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Geodistance “Ungurtas” – Contact Points of Heaven and Earth

Geoscenographic space – mastered by students of stage design from the T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts on 17 November 2014. The students’ focus is on the development of geospatial performance and the creation of scenographic discourse.

Ungurtas is the navel of the Earth, located 85 km from Almaty. Here on a mountain is the stone that symbolizes the unity of Heaven and Earth. It marks the spot where the upstream energy is taken to ask the unseen and is fueled by the life-giving energy of the Earth, escorted by the Sun. Along with similar sites in Egypt and Tibet, Ungurtas emits a powerful energy beam that has been registered by NASA satellites. This sacred place was discovered in December 1999 by the well-known Turkestani dervish Bifatima Dauletova. The many people who visit this site hope to combine modern man’s materialist worldview with the invisible world that has a huge impact on our lives. Respectfully touching the place visibly improves one’s well-being, health and inter-personal relationships.

Each of the Ungurtas caves is a unique place with unique energy and unique healing properties. Here often, people become aware of their bodily organs. We can see the artistry in these mysterious caves’ original scenography, geotectonics, reliefs, composite distances, distances suitable for tactile games.

It makes sense to stay longer just for the stones or caves that are responsible for disrupting your ailment. Some of the cave walls incline from the vertical, and the cold, seemingly lifeless stones begin to send a penetrating warmth into every cell of the human body. Diseases of the back, headaches, ailments, afflictions – people come to Ungurtas to clear their bodies of all illness. The cave in which you can get rid of generic curses and damage is particularly popular. One of the most famous and “strongest” caves is called Dragon Wing. The western part of the mountain has a hole and it is believed that passing through it is very useful for purification.

The main marker of the route up the mountain is an upright stone slab, a stele with the inscription Aidarly Aydahar-Ata This is the legendary “navel of the earth” – a place where the energy comes from the ground and flows back into the ground a little further away. These sites provide a powerful boost of energy and restore the immune system, increase the human energy field, and cure illness. In March 2000, Ungurtas was researched by the famous Vyacheslav Bronnikov, the founder of the theory of bioenergy in the Ukraine. Using a variety of techniques and equipment, he was able to register a strong energy field.

Our task was to develop a geospatial performance and to create scenographic discourse using images and myths from this native land; to feel the energy of the space and to become one with the momentum of Heaven and Earth. It is also important to couple fiction and reality, and to work with the energy of Earth and Heaven.

2) The Adoration of the Earth Umai Ana. The charm of the spirit of Mother Earth with “horns”, the circulation of Yin energy. Merging with nature. Ascension of the spirit UmayAna. A state of bliss, catharsis, respect, harmony (primereniya Aymalau). Gentle music – a mythical act.

3) Spirit Aydakhar Ata. Climbing the holy mountain. Worship, whirling, trance animation, cleansing the guardians of the area.

4) Liberation. Space spiral – the act of Chaos. Confusing coloured rope – ups and downs.

5) Vision. A breakthrough in the world of vision on the other side of the cave. Traveling in a dream through the mountains of Ungurtas.

6) Journey to the Composition. Pseudo-chromatic peculiarity. Characteristic spaces: fluidity, graphics illusion.

7) Silence. The charm of the sunset valley of Ungurtas.

8) Homecoming. Greeting PQ 2015 on top of the mountain. The performance finale.