Dean Tsang
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“Just meditate,” they said, after having watched Our Anxious Measurements II. “Just breathe in and out.”
Getting round anxiety is more than just a mindfulness exercise. When you’re cooking for a group of eight for the first time, have a hundred things to juggle or need to get yourself to hospital, controlled breathing isn’t always the first priority.
I wanted to write a spoken word set to challenge the idea that unease is just a simple fight or flight response. Measurements can both ground things in an answer but also make it all more complicated and uncertain. A dollop tells you how much to add, but how much is a dollop? We know how many things need to get done round the house, but when they are done, do we truly feel at ease?
With Our Anxious Measurements I and II (either of which you do not have to have seen to fully enjoy this set), we are twenty six measurements in. What could possibly remain?
So many. Prepare for a fifty five minute poetry set unlike any you’ve ever seen combining traditional page / stage styles alongside improv, beatbox, lightning-fast auctioneering and even the chance to win a free drink if the dice land a certain way. The spoken word has worked really well in Edinburgh and Glasgow, so how about you, Dundee?
You can catch Our Anxious Measurements III at The Paint Room @ The Little Theatre on September 13th from 17:00 (55mins). Tickets are available through the Dundee Fringe Online Box Office.
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