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Our bio:

Bird on a Wire is an ever-transforming ensemble of artists who work across geographical distance to create original, physically and visually dynamic performances that activate dialogue within communities. The current incarnation of the ensemble includes Kimi Maeda (Columbia, SC), Michelle Milne (Goshen, IN), and Brianne Waychoff (Baton Rouge, LA). They have worked individually and together performing, writing, designing, directing and teaching theatre and performance on both coasts, in the Midwest and in Southeast U.S.

Updated short description:

Based on Stanley Milgram’s experiments in the 1960s, 150v: Milgram’s Tip explores the outer limits of obedience to authority through the lens of a Waitress and a Customer.

Structured as an experiment, the performance asks questions: To what extent are we willing to obey an authority figure, no matter what the cost? And what role does the physical distance between two people play in one’s willingness to inflict pain on the other?

In Bird on a Wire's performative experiment, movement and language of a “normal” social situation repeat and build to the point of absurdity as the stakes get raised higher and higher, approaching the point of no return.