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Our performance and visual arts pieces from around the world! In 2021, we selected 10 pieces out of 240 submissions. Those ten pieces are then distributed to our LA teams! Each performance piece is filmed and put together as a collection of shorts depicting people's experiences of living with mental illness. We then gather a group of licenesed mental healthcare professionals to answer any questions audience members have!
The event is opened with a gallery showcasing work by visual artists. There are also educational tools around the gallery for patrons to get more information. ie: DBT coping mechanisms, statistics and facts)
The event is opened with a gallery showcasing work by visual artists. There are also educational tools around the gallery for patrons to get more information. ie: DBT coping mechanisms, statistics and facts)
Our performance of ten selected pieces that depict different mental illness experiences. See below for video performances.
Our performance of ten selected pieces that depict different mental illness experiences. See below for video performances.
The evening concludes with a talk back with licensed healthcare professionals to answer questions and dispel myths on mental health.
The evening concludes with a talk back with licensed healthcare professionals to answer questions and dispel myths on mental health.
2019 Performances
2019 Performances
*EACH PIECE WITH TRIGGERS ARE LABELED*
Diagnosis
Proper Diagnosis
Stephen M. Gold and Adam Schlesinger
Feelings after receiving a correct diagnosis will vary, but sometimes it’s easier to process in song.
Emergency Contact
Nick Malaknow
Derek’s breakdown brings his current Tinder date and his ex boyfriend unwillingly into the same room. A panic attack, outpatient programs
What It’s Like
Dave Dean
Diversionary Theatre
A short summary of his time spent homeless, and the subsequent PTSD-fueled journey that was initiated by those experiences.
Purging
Ann Marley Adapted by Hannah Trujillo
A work in line with that of Sarah Kane or Gertrude Stein; the text chooses to follow a path of human thought resulting in a narrative that closely resembles anxiety, obsessive compulsive tendencies, negative thoughts, and restriction. We chose to highlight the chaotic nature of the piece with movement, the same way our struggles exist in bodies before we know it. OCD, anxiety, intrusive thoughts
Untold
Blindspot Collective
This devised pieces weaves music, movement, and excerpts from over one hundred interviews to explore the mental health crisis in America. Itis a selection from Blindspot Collective’s upcoming touring production.
devised piece, mental health in America
You Shine Far Brighter
Anonymous Submission
Nick is performing a narrative bravely shared with us about what it’s like living with Schizophrenia. You are made of a million different parts, and mental illness is only one of them. We thank them for their bravery and honesty.
Origami
Language barriers in treating mental illness
by Vanessa Duron, Carla Alegre
Language barriers can cause an individual to dismiss their mental health. This piece shows a glimpse into how an interpreter can make a difference.
Have You Forgotten You are a Warrior
Carole Lynn Castillo
Carole Lynn Castillo’s personal narrative about how she overcame adversity while serving in the U.S. Navy post 9/11, and how she continues to actively cope and recover taking direct action against the remnants from her own personal trauma and pain.
Triggers: Suicide, self harm, Rape, No graphic imagery, but all mentioned
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