel Blau du Plessis and Jeff Russell. This event will be moderated by Ken Taylor.
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025
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Senses of ensemble as reconfiguration of method and the social life of the question
Join us for this talk by Asher Gamedze, a cultural worker based in Cape Town, South Africa, on the senses of ensemble. This conversation will be moderated by Professor Fred Moten.
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025
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BROWN BAG LUNCHEON TALK with Macklin Kowal
Join us for a conversation with PS alum Macklin Kowal (MA. '13) and Ann Pellegrini (Professor and Chair, Department of Performance Studies). We'll be discussing his work on Bruce LaBruce's The Visitor – in which he stars and Kowal's post-MA trajectory.
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
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February Artist Salon
The event is an informal space for current PS students pilot test works in progress, try out new ideas, and share art of any type with one another. Attend this event to support your peers in developing their work.
Monday, Feb. 24, 2025
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Mourning and Militancy: Bodily Autonomy and Networks of Care
This conversation brings together artists and activists, Dean Spade, Amitis Motevalli, Yin Q, and Viva Ruiz, to consider the aesthetic and political strategies they find most necessary to combat the violent curtailing of bodily autonomy faced by queer/trans communities in particular.
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
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BROWN BAG LUNCHEON TALK with Richard Schechner
Richard Schechner, one of the founders of the Performance Studies Department, a performance theorist, theater director, author, and editor of TDR will be joining us on Thursday, February 27th, from 1:00-2:00PM in the Richard Schechner Studio as part of our brown bag luncheon talk series.