Lingering Shadows

Everyone dreads the thought of finding another illusionist and mutually agrees, sans verbal exchange, to put it off as long as they are able.

Eventually another illusionist is found, a stage hand working backstage a theatre in New York, discovered from a series of auditions held and attended by Pamina and Paikea, occasionally joined by Tamas.

The new illusionist, Robin, is well like but the young lady’s memory lingers and he is hardly visited in his tent, as many find it feels like reopening a wound to step inside. He is invited to the acrobat’s tent frequently for matcha green tea, or takes walks with the hula dancers around the perimeter of the tents. He is escorted almost everywhere, feeling almost as though the company is watching him protectively, as though his environment has malicious intentions toward him. In his tent he is rarely left alone.

Text by Lucie MacAulay