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International Experience

Grado en Gobernanza Global, Economía y Orden Legal

Prepare for a global career

To boost your career in international relations, it’s essential to experience living abroad and get to know the world’s foremost institutions firsthand – even before leaving university.

So during your Joint Major in Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order, in addition to your exchange semester , you can take part in two educational experiences in the USA and Europe:  

Study abroad

1. study abroad, study in prestigious schools abroad.

As part of your international immersion as a Bachelor in Global Governance student, you will have the option to study politics and international security subjects at top centres of learning in France and the USA. In year 2 you will be able to travel to Sciences Po in Paris to study politics and in year 3 you will be able to study international security as a subject at the Fletcher School in Boston.

Studying at the prestigious Sciences Po in Paris and at the Fletcher School in Boston ensures that your professional profile will stand out. This enriching exchange experience lasts one to three weeks and takes place in June.

YEAR TWO Sciences Po in Paris

This French university is one of the most prestigious institutions for political science studies at an international level. Located in the Saint Germain neighbourhood, it has trained leading political figures for 140 years. Here you will experience learning alongside students from 150 countries and attend debates with top politicians.

When: June Duration: 2 weeks Where: Paris, France Language: English Subjects:

• Advanced Public International Law: An Institutional Perspective–Prof. Niki Aloupi
• Law of the Internal Market–Prof. Anastasia Iliopoulou

YEAR THREE The Fletcher School in Boston

The Fletcher School is one of the most prestigious international institutions specialized in diplomacy, foreign affairs and international relations. Ranked by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the best, it also allows you to immerse yourself in the experience of studying in Boston’s renowned university environment.

When: Junio Duration: 3 weeks Where: Boston, United States Language: English Subjects:

• The Role of Force in International Politics
• Peace Operations
• UN Security Council Simulation

2. Study Tour

Study tour to brussels and luxemburg, learn about the main european institutions from the inside.

In your third year, you will have the option of traveling to Brussels and Luxemburg to visit the most important EU institutions: the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Economic and Social Committee, the Council, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and the Court of Auditors.

As part of the study tour, you will also attend talks and meetings with professionals who will share their experiences and offer advice on how to pursue a career at an EU institution.

Benefits of international experience

Don’t think twice. Enroll in the Bachelor of Global Governance program and experience the Esade Difference, which year after year allows us to partner with the world’s top universities in the fields of law and international relations. This program enables you to:

• Enjoy unforgettable experiences in Europe and the U.S.
• Study international law at renowned institutions.
• Discover other ways of learning about and studying politics and diplomacy.
• Complete subjects from the curriculum abroad.
• Hone your knowledge of English and French.
• Network with students and faculty from other countries.

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Note: Programs may vary from one year to the next depending on the agreements Esade reaches with its partner universities. 

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The ESADE MiM is for students looking to develop their management skills and gain a global business outlook ©ESADE via Facebook

Find out everything you need to know about the ESADE Master in International Management, including the class profile, curriculum, networking, and career opportunities after the ESADE MiM

Mon May 30 2022

The school offers a Master in International Management (MiM) degree ranked among the top 20 in the world by the Financial Times in 2021.

The unique, one-year program focuses on management skills within a global context. Enrolling will give you the chance to develop the skills to manage cultural differences, mobilize diverse teams, and do business in an international context.

Upon leaving the program, ESADE MiM graduates land roles with prestigious international companies in various roles including general management, consulting, marketing, and data analytics.

BusinessBecause caught up with both ESADE MiM students and staff to find out more about the program; including the admission requirements, how much it costs, and your potential career outcomes after graduation.

Who is the ESADE MiM for?

The ESADE Master in International Management is for students looking to develop management skills alongside a global outlook. Core skills include decision-making, problem-solving, communication, and time-management.

Daniela Noethen ( pictured ), academic director of the ESADE MiM, says the program “is meant for those who aspire to be able to solve problems, deal with complexities and insecurities, and find innovative solutions no matter what, no matter where.”

The school targets students with a broad range of backgrounds, skill sets, and career ambitions. The ESADE MiM cohort is comprised of 43% female, and spans across 33 nationalities, with 96% hailing from non-Spanish origins.

“Interacting on a daily basis with such a diverse and driven group of young people is a learning experience in itself,” Daniela comments.

ESADE Business School MiM | Curriculum 

The ESADE MiM program combines theoretical learning in-class with ample opportunity for students to apply what they learn through group projects, study tours, and optional internships.

Students take nine core management modules during their first term. These include Economics and Global Environment, Geopolitics, Corporate Finance, Cross-cultural Management, and Digital Transformation.

