by Rodrigo Monteiro on Vacio by Compañia de Danza Periférico
Hi. It begins like this.
No, no, I can’t. But I want it so badly…
Right after stepping out, he turned around to see who was following. An uncomforting taboo void is triggered, but it’s exciting (oh, my God, oh, my God!). Relief, relief.What’s left behind resisted, stuck (performatized: a trace that remains after the end). The experience has its moment. And it lasted.
He looked back again, inspired, filled himself with air. The instantbroughtthe wish to throw himself off, to hurl himself into a starry and annihilating space. Pleasant. Affectionateandcanny.
He remainedthere.
Rested.
He grabbed the world as if it would implode in a kind of caress that stirred a sensation of desire.
A desire game:
_____________________________________________WITHATOUCH__________________
It started be LOW
3
2 Low
1 low
gone!
the ONLY
lovers
begin to make love. FULL
they crawl, heap up on top each other.FULL
the caress begins to slide.
the left and the right side invert positions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
the ghostly sound appears,disappears. itreappearsin a new feature. itdisappearsand fades.EATS
h-e-a-v-y-b-r-e-a-t-h-i-n-g— ————————–
bone, skin, head, neck. LESS
guts, hair, nail, finger, ear.LESS
hunger for seeing, feeling, noticing. pine for having, expellingand receiving.HAS
leap 1 , 2 and 3 1 2 3
Lullaby. LA
Lulled TI
andLullaby. DO
instantof distraction provokesan accident andconvulsion. SOL
what to do? who to run for? who will be? TWO?
together, together, together!TWO?
there is no two, there is neither.
there is eye to eye, teeth to teeth. FACE
there is eye to eye.
come,FACE
they open their mouth
and kiss you.
they go away,
take the arms,
wish for OUR
and !
and !
and !
Gone! FULL!!
On a big linethat (im)pressesthey poke your eyes, come up on to you and EAT you UP!
stay
stay
last
instant
insist
remain
stay. LIKE THIS
Rodrigo Monteiro is an artist who tries to think and invent/(re)activate places where creations and creatures qualify territories.
“Translation Portuguese-English: writer and poet Chris Ritchie, M.A.”