Dancer Plans To Induce Epileptic Seizure In Performance
A dance artist with epilepsy is to try to induce a seizure on stage - but has been urged to reconsider by a charity.
Rita Marcalo has stopped taking her medication ahead of the event at The Bradford Playhouse, which the audience will be invited to film.
Arts Council England, which is funding the performance, said it aimed to raise awareness about the condition.
But the Epilepsy Action charity expressed concerns and urged Ms Marcalo to reconsider the event.
Ms Marcalo, the artistic director of Leeds-based dance company, Instant Dissidence, plans to induce a seizure as part of the 24-hour Involuntary Dances event on 11 December, which will also include dance and poetry readings.
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