Pompeii, 2024
Pompeii is an audio-visual journey that weaves together movement, text, and music. It delves into historical events and mythical stories, centering on the Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
This catastrophic event buried the city and froze it in time, turning its narrative into one of suspended history. In the performance, the eruption becomes a springboard for broader reflections on themes such as abundance versus destruction, fate versus choice, and movement versus stillness.
Pompeii continues the exploration of the human body as both a physical entity and a symbolic representation, building on themes from recent artworks like "The Cosmic Pillar (2023)”, Diver Festival 2022 and others.
Created and performed by Uri Duvdevani
Original score and sound design: Yarden Levi-Ellentuck
Dramaturgy: Mica Kupfer
Artistic advising: Guy Bernard Reichmann, Ido Feder
Lighting: Yoel Peled, Rotem Levi
Costume design: Bar Alon
Stage: Uri Duvdevani, Itay Eden
Special thanks to Diver festival and “Between Heaven and Earth” for supporting the premier production Additional thanks to CCA Tel Aviv-Yafo for supporting the development of this work
Photos: Noa Simhayof Shahaf, Hadas Hay, Gil Volfson, Natasha Shakhnes
