11,711 Stone Steps at Nikko

Along this road

Goes no one

This autumn evening

(Basho, Japanese poet)

A lush green landscape is projected into the darkness. The space is filled with singular sounds and three dancers appear, one of whom uses a wheelchair. 11,711 stone steps in Nikko, inspired by the Japanese haiku tradition, invite the viewer to immerse themselves in another dimension of time, in the very essence of being.

Three dancers are positioned on a dark stage; two kneel on the floor while one sits in a wheelchair with their head tilted back and arms open.

Choreography: Hai Cohen, Tali Wertheim & Maya Resheff

Performers: Hai Cohen, Maayan Ben Ishay, Maya Schwartz

Production: Michal Goldfield-Sadot

Lighting design: Dani Fishof, Magenta

Still photography: Dan Ben Ari

The work was created within the framework of Vertigo Power of Balance

Re Premiere in South Korea 2022

Premiere in Latvia 2006