In connection with the exhibition Comfort and Indifference, the MAC invites you to a performance by the artist Dana Michel. MIKE asserts the nomadic aesthetic that has become Michel’s calling card over the course of her career. In an open space, during three hours, MIKE invites the audience to spend time inside its universe. The piece revolves around work culture and self-respect, and puts forward a burning question: is it possible to live public lives that reflect our inner selves? Put your faith in Michel’s hands, one yes at a time.

Please note: to attend this performance, you must hold a general admission ticket to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

 

Dana Michel

“Dana Michel is a live artist whose work interacts with the expanded field of choreography, sculpture, comedy, and poetry. Based in Montreal, she is currently touring four solo performance works: YELLOW TOWELMERCURIAL GEORGECUTLASS SPRING, and MIKE. In 2014, she was awarded the ImPulsTanz Award (Vienna) for outstanding artistic accomplishments and was highlighted among notable choreographers of the year by The New York Times. In 2017, she was awarded the Silver Lion for Innovation in Dance at the Venice Biennial. In 2018, she became the first ever dance artist in residence at the National Arts Centre, Canada. In 2019, she was awarded the ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art (Kuopio, Finland). In 2022, the Canada Council for the Arts awarded her the Jacqueline-Lemieux prize in recognition of her contribution to dance in Canada. In 2024, she was awarded the Prix de la danse de Montréal for international touring.”

This biographical note is in quotation marks, as it is signed by the artist.

Credit: Richmond Lam