Artwork by Konstantin Kakanias
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Dance,MusicTriple EchoThursday, October 8 (7pm-9pm). Opening NightLocation: ATRIUM & GALLERY
Triple Echo
by Jonah Bokaer and Stavros Gasparatos.
Choreography by Jonah Bokaer.
Composition by Stavros Gasparatos.
Costumes by Narciso Rodriguez.
Lighting design by Aaron Copp.
Dancers: Callie Nichole Lyons, Hristoula Harakas, Sara Procopio.
Musicians: The Rhythm Method and Matt Evans.
Voice (recorded): Savina Yannatou.In an original dance and music creation, Jonah Bokaer, “contemporary dance’s renaissance man” (The New York Times) and Stavros Gasparatos, preeminent composer of the new Greek generation, team up to inaugurate the festival with extraordinary collaborators in a performance that will lead the audience to travel across the expanse of the newly renovated center.
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ArtNarcissus & Art In the Woods:
A Lecture with the Bruce High Quality Foundation
Friday, October 9 (11am-12noon) .Location: GALLERYRadical, rather scholarly, and completely unpredictable, the Bruce High Quality Foundation will offer an original lecture as performance on the myth of Narcissus in art.
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ArchitectureNarcissus & ArchitectureFriday, October 9 (1pm-2:30pm).Location: ATRIUM
With Matt Postal, Municipal Art Society of New York
Starting at the Olympic Tower, a walking tour explores human self-glorification in the architecture of midtown Manhattan.
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Art,FashionNarcissus & FashionFriday, October 9 (2:30pm-4pm).Location: GALLERY
Moderated by Judith Thurman
With Sarah Lewis, Konstantin Kakanias, and Mary Katrantzou
In choosing what to wear, each of us starts our day with a moment of creative narcissism. An award-winning writer, an illustrator, and a designer discuss the importance of “I” in fashion.
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TechnologyNarcissus & TechnologyFriday, October 9 (5:30pm-7pm).Location: GALLERY
Moderated by Dominic Rushe
With Zachary Mason and Sree Sreenivasan
Has technology awakened the Narcissus in us all? Critics and adepts address the impact of technological advances on social interaction and self-perception.
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Literature,MusicNarcissus & PoetryFriday, October 9 (8pm-10pm).Location: Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York (22-51 29th Street - Astoria)
With POEMobile
Produced by City Lore and Bowery Arts + Science
A hand-painted truck delivers poetry, read, spoken, and projected live for our special edition of POEMobile in Astoria, featuring actress and singer, Martha Tompoulidou, Obie Award-winning actor Dennis Boutsikaris, poet Dean Kostos and music by The Mighty Third Rail.
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MusicNarcissus & SongSaturday, October 10 (9pm-11pm).Location: BAMcafé Live - Lepercq Space (30 Lafayette Avenue - Brooklyn)
With Eleanor Friedberger
The singer-songwriter best known as the frontwoman of Brooklyn indie rock band the Fiery Furnaces, helps celebrate Narcissus in lyrics with selections from her “warm, inviting and groovy” (T Magazine) last album “Personal Record.”
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Dance,PsychologyNarcissus & BalletSaturday, October 10 (11am-12noon).Location: GALLERY
With Heléne Alexopoulos and Jennifer Homans
Every dancer develops an intimate and complex relationship with the mirror and self-image. The former principal dancer at New York City Ballet, and a fellow performer and ballet historian discuss their understanding of the myth as it relates to their experience and the profession at large.
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Literature,WorkshopBibliothekeSaturday, October 10 (12pm-6pm) & Sunday, October 11 (9am-3pm).Location: ATRIUM
With librarian Athena Danalakis
Stop, sit, and read in our pop-up library, curated to relate to our theme.
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Literature,WorkshopStrangers Project BoothSaturday October 10 (12pm-6pm).Location: ATRIUM
With Brandon Doman
Experience a collection of personal stories and journal entries from anonymous handwritten letters. Reflect on your own narrative and explore the idea of collective narcissism though this display.
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Crafts,WorkshopMeet NarcissusSaturday, October 10 (12pm-6pm) & Sunday, October 11 (9am-3pm).Location: ATRIUM
Created by Paperkingdom and DKD Studio
With Efi Latifi
Create your own myth with Meet the Greeks’ special edition paper cutouts.
