The strange fruit
An allegory of the individuation process.
The strange fruit. Birth. (2012) Luna (Isa Lozano) and Fruit (Amaia Prieto). Photo: Julia Casesnoves.
The Mask of the Seasons, detail (2012). Collage.
The strange fruit. Winter. (2012) Dancer: Lorenza di Calogero. Photo: Julia Casesnoves.
The strange fruit. Maturity. (2012) Fruit (Amaia Prieto) crouching besides the Mask of the Seasons. Photo: Julia Casesnoves.
The Mask of the Seasonsk. Photos of the production team creating the props. Post-production. Reviews.
The strange fruit is a scenic work that I presented at Rambleta Espai d’Art in 2012. The piece is articulated in three parts: the first one is an allegory of birth, brought about by a lunar character who discovers a woman who has been born of the Tree of Life. This young woman wears on her head a huge mask, which is evocative of the transitions through different life stages. Near her, two musicians (violin and guitar) interpret her feelings, while a dancer dances her desires and fears. In her maturity, the woman frees herself of the mask, triggering a process of transformation. The voice-over music takes the work to its climax.
This work was part of the exhibition Transonírico, organized around the presentation of my book (M)Other Sea, published by Manuscritos (Madrid). In the exhibition hall, the Magma and Dreamscapes series were on display, and also the video (M)Other Sea. The leiv motif of the exhibition was the process of integration of the internal images.
Vandendorpe, May 2012
CHARACTERS (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
Moon: Isabel Lozano
Fruit: Amaia Prieto
Emotions (dancer) Lorenza di Calogero
Feelings (musicians on the scene): Paul Candau (guitarra) y Gustavo Orihuela (violín)
Second Moon: Maribel Campoy
PRODUCTION TEAM
Script and direction: Mercedes Vandendorpe
Choreography: Lorenza di Calogero
Production Director: Silvia Casanova
Technical director: Paul Candau
Assistant director: Jorge López
Musical creation and performance: Paul Candau y Gustavo Orihuela
Musical creation in voice-over: Alejandro Diez
Scenography, Lighting and sound: Paul Candau
Lighting technician: José Abalos
Choreography Birth and Maturity: Cristina Gómez
Costumes: Rocío Juárez
Scenography and stage direction: : Paul Candau y Mercedes Vandendorpe
Props: Belinda del Camino, Paul Candau, Maribel Campoy, Silvia Casanova, Balbino Cuartero, Laura Granell, Jorge López, José Lopez, Amaia Prieto, Batiste Sevillano y Mercedes Vandendorpe
POST-PRODUCTION
Audiovisual production: José María Adrover Montemayor (Gecko Audiovisuales)
Photography: Julia Casesnoves
Trailer of the Strange Fruit, by Gecko Audiovisuales. Link to YouTube.