Live Arts Bard 2019 Biennial

November 21–24, 2019

A four-day festival on the subject of borders—physical borders, political borders, and borders of the body—and how we might in time transcend them. This third edition of the LAB Biennial is curated by Lebanese artist Tania El Khoury, a 2019 Soros Art Fellow, and Gideon Lester, the Fisher Center’s Artistic Director for Theater and Dance.

About

A four-day festival on the subject of borders—physical borders, political borders, and borders of the body—and how we might in time transcend them. This third edition of the LAB Biennial is co-curated by Lebanese artist Tania El Khoury, a 2019 Soros Art Fellow, and Gideon Lester, the Fisher Center’s Artistic Director for Theater and Dance. The festival features nine new performances and installations by contemporary artists from the Middle East and the Americas.

Lobby Hours

November 21 at 6 pm – 9 pm
November 22 at 6 pm – 9:30 pm
November 23 at 1 pm – 9:30 pm
November 24 at 1 pm – 8 pm

Pricing and program schedules vary. See event page for details. 

Blog

Explore the themes and artists of Where No Wall Remains, including a festival syllabus, interviews with the artists, digital resources, and more.

Reading Room

Fridays through November 15, 1–4pm
New Annandale House, Bard College Campus

Open to the public, the Reading Room provides a space for individual and communal engagement with the discourse of Where No Wall Remains. A schedule of special events at the Reading Room, including public talks, readings, and screenings, can be found here.

The Reading Room is presented in association with Bard’s Center for Experimental Humanities.The Reading Room is also on view at through November 2019 at Wendy’s Subway, a non-profit library, writing space, and independent publisher in Brooklyn, New York.

Transportation

Our luxury coach brings you round-trip from NYC's Upper West Side to the Fisher Center for just $40 on Sunday, November 24.

Save $20 when you purchase the Sunday Package for the coach and all performances.

Special thanks

Where No Wall Remains is supported by grants from the Ford Foundation; Open Society Foundations; Arab Fund for  Arts and Culture; Thendara Foundation; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation;  Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement, and Education; The Vilcek Foundation; and the Institute of International Education.  Live Arts Bard is made possible by generous support from members of the Live Arts Bard Creative Council and Advisory Board  of the Fisher Center at Bard
 

Schedule At-A-Glance