We arrived in Jerusalem at night. The streets were empty of tourists but in the squares you could see groups of soldiers, all young, men and women, dining in silence on the terrace of a bar. In front of the wailing wall, only a few worshipers remained, swaying back and forth to memorize the words of the scriptures.. From the desert the wind came loaded with sand, the purple sky. The echo of prayers rose in the streets, and in the speakers of the minarets the Adhan. One walked through that city like in a dream, being careful not to trip or break anything so as not to wake up. In Jerusalem one feels surrounded by a disturbing peace. Very similar to the feeling of calm that is experienced just before the storm. This is the image with which we begin our journey, that of a state of alert, of “active serenity” as Julián Marías would say.
Concept and direction: Gaston Core / With and in collaboration with: Shreyashee Nag / Music: Jorge da Rocha / Voice: Jorge to Rocha the Nag Series / Styling: Shreyashee Nag y Gaston Core / Costume making: Christian Rubio / Lights: Manuel Ordenavia / Assistant director: Alice Brazzit / Production: Mayte Luque/ Video and photo: Alice Brazzit / Project carried out in residence in Nupura Dance Centerr / With the support of CAET (Center for the Performing Arts of Terrassa) / Acknowledgments: Technical team of the Teatre Principal de Terrassa, Giulia Poltronieri, Nicol Yao Dapré, Mario R. Rubio.
