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11 Por favor, levántense

Magazine

29 December 2009

11 Por favor, levántense

“Por Favor, levántense para escuchar el himno nacional”. Así empezaba la Performance “William Holden in Frankfurt” de Dora García en el Macba. Frente a la incertidumbre de qué himno nacional se trataba, la espera fue tensa y se tardaron varios minutos en lograr que el público se levantara.
Después sonó el himno nacional de Polonia.

Ni el catalán ni el español, pero la tensión ya se había generado y el público de arte de la ciudad pudo ver claramente su miedo a significarse políticamente más allá de la esfera de lo privado.

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