Opening Ceremony
Monday, April 7 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Winship Atrium
We welcome another year of The Cohen New Works Festival celebrations, featuring guest speakers and a reception, as we begin a week-long festival of new and exciting works.
Keynote Speaker: Raasin McIntosh
MONDAY, APRIL 7
11:00am – 12:00pm | Origami Workshop (Winship Atrium)
12:00pm – 12:15pm | You Got My Heart (WIN 1.172)
1:00pm – 1:15pm | Her Testimony, Our Story (LAB)
2:00pm – 2:30pm | riverwild (WIN 1.134)
2:00pm – 2:45pm | Ephemera Genesis (B. Iden Payne)
3:00pm – 3:40pm | Laughter in the Deep (Oscar G. Brockett)
4:00pm – 4:30pm | KILELE (WIN 2.120)
5:00pm - 7:00pm | Reconstructing Memory: Revisiting Images
5:00pm – 6:45pm | All Engulfing (LAB)
6:00pm – 7:20pm | Death and the Girl (B. Iden Payne)
7:00pm – 7:40pm | Quiet Tears of Roses (Oscar G. Brockett)
7:30pm – 9:00pm | the discreet charm of the CEOs (WIN 2.112)
8:00pm – 8:30pm | THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN (Outside East Patio)
Installations
facePiece | Located in Fine Arts Library (11:00am - 5:00pm)
Random + Resonate + React | Located in WIN B.202
null(body) | Located in WIN 1.164 (12:00pm - 6:00pm)
Mountain Lights | Located in WIN 2.121
Hysteria | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby
Softly and Tenderly | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby
ArtVend 2.0 | Located in WIN First Floor Hallway
TUESDAY, APRIL 8
10:00am – 10:35am | Yes or No… (WIN 2.180)
10:30am – 11:15am | I am 33% of the Truth (Oscar G. Brockett)
11:00am – 12:00pm | Lantern Making Workshop (Winship Atrium)
12:00pm – 12:35pm | Yes or No… (WIN 2.180)
12:30pm – 1:30pm | We Are The Only Poets (WIN 2.120)
1:00pm - 1:30pm | are you ok in there? (Second Floor Bathroom)
1:00pm – 2:45pm | All Engulfing (LAB)
1:30pm – 2:10pm | Laughter in the Deep (Oscar G. Brockett)
2:00pm - 2:30pm | are you ok in there? (Second Floor Bathroom)
2:00pm – 3:30pm | the discreet charm of the CEOs (WIN 2.112)
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2:00 – 5:00pm | Screen-printing (Winship Atrium)
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2:30pm – 4:00pm | Emiliana: A Revolution Cabaret (B. Iden Payne)
3:00pm - 3:30pm | are you ok in there? (Second Floor Bathroom)
3:30pm – 3:45pm | You Got My Heart (WIN 1.172)
5:00pm – 5:45pm | The Tiger and the Spigot Consider the Stars (Outside East Patio)
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5:00pm – 6:00pm | Salon 1 (Winship Atrium)
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5:00pm – 6:50pm | The Tragicall Comedie of Margery Lyall (LAB)
5:30pm – 6:10pm | Quiet Tears of Roses (Oscar G. Brockett)
6:00pm – 6:40pm | Biophillia (WIN 1.134)
6:00pm - 7:00pm | THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN Performance Lecture (Fine Arts Library)
6:30pm – 7:30pm | Fanny Packs (WIN 2.180)
7:00pm – 8:30pm | Godfriend (B. Iden Payne)
8:00pm – 8:45pm | SIMP (WIN 2.112)
8:00pm – 9:20pm | Rigged: the Game Show (WIN 1.108)
9:00pm – 9:30pm | At This Table (Oscar G. Brockett)
Installations
facePiece | Located in Fine Arts Library (10:00am - 5:00pm)
The Golden Hour / Things That Happen To A Girl Walking To A Bus Stop | Located in 1.148 (Films on loop from 12:00pm - 5:30pm)
Random + Resonate + React | Located in WIN B.202
Mountain Lights | Located in WIN 2.121
Hysteria | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby
Softly and Tenderly | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby
ArtVend 2.0 | Located in WIN First Floor Hallway
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
10:00am – 10:15am | You Got My Heart (WIN 1.172)
10:00am – 10:30am | riverwild (WIN 1.134)
10:00am - 10:35am | Yes or No... (WIN 2.180)
10:00am – 10:45am | Ephemera Genesis (B. Iden Payne)
10:00am – 10:45am | I am 33% of the Truth (Oscar G. Brockett)
11:00am – 11:30am | riverwild (WIN 1.134)
11:00am – 11:35am | Yes or No... (WIN 2.180)
11:00am – 12:00:pm | Zine Workshop (Winship Atrium)
1:00pm - 1:30pm | are you ok in there? (Second Floor Bathroom)
1:00pm – 2:20pm | (to leave) when you go (LAB)
2:00pm - 2:30pm | are you ok in there? (Second Floor Bathroom)
2:00pm – 2:30pm | At This Table (Oscar G. Brockett)
2:00pm – 3:00pm | Happenchance (WIN 1.134)
2:00pm – 3:20pm | Death and the Girl (B. Iden Payne)
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2:00pm – 5:00pm | Screen-Printing (Winship Atrium)
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3:00pm - 3:30pm | are you ok in there? (Second Floor Bathroom)
3:00pm – 3:45pm | SIMP (WIN 2.112)
3:00pm – 4:20pm | Rigged: the Game Show (WIN 1.108)
