The Chocolate Factory Theater

The Chocolate Factory Theater will present Clytigation: State of Exception by Michelle Ellsworth. In a 4’x4’x7’ faux sod-covered box, Ellsworth demonstrates her “over-the-counter counter-terrorism” protocols for avoiding surveillance, interpersonal drama and death. Using an ancient text and modern technology, Clytigation investigates the impact of wars on bodies and legal protocols while examining the gap between emotional intention and physical execution. A mobile device-friendly website and a choreography-generating exercise bike both accompany the performance, and help technologize and outsource this embodied experiment.