Neither Here Nor There

Jorge Luis Morejon in Neither Here Nor There (Performance Piece).

EGS. Saas Fee. Switzerland, 2000

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Neither Here Nor There is a performance piece born out of Jorge Luis Morejon’s exile experience. The piece reflects the cultural legacies of a character that carries with him vestiges of indigenous influences: Taino, African, Asian, Jewish, Spanish, all of which are too strongly Cuban to let go of and simply adapt to a new culture. The piece constitutes a showcase of multiple songs and dances which tell the story of a character in despair. Politically, through strong images, the character reflects the ambiguity of the Cuban exile individual, who physically rolls from one side of the stage to the other, from one side of the straight to the other, as he becomes a victim of the political games of Washington and Havana. It was Jorge Luis Morejon’s first performance piece which received a very warm reception by the European Graduate School (EGS) Summer audience.