The Metamorphoses in New York: Creative Appropriations and the Study of Ovid
Thursday-Friday, November 6-7, 2025
NYU Silver Center for Arts & Science
31 Washington Place (accessible entrance)
Hemmerdinger Hall, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10003
This event will be offered in-person only. It is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
This conference is co-sponsored by The Department of Classics, NYU Grey Art Museum, and The Center for Ballet and the Arts.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
6:00pm WELCOME
Matthew S. Santirocco (NYU)
OPENING REMARKS
Alessandro Schiesaro (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa)
6:35pm CREATIVE APPROPRIATIONS AND THE STUDY OF THE METAMORPHOSES
Alessandro Barchiesi (NYU)
7:05pm ON TRANSLATING THE METAMORPHOSES
Jhumpa Lahiri (Barnard College, Columbia University)
7:35pm DISCUSSION AND AUDIENCE Q&A
Alessandro Barchiesi (NYU), moderator
7:45pm PUBLIC RECEPTION
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
1:00pm WELCOME
Alessandro Barchiesi (NYU)
1:05pm OVID IN LITERATURE
Alex Shakar (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
1:40pm OVID IN VISUAL ART
Lucy Oakley (NYU Grey Art Museum Emerita)
2:15pm OVID IN DANCE
Jennifer Homans (NYU Center for Ballet and the Arts)
2:50pm OVID IN FILM
Martin Winkler (George Mason University)
3:35pm DISCUSSION AND AUDIENCE Q&A
Alessandro Barchiesi (NYU), moderator
4:00pm CONCLUSION
