Spring 2021 Events

Queer Communication: A Conversation with Ron Athey and Friends

Celebrating “Queer Communion,” a retrospective of the work of Los Angeles-based performance artist Ron Athey was featured this year at New York’s PARTICIPANT INC. Malik Gaines and Lia Gangitano introduced the conversation between Zackary Drucker and Arshia Fatima Haq who came together to discuss Athey’s work and influence with the artist.

¡Presente! Book Launch Event

The Department of Performance Studies joined in celebration of Diana Taylor's new book, ¡Presente! The Politics of Presence. This event featured a conversation between Diana Taylor, Fred Moten (NYU), Michelle S Castaneda (NYU), Anna Deavere Smith (NYU), Marianne Hirsch (Columbia), and Laura Wexler (Yale).

Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker

The Department of Performance Studies welcomed William Parker and Cisco Bradley. This event brought Bradley and Parker together in conversation about Bradley's new book, Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker.

1-855-GAY-DIVO: Leaving Messages for The Gay Divorcees

The Gay Divorcees is a band of real-life queer divorcees, led by composer Ethan Philbrick, who have come together during a pandemic to write songs about getting into and out of state-sanctioned intimacy in the 21st century.

PRAXIS, INC 2021

The Department of Performance Studies hosted our annual community event virtually this year! We invited our current student and alumni to share their talents during this skill-share event.

Curating Performance: Taking Up Space

This year, PS hosted our Fifth Annual Curating Symposium. The symposium offered many thought provoking panels with guests from across NYU and NYC. Organized by the Department of Performance Studies at NYU Tisch in collaboration with Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College; Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance, Wesleyan University; and with support from NYU Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality.

Book Talk: The Empty Room

Sadia Abbas joined the Department of Performance Studies to discuss her new novel, The Empty Room. Abbas was also joined by poet, fiction writer, critic, and translator John Keene and artist Shahzia Sikander. This conversation was moderated by Professor Fred Moten.