1600 Feet Under

A cemetery of performances in black coffins, buried in Dead Sea salt reverberates the “Black Box” as a blank canvas for the work of the scenography artists.

Theatre is a fleeting art. The life span of each performance is short. When the show closes and the curtain goes down, it dies, leaving behind only memories, photos, videos and ruins of sets and costumes to be preserved.

The title is inspired by the Dead Sea, or “Sea of Salt” in Hebrew, which is Earth’s lowest (about 1600 feet below sea level) and saltiest lake – rendering it uninhabitable, hence its name.

On the other hand, the Dead Sea possesses immense healing and preserving powers due to an abundance of minerals. As a result, the sea is being massively exploited, and is slowly diminishing.

Can this idea be a call for the preservation of the Dead Sea, Earth, and the art of performance?

Country/Region Israel

Presenting Organization The Society of Israeli Theatre Designers

Curator Anat Mesner

Artists Polina Adamov, Judith Aharon, Eran Atzmon, Lily Ben- Nachshon, Bambi Friedman, Neta Haker, Eytan Levy, Alexander Lisiyansky, Maya Meidar- Moran, Anat Mesner, Dalia Pen, Ady Shimrony, Frida Shoham, Roni Toren, Svetlana Breger, Roni Cohen, Avi-Yona Bueno, Hani Vardi, Keren Granek, Felice Ross

Team Exhibition Designer: Polina Adamov, Initial Design team: Eran Atzmon, Lily Ben- Nachshon, Alexander Lisiansky, Avia Bash, Anat Mesner, Graphic Designer: Polina Adamov

Partners Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel, Ministry of Culture, Israel, Univent Productions