Vicuña, Cecilia: Spit Temple: The Selected Performances

Spit Temple: The Selected Performances of Cecilia Vicuña. Edited and Translated by Rosa Alcalá (Ugly Duckling Presse, paperback) Publication Date: November 1, 2012 Publisher Marketing: SPIT TEMPLE collects texts and transcriptions of Vicuña's uncategorizable improvised performances, which combine singing, movement, chants, and stories. Also included are a critical introduction by Rosa Alcalá, a poetic memoir by Vicuña (translated by Alcalá) addressing her life in performance, and a series of response pieces from contemporary writers including Juliana Spahr, Rodrigo Toscano, and Maria Damon. "Vicuña's work, at its very essence, is 'a way of remembering'—as if exile and recall joined to unravel an 'autobiography in debris;' as one personal story within a larger narrative."—Roberto Tejada