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\u201cLiba\u201d<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \n A video-art exhibit by Vertigo Dance Company, that was created especially for the extraordinary spaces of the Bell Cave in the Beit Guvrin \u2013 Maresha National Park, which was excavated by the ancient residents of the area.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \n In the core of the cave, one can hear the heart, the pulse of the earth, and in this magical place, \u201cLiba\u201d pulsates.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \n The exhibit and the site where it shall be presented unite with the movement of Noa Wertheim<\/strong>, Vertigo\u2019s choreographer and artistic director, who is deeply attached to nature and the environment.<\/p>\n \n The Exhibit\u2019s Curator: Dorit Talpaz<\/strong><\/p>\n \n The interaction between the cave and movement creates a new work of art which intertwines with the viewers\u2019 movement immediately as they enter the exhibit:<\/p>\n \n The multidimensional dance, which encompasses the viewer from every direction, through images projected onto the caves’ hidden corners and walls, expands the boundaries of the cave through movement<\/span> and returns to that primal natural womb from which it was created.<\/p>\n \n \u201cLiba\u201d<\/strong> was created from Noa Wertheim\u2019s repertoire with the Vertigo Dance Company which has been integrated into poetic video art which dances along the seam between spirit and matter \u2013 as the dancers\u2019 bodies are projected onto the cave\u2019s walls.<\/p>\n \n The video art was created by photographer Elad Debi and editor Gal Katzir and includes pieces of Vertigo\u2019s repertoire over the years, including: \u201cPardes\u201d, \u201cLeela\u201d, \u201cYama\u201d and \u201cBirth of the Phoenix\u201d.<\/p>\n \n Beit Guvrin \u2013 Maresha National Park \u2013 World Heritage Site<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \n The Beit Guvrin \u2013 Maresha National Park is the epicenter of the \u201cLand of a Thousand Caves\u201d. The Park presents an ancient architectural wonder \u2013 countless spaces, natural and man-made caves that were intended for a wide variety of uses, from dovecotes, through storage and residential purposes, to burial. In 1989 the area was declared a national park to preserve the impressive remnants of the city of Maresha and to preserve the thicket. In recognition of its rich heritage and variety of caves, the National Park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. As was defined at the 2014 declaration \u2013 “The site has outstanding universal value due to its cultural, human and environmental conservation aspects\u2026\u201d. Including the \u201cBeit Guvrin \u2013 Maresha Caves Nation Park\u201d among the prestigious list of the most important and selected sites in the world, positions Israel as a bridge between ancient cultures and as an important focal point for preserving world heritage, while uniquely connecting between past and present. The visit through the site is an extraordinary experience and offers a peek into the wonder of the values of nature, landscape and human heritage throughout history.<\/p>\n \n