What's On

Year round, the Center presents a wide variety of FREE public programs which feature leading national and international artists, scholars, researchers, arts managers and other stakeholders. Sharings, discussions, readings and more, join our events in-person in New York or online via Howlround. Free entry and open to all, always!

Book Talk: Richard Schechner's Rasaboxes - Inside The Performance Workshop
Mon, Apr 29
Segal Theatre
Apr 29, 2024, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Apr 29, 2024, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Celebrate the recent publication of Inside the Performance Workshop with Rachel Bowditch, Paula Murray Cole, Michele Minnick, Nisha Sajnani, and Richard Schechner
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Workshop: Introduction to Rasaboxes
Mon, Apr 29
New York
Apr 29, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Apr 29, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
With Core Rasaboxes Teachers Rachel Bowditch, Paula Murray Cole, Michele Minnick
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World Theatre: Nehad Selaiha
Thu, May 02
Segal Theatre
May 02, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
May 02, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
An evening honoring the work of Egyptian theater scholar Nehad Selaiha
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INTO THE EVERYDAY AND EXISTENTIAL: Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse’s Texts for Performance in New York, 2004 to the present
Mon, May 06
Segal Theatre
May 06, 2024, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
May 06, 2024, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
The Segal Center presents a durational event: five plays from Jon Fosse in collaboration with Oslo Elsewhere, with support from The Royal Norwegian Consulate General.
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An Evening with Marvin Carlson: 60 Years of Theatre Studies
Thu, May 09
Segal Theatre
May 09, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
May 09, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us to celebrate Marvin Carlson and his upcoming book, 10,000+ Nights: Memories of the Theatre Before the Plague, 2011-2019
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Segal World Voices Reading Series: On Migration, Day 1
Sat, May 11
Location is TBD
May 11, 2024, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location is TBD
May 11, 2024, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location is TBD
Join us for readings of six excerpts from six refugee playwrights over two days.
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Segal World Voices Reading Series: On Migration, Day 2
Mon, May 13
Segal Theatre
May 13, 2024, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
May 13, 2024, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us for readings of six excerpts from six refugee playwrights over two days.
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Book Talk: We Started a Nightclub: The Birth of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge
Thu, May 23
Segal Theatre
May 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
May 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us to celebrate the publication of a new book on underground culture and performance at the infamous Pyramid Club. A panel with John Jesurun, Kestutis Nakas, and others.
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Call for Films: Segal Center Film Festival on Theatre and Performance (FTP) 2024
Submission deadline: Friday 22 March
Martin E. Segal Theater Center
Submission deadline: Friday 22 March
Martin E. Segal Theater Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Submission deadline: Friday 22 March
Martin E. Segal Theater Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
The Segal Center Film Festival on Theatre and Performance (FTP) is an annual event showcasing films drawn from the world of theatre and performance.
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Past Events