In their second term, between January and March, students take specialized courses, such as International Business Strategies, International Marketing Strategies, Global Operations, Non-Market Strategy, and Global Organizations.

The MiM curriculum also offers experiential learning opportunities where you can further develop your skills. All students must take part in the International Project in Action, which allows you to carry out a consultancy project for a company over the course of seven months.

“Students do large parts of their work and learning in diverse teams, where they not only learn to manage projects, but also failures, conflicts, and crises—and to celebrate success,” Daniela comments.

For both Nina Frissel-Thomas ( pictured ) and Emma Ravagnan, two current ESADE MiM students, their highlight from the course so far has been the Study Tour, where students embark on trips at one of ESADE's partner universities around the world. 

Study Tour locations include institutions like the University of Cape Town, in South African. The experience allows students to learn about how business is done depending on various social, political, economic, and geographical factors.

“It was a wonderful, hands-on experience that taught me a lot about the challenges and opportunities of doing business in this area, and generally speaking in developing countries,” Emma ( pictured below ) explains.

ESADE MiM | Admissions & Requirements

Students who apply to the ESADE MiM must have a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration or a business-related program. International experience is a plus, but not essential. 

Admissions Requirements:

1) Bachelor's degree or equivalent

2) Proficiency in English

3) GMAT/GRE score

4) Supporting documents:

b) Personal statement

c) 2x Letters of Recommendation

ESADE looks for curious individuals seeking to learn in a diverse and international environment. “You have to be smart, creative, and with strong analytical skills on the one hand; and open minded, flexible, passionate, and a strong team player on the other,” says Daniela.

“The perfect candidate has demonstrated leadership qualities either in their academic or extra-curricular activities, and are driven by values such as sustainability, social justice, fairness, diversity, and integrity,” she adds.  

ESADE MiM | Fees & ROI

The ESADE Master in International Management one-year program costs €30.5k ($32.3k).

Alongside tuition you'll have the extra cost of living in Barcelona. But living in the Catalonian capital city is far cheaper than many other European cities.

Whilst the costs may seem daunting, the return on investment for ESADE MiM grads is generally high. 91% of students land roles within three months, earning a mean starting salary of $45k (€43,000).

ESADE also offers merit-based scholarships based on essays, transcripts, and GMAT/GRE exam scores. These include the MSC Scholarship for Excellence, or the MSc for Global Leaders Scholarship.

ESADE MiM | Career Opportunities & Networking

ESADE has an international alumni network that spans more than 70,000 professionals, living and working in 118 countries all over the world.

“Many classes also have guest speakers, from various companies, which allows us to network with people currently working in the industry you would like to go into,” says Nina.

Emma says the program also offers endless networking opportunities.“If you participate in career events, projects or clubs and associations, you can come into contact and connect with top professionals and companies,” she adds.

Upon leaving the program, ESADE MiM grads land roles with prestigious international companies in various sectors. Among the class of 2020, 37% went into technology, media, and telecommunications, and 29% entered consulting. 

If you aspire to work in a global corporation with a diverse workforce, the impressive intake of international students and focus on global business makes the ESADE MiM a strong option. 

The program balances theoretical learning with practical experiences like the Study Tour and International Project in Action allowing you to apply your learning in real-time. Students highlight the intense nature of the program, but the rewards are clear with most landing jobs soon after graduation. 

If you're considering applying, make sure to look at the several scholarship opportunities available. 

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Annual Tuition : €77,500

Annual Tuition Non-Resident : €77,500

Acceptance Rate : 37%

Full-Time Enrollment : 181

Median GMAT : 660

International : 98%

Female : 27%

Average Age : 28

• What You Need To Know

If practice makes perfect, then Barcelona’s Esade MBA program should be pretty good at teaching MBAs, because they have been doing it since 1964. The school prides itself on being at the forefront of modern MBAs because their aim is to prepare creative leaders who can flourish in a disruptive environment. The Esade MBA is based on Four C’s – Collaborative leadership, Critical thinking, Creativity, and Communication skills.

“I love everything about Barcelona, I feel a part of me now will always be from Barcelona. The culture, art, architecture, music, football, beach, mountains, and life in this city is just contagious, I feel I’m the main character everywhere in this city. I could not have chosen a better city with joy and perfect harmony for this experience. Even after 1.5 years here, I still feel I’m not done with this city and can’t wait to come back and re-experience this city at another point in my life,” says MBA Kimia Koushesh.

