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Witless in Oaxaca

SO I WENT TO an immersive theatre experience in Oaxaca City, as you do. The show was called Microenormous and claimed to be an exploration of the cellular affinities between the human body and the universe as envisioned by a charming group of Gen Z performers in eyeliner and directional mullets.

Participants were invited to wear amusing sunglasses with distorting lenses whilst progressing through a series of five rooms in which they could commune at will with the ancient gods of the Zapotecs, with a cup of mezcal served

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