From Perejil to Diwanija

Year pf creation 2003

Summary
This piece we performed mainly lying face-down
on the floor. It investigates the situations of invasion, and of death as, eventually, a kind of territorial invasion..

Technical requirements
an old blanket .

Places where it has been performed

• Madrid (sala CIB) octubre 2003.
• Murcia (CENDEAC. Encuentros de autogestión y arte de acción) septiembre 2006.
• Mollina. Málaga (INJUVE) octubre 2006.

 

For what it's worth, at some point most of us have enjoyed
a war film. Unfortunately, our country has been very fond
of wars in the past. And, recently, the odd president has
been playing war with our little country. The isle of Perejil
and the city of Diwaniya, for example.
Us, we lie down on the ground and play out the battle
scenes we remember from our favourite war films. In order
to conquer some more territory, we play dead.

Extract from the script     1]We've got them, we've got them, come on, quick, now that they're all together, come on, kick some butt. Let's go get'em! Let's go get'em! 2]OK, come on, let's try it again, wise up, make up your mind, come on, this is our chance.Let's go get'em! Let's go get'em! 3]Oh, man, what a downer! Come on, let's go for it one more time, come on, move your hands, that's it, wave your hands ferociously, let them see us from afar... Let's go get'em! Let's go get'em! 4(J): Listen, I think we should call it a day. Let's give it up. (R): But we've got them, they're done. (J): Yeah, alright, but let's just give it up for now. (R): But, I mean, we've got them. (J): Yeah, yeah, but I can't move my feet. (R): Man! What are you saying?! (J): And you haven't moved an inch from here. (R): Erm... erm? (J): Look, let's go hide. (R): OK, OK, let's go hide. Pull the blanket over yourself. Silence.