Academics And Programs

The program has a total of 183 students from about 50 countries – 96% of them come from outside Spain, so it’s not surprising that this is an eye-opening and diverse program. The program is flexible for most student’s schedules, offering 12-, 15-, and 18-month options, with the longer options involving exchanges and internships. The first term is about transformation, building awareness, promoting introspection and self-knowledge and students do so fully engaged. Most put their careers on pause while attending the program. The second term is about learning to create and innovate, and the third is about transformation, putting into practice what you have learned.

The MBA has core courses and around 40 electives ranging from the predictable courses, like Hedge Funds to the unusual, such as their “In Search of Principles for a Life Philosophy” course. The B-School offers the usual study tours, treks, and exchanges — and with 13 partner schools in Asia and 11 in the United States, the range is impressive. Esade also offers Business Labs for family businesses, innovation, entrepreneurship, and marketing, and boasts a Career Acceleration Program in investment and private banking, consulting, and technological disruption.

Aside from required courses, Esade also offers both business and social clubs, conferences, and case competitions. Post-grad, MBAs have gone on to work for nearby companies like Banco Sabadell, CaixaBank, Telefónica, Mango, and Accenture, and the B-School reported that 95% of their graduates changed sector, function, or location.

“We pride ourselves on having a diverse cohort on the MBA because we believe the leader of the future must be able to work with others, to foster collaboration and the creation of ecosystems. Collaborative leadership is at the core of what we do. We have a very diverse cohort and we want to build on that diversity. We do not want to homogenize the class, we want them to embrace their differences, backgrounds, and origins by recombining them and creating something new. Our students have interesting stories, and we want them to go on creating even more interesting stories,” says Associate Dean Luis Vives.

Why Students Chose

“Esade is known for its entrepreneurial vein, which is currently important whether you plan to start something of your own or work in a scale up. This was my main driver, but sunny Barcelona also played a role.” Douglas Bernardo Silva (‘22)

“The tremendous diversity. There were 180 or so students from 47 different countries. I was exposed to a wide variety of cultures, which is exactly what I wanted in order to become a global citizen, appreciating, learning, and understanding how others behave, think and do business.” Maram Albutairi (‘22)

“I chose Esade for the flexibility it offers to customize your MBA journey. Esade not only allows you to complete the MBA in 12, 15, or 18 months, you are also not expected to choose your track until you are a good eight months into the program. This flexibility allowed me to front-load my subjects in such a way that I could do two internships in two different countries and an exchange at Kellogg School of Management in the U.S.” Rishabh Chaturvedi (‘20)

“I chose Esade because of its focus on women, entrepreneurship, and its people. Overall, the program has delivered beyond my expectations. Throughout the program and coupled with the activities run by the Women in Business Club, I felt supported and connected to a strong network of women who empowered and inspired me to test my limits. The Esade Entrepreneurship Institute also did a great job of enabling us to navigate the uncertainty of creating and running a startup with the help of the Accelerator Program. Lastly, the Esade community was and always will be warm and welcoming, which made me feel at home throughout my MBA journey.” Michelle Rojo (‘20)

“I chose Esade because one of its strengths is entrepreneurship and because it is ‘the best MBA for women in Europe’ (FT). However, to be honest, I also chose Esade to enjoy my life. Acquiring knowledge is only a fraction of what an MBA provides. With Barcelona’s fine weather, nice local people, and delicious food, there was a good chance that I would be able to enjoy my life enough to come up with a good business idea and become an entrepreneur. In addition, I thought the diverse culture at Esade and in Barcelona would positively influence my children’s mindset.” Megumi Takemoto (‘20)

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Esade Business School is an international academic institution that was established in Barcelona in 1958 as a non-profit organization. Its key mission is to train individuals to become highly competent professionals fully aware of their social responsibility. We promote education and research through both our Law and Business Schools with a firm commitment to intellectual rigour, critical analysis, and academic excellence.

The vast majority of Esade’s 72,000 alumni are ambassadors of these values in over one hundred countries and hold top-level posts in companies, public administration, and the non-profit sector.

Throughout the years, Esade has forged deep-rooted ties with the business, economic and social sectors as a platform for education and innovation, as a benchmark research centre, and as a stage for reflection and dialogue.

Esade’s global prestige stems from the excellent standard of its programmes in management, its quality education, its international focus, and its holistic approach towards professional and personal skills development. For this reason, Esade achieves consistently high positions in global rankings now being the 8th Best Business School in the world, by the prestigious Financial Times magazine.

