I WANT A BABY! Reimagined

In addition to its curatorial program EMPAC supports many campus events, including seven each year chosen and sponsored by the Arts Department/HASS. This is a graduate PhD thesis project.

A one-night performance of 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 our contemporary moment.

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.