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Art,PsychologyOn self-portraitureSaturday, October 10 (12 noon).Location: ATRIUM
The Seminar.
School is in session! Join our intimate seminar-style discussions. From Freud to field notes, poetry to pop culture, our illustrious speakers will draw connections between the Narcissus myth and cultural topics.
12NOON: Sean Carney, Andrea Arrubla, and Jarrett Earnest of the BHQFU on self-portraiture.45-minute session.
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Literature,PsychologyOn the Virtues of Not WritingSaturday, October 10 (11am-12noon).Location: ATRIUM
The Seminar.
School is in session! Join our intimate seminar-style discussions. From Freud to field notes, poetry to pop culture, our illustrious speakers will draw connections between the Narcissus myth and cultural topics.
11AM: Fani Papageorgiou on the virtues of Not Writing.
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Crafts,WorkshopNarcissus Flower CraftSaturday, October 10 (12pm-6pm) & Sunday, October 11 ( 9am-3pm).Location: ATRIUM
With Jen Kelly
Learn how to make a craft paper daffodil and take it home.
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Language,WorkshopThe Greek WordsmithSaturday, October 10 (12pm-6pm) & Sunday, October 11 (9am-3pm).Location: ATRIUM
With Angeliki Agka
Do you know there is a plethora of English words that have their origin in the Greek language? Come play with “idea,” “drama, “phobia,” “autograph,” “geography,” “dynamite,” and many others.
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Psychology,ScienceThe True MirrorSaturday, October 10 (12pm-6pm) & Sunday, October 11 (9am-3pm).Location: ATRIUM
With Danelle Marqui Brown
See yourself the way others do, and learn about the science of perception, the history of mirrors, and the metaphysics of self-image.
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LiteratureOn Milton’s “Narcissa” in Paradise LostSaturday, October 10 (1pm-2pm).Location: ATRIUM
The Seminar.
School is in session! Join our intimate seminar-style discussions. From Freud to field notes, poetry to pop culture, our illustrious speakers will draw connections between the Narcissus myth and cultural topics.
1PM: Jeff Dolven on Milton’s “Narcissa” in Paradise Lost.
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Psychology,TheaterNarcissus & ActingSaturday, October 10 (1pm-2pm).Location: GALLERY
With Paul Giamatti and Vanessa Grigoriadis
An in-depth discussion on the complex relationship between performer and audience and the mirrors they hold up to each other.
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Literature,PsychologyOn how narcissistic are you?Saturday, October 10 (2pm-3pm).Location: ATRIUM
The Seminar.
School is in session! Join our intimate seminar-style discussions. From Freud to field notes, poetry to pop culture, our illustrious speakers will draw connections between the Narcissus myth and cultural topics.
2PM: Kristin Dombek on how narcissistic are you?
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LiteratureNarcissus & LiteratureSaturday, October 10 (3pm-4pm).Location: GALLERY
Moderated by Lorin Stein
With Elif Batuman, John Jeremiah Sullivan, and Jessica Moss
How do writers interact with the mirror of the page? Award-winning essayists discuss the uses and perils of the first person in modern and classic literature.
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Culinary,PsychologyOn reflecting yourself in your CookingSaturday, October 10 (3pm-4pm).Location: ATRIUM
The Seminar.
School is in session! Join our intimate seminar-style discussions. From Freud to field notes, poetry to pop culture, our illustrious speakers will draw connections between the Narcissus myth and cultural topics.
3PM: Mina Stone on reflecting yourself in your cooking.45-minute session.
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PsychologyOn Freud’s On Narcissism and Lacan’s Mirror StageSaturday, October 10 (4pm-5pm).Location: ATRIUM
The Seminar.
School is in session! Join our intimate seminar-style discussions. From Freud to field notes, poetry to pop culture, our illustrious speakers will draw connections between the Narcissus myth and cultural topics.
4PM: Jamieson Webster on Freud’s On Narcissism and Lacan’s Mirror Stage.
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Keynote,Literature,PsychologyNarcissus & Us: A Keynote in Three PartsSaturday, October 10 (6pm-7:30pm ).Location: GALLERY
Moderated by Rebecca Mead
With Angelos Chaniotis, Laura Kipnis, and Eric Klinenberg
Who is Narcissus to us? The festival’s keynote discussion will analyze our multifaceted theme, from the origins of the myth to its evolution in psychology and social media.
