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Ále Campos appears in 42.26278, -73.61265 in Old Ways New Tools

The Chicago Reader spotlighted the Department of Performance's spring festival Old Ways New Tools. The three-day festival showcases live performances over Zoom, often with students...

Sylvia Bowersox and Timothy in "To Be of Service"

On November 11, Veterans Day, Sylvia Bowersox, a graduate student in the Performance department discussed the impact of her service dog on NBC Today Show. A three-tour veteran of Iraq...

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Dread Scott (BFA 1989) was featured in a New York Times article focusing on his slave rebellion reenactment performance piece. The reenactment took place on November 8...

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Francesca Harper, the show’s movement director, and Nick Cave.CreditVincent Tullo for The New York Times

Nick Cave, artist and Stephanie and Bill Sick Professor of Fashion, Body and Garment and Ni'Ja Whitson (MFA 2007) were mentioned in the New York Times in an article reviewing the...

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Surrounds: 11 Installations exhibit at MoMA

On October 21, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will reopen after a summer-long closure and an ambitious renovation project of its gallery spaces. Among the 10 fall shows opening,...

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Left to right: Ali Asgar (Tara), "The Virus of Faith," 2016. Rashayla Brown (BFA 2015), "Rage to Master: Michelle Grabner's Poor Farm," 2016

Congratulations to current graduate student in the Performance department Ali Asgar (Tara) and Lecturer Rashayla Marie Brown (BFA 2015, Photography) who  are recipients of the...

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The Soros Equality Fellowship awarded Dread Scott (BFA 1989) with $100,000 for his upcoming performance Slave Rebellion Reenactment. The community-engaged project will revist the German Coast...

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is pleased to welcome new full-time faculty members who are joining the School. These faculty members represent a diverse range of practices,...

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Mark Jeffery performing “The Sea and Poison” (1998) by Goat Island. Also pictured: Matthew Goulish, Bryan Saner, Karen Christopher/Photo: Adam Crumlish

Associate Professor Mark Jeffery (Performance) was featured in an interview in Newcity, where he discussed how he became part of the performance group Goat Island; the current...

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“Scarecrow” (2018) by Every house has a door, directed by Lin Hixson, performed at Alfred ve dvore Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic. Left to right: Matthew Goulish, Essi Kausalainen/Photo: Vojtech Brtnický.

Professor Lin Hixson (Performance) and Adjunct Professor Matthew Goulish (Writing), founding members of the performance art group Goat Island, were featured in Newcity about the...

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"The Sea & Poison" was Goat Island's sixth full-length piece.

goat island archive—we have discovered the performance by making it, an exhibit and accompanying performances which pay homage to the performance art group Goat Island, was reviewed...

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Mitsu Salmon (MFA 2014) and Jane Jerardi (MFA 2012) image

Two SAIC alums, Jane Jerardi (MFA 2012) and Mitsu Salmon (MFA 2014) were selected as 2019 Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artists. They will each receive $15,000 along with a...

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