References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
by José Rivera
_"The Coyote's soul leaves its body. The Cat is astonished
by this." José Rivera has a knack for beautiful stage direction. They
challenge the director. I decided to make both the separation and unity
of body and soul visible for the cat and coyote throughout the
production by casting actors who could move to play the souls of Cat and
Coyote and casting dancers who could act to play Cat and Coyote's
bodies. After Coyote died, the soul arose alone, lifted its former body,
and carried it away. When coyote returns, it's body is a ghost and it's
soul is the same, well maybe a bit wiser.
Of course, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot is not just the romance of a Cat and a Coyote. It is a portrait of marriage, of the union of two people: body and soul. Except Gabriela feels horribly disconnected, from herself, from her husband, Benito, from her marriage. And in the end their whole history, their future, rests on the answer to a single question: did Benito see the moon last night?
Of course, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot is not just the romance of a Cat and a Coyote. It is a portrait of marriage, of the union of two people: body and soul. Except Gabriela feels horribly disconnected, from herself, from her husband, Benito, from her marriage. And in the end their whole history, their future, rests on the answer to a single question: did Benito see the moon last night?
Photos by Tara Brinduse.
