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at the center of a wound still fresh (2018)
Lisa Atkinson

In this work I attempted to crystalize feelings manifested during a difficult time; concentrated through the words of Octavio Paz’s poem, “Dawn,” the ensemble begins from a point of unison and slowly unravels itself, revealing a raw center.

— Lisa Atkinson


Dawn

by Octavio Paz

Cold rapid hands draw back one by one the bandages of dark I open my eyes
still I am living
at the center of a wound still fresh