The third performance of the day was a lot more dramatic and tense. The uniform beating of a deep drum started the performance with the silhouettes of a man holding out his arm with something in his hand. Gradually the object starts to unfold to reveal the face of a pig. At this point, the drumming had set a tone of increasing anxiety.
The next scene was the silhouette of a shirtless man with a protruding stomach and the mask of a police officer. His movements were slow and brisk, and he ended up kneeling on the ground looking up at the other figure.
The last scene was with both men facing each other holding out the masks that were getting closer to each other. The policeman now had two heads, and the drumming started escalating. The performance culminated with chanting from the actors... and then, finally, silence.
The relationship between a pig and a cop raised political questioning during the performance. It made me think of the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, with themes of corruption and power.
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