In lieu of a program

5,975 Fathoms is an exploration of water, material, and design.

5,975 Fathoms is the deepest in the ocean, as of April 28th, 2019, that divers have found a plastic shopping bag.

We invite you to enter the space at anytime

but be aware that you could be entering before

during,or between performances

At anytime you are welcome in the space and to roam freely within it

This piece was created and performed on the unceded, ancestral, and occupied, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish peoples.

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Although we are creating this piece about the ocean and human waste, we are in no way perfect. Our jobs require copious amouts of paper, tape, and so much more that adds to the current state of our enviroment. In creating this piece we ensured that we avoided buying anything that couldn’t be reused and reused as much as we could. All of it will be recycled.

This Directed Study works as an experiment where during cue to cue rather than introducing the design to the performance, we are introducing the performance to the design. Led by two Production and Design students, Irene Weng and Jamie Sweeney, this piece invites the audience fathoms deep into the ocean to see what and who they can find there.

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Production Design - Jamie Sweeney and Irene Weng

Sound Design - Jamie Sweeney and Liam Hunt

Collaborators - Zaarah Lopez and Rose Lynn

Supervising Faculty - Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez

People we cannot thank enough - Christian Ching, Kyla Gardiner, Gillian Hanemayer, Hans Hsieh, Nicole Lamb, Lief Liu, Ben Rogalsky, Nicole Sun,  Mandy Sunnerd, Donna Sweeney, Suzie Zhong