MK Ultra
"A pop brainwashing experiment that will blow your mind"
Synopsis
The Rosie Kay Dance Company present a piece about the strange history and pop-cultural aftermath of CIA mind control experiments during the Cold War, with documentary segments by Adam Curtis.
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