Thick layer of sand all over the stage. Dim cold Lights. One girl is standing in the middle wearing only underwear, carrying a pot with a red flower. In strobe light the others appear, jumping, running etc. They are dressed like: one wears only trousers, the other only jumper, only hat, only gloves, etc. (not naked but in underwear). They disappear. Dim light. She leaves the flower next to her and digs with her hands. A buried body appears. She cleans it from the sand slowly. She plants the flower behind his head and she stays there at her knees. The others come again. Each of them carries a flower (the same one). They stand for a while. Then they plant the flowers. Strobe light again. They start jumping. She doesn’t move at first. Then she starts jumping with them. Strobe stops. Brighter light. The flowers are destroyed. Light focuses on the “buried” body. Each of the group takes little sand, they come and through it on the laying body and they go back to their places. She lays behind the body like an embryo. He (the body) stands up, goes behind her and stands. One by one the “people” come inside take off the piece of clothing they wear; they give it to him and leave. He puts it on. When he is completely dressed, stands for a while, takes a little sand, throws it to her and leaves. The light remains for a while on the body. Fade out.
See you all soon
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Helena Alexandraki
Monday, 17 November 2008
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I like the idea of planting flowers (especially if they are many) and getting the destroyed in a way or other:-) joonas
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