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“Passionate about value generation and building bridges among the business, consulting, finance, and legal worlds”

2023 MBA To Watch: Melinda Keys, ESADE Business School

“A geologist by trade, a gender equity advocate by passion, and a soon-to-be consultant by profession”

2023 MBA To Watch: Florian Burmeister, ESADE Business School

“Passionate, goal-oriented, positive leader and sportsman, who has worked in +15 countries and loves pasta”

2023 Best & Brightest MBA: Kimia Koushesh, ESADE Business School

“Passionate Iranian woman ready to give my grain of sand to the world”

2022 Best & Brightest MBA: Maram Albutairi, ESADE Business School

“A brand of success, a mother of two who is willing to go above and beyond to reach her goals”

2021 Best & Brightest MBAs: Sarah Schilling, ESADE Business School

“Positive, impact-driven European with a passion for giving back and empowering others”

2020 Best & Brightest MBAs: Angeliki Malizou, ESADE

EU policymaker makes the triple jump into entrepreneurship

2022 MBA To Watch: Douglas Bernardo Silva, ESADE Business School

“Born in Brazil, I have lived in five countries and love learning new cultures”

2021 MBAs To Watch: Anuar Jorge de Saráchaga, ESADE Business School

“Passionate, motivated, and curious human being”

2020 MBAs To Watch: Rishabh Chaturvedi, ESADE

'Rishabh is not only a thinker but also a furious doer'

2020 MBAs To Watch: Michelle Rojo, ESADE

'A pure-blooded Ilongga who wraps her resilience and grit in a soft-spoken and genteel hijab'

2020 MBAs To Watch: Megumi Takemoto, ESADE

Motorcycle adventurer, baseball player and mother starting new life as an entrepreneur

2022 MBA To Watch: Juan Carlos Cerdas Del Río, ESADE Business School

“An ambitious person who strives to have a positive impact on the world”

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2021 Best 40-Under-40 Professors: Bart De Langhe, Esade Business School

'His dedication and way of teaching was brilliant and highest among all'

2020 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Ivanka Visnjic, Esade Business School

'Ivanka lives and breathes innovation'

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Moscow Metro 2019

Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow – fast, reliable and safe – having some skills in using it will help make your visit more successful and smooth. On top of this, it is the most beautiful metro in the world !

. There are over 220 stations and 15 lines in the Moscow Metro. It is open from 6 am to 1 am. Trains come very frequently: during the rush hour you won't wait for more than 90 seconds! Distances between stations are quite long – 1,5 to 2 or even 3 kilometers. Metro runs inside the city borders only. To get to the airport you will need to take an onground train - Aeroexpress.

RATES AND TICKETS

Paper ticket A fee is fixed and does not depend on how far you go. There are tickets for a number of trips: 1, 2 or 60 trips; or for a number of days: 1, 3 days or a month. Your trips are recorded on a paper ticket. Ifyou buy a ticket for several trips you can share it with your traveling partner passing it from one to the other at the turnstile.

On every station there is cashier and machines (you can switch it to English). Cards and cash are accepted. 1 trip - 55 RUB 2 trips - 110 RUB

Tickets for 60 trips and day passes are available only at the cashier's.

60 rides - 1900 RUB

1 day - 230 RUB 3 days - 438 RUB 30 days - 2170 RUB.

The cheapest way to travel is buying Troyka card . It is a plastic card you can top up for any amount at the machine or at the ticket office. With it every trip costs 38 RUB in the metro and 21 RUB in a bus. You can get the card in any ticket office. Be prepared to leave a deposit of 50 RUB. You can get it back returning the card to the cashier.

SamsungPay, ApplePay and PayPass cards.

One turnstile at every station accept PayPass and payments with phones. It has a sticker with the logos and located next to the security's cabin.

GETTING ORIENTED

At the platfrom you will see one of these signs.

It indicates the line you are at now (line 6), shows the direction train run and the final stations. Numbers below there are of those lines you can change from this line.

In trains, stations are announced in Russian and English. In newer trains there are also visual indication of there you are on the line.

To change lines look for these signs. This one shows the way to line 2.

There are also signs on the platfrom. They will help you to havigate yourself. (To the lines 3 and 5 in this case). 

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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• Mitski Is a Mesmerizing Study in Movement, and in Pedal-Steel Pop, at L.A.’s Shrine: Concert Review 2 days ago

Mitski is such a cerebral record-maker that I didn’t expect to be coming away from her 2024 shows making proclamations that I might have just seen the best- choreographed tour of the year. But it’s true: Her run of three shows at L.A.’s Shine Auditorium was the kind of unexpected, advanced study in movement that couldn’t possibly be guessed just from listening to her records — the latest and best of which was last year’s pretty heady “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.”

