Richard Diener

Steve Wolfson

This program brings to life the fascinating and stigmatized history of the Weyburn Mental Hospital. Join a group of artists, performers, musicians, psychiatric nurses, former patients and audience members as they explore the aband...

Weyburn: An Archaeology of Madness

Dare to be Â‘committedÂ’ to the Weyburn Mental Hospital. Explore the abandoned institution where the word
Â‘psychedelicÂ’ was coined as artists, performers, former staff and patients bring to life the fascinating and stigmatized history of the Weyburn Mental Hospital.  The documentary is a taste of the madness and institutional organization that was so much a part of life for the patients and staff.  Montages created from the compelling sights and sounds of the deteriorating building and the work of the artists and performers provide a sense of the off kilter environment of the institution during its working days. When the show is over you can leave but you may never escape the experience of Weyburn Â– An Archaeology of Madness.





Weyburn - An Archaeology of Madness

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This program brings to life the fascinating and stigmatized history of the Weyburn Mental Hospital. Join a group of artists, performers, musicians, psychiatric nurses, former patients and audience members as they explore the abandoned institution where the word psychedelic was coined. Travel with them through the long corridors and emotionally charged rooms as they uncover the Hospital's history, myths and legends. The documentary, weaves together performance, art installations, the memories of former staff and patients and archival photos to bring alive the fascinating and stigmatized history of the Mental Hospital. This is the story of one Mental Hospital on the Canadian Prairie that reflects the history of similar institutions everywhere.

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Weyburn: An Archaeology of Madness

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