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SUMMARY:Aleksandr Popov "Why I stayed ...? A Gothic Review of Life"
DESCRIPTION:Tallinn Fringe Festival proudly presents www.fringe.ee Perfor
 mer: Aleksandr Popov Genre: Stand-up comedy Language: Estonian Duration: 
 60 min Tickets: 5€/10€ "Why I stayed ...? A Gothic Review of Life" 11
 .07.2023 - a date that was supposed to be my last encounter with this wor
 ld of misery and dark shenanigans played by life on a "talking ape". Funn
 y thing - I experienced the "outer body" experience - I had the presence 
 of mind to write the farewell note and absorb the decadence of it all at 
 the same time. Yet\\, after the note was done I couldn't really figure ou
 t where to go next ... This show is based on my own drastic decision to b
 id farewell to the life that at one point seemed insurmountably difficult
  to keep holding on to. I was on the verge of losing my home\\, my physic
 al health was in shambles and my mind was a pandemonium of visions from m
 istakes of "future past". I wanted to go\\, but seeing myself taking the 
 steps to do it as an "uninvited guest" at the battle between my body and 
 mind\\, I stayed ... I guess I wanted to see the alternative ending after
  all! My goal is to talk to my "self" and tell it the story of insecuriti
 es and prejudices I had before my life turned to shambles. I tried so har
 d to spiral down into the abyss that I completely forgot to take a moment
  and live. It was finding myself staring down the abyss that I suddenly g
 ot reminded of all the idiotic happenings and circumstances that led me t
 o this moment - inability to grieve properly for my father\\, first serio
 us relationship that ended in a heartbreak\\, bad financial decisions mad
 e on the spur of the moment desperation\\, etc. My show is about a series
  of mishaps and attempts at getting help way too late. And then finding o
 neself at the precipice of a final decision thinking "why can't I ..." an
 d realizing that I have been making a joke out of myself since day one! I
 t's a "retrospective on life not fully lived". After a restart of sorts I
  am focusing on advancing myself through my comedy. This show is the most
  personal I've done so far - it is not just about having a laugh at my ex
 pense. I want the people to see that it's really about laughing at me whi
 le thinking about themselves and their vulnerabilities. #tallinnfringe202
 6\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/europe/estonia/tallinn/events/aleksandr-popov-
 why-i-stayed-a-gothic-review-of-life--2026-09-03
LOCATION:fringe.ee
URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/estonia/tallinn/events/aleksandr-popov-why-i-stayed-a-gothic-review-of-life--2026-09-03
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