COREY ALLEN

Citizen. Artist. Witness.
Assistant Professor of Acting | The University of Texas at Austin

 

What does it mean to bear witness?

What role does performance play in the 21st century?

 

As a multidisciplinary artist working at the crossroads of performance, visual art, and critical inquiry, my creative practice spans stage, screen, voice, and installation—each medium offering a lens to interrogate personhood, agency, visibility, and erasure.

 

This portfolio contains 5 Significant Works that live at the intersection of art and research.

 

Across platforms, these works blur the line between performance and inquiry: on-screen portrayals that mine psychological complexity, stage works that reframe the classical canon and disrupt form, narrative storytelling crafted for the ear alone, and site-specific installations that challenge audience agency. What binds them is a praxis built on curiosity, rigor, and a commitment to reimagine outdated notions of what performance is—or can become. 

 

Thank you for being here. I invite you to explore my body of work — slowly, curiously, and with your whole self.