Emily Michaels King will perform an expanded version of her award-winning solo show, MAGIC GIRL, at Red Eye Theater. MAGIC GIRL celebrates the rainbow magic of childhood and explores the journey of reclaiming that sparkle as an adult. Fun, funny, bold, and deep, it is a companion work to her 2024 show, STAR KEEPER.
About MAGIC GIRL
It’s easy to forget, too easy for the world to make you think that the gray you feel is all there is. That the part of you that was there from the beginning, the shimmering core that is always, never even existed. The world’s forgetting power is surprisingly strong. But why would it work so hard, if the shimmer inside you weren’t something much more powerful still?
MAGIC GIRL is an iridescent solo show by Emily Michaels King that refracts memory through the prism of personal history to explore inner light, loss of self, and the quest for wholeness. This equally vibrant and bold, vulnerable and deep journey travels from the shimmering world of childhood magic to the dark, sparkle-less realms of maturation where forgetting spreads and glow fades. Weaving movement, light beams, memoir, and nostalgia, MAGIC GIRL harnesses the power of childhood sparkle, unabashed self love, and the irrepressible fight to: reclaim your essential power, become who you were always meant to be, and remember how technicolor you’ve been, all along. So grab your flashlight and a palm full of glitter because we’re on a quest to find rainbow.
About Emily Michaels King
Emily Michaels King is a performing artist based in St. Paul, Minnesota exploring authentic expression and human depth through movement, multimedia, and visual compositions for the stage. A 2025 McKnight Fellow in Choreography, Emily is known for her fearless personal work, provocative compositions, and collaged evening-length solo performances. Her work has been presented at the Walker Art Center, the Guthrie Theater, CandyBox Dance Festival, and Movement Research, among others. Emily’s works combine movement with text, graphics, sound, and technology to focus on themes of self discovery and reclamation, womanhood, and bold expressions of personal truth.
Performance Information – get tickets!
All shows at 7:30pm
Friday, October 17
Saturday, October 18 — Talkback
Monday, October 20 — Pay-as-you-can
Thursday, October 23 — Talkback
Friday, October 24
Saturday, October 25