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Two people in sheer blue clothing pose with arms extended in a room with scattered chairs, blue carpet, and worn walls. The lighting is dramatic, and the mood appears artistic and expressive.
  • Thu Oct 1 – Fri Oct 2

Ewa Dziarnowska: This resting, patience

Sit inside the dance.

  • Dance
  • International
  • US Premiere
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A shirtless person stands center stage, arms outstretched and head tilted back, as powder dramatically bursts around them in orange lighting.
  • Thu Oct 8 – Sat Oct 10

Tom at the Farm

The funeral is over. The lying has just begun.

  • Theater
  • International
  • US Premiere
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A silhouette of a small girl stands alone, surrounded by dark, twisted tree branches that form a circular frame, creating a sense of isolation and eeriness.
  • Thu Oct 15 – Sat Oct 17

Manual Cinema: The 4th Witch

Watch the movie get made.

  • Theater
  • NYC Premiere
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Two people with curly hair and glasses sit side by side on a dark stage, facing each other and making eye contact. Both wear sweaters and look serious or focused.
  • Thu Oct 22 – Sat Oct 24

Rabih Mroué & Lina Majdalanie: Four Walls and a Roof

What the artist tells the state.

  • NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
  • Political Theater
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A large orchestra and choir perform on stage with a big black-and-white image of a man’s face projected behind them, creating a dramatic atmosphere.
  • Thu Oct 29

Julia Wolfe, Bang on a Can All-Stars & Trinity Choir: Anthracite Fields

The coal country sings.

  • Oratorio
  • Pulitzer Prize Winner
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Five dancers wearing white costumes and head coverings pose with arms raised, standing in a row on a dimly lit stage with a vertical reflective panel beside them.
  • Thu Nov 5 – Sat Nov 7

Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

The final work of a singular visionary.

  • Dance
  • Butoh
  • International
  • NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
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Five people are suspended by harnesses on stage in dramatic lighting and mist, appearing to hang limply in front of a brick wall, creating a haunting, theatrical scene.
  • Thu Nov 12 – Sun Nov 15

Dead Centre: Deaf Republic

Silence has never been this loud.

  • NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
  • International
  • Political Theater
  • Theater
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A person in a suit and plaid tie holds a large bronze medal reading “National Book Award Finalist” on a black ribbon.
  • Tue Nov 17

2026 National Book Awards Finalist Reading

National Book Foundation & NYU Creative Writing Program

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A performer kneels on a platform with arms open, surrounded by colorful beams of light and mist, creating a dramatic, vibrant stage effect.
  • Fri Nov 20 – Sat Nov 21

Joris Lacoste: Nexus de l’adoration

A liturgy for no religion.

  • Crossing the Line Festival
  • International
  • NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
  • Transdisciplinary
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A man sits alone on a bench in dim lighting, with soft, out-of-focus circular lights in the foreground creating a dramatic, moody atmosphere.

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Tom at the Farm

María José Zubieta on “Tom at the Farm”

We cannot assume that we have fully understood another culture simply because we have found words to represent it.

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Two black and white photos side by side show the same man at a desk: left labeled “Allemagne 1933,” right labeled “USA 1947.” The backgrounds and desks are different in each photo.

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Rabih Mroué & Lina Majdalanie: Four Walls and a Roof

Zachary Samalin on “Four Walls and a Roof”

Censorship, the political persecution of speech, deprives a culture of its language, exiling its words.

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A black-and-white contact sheet featuring multiple portraits of the same person with short curly hair, wearing a dark top, posing with serious and neutral expressions in each frame.

Archives Onstage: María Irene Fornés

Celebrate your favorite playwright's favorite playwright, this fall at NYU.

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Ewa Dziarnowska: This resting, patience

Jesse Bransford on “This Resting, Patience”

Blue sits fluctuating in our experience as a continual site for poetry.

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Three people in dark, dramatic costumes and red headscarves perform on stage with eerie lighting. Shadows and dried herbs hang in the background, creating a mysterious atmosphere.

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Manual Cinema: The 4th Witch

Allen S. Weiss on “The 4th Witch”

Enchantment is bewitchery.

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Three dancers pose on stage under colorful lights, wearing athletic clothes. Two face opposite directions, back-to-back, while the third dances in the background. Their movements appear expressive and synchronized.

Study Guides

Joris Lacoste: Nexus de l’adoration

Prep School: Nexus de l’adoration

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