Hysteria | Farah Saleh, Brexit means Brexit! (2018)

Farah Saleh, Brexit means Brexit! 2018. Commissioned by PSY for Hysteria. Video still by Beth Chalmers

Farah Saleh, Brexit means Brexit! 2018. Siobhan Davies Studios. Commissioned by PS/Y for Hysteria. Photo by Anne Tetzlaff

Siobhan Davies Studios

23 March

A new contemporary dance performance by Palestinian UK-based choreographer Farah Saleh, investigating the collective mental health of UK residents after the EU Referendum.

Beginning with Theresa May’s famously repeated phrase, “Brexit means Brexit!”, the performance considers factors that led to the vote, but more importantly the impact of the current political situation: the uncertainty, frustration, and polarization of society.

Developed in collaboration with Victoria Tischler, Professor of Arts and Health, Head of the Dementia Care Centre, University of West London, Brexit means Brexit! explores how the political divide manifests on a physical, emotional and social level. How does Brexit affect the UK’s European residents, for both those who voted to leave and those who voted to remain?

PS/Y’s Hysteria is a combined arts programme that explores health and illness in contemporary society, focusing on issues of gender, race and cultural identity. Hysteria is curated by Mette Kjærgaard Præst and takes place in partnership with organisations and institutions across London from August 2017 – April 2018.