Name: Labyrinth
Start: 2024-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Abbotsford Convent

Organization

Admin

Choreographer

Ashley Dougan

Costume designer

Jane Noonan

Tenor

Teresa Ingrilli

Ariadne

Instrumentalist

Danaë Killian

Piano

Singer

Jesse Matthews

Dancer

Kim Tan

Flute

Helen Bower

Violin

Orchestra

Forest Collective

Daniel Todd

Theseus

Minotaur

Soda Water

Daedelus

Conductor

Evan Lawson

Sound designer

Lighting designer

Gabe Bethune

Video

Jasmin Bardel

English

Labyrinth

Abbotsford

Australia

Abbotsford Convent

The Store

Public

16+ Only

Opera

Cristian Damir Martinez Vega

Approved

Labyrinth Lawson, E.

Stone. Sweat. Fear. 
From deep within – a low, strange moan.     

This is a place of terror. Of sacrifice. Of reckoning.

This is the Labyrinth.

In the haunting corridors beneath Abbotsford Convent, Forest Collective presents a new dance-opera & piano concerto.

Through this immersive theatrical experience, you will descend into the labyrinth of Greek myth, witnessing first-hand the ordeal of Theseus, Ariadne and her half-brother, the Minotaur.

Evan J Lawson’s music and Daniel Szesiong Todd’s libretto confront themes of shame, isolation and redemption, while maverick Melbourne pianist Danaë Killian gives powerful voice to the work’s dramatically-embedded piano concerto. Ashley Dougan’s visceral, yet lyrical choreography brings a desperate humanity to this epic tale.

Enter the Labyrinth in 2024.

Presented by Forest Collective, Abbotsford Convent and Midsumma Festival.

Supported by the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). 

6 - 10 February 2024
Presented by Forest Collective, at Abbotsford Convent as part of Midsumma Festival.

Evan J Lawson Composer
Daniel Szesiong Todd Librettist, Theseus
Ashley Dougan Choreographer, dancer
Jane Noonan Costume Design
Gabe Bethune Lighting Design
Teresa Ingrilli Ariadne (guest artist)
S0daWater Daedelus
Danaë Killian Minotaur/Piano soloist 
Jesse Matthews Dancer
Kim Tan Flute
Helen Bower Violin
Jasmin Bardel Visual art
Vitae Veritas Tactile tour, Audio Description

In the haunting corridors beneath Abbotsford Convent, Forest Collective presents a new dance-opera & piano concerto.

Through this immersive theatrical experience, you will descend into the labyrinth of Greek myth, witnessing first-hand the ordeal of Theseus, Ariadne and her half-brother, the Minotaur.

Evan J Lawson’s music and Daniel Szesiong Todd’s libretto confront themes of shame, isolation and redemption, while maverick Melbourne pianist Danaë Killian gives powerful voice to the work’s dramatically-embedded piano concerto. Ashley Dougan’s visceral, yet lyrical choreography brings a desperate humanity to this epic tale.

Enter the Labyrinth in 2024.

Presented by Forest Collective, Abbotsford Convent and Midsumma Festival.

Supported by the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM).

Labyrinth by Lawson, E., From (2024/2024), Conductor Evan Lawson, Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford, Australia

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