In Corpore Sano (Serbia) - 2022

Serbia - In Corpore Sano

It's an eerie atmosphere, resembling an insane asylum or a cult. The singer sits with a bowl of water in front and stares directly at us. In the shadow behind, monks form a semicircle around her, occasionally kneeling to her to dry her hands with white towels. Everything is very captivating as they stay mostly still and expressionless.

Key dance: In the chorus, one hand is slowly raised to the front, palm up, and the other right over it, not touching; then, the higher hand claps on the lower one repeatedly. Then, the back of both hands is presented to us at face level, and they rotate them back and forth in a rythmic motion.


Long Description

The singer sits at the center. Sitting on a chair and resting the arms on the armrests, she's the only person lighted up, on stage, in her white shirt. The shirt has a red fluffy handkerchief, matching her red lipstick, and a very small wooden cross pinned on it.

After she sings the first sentence, captions read: "What is the secret of a healthy body?"

As the choir sings, the monks are revealed in a semicircle around her, opening their arms to the sky. She starts slowly washing her hands on the bowl. We see the face of each monk in close-up and feel a rigid controlling eerie atmosphernde.

At some point, a monk jumps on his feet and waves his white towel around hit in the air. Later the others join him. Captions read: "Heart beats by itself. God give us health. I am left on my own."

In the bridge, the stage gets in tones of red. The monks bow.

At the end, all the monks get right behind and next to her, facing us. Captions read: "The body is healthy, so what now? A sick mind in a healthy body. A sad soul in a healthy body. A desperate mind in a healthy body. A frightened mind in a healthy body. So what now?"


Comentários

Mensagens populares deste blogue

2023 - Finland - Cha cha cha - Käärijä

2024 selection: Switzerland (winner), Croatia (real winner) and Netherlands

2025 - Portugal, Deslocado [PT and EN]