At the border of the terrestrial and marine worlds, of the visible and the invisible, of the emerged and the submerged, the mangrove is the contrast of the force of verticality and the swinging of the tides, of the apparent void and the underlying abundance. The mangrove is an ecosystem of maritime marshes made up of reverses and reverses, of constant dualities, evolving in perfect balance in the extreme salinity of marine environments and offering refuge to many animal and plant species.

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These particular environments provide humans with benefits in terms of food security, coastal protection and play an important role in reducing the risk of natural disasters and in fixing and sequestering carbon. The observation of their rapid deterioration has become worrying . Mangrove forests have been reduced by 20% to 35% of their extent over the past 50 years.

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Emily Lartillot and Yunne Shin created this show in collaboration with composer Félix Sabal-Lecco, video designer Edouard Granero, lighting designer Terry Di Issernia   and researcher Christophe Proisy.

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Of Roots and Sea is produced in partnership with UNESCO, the European Marine Board, the University of Montpellier and its Mer et Littoral key initiative, the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement and its planet@liment project, and the Pew Charitable Trust.