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Self Help | PANOPTICON

mignolo dance / TARANTISM

Theater, Dance, Spoken Word & Storytelling

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Self Help


“an astonishing work of art that accurately depicts the incredibly complex soul-dynamic that is manifested in the therapy room” - Ilias Xanthopoulos (psychologist)


Self Help explores mental health through the lens of a relationship between a therapist and patient using Movenglish® – a movement language in progress that directly corresponds to English. The translation of spoken conversations is complemented by fragmented and deconstructed phrases that represent what happens between the lines and inside the mind, embodying a ceaseless yet hopeful striving toward balance between thought and feeling, mind and body, self and other.


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PANOPTICON


“A brilliantly grotesque solo by Vasiliki Papapostolou” - The Spectator 


PANOPTICON explores concepts of surveillance, discipline, and punishment. In the eighteenth century, Jeremy Bentham, invented an architectural mechanism for social control – a prison called panopticon in which all cells are always visible. Foucault suggested that the panopticon mirrors the functions of everyday life in modern societies; the external gaze becomes internalized, inducing individuals to surveil themselves. In PANOPTICON, while the red hands of the performer are the ruler, the body of the performer represents the human spirit, the constant fight to preserve the human instinct and individual mind in a society where humans become increasingly mechanical, interested in objects, numbers, controlled outcomes and statistical rules.


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Details
Run Time: 60 mins
Ticket Price: $20
Venue: SideQuest Theater

Dates: September 14, 2024 - September 15, 2024

September 14, 2024 7.00pm

2030 Sansom Street

General Admission: $20

PWYC Options

September 15, 2024 3.00pm

2030 Sansom Street

General Admission: $20

PWYC Options


About the Artist

mignolo dance is a contemporary dance company founded by sisters Charly & Eriel Santagado in 2017. They are lifelong dance and creative partners dedicated to developing new work that explores elements of various artistic mediums through movement. Their work has been presented throughout the tristate area as well as in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, Belgium, France, Greece, Israel, and Italy.


Guest artist Vasiliki Papapostolou (a.k.a Tarantism) is an international experimental dance artist who incorporates physical theatre, ballroom Latin and movement concepts from street dance styles in her work. As a choreographer, she has showcased her work at Sadler’s Wells, Whitechapel Gallery, TEDx Panteion University, The Place and Block 336 - ICF. As a dancer, her credits include performing with Edifice Dance Theatre, Teatro Regio Torino, Pottporus: Company Renegade, Taira Foo Dance Company, Open Art Surgery, Breakin’ Convention.

Accessibility & Content Considerations

Contact the Fringe Festival Box Office for up to date accessibility information.

This event is appropriate for ages 13+

These works include themes of mental illness and incarceration.

Covid-19 Safety policy

This event does not require proof of vaccination to attend or masks to be worn


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