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DANCE ECLECTIC

Dance Eclectic plans June virtual release dealing with mental health

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The Dance Eclectic (TDE) of Las Cruces will have a virtual release Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 4-6 of its performance movie “Max, Lost and Found.”

The performances will begin at 7 p.m., said TDE Creative Director Morgan Rivera.

Tickets are $8.

In the production, TDE “has chosen to explore mental illness loosely based on the children’s book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak, Rivera said. “Max is a businesswoman working in a high-stress company. She has always felt out of step with the world, but there is no room for second guesses in corporate America.

“Our story begins in the company office where Max navigates the demands of her job. In the beginning she is able to manage the stress of the job and panic attacks that plague her; however, she slowly loses control, and the Wild Things creep in. 

“Her friend tries to help her through the ups and downs but eventually guides her to get professional help. Once Max is in a facility to help her, she goes through the trial of finding out what exactly is wrong with her and what medicines she needs to take. She is reluctant to listen to the doctor at first, but with her friend’s help begins to realize that it is necessary. All the while, the Wild Things try to influence her.

“Max is able to return to work at the company. She is met with the same stress as before, but this time is different. She is able to cope with the stress and able to expel the Wild Things as they start to creep in again. She is on the right path in a long journey of coping with mental illness.”

“Max, Lost and Found” is “a mature show,” Rivera said. “There are a couple of curse words in the music and narration.”

TDE is a nonprofit, community dance collective dedicated to creating performance and choreography opportunities for community members who might not otherwise get to perform and choreograph, according to TDE’s website. It was founded in 2016.

Purchase tickets for “Max, Lost and Found” at www.eventbrite.com/e/max-lost-and-found-tickets-154124583779.

For more information, visit http://thedanceeclectic.com/featured/max-lost-and-found/.

Contact Rivera at director@thedanceeclectic.com.

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