Power, language, instructions, phonetics, poetry.
This is my one and only attempt with performance art, also from a year ago.
I read, or rather dictate, a short poem by 20th century Spanish-Mexican poet Leon Felipe to my Spanish-ignorant volunteers. They must repeat what I say as best as they can.
Here is a transcript of the text, entitled “Decimos Todos.”
“Dice este hombre sencillo,
Antes que mi derecho,
pido mi sacrificio.
Tu, hombre elegido,
Ven aqui,
Sube sobre mis hombros,
Y ponte de puntillas,
Sobre mi craneo erguido.
Despues, hombre elegido,
Mi derecho sera tu sacrificio.
Que me digas honrada, y claramente
Lo que has visto,
Subido de puntillas,
Sobre mi craneo erguido.”
-Leon Felipe
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