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# Free dance performance to mark World Mental Health Day
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/free-dance-performance-to-mark-world-mental-health-day/
- Published: 2017-10-08T10:19:49.000Z
- Updated: 2017-10-08T10:19:49.000Z
- Description: A free dance performance Witness This will shine a spotlight on Mental Health to mark World Mental Health Day on October 10. Brighton Dome marks World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, October 10 with a free dance performance shining a spotlight on mental health.
- Author: Besi
- Tags: Arts, Dance, Health, In The South, News, Previews, World Mental Health Day

## A free dance performance *Witness This* will shine a spotlight on Mental Health to mark World Mental Health Day on October 10.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web-600-10.jpg)

**Witness This** by Company Chameleon (Tuesday, October 10, 1pm & 4pm at Jubilee Square) is a moving and emotional portrayal of how loved ones cope when mental health problems take hold of someone close. Powerful and deeply personal, this dance piece tells the story of choreographer, **Kevin Edward Turner**, following his journey and struggle with bipolar.

Athletic lifts, dynamic movements and moments of sensitivity combine to create a view of mental health that is touching, funny and even, at times, absurd.

Featuring a melting pot of dance styles and a rich mix of movement techniques, Witness This provides a moving and original interpretation of mental health illness, and sees dance theatre take on a real and relevant issue, which affects 1 in 4 people each year.

![Witness This](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web-400.jpg)

Witness This

**Kevin Edward Turner, Choreographer of the piece and Co-Artistic Director of Company Chameleon, said:** *“Witness draws upon my own experience of Bipolar and the impact it has had on me and those closest to me. The work embodies what I witnessed both real and imaginary in my ill health, and also what my loved ones witnessed whilst I was ill.”*

*In making this work, I want to contribute towards the debate and understanding of mental health issues, and challenge preconceived notions of what is still in some ways, a taboo subject. I would also like people who are struggling out there to realise that things can change and it is possible to find happiness and health again; that it can be managed. If I can get better so can anyone and I hope the work encourages people to share, talk and have a better understanding of their mental health.”*

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**Event:** Witness This – A dance performance for World Mental Health Day

**Where:** Jubilee Square, Brighton

**When:** Tuesday, October 10

**Time:** 1pm and 4pm

**Cost:** Free entry