Action #8 Untitled : (1Tn de Fango)

August 19 / 2023

El Ciervo Encantado Group Theatre

40 min

Description

"Action #8: Untitled (1tn de fango)" is a theatrical performance that addresses political repression and forced migration, with a particular focus on case 1 of the Ochoa trial in Cuba. The work establishes connections between different global conflicts through a shocking visual language: from violence against journalists to the crossing of Cuban migrants. Through a series of intense and symbolic physical actions, such as frantic dance and staged suffocation, the performance explores themes of oppression, hopelessness and the search for a way out. The work culminates in a powerful image of confinement and darkness, representing the consequences of an oppressive regime and the massive flight of the population.

Statement

ONE WAY TO DESCRIBE A LARGE QUANTITY OF DIRT AND WATER MIXTURE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MUD, IS TO STATE THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT OR VOLUME. FOR EXAMPLE, TON OF MUD CAN BE EXPRESSED AS 2000 POUNDS OR ROUGHLY 907 KILOGRAMS. OTHER DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MUD MAY INCLUDE ITS CONSISTENCY, COLOR, AND SMELL. THESE DETAILS CAN BE PROVIDED IN AN OBJECTIVE MANNER TO ACCURATELY CONVEY THE NATURE OF THE SUBSTANCE. MUD IS A TYPE OF SUBSTANCE THAT CAN ADHERE TO SHOES AND OTHER SURFACES. IT TYPICALLY HAS A BROWN COLOR BUT CAN ALSO APPEAR IN SHADES OF GRAY OR OTHER COLORS. MUD IS COMMONLY PRESENT IN WET AREAS, PARTICULARLY DURING RAINFALL.

A TON OF MUD IS A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY UNPLEASANT MASS THAT CAN EMIT A FOUL ODOR. IT IS GENERALLY UNDESIRABLE TO HAVE SUCH AN AMOUNT OF MUD PRESENT WITHIN A HOUSEHOLD. OCCASIONALLY, ONE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY FIND THEMSELVES WAKING UP WITH MUD PRESENT IN THEIR BED, WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF HOW IT GOT THERE. DESPITE ITS NEGATIVE QUALITIES, MUD CONTAINS ORGANIC MATTER WHICH CAN BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE HEALTH OF SKIN. WHEN SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES, IT IS LIKELY FOR MUD TO BECOME BRITTLE AND CRACK. IT IS UNKNOWN AS TO WHAT LIES BENEATH THE LAYERS OF MUD WITHIN OURSELVES, THUS WE SHOULD LEARN TO TOLERATE AND PROCESS IT ACCORDINGLY.