You can view an archive of our past events below

Thu, Apr 25
US Theatre: Robert Lyons/Ohio Theatre (NYC)
Segal Theatre
Details
Apr 25, 2024, 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us to celebrate Robert Lyons and the Ohio Theatre (1987 - 2023) with the artists who made work there.
Mon, Apr 22
The New Black Fest
Segal Theatre
Details
Apr 22, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
A festival curated by Keith Josef Adkins on Unapologetic Humanity and Unapologetic Accountability
Thu, Apr 18
Book Talk: Elfriede Jelinek's The Children of the Dead
Segal Theatre
Details
Apr 18, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
A staged excerpt from a new translation by Gitta Honegger of Nobel Prize winning novelist Elfriede Jelinek, followed by a discussion.
Thu, Apr 18
Screening: Nature Theatre of Oklahoma's Die Kinder Der Toten (The Children of the Dead)
Segal Theatre
Details
Apr 18, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
A film adaptation of Elfriede Jelinek's The Children of the Dead from director duo Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska
Mon, Mar 25
World Theatre: Bernard-Marie Koltès
Segal Theatre
Details
Mar 25, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Readings from In the Solitude of Cotton Fields and The Night Just Before the Forests
Fri, Mar 15
CALL FOR PAPERS for Conference “The Legacy of Robert Wilson” (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
Call for Papers
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Mar 15, 2024, 11:50 PM – 11:59 PM EDT
Call for Papers
In celebration of renowned American theatre director and visual artist Robert Wilson's extraordinary career, we invite scholars, critics, and practitioners to contribute to a conference exploring the diverse aspects of his transformative vision and artistic practice.
Wed, Mar 13
Segal Talk: Paco Bezerra
Howlround
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Mar 13, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Howlround
Join us virtually for a talk with playwright Paco Bezerra (Spain), translator Anton Pujol, and director Kimi Ramirez. Moderated by Frank Hentschker
Mon, Mar 11
Book Talk: Julius Fleming's Black Patience: Performance, Civil Rights, and the Unfinished Project of Emancipation
Segal Theatre
Details
Mar 11, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
A talk with Dr. Julius Fleming on his latest book, followed by a discussion with Hillary Miller
Tue, Mar 05
Parliament
Segal Theatre
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Mar 05, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Parliament returns to NYC for its third iteration, in cooperation with Social Practice CUNY.
Mon, Feb 26
Milo Rau on Navalny + Screening of The Moscow Trials
Segal Theatre
Details
Feb 26, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
The Segal Center presents a Zoom talk with Milo Rau on Alexei Navalny, as well as a screening of Rau's theater documentary The Moscow Trials and Daniel Roher's Oscar-winning documentary Navalny.
Mon, Feb 26
Screening of Navalny
Segal Theatre
Details
Feb 26, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
The Segal Center presents a Zoom talk with Milo Rau on Alexei Navalny, as well as a screening of Rau's theater documentary The Moscow Trials and Daniel Roher's Oscar-winning documentary Navalny.
Wed, Feb 07
Excerpt Screenings + Talk with Milo Rau
New York
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Feb 07, 2024, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us for excerpt screenings of Milo Rau's films followed by a talk with Frank Hentschker.
Wed, Feb 07
Beyond the 2%: A Manifesto Raising The Bar for Womxn Composers
Elebash Recital Hall, The Segal Center
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Feb 07, 2024, 6:30 PM EST
Elebash Recital Hall, The Segal Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
With representatives from New York art institutions, Vienna Festwochen Festival artistic director Milo Rau, and others.
Wed, Feb 07
Book Talk: Milo Rau's "Reclaiming the Future"
New York
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Feb 07, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us for an afternoon with Milo Rau discussing his latest book "Reclaiming the Future" and the search for new forms of thinking, feeling, and collective action.
Thu, Dec 14
WORLD THEATRE / US THEATRE - Presenting Contemporary Circus in NYC (Panel + Screenings)
Martin E. Segal Theater Center
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Dec 14, 2023, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Martin E. Segal Theater Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Panel and all-day screenings on contemporary circus and movement arts in the United States.
Mon, Dec 11
WORLD THEATRE - Mattia Torre: Italian & American Playwrights Project
Martin E. Segal Theater Center
Details
Dec 11, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Martin E. Segal Theater Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us for a Segal Center ITALIAN AND AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT evening discovering the work of one of the most significant contemporary Italian playwrights, screenwriters, and directors: the late Mattia Torre.
Thu, Nov 30
World Theatre - Butoh in New York / LEIMAY
Martin E. Segal Theater Center
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Nov 30, 2023, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Martin E. Segal Theater Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us for a day of screenings, a book talk, and a movement class that offers a glimpse into the world of New York's multidisciplinary company LEIMAY, and their newly created public archive.
Mon, Nov 27
WORLD THEATRE - Playwright Martyna Majok (Poland/US) reading from COST OF LIVING
Martin E. Segal Theater Center
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Nov 27, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Martin E. Segal Theater Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us for a conversation with playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok, who will read excerpts from her play COST OF LIVING.

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