B.L.I.P.S
brief limited intermittent psychotic symptomsWritten and Devised by Margo Mansfeild and Jess Love
Performer Margot Manseild
Director Jess Love
Costume Designer Joey Love -McKenzie
Photographers Peter Tsimop and kyahm Ross
A peak through the beautiful lens of bat s**t crazy.
Have you ever counted blades of grass? Or imagined the feeling of flying? Have you ever thought you were Jesus incarnate?
At age 19 Margot Mansfield began experiencing this and more. A touching retelling of one families struggle to untangle the mysteries of mental health, told through beautiful imagery and circus virtuosity.
A debut solo circus show like no other, a wild ride of real life circus psychosis, acrobatic madness, hula hoop hope and radical resilience.
Directed by acclaimed, multi-award winning circus artist and theatre maker Jess Love, this ground breaking new work is heartfelt, brave and utterly brilliant.
My first ever costume design to debut on stage. This peice was designed and made before I got into NIDA and was very new to the world of costume design and circus. It was a challenge to make a garment that had the aesthetic qualities of a straightjacket but the practicality of stretch wear to ensure Margo was able to have full movement throughout her performance.