WOMB / TOMB


STORY - Expanded Theater / Funeral
2026

Scope: Direction

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 Womb / Tomb is an immersive theater funeral honoring my friend Amanda's baby Zipora Rosa, a baby whose life ended before birth due to a rare de novo mutation of the cul3 gene.

By making it as a site-specific ceremony in Amanda's store — which she opened to support her baby — and embodied performance by Amanda herself channeling the spirit of a bird mother, we held space for joy and tragedy and ushered the spirit of Baby Zi into eternity.










Directed by Sayoko Osada
Performed by Amanda Mehl
Music by Dasychira
Choreography by Robin Denzer
Photos by Will Rahilly & Jarrett
Filmed by Sam Stulin




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