BROWN BAG LUNCHEON TALK with Macklin Kowal

Macklin Kowal (MA 2013) in conversation with Ann Pellegrini (Professor and Chair, Department of Performance Studies).

Join us for a conversation with PS alum Macklin Kowal Wednesday, February 19th, from 12:00-1:00PM in the Richard Schechner Studio! We'll be discussing his work on Bruce LaBruce's The Visitor – in which he stars. That film is having its US premiere in Brooklyn on February 21st. The discussion will also roam more broadly over Kowal's post-MA trajectory, taking in his doctoral studies in political theory at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and his curatorial work in Athens. 

We hope you can attend this special conversation. Pack your lunch and join us in person or on zoom! 

This event is only open to current NYU students, faculty, and staff. 

BIO: 

Macklin Kowal (he/him) is a writer, actor, and community arts organizer based in Athens, Greece. Titular of an MA in Performance Studies from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, he is currently a PhD candidate in Political Theory at Aristoteleio University of Thessaloniki. There, his dissertation examines the work of American performance artist Karen Finley through the lens of political discourse analysis—a methodology blending aspects of deconstruction with psychoanalytic theory. Kowal is additionally Founding Director of Sub Rosa Space, an independent venue for queer performance that operated in Athens from 2018 to 2023. He is also a professional actor, active in independent queer cinema. He has had the great fortune to work with directors Bruce LaBruce, Helias Doulis, and is currently working on projects with Maximilian Moll, Santiago Giralt, and Valentine Tusa.