higo • 2018
Choreographer: Bianca Salazar
Lighting Design: Mitchell Jakubka
Inspired by a quote from Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, Bianca Salazar's piece, higo (meaning fig in Spanish), contemplates the indecision that one faces in life when being presented with endless opportunities and possibilities. Plath’s prose poetry describes the story of a woman sitting in front of a fig tree, upon which every fig represents a different path that her life can take. Overwhelmed by choices she is unable to pick just one. Slowly the figs wilt and die in front of her eyes, leaving her starving to death. Salazar believes this message will resonate with a young audience, as at this age, many desire to live out their best lives, but more often than not, they fail to do so; allowing fear and indecision to hold them back.
Lighting Design: Mitchell Jakubka
Inspired by a quote from Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, Bianca Salazar's piece, higo (meaning fig in Spanish), contemplates the indecision that one faces in life when being presented with endless opportunities and possibilities. Plath’s prose poetry describes the story of a woman sitting in front of a fig tree, upon which every fig represents a different path that her life can take. Overwhelmed by choices she is unable to pick just one. Slowly the figs wilt and die in front of her eyes, leaving her starving to death. Salazar believes this message will resonate with a young audience, as at this age, many desire to live out their best lives, but more often than not, they fail to do so; allowing fear and indecision to hold them back.
