Narcissister: Voyage Into Infinity
Originally conceived as a kinetic installation for Pioneer Works, NYU Skirball presents Narcissister’s Voyage Into Infinity as part of Under The Radar 2026—transforming the Center’s stage into a dynamic site of surreal feats, lo-fi magic, and theatrical pyrotechnics.
A feminist response to Peter Fischli and David Weiss’s iconic video The Way Things Go, the performance centers female-presenting bodies as both agents and objects of fascination. With a live score by Holland Andrews, Voyage Into Infinity features Narcissister’s signature blend of humor, critique, and visual spectacle, channeling raw energy and punk spirit. At its core, the artist’s iconic mask continues to provoke urgent questions around identity, beauty, and race.
Director/Performer: Narcissister
Additional Narcissister Performers: Effie Bowen, Jessica Emmanuel
Music: Holland Andrews
Band: Justin Frye, Austin Sley Julian, Gregory Fox
Pyrotechnics Artist: Alex Podger
Pyrotechnics Designer/Skirball iteration: Jeremy Chernick
Finishing Director: Reginald Robeson
Choreographer/Movement Director: Wanda Gala
Lighting Design: Michael Zumbrun
Costume Design: Narcissister and Karen Boyer
Pyrotechnics Design Assistant/Skirball iteration: Katia Carmichael
Builders: Nathan Benett, Mike Berlant, Cade Duff, Tyler Giordano, Chris Lesnewski, Travis Spinks
Rigging: Noah Price
Consulting Production Managers: Brian Freeland, Joey Shaw
Production Interns: Maggie Sheridan, Rosa Acevedo
About the Artist
Narcissister is a Brooklyn-based artist and performer. Masked and merkin-ed, she works at the intersection of dance, art, and activism in a range of media including live performance, film, video, collage, and sculpture. She presents work worldwide at festivals, nightclubs, museums, and galleries. She won “Best Use of a Sex Toy” at Good Vibrations Erotic Film Festival, a Bessie nomination for the theatrical performance Organ Player, and Creative Capital and United States Artists Awards. Her first feature film Narcissister Organ Player premiered at Sundance 2018. Her activist short film Narcissister Breast Work premiered at Sundance 2020 and won a Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short at Outfest 2021. Voyage Into Infinity had its world premiere in 2024. Narcissister is a 2025 recipient of a Sir Peter Shaffer Charitable Foundation commission to develop a new theatrical piece at Playwrights Horizons.
About Under the Radar
For over two decades, the Under the Radar Theater Festival has brought bold, risk-taking work to New York City, celebrating groundbreaking theater and performance from around the world and just down the street. Produced in collaboration with venues across the city, the festival showcases innovative multidisciplinary artists whose work speaks powerfully to the present moment. Under the Radar Festival® returns in January 2026 with a signature slate of more than 25 new productions staged throughout the city.