Follow a woman into her imagination, one pattern at a time, in the mentalist. Inspired by imagery in Charlotte Perkins Gillman’s short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” a woman goes slowly mad, consumed by the repeating patterns of her surroundings. She retreats into memory after memory, and finally re-appears, larger-than-life, in video. The mentalist is a movement installation that transforms an empty room on site, covering the space with sound, video paintings, live graffiti writing, punk-rock ramblings, and breathtaking dancing. 

Choreography: Kate Watson-Wallace
Video Design: Ricardo Rivera
Visual Design/Grafitto: Carrie Powel and Linda Smyth
Sound Design and Composition: Daud Sturdivant
Spoken Text: Shaun Walker
Costume Design: Linda Smyth
Scenic Design: Carrie Powell
Original Cast: Devynn Emory, Meg Foley, Bethany Formica, Olase Freeman, Alexandra Holmes, David O’Donnell, Carrie Powell, Shaun Walker, Kate Watson-Wallace

Presented by Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

“Watson-Wallace’s work looks like a punk-art freak’s twisted Disney World…”
– Philladelphia Weekly