“The Sleeping Venus” by Giorgione, Titian ca. 1510
In the “Welcome to the Renaissance” interlude, Beyoncé says, “I close my eyes and travel through realms of space and time; reality holds no power or control of my state of mind,” letting us know that she’s about to sleep and that the rest that unfolds are all her dreams.
Sleep and self-induced hypnosis are a running theme through all the interludes, as the main act of the RENAISSANCE Tour begins when Beyoncé closes her eyes and goes to sleep, then Kevin JZ Prodigy welcomes us to “Mother’s mind.”