Dora Garcia

In her video La Leccion Respiratoria, Dora Garcia investigates the power relationships between coach and student in a scenario where the skill being taught is simply the act of breathing.  A woman sternly instructs a girl in proper breathing techniques, ones the instructor has presumably mastered at one time, but can no longer perform perfectly herself.  She can only instruct a younger, more physically capable girl, who in turn puts complete faith in the older woman, granting her coach control over one of her body’s vital functions.