In her solo show, Tali Foxworthy-Bowers takes us on a very personal journey - her journey. For a girl who found her passion and her source of inspiration in dance (especially ballet), it was earth-shattering news for her when, just as she was reaching puberty, to find that she started having severe pains in her back. Her chroniuc back pain has been with her for the last 16 years, and in this performance, Foxworthy-Bowers takes us through those years with sincerity. honesty, a deal of humour, and a whole load of sympathetic storytelling, which makes those who don't suffer from chronic pain, far more knowledgable and understanding of those who do; and for those who do, it is a connection and acknowledgement to say, 'you are not alone'.
In what must have been a form of self-therapy and/or coping mechanism, this show takes the form of a pre-recorded inner-monologue, whilst FoxworthyBowers spends the whole 50 minutes of the show miming, moving, dancing, ameliorating the narrative and expressing her thoughts and feelings in perhaps the only way she knows how.. through dance.
A well thought-out and candid show, compassionately told, in a self-effacing and entertainingly theatrical way. Bravo.
Reviewer - Matthew Dougall
on - 22.8.22
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