Entre el cel i la mar is the title given to the show produced by the Talayotic Menorca Agency and the company iluminaM that will premiere on April 15 at the Montefí site, in Ciutadella. The light and music event is another one of the actions carried out by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Youth, Education and Sports to continue the dissemination of Talayotic Menorca among the general public, emphasizing that next September the the World Heritage Committee will decide about its inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
As the Vice President and conseller of Cultural Affairs, Miquel Àngel Maria, has always stated, Talayotic Menorca is a living project that must continue to be promoted regardless of the fact that we are now waiting for the Committee to be held in September.
The event will consist of two free screenings scheduled for 9:00 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. The show will cover the genesis and evolution of the Menorcan Talayotic culture, from the mid-Bronze Age to its decline with the Roman occupation of the island (123 BC), ending with the historical legacy that currently survives. It is the story of an exceptional prehistoric civilization that developed in this island territory trapped between the sky and the sea, forever marking the landscape of our island with its monumental buildings.
In this sense, the title chosen, meaning “Between the sky and the sea", refers to the candidacy’s file, given that Menorca Talayotica also provides exceptional testimony of an insular prehistoric culture associated with the sky. Certain monuments allow us to illustrate the vigorous relationship they had with the skyscape. Such is the case of the funerary navetas and the taulas, which show unique orientation patterns that distinguish the Talayotic people from other contemporary cultures with similar characteristics. It is the odyssey of an insular culture trapped between the sky and the sea.
Montefí is a Talayotic settlement from the 10th century B.C. It was used until Roman times. At its peak, it was one of the largest towns in the area near the port of Ciutadella. Montefí is unique because it doesn’t have a taula enclosure, although it cannot be ruled out that it originally did.
The mapping’s soundtrack was composed specially for the occasion by the Menorcan composer David Prats. iluminaM is an audiovisual production company specializing in mapping and large-format projections headed by Kodomos, creative director, and Tomeu Fiol, technical direction and production.
Practical information
The screenings are
free and aimed audiences of all ages. It is recommended to leave the car in the parking lot of the same site and, if full, near the New Cementery of Ciutadella. Once there, you must follow the marked route until you reach the north talayot of Montefí, where the show will take place. The itinerary to the north talayot will be illuminated.
This Talayotic settlement is located next to the Me-1 main road from Maó to Ciutadella, at kilometer 42. Access is from the south, via Camí Vell de Ciutadella.