Attend "The Funny Thing About a Panic Attack - A Solo Dance and Poetry Show by Ben Kassoy" on September 19 at 7:30pm at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts!
Tickets: $12/$10/$8
Purchase Tickets:
https://tickets.arts.emory.edu/benkassoy
This event is presented by the Emory Dance Program and sponsored by a grant from the Donna and Marvin Schwartz Foundation Artist-in-Residence Program.
Based on Ben Kassoy’s spectacularly original book of the same name, The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack uses spoken word, dance, and physical theater to reveal the connections between poetry, panic…and pancakes. Bursting with humor, heart, and defiant wonder in the face of anxiety, this solo show opens a courageous conversation about mental health, masculinity, family, and how all of us can find a path forward after trauma. Directed by award winner Joanna Simmons, The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack was named the 2024 Exceptional Transformative Solo Performance by LA Hidden Gems and earned a nomination for a NAMBA Splash Award for Excellence in Cultural Performance Arts while selling out theaters and captivating audiences from New York, to LA, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and beyond. Learn more at www.panicattackshow.com. (run time 45 minutes)
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Ben Kassoy (he/him) is an award-winning writer. He is also a dancer, actor, and the coauthor of nine books, including the poetry collection The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack (Bottlecap Press, 2023). Ben’s poetry appears in Ghost City Review, JMWW, Sky Island Journal, and many others. He has also written for the websites of Elle, GQ, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Details, Women’s Health. Learn more at www.benkassoy.com.
The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack is directed by Joanna Simmons, who directed Mark Vigeant’s Best Man Show (2024 Hollywood Fringe Best Comedy). Panic Attack is choreographed by Emory University Professor of Dance Julio Medina and features original music from Matt Lipkins of Lippy and The Shadowboxers, which toured with Justin Timberlake, Joan Baez, and The Indigo Girls, and have been featured in TIME, Billboard, and many others.
Content Warning: Discussion and depictions of mental health crisis, mentions of suicide and self-harm.
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