Review: HOLDTIGHT Presents Nourishment’s Why Believe?
“Mansour’s delivery—self-deprecating but earnest—took it to a new place. She spoke about Sundays, dragging herself out of bed after a late night out to attend Greek Orthodox service, lighting candles and internally groaning about how long it goes, then sitting at a nearby cafe and ordering before calling her family. Her words dissolved into slippery movement, her torso billowing and gliding like a scarf batted about by the wind. She stuttered to a halt, caught by some unseen obstacle as her reaching arms tipped her almost off balance, then jerked back into motion. Spiraling turns read as slow-motion whirlwinds, the eye catching on details like the delicate crumbling of her hands. When she turned her gaze to the small balcony above the entrance to the space, it took effort to look away and see the action continue elsewhere.” — Courtney Escoyne for The Stewardship Report