Tense Vagina : An Actual Diagnosis

Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis is about motherhood–its beauty, challenges, isolation, comedy and influence on the human experience. This evening-length solo, created and performed by recent NYC transplant Sara Juli, uses humor, movement, sounds, songs, text and audience participation to reveal “all that is awesome and all that sucks” when it comes to being a mother. Tense Vagina focuses on the seldom-discussed and taboo aspects of motherhood, such as loss of bladder control, libido, tears, monotony, loneliness and dildos. With an original set, Lighting Design by Justin Moriarty and Costume Design by Carol Farrell.
 
“A Dance Comic”, The Durham Herald Sun
“A light of the downtown dance and theatre scene”, The New Yorker
 
Funded in part by the Moser Family Foundation as well as the New England States Touring Program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
 
Illustration by Devon Kelley-Yurdin
Photo by Arthur Fink