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Crafts,WorkshopReflectopolisSunday, October 11 (9am-3pm).Location: ATRIUM
With Materials for the Arts
What would Narcissus’ world look like today? Help us find out by building your own reflective city. These workshops will use all recycled materials.
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Dance,WorkshopMirror DanceSunday, October 11 (Two times: 9:15am-10am; 10:15am-11am).Location: ATRIUM
With Maria Hanley
Dance to your reflection in this creative movement workshop geared to young children and their families.
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Film,Science,TechnologyNarcissus & Space: A Short Film
Moon MirrorsSunday, October 11 (10am-11am; 12NOON-1pm; 2pm-3pm ).Location: GALLERYWith Matthew Stanley, moderator
A short animated film for ages 5 and up.
Created by Sharon Shattuck and Ian Cheney.
Featuring an experiment in which Apollo astronauts left mirror arrays on the moon to study its relation to the earth, this animated short science film offers a cosmic look at the myth. Following each screening, filmmakers and an astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman answer questions from the audience. -
Theater,WorkshopTell It Again!Sunday, October 11 (Two times: 11:15am-12pm; 1:15pm-2pm ).Location: ATRIUM
With Efi Latifi
Engage with an interactive and family-friendly retelling of the myth of Narcissus.
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Music,Technology,WorkshopNarcissus & EchoSunday, October 11 (Two times: 12:15pm-1pm; 2:15pm-3pm).Location: ATRIUM
With Benjamin Weiner
Create your own sound installation inspired by the Narcissus myth.
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Art,Multimedia,Technology"THE ART WALL: I AMness"Thursday, October 8 to December 2015 (All Day).Location: ATRIUM
THE ART WALL: I AMness.
An original mural by Angelo Plessas, offers a post-minimalist, almost hallucinatory visual representation of narcissism today. Accompanied by a website, i-amness.com, the work reflects on our times with technological savvy and a playful interactive platform. Visit i-amness.com to learn more after Oct 8.© the artist, Courtesy The Breeder, Athens
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ArtColumnsThursday, October 8 to Sunday, October 11 (All Day).Location: GALLERY
Columns By Blind Adam.
© the artist, Courtesy of The Breeder, Athens.
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Art,VideoMirrorsiteThursday, October 8 to Sunday, October 11 (All Day).Location: GALLERY
Mirrorsite
By Andreas Angelidakis© the artist, Courtesy of The Breeder, Athens.
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Art,VideoNowThursday, October 8 to Sunday, October 11 (All Day).Location: GALLERY
Now
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Sound PieceNarcissus Now Sound Piece: Moments of ReflectionThursday, October 8 to Sunday, October 11 (All Day).
Produced by Tania Ketenjian
Specially commissioned podcast features artists’ and scholars’ perspectives on the myth from its origin to its imprint in contemporary culture, scored with music by festival composer Stavros Gasparatos. Interviewees include Adam Phillips, Angelos Chaniotis, Laura Kipnis, Lorin Stein, Daniel Mendelsohn, Nina Katchadourian, Sharon Shattuck, Simon Blackburn, Stavros Gasparatos. Listen at onassisfestivalny.org.
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ArtYou Must Know Where You Stop And The World BeginsThursday, October 8 to Sunday, October 11 (10 am – 8 pm). Monday, October 12 (10 am -6 pm).Location: ATRIUM
YOU MUST KNOW WHERE YOU STOP AND THE WORLD BEGINS By Jenny Holzer.
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Art,PhotographyBeing-seen-by-another is the truth of seeing the otherThursday, October 8 to Sunday, October 11.Location: ATRIUM
Being-seen-by-another is the truth of seeing the other.
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Art,VideoMoonstruckThursday, October 8 to Sunday, October 11.Location: GALLERY FOYER
Moonstruck
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LiteratureBookstoreOctober 9–10Location: GALLERY FOYER
McNally Jackson
Our resident bookstore will select titles relating to our theme and sell books by festival participants.
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FilmDiary FilmsOctober 7-14Location: BAMcinématek (30 Lafayette Avenue - Brooklyn)
BAMcinématek will present “Diaries, Notes and Sketches,” a look at the confessional, impressionistic art of the diary film.