Thirza Cuthand: I Could Kill Myself With My Panties

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Dunlop Art Gallery presents an evening of performance featuring new work by Saskatoon filmmaker and performance artist Thirza Cuthand. Based on a short story of the same name, I Could Kill Myself With My Panties tells the tale of a stay in a psych ward. Darkly humorous, this autobiographical work explores subjects including race and sexuality, desire and longing, and the stigma of mental illness from a candid and honest perspective.

The evening also features long-form improv by the Tragedy Plus Time Players – Jayden Pfiefer, Katie Moore, Colby Richardson, and Judy Wensel. Working within the Armando format (sometimes known as "Assssscat") the piece will start with a monologue by Cuthand, which will be used as the basis for the improvised and unscripted scenes to follow.

Since 1995, Thirza Jean Cuthand has been making short experimental narrative videos and films which have screened in festivals internationally. Her work has also been screened in galleries including the Mendel in Saskatoon, The National Gallery in Ottawa, and Urban Shaman in Winnipeg, and she has completed residencies at Videopool and Urban Shaman in Winnipeg, and Villa K. Magdalena in Hamburg, Germany. She has also written a feature screenplay called Bunnyhug and sometimes does performance art. She is of Plains Cree and Scots descent and currently resides in Saskatoon.

Thirza Cuthand. Image courtesy of the artist.