Angela Beallor

MG (aka I WANT A BABY! Reimagined)

Angela Beallor’s presentation is a queer adaptation of Sergei Tret’iakov’s 1926 play I Want a Baby! This performance condenses the Soviet-era play with contemporary overlays and additions of dancers! experimental sound! video projection! & much much more!

Come meet Milda Grignau, a cultural worker building a communal nursery who decides that she would also like to contribute a new proletarian citizen to the development of the new society. Explore themes of (queer) reproduction, eugenics, utopianism, and more as they relate to early Soviet Russia and also our contemporary moment: a moment of heightened attention to US immigration policy, discussions of gene editing, questions around queer family rights and more.

Every year, the Rensselaer Department of the Arts programs seven events utilizing the infrastructure and support of the production teams at EMPAC. These productions often include final graduate thesis projects that are developed in the venues themselves.

Sound: Joan Kelsey | Michelle Temple & Cem Çakmak | Choreography: Liv McKee Projections: Angela Beallor & Elizabeth Press (EP) | Light Design: Nick Karalexis Stage Manager: Beatrice Capone Milda Costume Design: Heidi Prenevost Props & Costumes: Olivia Stalvey

Featuring Movers & Performers: Angela Beallor, Triya Cruzallen, Joan Kelsey, Hined Rafeh, Ricardo Tovar Mateus, Molly McDonnell, Alina Vitalyevna, Courtney Murphy, Van Tran Nguyen, Xander Prince, Matthew Sekellick, Olivia Stalvey, Atsushi Akera, Jess Bennett, Kristin Diotte, Mara Estes, Kamryn Wolf, and Nicole Zavala.