4:00pm - 4:30pm | KILELE (WIN 2.120)
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4:00pm – 6:30pm | Salon 2 (Winship Atrium)
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5:00pm – 7:00pm | You Need the Goo! (Oscar G. Brockett)
6:30pm - 7:00pm | KILELE (WIN 2.120)
7:00pm – 8:30pm | Emiliana: A Revolution Cabaret (B. Iden Payne)
7:00pm – 7:45pm | Paracussion (Fine Arts Library)
8:00pm – 8:30pm | THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN (Outside East Patio)
8:00pm – 9:20pm | Absolute None! (LAB)
8:00pm – 9:30pm | the discreet charm of the CEOs (WIN 2.112)
Installations
facePiece | Located in Fine Arts Library (10:00am - 5:00pm)
The Golden Hour / Things That Happen To A Girl Walking To A Bus Stop | Located in 1.148 (Films on loop from 12:00pm - 5:30pm)
Random + Resonate + React | Located in WIN B.202
null(body) | Located in WIN 1.164 (11:00am - 4:00pm)
Mountain Lights | Located in WIN 2.121
Hysteria | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby
Softly and Tenderly | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby
ArtVend 2.0 | Located in WIN First Floor Hallway
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
10:00am – 11:30am | Godfriend (B. Iden Payne)
11:00am – 11:30am | Fanny Packs (WIN 2.180)
12:30pm – 1:15pm | The Tiger and the Spigot Consider the Stars (Outside East Patio)
1:00pm - 1:30pm | are you ok in there? (Second Floor Bathroom)
1:00pm – 2:50pm | The Tragicall Comedie of Margery Lyall (LAB)
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2:00pm – 5:00pm | Screen-Printing (Winship Atrium)
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2:00pm – 2:30pm | riverwild (WIN 1.134)
2:00pm - 2:30pm | are you ok in there? (Second Floor Bathroom)
2:30pm – 3:50pm | Death and the Girl (B. Iden Payne)
3:30pm – 5:30pm | You Need the Goo! (Oscar G. Brockett)
5:00pm – 5:30pm | KILELE (WIN 2.120)
6:00pm – 6:30pm | SIMP (WIN 2.112)
6:00pm - 7:00pm | We Are The Only Poets (WIN 1.108)
6:00pm – 7:20pm | (to leave) when you go (LAB)
6:30pm – 7:30pm | Happenchance (WIN 1.134)
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6:30pm – 7:30pm | Salon 3 (Winship Atrium)
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7:00pm – 8:30pm | Emiliana: A Revolution Cabaret (B. Iden Payne)
8:00pm - 8:30pm | THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN (Outside East Patio)
8:00pm – 8:30pm | At This Table (Oscar G. Brockett)
Installations
facePiece | Located in Fine Arts Library (10:00am - 5:00pm)
The Golden Hour / Things That Happen To A Girl Walking To A Bus Stop | Located in 1.148 (Films on loop from 12:00pm - 5:30pm)
Random + Resonate + React | Located in WIN B.202
Mountain Lights | Located in WIN 2.121
Hysteria | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby
Softly and Tenderly | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby
ArtVend 2.0 | Located in WIN First Floor Hallway
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
10:00am – 10:15am | You Got My Heart (WIN 1.172)
10:00am – 10:45am | Ephemera Genesis (B. Iden Payne)
10:30am – 11:05am | Yes or No... (WIN 2.180)
10:30am – 12:30pm | You Need the Goo! (Oscar G. Brockett)
11:00am – 11:30am | SIMP (WIN 2.112)
12:30pm – 1:05pm | Yes or No... (WIN 2.180)
12:30pm – 1:30pm| Happenchance (WIN 1.134)
1:00pm – 1:30pm | KILELE (WIN 2.120)
1:00pm – 2:20pm | Absolute None! (LAB)
2:30pm – 3:10pm | Quiet Tears of Roses (Oscar G Brockett)
2:30pm – 3:50pm | Rigged: the Game Show (WIN 1.108)
3:00pm – 3:45pm | The Tiger and the Spigot Consider the Stars (Outside East Patio)
3:30pm - 4:00pm | Softly and Tenderly (performance) (Payne Lobby)
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5:00pm - 6:30pm | Closing Ceremony (Winship Atrium)
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7:30pm – 9:00pm | Godfriend (B. Iden Payne)
8:00pm – 8:45pm | I am 33% of the Truth (Oscar G. Brockett)
8:30pm – 8:45pm | Her Testimony, Our Story (LAB)
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9:00pm - 10:00pm | Closing Celebration
Installations
facePiece | Located in Fine Arts Library (10:00am - 5:00pm)
Random + Resonate + React | Located in WIN B.202 (10:00am - 6:30pm)
Reconstructing Memory: Revisiting Images | Located in WIN 1.148 (10:00am - 6:30pm)
Perhaps While We Were Caught in a Fever | Located in WIN 2.116 (10:00am - 6:30pm)
null(body) | Located in WIN 1.164 (10:00am - 6:30pm)
Mountain Lights | Located in WIN 2.121 (10:00am - 6:30pm)
Hysteria | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby (10:00am - 6:30pm)
Softly and Tenderly | Located in B. Iden Payne Lobby (10:00am - 6:30pm)
