Being Britney - Colette Goossens

\"I am Britney, Britney Spears. I am Britney Spears Ik mean: I am Britney Spears I know.. I know what it's like to be Britney because I am Britney. Britney Spears! Really. Whatever. In Being Britney plays Colette Goossens Britney Spears. While she is experiencing an acute psychosis, she tries to get a grip on fundamental questions about existence, identity, and the need for care. The bathroom where she is located becomes a universe in itself: an intimate, claustrophobic place where hallucinations, delusions, and extreme emotions overwhelm each other. Being Britney asks questions about psychosis and the care surrounding it. What is a psychosis really? Should we see a psychosis as an endpoint? Or can we better look at the rich thoughts and experiences that are hidden underneath?\" Through existing and new texts, acting, physicality, and rhythm, Colette investigates how mental vulnerability can take an open form on stage that is not stigmatizing. Being Britney is a continuation of her artistic research in which she makes the inner logic of mental deregulation palpable for an audience.