# Lunch/Performance | The Art of the Tuna Fish Sandwich: Performing Alison Knowles' The Identical Lunch

Lunch/Performance | The Art of the Tuna Fish Sandwich: Performing Alison Knowles' The Identical Lunch at The Center for Ballet and the Arts, Thursday 12 November 2026, 12:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: The Center for Ballet and the Arts, Cooper Square 20
- With: André Lepecki, Jeannine Tang
- Go to page: https://tisch.nyu.edu/performance-studies/events/ay2026-2027/lunch-performance---the-art-of-the-tuna-fish-sandwich--performin

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A lunchtime performance and conversation, at which attendees eat Alison Knowles's signature meal: a tuna fish sandwich on wheat toast with butter and lettuce, no mayo, and a cup of soup or glass of buttermilk, with vegan alternatives available. Professors André Lepecki and Jeannine Tang of NYU's Department of Performance Studies lead a discussion sparked by Knowles's work The Identical Lunch, which she performed from 1969 until her death in 2025, with artists, friends, and strangers joining her over the years. The talk places the piece in its Fluxus context of everyday life, ritual, and relation, and considers what it means to activate this communal performance after her death. Attendance requires an RSVP.

## Dates

- Thursday 12 November 12:00 — The Center for Ballet and the Arts

Written by a model, sources: [tisch.nyu.edu](https://tisch.nyu.edu/performance-studies/events/ay2026-2027/lunch-performance---the-art-of-the-tuna-fish-sandwich--performin)

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