ArtVend 2.0 | Located in WIN First Floor Hallway (10:00am - 6:30pm)
Closing Ceremony
Friday, April 11 at 5:00-6:30 p.m. | Winship Atrium
We'll toast the projects and discuss audience experiences before looking ahead to The Cohen New Works Festival 2027.
Closing Celebration
Friday, April 11 at 9:00-10:00 p.m. | Winship Atrium
Celebrate another wonderful New Works Festival at the closing celebration sendoff. Say goodbye to Cohen 2025 as we dance the night away to the sounds of DJ Gemz in our transformed Atrium.
Festival Events
Live Screen Printing
Drop by the re-imagined Atrium on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for the chance to grab a memento from The Cohen New Works Festival created before your own eyes. Audiences can purchase a screen-printed festival poster, shirt or bring their own blank shirt for printing. This live making event will be led by theatrical design student Rachel Green.
Tuesday, April 8 from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium
Origami Making Workshop
Join our Origami Workshop, where you'll transform a slip of paper into beautiful stars. Each star, symbolizing luck, will find its home in a communal vase of hope, inviting you to select a few for yourself to discover your hidden fortune inside.
Monday, April 7 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium
Lantern Making Workshop
Join us for a hands-on lantern-making workshop at the Cohen New Works Festival as we explore the tradition and artistry of the craft that lights the way for creativity -- literally.
Tuesday, April 8 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium
Zine Making Workshop
Join us in the Atrium where we will learn about the history of zines, a form of DIY publication. Then, we'll create our very own mini-zines that you can take with you!
Wednesday, April 9 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium
Salons
The Education, Community Engagement and Dramaturgy Committee is excited to host three salons throughout the week of the festival to gather and discuss specific topics around The Cohen New Works Festival 2025. This is a chance for you as an audience member to continue the conversation with other audience members, project leads and guest artists of the festival. We hope you will drop by the Atrium for any amount of time to listen, learn from one another and offer your thoughts!
Salon 1: What’s So New About It? Reflections on Creative Process and the Development of New Work
As an entity that is equal parts presentational and incubatory, The Cohen New Works Festival provides students with a durational format to develop a single project. For the 2025 Festival, the Student Executive Committee has placed a focus on centering practice and process over product with the hope to support deeper, more intentional and rigorous artistic exploration. Per our value of Development, “The Cohen New Works Festival charges artists into a true spirit of development through bold risk-taking, radical experimentation and methodical artistic evolution.” Additionally, this year the Festival has invested in more interdisciplinary projects where artistic practices and processes can meet and learn from one another. How does interdisciplinary collaboration affect the creative process? What is artistic development? What is so new about The Cohen New Works Festival? Why does newness matter?
Tuesday, April 8 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the Winship Atrium
Salon 2: Artistic Identities: Investigating Culture and Community through Art-Making
Our art can be used to accomplish a variety of artistic, civic and educational goals. However, there is longstanding debate about whether and how art fulfills these purposes. How do we cultivate community and belonging through our artistic processes and products? How does art work to bring people together? What can speaking directly to your intended audience do to facilitate artistic meaning?
Wednesday, April 9 from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the Winship Atrium
Salon 3: Festival Ecosystems: A Conversation with Iconic Austin Arts Festivals
Austin has become synonymous with festival culture. From the larger SXSW and ACL to the more fringe FronteraFest and OUTsider, Austin is deeply invested in gatherings around art and culture. So then, how does The Cohen New Works Festival fit into the ecosystem of festivals in our city? Join local festival organizers and producers to discuss what it means to be an Austin festival in 2025.
Thursday, April 10 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in the Winship Atrium