Premiere Date(s): 04/07/2009

Miro choreographer Amanda Miller and video artist Tobin Rothlein, the duo the New York Times says “do better than most at combining visuals and movement to make a third, poetically expressive form “, join forces again with Spooky Action. A magical story of two bodies falling eternally through a void, fatefully intertwined and inseparable, Spooky Action is an exploration through dance and video into the theory of quantum entanglement and the invisible connections between people. Inspired by an initial research trip to Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory, Miro worked with some of the world’s top physicist in creating a quantum physics love story of human proportions.

Spooky Action has been commissioned by Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Lively Arts, and funded, in part, by a New Directions grant from PennPAT. The Hippotizer Video Technology for Spooky Action has been made possible through the support and sponsorship of Green Hippo Ltd, in London, England.

The Science behind Spooky Action.
Any time two entities interact they entangle. It doesn’t matter if they are photons (bits of light), atoms (bits of matter), or bigger things made of atoms- like people. The entanglement persists no matter how far these entities separate, as long as they don’t subsequently interact with anything else- a difficult task for people. But the motions of subatomic particles are dominated by entanglement. It starts when they interact; in doing so they lose their separate existence. No matter how far they move apart, if one is tweaked, measured, observed, the other seems to instantly respond; even if the whole world now lies between them. No one knows how this happens. Albert Einstein referred to this odd but somehow romantic phenomenon of physics as “spooky action at a distance.” Miro explores this “spooky action” and the way in which lives-like particles-can become enigmatically entangled.

The Artistic Team
Spooky Action includes choreography by Amanda Miller, video by Tobin Rothlein, lighting by James Clotfelter, costumes by Millie Hiibel, and an original score by London Based Composer Pete M Wyer. (Bios are available online at www.mirodancetheatre.org.)

Credits:
• Conceived by Amanda Miller and Tobin Rothlein
• Video: Tobin Rothlein
• Lighting: James Clotfelter
• Costume Design: Millie Hiibel
• Original Score: Pete M Wyer
• Set Design: the m lab

Press
• Dance Review: Exploring quantum physics’ relationship with romance
• Quantum Leap : City Paper
• Across the floor: parallel processes : Dance Magazine
• Spooky Abstractions : The Bulletin

Electronic Press Kits and other Supporting Materials
Available upon request. Please e-mail info@mirodancetheatre.org

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