Not that the 2024 Mitski setlist wouldn’t still come off just fine if she presented it in a more or less still-life format. This latest album is a departure for her, with music that feels big and orchestrated, a little bit classic-country, and fairly reverb-y, in what adds up to slightly spooky beauty. The songs sounds like they were meant to be played at the “Twin Peaks” roadhouse bar or, barring that un-reality, then in a really huge room, where the sound can bounce around a little and you aren’t quite close enough to crack the code of her stony facial expressions. The Shrine (where years ago she’d played the side Expo Hall, before moving up to the big room) felt like a perfect place to hear something this quietly magisterial and kind of old-school.

That rapt attention and appreciation didn’t seem at all mitigated, or Mitski-gated (sorry), by the fact that the singer sometimes delivered the oldies a little bit differently than they might have been expecting. That is to say, some of the material longtime fans are most familiar with was rearranged to skew closer to the style, or styles, of “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.” Its genre could be described as modern Americana meets the ghost signal of a clear-channel megawatt station from the 1950s or ’60s. When I first heard the album, my thought was that I was so happy she’d ditched the producer of her previous album, 2022’s synth-poppy “Laurel Hell,” for some new genius; the punchline, of course, is that it’s the same guy, Patrick Hyland, as it almost always is. The two of them seem inhospitable to stasis, so they’ll probably switch it up again for the next album. But while they’re touring behind this one — with Hyland as her musical director as well as guitarist, naturally — they’re letting things cohere a little while they’re in this rich vein, while not being completely resisting having some of the “hits” be as indie or synthy as they always were in her catalog. It’s an ideal balance all around.

The extent to which they’re having fun with some of the rearrangements is best found in Mitski’s new take on “I Don’t Smoke,” a 10-year-old chestnut. If you look at some setlists, fans have marked it down as “I Don’t Smoke (Folk Version).” Well, no. It’s more like “I Don’t Smoke (Hoedown Version)” — far more determinedly country than anything on her latest album (or on Beyonce’s). That’s a big outlier in the set, but a welcome one. Plenty of other moments rely on Mitski’s Patsy Cline inclinations to a far subtler degree, although the amount of pedal steel, fiddle and accordion played by Nashville alt-country veteran Fats Kaplan, the ace in her seven-piece band, is telltale about where this round of influences lies. And if you don’t like the countrypolitan touches? No problem — there’s still a lot of familiarity in this set for any returning fans, whether she’s getting synthy early on with “Working for the Knife” or reviving her more twee rocker mode to close out the encore with “Washing Machine Heart.”

For the rest of the night, once the curtain is gone, the singer stays on a round, slightly elevated platform at center stage, where her props consist of… two wooden chairs, fitfully employed when she needs something to lie down and lean against, or stand atop like she might be jumping off a building. The second number, “Buffalo Replaced,” had her going through the robotic motions of alternately hiding her eyes with both hands and putting them out as a stop signal, something she maintained even during a long, awkward pause between songs and into the beginning of the next one, “Working for the Knife.” Suddenly, in that one, she dropped the peekaboo routine and was all about graceful fluidity, or the occasional go-go-girl pose. At one point she turned her back to the audience and let her hands, wrists and arms form wavelike motions, kind of like the dancer in Bob Fosse’s “The Aloof” number in “Sweet Charity.”

Much later, and much less gracefully, Mitski was down on all fours for, appropriately, the crowd favorite “I Bet on Losing Dogs.” When a performance can make you think of David Byrne, Roy Orbison, Bob Fosse and dog-man Iggy Pop, it’s obviously doing something right.

And this is before getting to the two most interestingly staged moments in the show. In her Billboard Hot 100 hit “My Love Mine All Mine” and on through to “Last Words of a Shooting Star,” shards of something — faux plexiglass? — descended on strings from the top of the stage on down to her platform, then dangled there for a while before finally ascending, one by one, as her touch commanded them to arise. Were we to take these jagged edges as a form of danger that could be commandeered only by the awesome psychic powers of Mitski… or beauty in brokenness… or just nifty-looking stagecraft in a show that otherwise dispenses with it? Probably 6,000 different 15-to-25-agers at the Shrine held 6,000 different interpretations, and the scattered old folks, too, but we were all taken with it.

But “Heaven” offered the sweetest moment, when Mitski danced, arm in arm (sort of), with the white beam of an overhead followspot. That’s probably not as easily choreographed as it looks. (What was it they said about Ginger Rogers, that she did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in heels? Mitski did everything the spotlight did, but backwards and comprised of physical matter.)

And she did. No, it assuredly wasn’t a concert designed to wrap up her adoring hordes in warm fuzzies. But as a highly theatrical show that still maintained the sense of a real, cool, warm person animating all that minimalist artifice, it ironically felt kind of… could this be the right word?… hospitable.

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