The Paradox of the Mirror Watch on YouTube Audience Choice winner for Squeaky Wheel Fringe 2025 The Paradox of the Mirror is a mysterious work combining dance, video, and painting to explore the relationship between time, identity, and memory. The work draws inspiration from Cuban artist Guillermo López González's depiction of the mangrove and its diverse forms. The magical mangrove roots become a metaphor for identity and memory . . . our connection to the past, while its growth and sinuous movement suggest evolution and change. Herein lies the paradox of the mirror, where our present and inner realities reflect and alter each other, intertwining in a timeless dance. Project by Guillermo Lopez Gonzalez and Tania Vergara Perez Choreography: Tania Vergara Perez Music: Eduardo Coma, Pedro Suarez, Yosvany Cortellan, Judd Wasserman Interpreters: Natalia Chersia, Roxanna Alonso, Astrid Westerfield, Adrian Porras Paintings: Guillermo Lopez Gonzalez Used poem: "I Am the Mangrove" by Marjory Stoneman Douglas Voiceover: Sun Love Peace Videos taken from Cuba: Melanie Chavez Videos editions and sounds effect: Tania Vergara Perez This production was made possible thanks to the support of: Jane Wood Pat Forshee Premiere at Squeaky Wheel Fringe Festival, Sarasota, FL on June 5-6. FSU Cook Theater