4.48 Psychosis (2019)

The 4.48 Psychosis performance is based on 4.48 Psychosis play by Sarah Kane. It unfolds in a divided stage: a square representing the psychiatric hospital and an outer space with a microphone. The actress, embodying the character’s mind, manipulates a puppet that represents her body. The female doctor exists only as a recorded voice. The text is structured into three parts: self-talk performed by the actress in the square, monologues of the patient and doctor enacted by the puppet, and poetry delivered at the microphone. The puppet endures acts of self-harm—wrist-cutting, head-shaving—culminating in a staged hanging, where the actress and puppet are bound together, illustrating the inescapable connection between mind and body.

BFA Thesis Performance

Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran

Collaborators: Shervin Zarkalam (Dramaturg), Hooman Hoorsan (Sound Artist), Nastran Bagheri (Actress & Puppeteer)