The Cohen New Works Festival (2023)

April 3-7, 2023

The Cohen New Works Festival is a biennial celebration of new, bold, risk-taking, future-thinking, cutting-edge, no-holds-barred, adjective-filled, original performance! The festival welcomes and encourages artists from any discipline to join us in a week-long celebration of student-led performance.

Learn about the 2023 projects and their creative teams.

Faculty Producers: Kirk Lynn, Patrick Shaw, Dorothy O'Shea Overbey, Erica "eg" Gionfriddo, Corey Allen, Rusty Cloyes

The Cohen New Works Festival Executive Committee (2023): Braxton Rae, Malena Pennycook, Renita James, Zach Ezer, Victoria Vargas, Heaven Wilburn, Madeleine Berckley, Emma Winder, Clare Meyer, Jenny Lavery, Ellie Newton, Rachel Green, Karina Enriquez, Emily Green, Ashleigh Taylor, Grant Gilker, William Kauffmann, Sarah "Selliott" Elliott, Morgan Randall, Kat Clark

Photos by Thomas Allison.

Two actors slow dance and smile at each other with a neon square hung diagonally around them
Two dancers caught mid-jump with their left legs and arms extended and their right arms and legs bent
An actor in the foreground puts their hands on their temples, while an actor holding a large teddy bear watches in the background
An actor in yellow overalls sits in front of glowing white spheres
A dancer balances on one foot, holding their right foot up above their head and their left arm extended, with a line of dancers behind them
A chorus of actors kneel on their left knees, holding their left arms out beside them and singing
An actor holding a black binder walks forward, giving an impassioned speech, while five other actors sitting at desks watch them
three dancers sit on the Brockett Theatre floor, reaching their right arms up, washed in blue light
three actors kneel down on the ground, while a third actor with a large bow and pearls watches with a concerned look on their face
four dancers wearing costumes with neutral tones pose in a line, stretching their right arms out and their left arms back
A dancer with a thin, hose-like material around them crouches on a black block, moving their elbows out against the fabric
An actor sitting on a bench looks up at another actor standing with their arms crossed, with a colorful umbrella and backdrop behind them
An actor holds their hands out next to them, with an actor in a pink squid costume facing them with their back to the camera
Two actors in long skirts and blouses hold each other's hands and look out in the distance, one holding a wide-brimmed hat
A student and New Works Festival project lead sits on the ground and looks straight into the camera, with dozens of spoons on the ground and in the air around them
Three dancers step forward excitedly, holding their left arms up and their right arms out, with vibrant pink light behind them
seven performers create a scene with their bodies, one lying on the ground, one kneeling and four others standing, while an eighth performer speaks animatedly to the side

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