Events
In the Dark: Scenes from a Moving Archive An exhibition presented by the Hemispheric Institute
On view through October 15, 2026
Monday to Friday | 11:00 AM — 4:00 PM
Hemispheric Institute
20 Cooper Square, First Floor Gallery Space
— Closed October 12 for Indigenous Peoples’ Day |
About
About
Join us for the opening of In the Dark: Scenes from a Moving Archive. The exhibition crosses the boundaries between performance and preservation, between embodied creation and visual archives. Standing in the dark of a gallery, surrounded by a ribbon of light, we experience works by artists who make theater, visual art, dance, music, and performance art. Together, we discover archives of movement and stillness, ritual and rhythm, sound and sense, consciousness and memory.
In the Dark features works by Juan Carlos Alom, Daymé Arocena, Arthur Avilés, Charlotte Brathwaite, Beatrice Capote, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Dragonfly, Regina José Galindo, Ayrson Heráclito, the House of Ultra Omni, Nadia Huggins, Carlos Martiel, Aurelio Martínez, National Black Theatre, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, David Sánchez, and Teatro Línea de Sombra. These seventeen works, displayed across eight screens, form part of the Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library at NYU. The Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library (HIDVL) is one of the most important performance archives in the world.
In the Dark invites us to reflect on darkness as a time of both peril and discovery. We offer the light generated by these works as resources in moments of darkness.
20 Cooper Square, Fifth floor
New York, NY 10003
This event will be in English.
This is an in-person event that requires registration. All non-NYU attendees must RSVP in advance. Video documentation will be made available on the Institute website following the event.
Mobility Access
The main entrance to the Hemispheric Institute at 20 Cooper Square is wheelchair accessible and there is elevator service to our space on the 5th floor.
Nearby ADA accessible transit stations include: B, C, D, and F at Broadway and Lafayette station. Q, N, R, W, 4, 5, and 6 trains at 14th Street station.
Accessible Programming
All of our virtual and pre-recorded programming are equipped with automated closed-captioning.
Accessibility Inquiries
The Hemispheric Institute provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations for events and services should be submitted at least two weeks before the date of the accommodation need. Please submit your request in the event registration form or call for assistance.
Restrooms
The Hemispheric Institute at 20 Cooper Square offers ADA accessible and gender neutral restrooms with changing tables.