# Event Details - **Event Name**: Dark Play - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: An Artist Talk with Aliza ShvartsAbout this EventThe Department of Performance Studies invites PS Alum and artist theorist Aliza Shvarts (Ph.D. '20, M.A. '10) for an artist talk. Performance theorist Richard Schechner describes “dark play” as the condition when the performer knows they are performing, but the audience does not. The term also invokes the “dark arts” or clandestine powers attributed to witches as reproductive criminals: women who, as described by Marxist feminist Silvia Federici, not only often helped others manage their reproductive health, but whose speech—insofar as they possessed the power to cast spells or curses—possessed the power to act. In this talk, artist and theorist Aliza Shvarts will discuss the broader arc of her practice, and explore how "dark play" can offer an aesthetic and political strategy to navigate increasing forms of censorship.Aliza Shvarts is an artist theorist who takes a queer and feminist approach to reproductive labor and language. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally at venues including the Tate Modern, Athens Biennale, Art in General, and SculptureCenter. Her writing and interviews have appeared in October, Artforum,The Cut, e-flux, Art in America and The Brooklyn Rail, among other publications. Shvarts holds a PhD in Performance Studies (NYU), was a Helena Rubinstein Fellow in Critical Studies at the Whitney Independent Study Program (ISP), and currently Director of the Low-Residency MFA Program at School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).Image Caption: Aliza Shvarts, Disconsent: Faith, 2025 - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/dark-play/100001527678159499 - **Event Categories**: art, performances, entertainment, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fdark-play-tickets-1527678159499 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: 721 Broadway, Richard Schechner Studio, Room 612 - **lat**: 40.72943910000001 - **long**: -73.99360100000001 - **full address**: 721 Broadway, Richard Schechner Studio, Room 612, 721 Broadway, New York, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: NYU’s Performance Studies Department (https://allevents.in/org/nyu’s-performance-studies-department/20584844) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/28de581f651a4e6da19e8123e08e80e6185cc6fc9cf40c7d291f64d637c07c66-rimg-w1200-h801-dc141719-gmir.jpg?v=1753685648 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/98a8ba4761733cf319c7f568d6eeba3c65eb4163203bcd7bf5e058ec5a4ae70e-rimg-w400-h400-dc151517-gmir.jpg?v=1753685648 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** 721 Broadway, Richard Schechner Studio, Room 612, 721 Broadway, New York, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** NYU’s Performance Studies Department - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, performances, entertainment, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Dark Play ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Dark Play", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/28de581f651a4e6da19e8123e08e80e6185cc6fc9cf40c7d291f64d637c07c66-rimg-w1200-h801-dc141719-gmir.jpg?v=1753685648", "startDate": "2025-11-13", "endDate": "2025-11-13", "url": "https://allevents.in/new-york/dark-play/100001527678159499", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "721 Broadway, Richard Schechner Studio, Room 612", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "721 Broadway", "postalCode": "10003", "addressLocality": "New York", "addressRegion": "NY", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "40.72943910000001", "longitude": "-73.99360100000001" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "An Artist Talk with Aliza Shvarts", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-13", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/new-york/dark-play/100001527678159499" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/new-york/dark-play/100001527678159499", "price": 0, "name": "NYU Current Students, Faculty, and Staff" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/new-york/dark-play/100001527678159499", "price": 0, "name": "NYU Alumni" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/new-york/dark-play/100001527678159499", "price": 0, "name": "General Community" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NYUs Performance Studies Department", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/nyu’s-performance-studies-department/20584844" } ] } ] ```