CAST & REJANE
Rejane tasted America as a teen and was back there in her 20s. She left New York just a month before the twin towers fell. She touched down in her native Rio but within a few years she was off again, to Rotterdam and then London. Her twin nieces, Nina and Lara, saw their aunt regularly but only over video calls. Last year the family flew to London and holed up in Rej’s one room flat. The small space was host to nightly dance-offs, lit by flashing LED balloons, the girls’ extensive wardrobe of tulle fairy skirts and laughter noisy enough to compete with the hubbub of any weekend pub. Rej’s studio also accommodated an exclusion zone around Nina’s tiny broken arm. The trip had been planned well in advance of her accident and the date for the plaster cast to come off fell during their stay. Rogério, Rej’s brother, was the stand-in doctor. The family gathered around for the ceremonial de-casting. Rogério carefully cut down the length of the tiny blue plaster. Rej’ kept the plaster cast and the rest of the family flew off to Disneyland, Paris. Nina was so excited to see Micky’s home that she ran full tilt into the park, fell over and broke her arm again.
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