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<p class="MsoNormal">Follow award-winning choreographer and performer Dana Michel as she unravels the orderly world of mechanical labor in MIKE.
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<p class="MsoNormal">EMPAC at Rensselaer invites Capital District Theater audiences to MIKE by Dana Michel, Friday, October 4 at 6PM and Saturday, October 5 at 2PM. Presented in EMPAC Studio 1—Goodman Theater and the center’s public spaces, on the campus of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dana Michel: MIKE </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">October 4 & 5</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6PM Friday | 2PM Saturday</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tickets: $20, no added fees</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NY Premiere!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Accompanied by an inventory of office items, which appear sculptural and act as performance collaborators, experimental choreographer Dana Michel embarks on a 3-hour trajectory through the center’s public spaces subject to interruption
and absurd redirection. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Both playful and serious, MIKE deals with work culture and self-respect, asking: “is it possible to live public lives that reflect our inner selves?”</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join us! Two shows only!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ABOUT THE ARTIST</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Toronto-based choreographer Dana Michel is recognized for her innovative and risk-taking performances, with awards including Silver Lion for Innovation in Dance, Venice Biennale.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Duration: 3 hours </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While encouraged to enjoy the performance from start to finish, ticketholders enter and exit its trajectory at leisure.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Accessibility Coordinator: John Cook <br>
Questions about navigating inside the center can be directed to John Cook by calling the EMPAC Box Office at 518.276.3921.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ABOUT THE SERIES</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <i>Decommission</i> series from curator Katherine C.M. Adams entreats audiences of choreography, film, and sculpture to join us at EMPAC on the campus of Rensselaer in Troy for three programs that play against technology’s entanglement
with social architecture. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More info & plan your visit online<br>
empac.rpi.edu<br>
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Doors open 30 minutes before showtime.<br>
Questions? EMPAC Box Office: 518.276.3921 (voice)<br>
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EMPAC at Rensselaer<br>
50 Eighth Street<br>
Troy, NY 12180<br>
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On the campus of RPI Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</p>
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