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Death Spiral

Thursday, September 11, 2025 7:30–8:30 PM

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Working with figure skater Milk, Robbie Trocchia and Nicki Duval add to their growing series of sporting collaborations with the self-reflexive performance Death Spiral, revealing the personal and vulnerable moments in collaborative processes. Drawing on theoretical and artistic influences from Jack Halberstam and Erica Rand to Gregg Araki, the performance reflects on, and playfully reframes, failures and shortcomings involved in art and athletics through an examination of figure skating.This live performance takes place in coordination with Colgate’s Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Initiative, Living Writers, University Museums, and the Ryan Family Film Series as part of a broader Fall 2025 Queer X-travaganza, an evening celebrating queer and trans* visibility, creativity, and permanence in the arts, all taking place on Sept.11, 2025.Co-sponsored by Picker Gallery and Colgate Arts Council

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