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Archives Onstage: Richard Foreman Reunion

About

The world of Richard Foreman was and is immense. It can sometimes seem as though all of Downtown theatre at some point passed through a Foreman production. His aesthetic impact internationally and his omnipresence in New York mean that, even if we have never seen a Richard Foreman production, we are still living in the theatre that he made. In an unprecedented gathering of his collaborators, NYU Skirball and the Division of Libraries celebrate this magisterial, mischievous Loki of the avant garde.

Featuring Jay Sanders in conversation with Richard Foreman; an actors’ panel with Henry Stram, Tony Torn, Juliana Francis Kelly, and others; and tributes by Robert Wilson, David Adjmi, and more.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP does not guarantee a ticket. Ticket pickup information will be shared via email, prior to the event.

Archives Onstage

NYU’s Archives Onstage series, Richard Foreman Wants You to Wake Up, is a semester-long celebration of the ongoing impact of Richard Foreman and the Ontological-Hysteric Theatre – with events across campus, starting in September.

NYU’s “Archives Onstage,” an interdisciplinary, cross-campus series, aims to activate the NYU Division of Libraries’ significant performing arts-related archival holdings in relation to contemporary art and scholarship on campus. Using panels, talks, performance and more, the series situates these archives as integral to the past, present and future lives of the university and its neighboring Downtown artistic communities.

Coordinated by Rye Gentleman, J de Leon, and Helen Shaw.

ENgage with more

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Talks/Workshops

Workshop: Devised-Danced-Theatre & Popular Culture

the feath3r theory (TF3T) is a New York City based dance-theatre-media company that produces the work of Artistic Director and Choreographer Raja Feather Kelly.

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Talks/Workshops

War & Coolness: A Between- Shows Skirball Salon

Please join us for a conversation between Suzanne Bocanegra and Claire Bishop – on art, life, Honor, and everything in between.

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Talks/Workshops

The Essential Jill Johnston Symposium

Panel conversations honoring Jill Johnston’s commitment to experimentation in all things writing.

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Talks/Workshops

Skirball Salon: What does decolonization sound like?

Please join us for a conversation between Suzanne Bocanegra and Claire Bishop – on art, life, Honor, and everything in between.

A group of people dressed in black sit on wooden chairs in rows on a stage, some applauding, with two people seated at desks facing the audience under stone archways.

Talks/Workshops

Skirball Salon: Theatre and Justice

Please join us for a conversation between Suzanne Bocanegra and Claire Bishop – on art, life, Honor, and everything in between.

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Talks/Workshops

Skirball Salon: The Civilians

Join us for a last look at the Archives Onstage: Hot Peaches exhibit.