The Opera

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ABOVE THE HOTEL’S FOUNTAIN, A DANCER PERFORMS A STRIP TEASE BEHIND A GREEN LATEX SCREEN BY PRESSING AND RELEASING THEIR BODY AGAINST ITS SURFACE. IN THE FOUNTAIN, THE HEADS OF SWIMMERS, COVERED IN MOSS, BOB JUST BELOW THE SURFACE. FROM BEHIND THE SCREEN, A SHIMMERING ETHEREAL BODY STEPS OUT--”THE SOUL.” “THE SOUL” GLIDES FORWARD ON THE BALLS OF THEIR FEET, BAREFOOT BUT ELEVATED AS IF WEARING HEELS. THEY BELT AN AWFUL MURMUR, AN UNSETTLING CONTRADICTION TO THEIR EFFERVESCENCE. 

ACT II: FOUNTAIN AT EXTRAVAGANT HOTEL RUIN

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