PS M.A. Candidates Denisse Griselda Reyes and Melia Efstratis Chendo will present the second iteration of "Get on the Couch," a performance they first shared during Praxis in March 2026 at CPR – Center for Performance Research on Saturday, June 13th at 7:30pm.
This performance stages the psychoanalytic session as a live, unstable encounter between two bodies shifting positions of authority and vulnerability. Drawing on psychoanalytic and performance theory, the session constructs an analytic space in which transference, projection, and free association are activated and made visible. Through role-play and improvised dialogue, the tension of the analytic duo is explored as a relational happening.
Chendo and Reyes experiment with camera feedback to further destabilize the fixed binary of the looking analyst/seen patient. A live video feed mirrors the session, emphasizing the role of delay and repetition in meaning-making. Together, Chendo and Reyes perform analysis as a mutual, contingent process rather than a unidirectional cure.
Learn more about the performance and how to purchase tickets at the link below.