Michael Kliën wants to help bring about profound change in the world, but not through the usual means. An Austrian-born Dance professor at Duke University, Kliën is a leading social choreographer. He sets up experiments involving people moving amongst each other – wordlessly – in pursuit of new ways of being and the “soul democratic.”
By Scene on Radio host and producer John Biewen. Music by goodnight, Lucas and Blue Dot Sessions.
Episode art: Video still from The Utopians, Athens Festival, June 2024. Camera operator, Christos Efthymiou.
Links:
Michael Klien’s website
Video of Kliën works:
Parliament
Constitution
The Utopians
Scene on Radio is a production of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.
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