"The Labyrinth" encapsulates the sense of time passing and accelerating. It is a personal work drawing on experiences of being equally close to the birth of children as to the death of loved ones. In a collage of images and narratives intertwined, the audience meet three characters embodying different emotional states of time. They move in a blurred, yet alluring landscape of light, immersed in a soundscape of fantastical voices calling the listener.
Artist / Company Bio
The works of choreographer and performer Marie Topp are characterized by their meditative and hypnotic effects on the viewer. By using slowness as a way to create hyper awareness, and building landscape-like scenarios through the movements of dancers, sound and light, Topp creates performances that hold potential for intense emotional journeys. Relationships, isolation, loss and anxiety are recurring themes. Topp’s practice is characterized by her long-standing artistic collaboration with sound artist Julia Giertz and light designer Mårten K. Axelsson.
Credits
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Choreography
Marie Topp -
Music
Julia Giertz -
Lighting design
Mårten K. Axelsson -
Developed and danced by
Johanna Chemnitz, Emilie Gregersen, Alen Nsambu -
Dramaturgy
Igor Dobričić -
Costume design
Maria Ipsen -
Song
Zosia Holubowska -
Sound technician
Emil Assing Høyer -
Producers
Gry Raaby, Carlos Calvo -
Bookkeeper
John Gottenborg Bruun v/Cyrk -
Documentation and trailer
Milja Rossi -
Production
Visible Effects -
Residency
Holstebro Dansekompagni, Udviklingsplatformen/Tid i rum, Dansehallerne. -
Co-production
Dansehallerne, Inkonst