Catherine Mustread’s Reviews > Merci Suárez Can't Dance > Status Update

"And finally, when we curtsy and bow one last time, I can believe that all of me, even the parts that are new and I don’t really understand, are going to be just fine today and one day and always."

Lolo barely moves. He’s fading like one of those colorful street paintings Mr. Cahill works on. “Everything vanishes,” he told us at the festival. “Live in the moment,” he said. “That’s the whole point.” I swallow hard just thinking about the fact that it’s true about people, too. They vanish, sometimes a little at a time. One day, Lolo won’t know how to move his legs anymore. One day soon, he won’t be able to dance.

"“Everything vanishes eventually,” he says. “Civilizations, species, people. That doesn’t mean they don’t have value while they exist. People will enjoy this work while it’s here. Live in the moment. That’s the whole point.”