Musical shines the spotlight on suicide, bipolar disorder

A rendition of ‘Baba Yetu’ during the ‘Insight: Beyond the Edge’ musical. PHOTO | IVY NYAYIEKA

Insight: Beyond the Edge is a mixed-media production which presents the experiences of people suffering from suicidal ideation and bipolar disorder through dance, audiovisual stories, live musical performances and spoken word.

Considering what a heavy theme suicide is, the opportunity to engage with it through the musical was welcome. It allowed the subject seriousness but also granted it a kind of softness that art forms such as the traditional play or a book may not have afforded it.

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