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Scenic Designer + Lighting Designer  
February 1-19, 2022

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Tisch Student Works, NYU | Studio Theater, 721 Broadway 
Photos by Alicia Cabrera Tactuk

At its core, Decaer or and Waiting and is an experiential dramedy centered around the individual grieving process within a culture that historically prioritizes the collective. It’s a story about the loss and mortality of an individual amidst the self-discovery of another. It explores themes such as Spanish/Latinx mythology, the impact of language barriers on understanding, the transitions between the stages of grief, celebration and grief in community, the distance between three realms of life (Womb, World, Afterlife), and a fragmented identity, triumph, and concept of ‘you’.

I was inspired by Antoni Gaudi’s curved architecture and the texture of Latin American textiles. I bridged the gap between both of those to create 18 cubes, that would transform the space into all the dimensions the characters went into; from living room, to forest, a wishing well and a funeral.”