NYU Portraits is an annual, performance-based event featuring a dynamic cast of student and celebrity performance artists, speakers, and trailblazers. This NYU tradition is a vibrant and exciting showcase where historical and contemporary movements for justice and equity come together on stage to inspire social change. This event is organized in collaboration with Voices of a People’s History of the United States.

Celebrity Cast:
Celisse, Singer
Stephanie Hsu, Actor
Danny Ramirez, Actor
Ali Stroker, Actor and Singer

NYU Student Cast:
Amina Abdiaziz (Steinhardt ’26)
Italy Ja'rae Lee (Tisch ’27)
Leilani Patao (Tisch ’26)
Naira Sarin (Tisch ’25)

Narrators:

Fred Carl, Associate Arts Professor and Co-Associate Dean of Faculty, Tisch
Renzhong Tan, Director, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP)