In this uninterrupted, six-hour experimental and performative symposium from choreographer Michael Kliën, audiences come-and-go as 15 invited guests speak together, drawing from disparate fields of knowledge and free associations to create a matrix of collective thought. Visions toward an equitable survival of the species will emerge in the black box von der Heyden Studio Theater. Connotating the qualities of an oracle, and drawing from contrasting areas of study, free associations, and dreams, 15 panelists will collide and enmesh their ideas into one collective. Together, they will unearth strategies, sensibilities, and visions that are equally potent, poetic, and personal. The audience, free to arrive or leave at any time, is invited to listen and observe this unfolding choreographic thought process and contribute as the situation emerges.

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11Th Organ I

Duke University

Performed in the round, the second part of the 11th Organ will be an immersive social choreographic situation centered around a group of performers, who temporarily envision themselves inhabiting a shared imaginary space. The metaphysical space will be initially obscure to the spectator–wholly constructed out of thoughts that resonate into the body. Slowly and inexplicably, the invisible vision will expand to absorb the audience, inviting them into a radically different world of possibilities. The core of the work – a matrix of shared imaginations – will produce a mysterious and alien relational realm, a thick wild mind, cultivated by the performers over the period of a year.

Michael Kliën

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Past events

Dec 5, 2023

11Th Organ I · Duke Performances

Apr 11, 2023

11th Organ II · Duke Performances

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