Tana Sirois
actor, theatre-maker, director, producer & coach.
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Tana holds a BA in Acting from The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, and an MSc in Creative Arts & Mental Health from Queen Mary University of London. Tana is a member of the international movement theatre collective, The How, and of the feminist musical comedy troupe, Broad Comedy, which tours the country raising money for Planned Parenthood and The ACLU. She is co-founder of the non-profit arts & culture center, Culture Lab LIC in NYC, and Artistic Director of Dirt [contained] Theatre Company, where she has been producing socially conscious theatre with an absurd twist since 2010. Her original play "Crushing Baby Animals" played at The IRT theatre in NYC, and her movement theatre piece, "My Favorite Person" ran in NYC at HERE Arts, and at Thuafier in Istanbul.
She utilizes improvisation to devise movement-based work that strives for eloquence in absurdity and authenticity in chaos. The research she has undertaken at the intersection of art and mental health has inspired her to create work centered around issues of equality and the ever-changing nature of the self. Tana believes in the efficacy of art for social justice, and holds a deep respect for the profound healing power of the theatre. Her work has been supported by The Arts Council England, Queens Council on the Arts, The New York Foundation for the Arts, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the US Embassy in Türkiye.
Her one-woman show “UnTethered”, which is about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, queerness and demisexuality has played at DasDas in Istanbul and at The Tank in NYC and will premiere in London This March.
UnTethered at The Glitch in London
May 21 - 26, every day at 7pm, with an additional matinee on the 25th at 2:30pm
UnTethered will play at Sweet Venues in Brighton July 24-26, and at The Ivy Studio at Edinburgh Fringe from August 1 - 16. Details and tickets coming soon!
UnTethered is an autobiographical comedy that follows a queer, demisexual woman with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as she attempts to transcend her fears so that she may finally experience what it’s like to feel safe and loved. When her intrusive thoughts manifest as monsters made from plastic bags, she begins to question the absurd lengths the mind will go through to create an illusion of safety. UnTethered explores the challenges of intimacy, and seeks to communicate a truthful portrayal of the often clichéd experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Pushing at the boundaries of fixed identity, UnTethered asks if we should tether to the things that make us feel safe, or if the power lies in the letting go.
