The Venus Labyrinth
The Venus Labyrinth is the highly acclaimed Danish installation-performance work originally produced by Cantabile 2 in 2003. It was specially re-created in July 2010 for Conflux’s SURGE Festival at the Arches Theatre in Glasgow by Cantabile 2′s core company and 11 performers based in Scotland.
22 of the 28 instillation rooms were new original works created by the performers in collaboration with Director Nullo Facchini, starting from a true personal memory, an experience, in some cases even a secret.
The spectator enters the Labyrinth alone to find each room containing a sole female performer whose work is related to one of the known 28 areas of the human brain.
For my rooms, I asked for Sense of Smell and along with it was given Balance.
Such a personal and intimate creative rehearsal process and performance experience is difficult to explain and would feel almost vulgar to discuss.
To the spectators who were brave enough to come along to see the Venus Labyrinth and those who selected my rooms; we know what happened and i will never forget our time together!
Devising in collaboration with my Director and my personal Director for the Venus Labyrinth was an absolute joy from beginning to end and i am so thankful to have been in such expert supportive hands that enabled me to be brave enough to take the necessary risks to make such beautiful and personal work with them. Not forgetting the rest of the team too…
The performance was sponsored by the Danish Arts Council Committee for the Performing Arts and supported by the community of Vordingborg.
Concept & Director: Nullo Facchini
Scenographer: Catia Hauberg Engel
Producer: Susanne Danig