Performance Studies News

"... the Girl Keeps on Growing (variation of The Female Fool)" 1985, media performance at Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Gent, BE. Photo © Archive Ulrike Rosenbach.

Ulrike Rosenbach: Witnesses Book Launch with PS PhD Candidate Alhena Katsof

Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025

The new 272-page monograph includes interviews, essays, and rarely published archival material and documentation from the artist’s fifty year career.

Viva Ruiz (kneeling at center) leading a Thank God for Abortion march during the New York City Pride Parade in 2023. Photo Jazzmine Beaulieu.

PS Alum Aliza Shvarts Covers Reproductive Justice in the Art World Today

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Shvarts' piece in Art in America describes how the discourse is messier than it seems.

PS Alum Tara Aisha Willis named the new Curator of Dance & Theater at EMPAC

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

PS Alum Tara Aisha Willis has been announced as the new Curator of Dance & Theater at EMPAC

Aliza Shvarts' (PhD '20) Work Included in ARTnews' 100 Best Artworks of the 21st Century

Friday, Mar 14, 2025

Shvarts' work was selected by editors based on its relevance to contemporary movements and tendencies and its ability to embody a sensibility distinct to this century.

Alex Tatarsky (MA '19) Receives 2025 Triple Canopy Fellowship

Monday, Mar 10, 2025

Over the course of their fellowship, Tatarsky will develop a series of performances that take the form of quests, including a journey to the country’s capital of magic, Las Vegas, to learn from the professionals.