d. Marta Espar & Maiol Virgili (Spain, 2022) 1h 13m 

In this insightful feature doc from directors Marta Espar and Maiol Virgili, three contemporary dancers collaborate with three women diagnosed with mental disorders to explore the boundaries between normality and madness through a shared creative process in the Basque Country. Their journey together challenges societal taboos, blending personal experiences with mental health into a transformative dance performance that questions the very definitions of “normal” and “madness”.
This film contains themes of self-harm and suicide.

Directors Marta Espar and Maiol Virgili will take part in a Q&A following this screening.

Dancing Madness has won the Voices of Experience award at SMHAF’s International Film Awards 2024.

This screening is part of the Now You See Us programme, a two-day showcase of new artist commissions, creative workshops, film screenings and vital discussions responding to this year’s Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival theme, In/Visible.