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ITCH IN THE STITCH
A performance for one body, two minds and a tub of lard.

Itch in the Stitch explores the boundaries of self-image, gluttony, and obsession. Pushing the envelope past the obvious stereotypes, the solo work performed in a fat suit takes us on a journey, past the superficiality of a "skin" that is eventually shed, down to the character's inner core, from which intimate discoveries are made and innovative movement springs.

The journey starts off silently, with a dancer strapped to a stool, and eventually becomes an amalgamation of seamlessly integrated media and movement. Video work by Nectarios Leonidas projects hauntingly compelling images while the performer alternates between states of disquieting stillness and agitation.

Subjects such as obesity and compulsion are hardly easy to swallow, and have been cause for questioning self, society, and soul. But Itch in the Stitch spits out chunks of unsettling revelations. It is a pilgrimage of struggle, self-revelation, and ultimate liberation. Like knowledge that can be tasted, but not swallowed, yearning to be liberated, yet seeking to understand that which enchains, powerful and raw, the work is like an itch that can't be scratched.