The Dress Rehearsal Chronicles (2010) is a series of large-sized drawings that explores the backstage world of the opera. The images show perspectives of the "other side" of the audience, where the fictional characters and theater workers 'live' the selected operas in a visual game that reminds us of the age old question: "Does life imitate art, or vice versa?"

I selected different fabric patterns and colors for each piece, inspired by the atmosphere of each play. It is a world where the power of the play capture the people who are on all sides of the stage. When the actors/singers perform, there are people working from above, below, behind, and in front of the stage. The musicians are in the orchestra pit, and have meticulous task of synchronizing sound and performance, the stage workers transform a castle into a cliff, light the moon or start a storm. These individuals are trapped in the implacable time mechanism of the story.  

The fabrics hang free from a curtain rod, with no stretchers or any kind of preparation to keep the drape of the fabric natural. Also leaving extra fabric at the bottom that gathers on the floor, giving the pieces the look of a prop.

Oil on upholstery fabric.  3 x 1.5 m / 10' x 5'