DOROTEA SAYKALY
DOROTEA SAYKALY

LETHE 
A Search for the waters of oblivion

La biennale di venezia Danza 

A new immersive PERFORMANCE 

Selected by Sir Wayne McGregor as a Biennale College Danza Choreographer 2024, Dorotea Saykaly created LETHE - A Search for the Waters of Oblivion.

This immersive artistic endeavour at the cross section of performance, dance and exhibition, confronts the overwhelming crisis of our time - the decay of our world - climate change.

It explores how oblivion can help us reimagine our future, how to sustainably change our ingrained patterns, and how to discover and select new pathways to replace the old.

In search of the waters of oblivion, the audience embarks on a hero's journey to the underworld. Here they encounter first hand the fragmentation of myth and memories.

This hybrid performance offers an immersive experience for the audience, forcing them to negotiate the space with each other and the performers, finding creative ways of navigating changing landscapes of moving bodies.

DOROTEA SAYKALY
DOROTEA SAYKALY
DOROTEA SAYKALY
DOROTEA SAYKALY

An immersive work by DOROTEA SAYKALY & EMIL DAM SEIDEL

Original concept EMIL DAM SEIDEL
Choreography & direction DOROTEA SAYKALY
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Dramaturgy EMIL DAM SEIDEL
Composer RIKU MÄTINEN
Costume designer CARLA ROMAGNOLI
Costume building MARANTICO
Lighting Design TOMASSO ZAPPON
Dancers: EKATERINA CHEPOROVA, SIMONE CRISTOFORI, ELENA GRIMALDI, MING CHIN HSIEH, ROSANNA LINDSEY, ZAC PRIESTLEY, IKER RODRIGUES SAINZ, XAVIER WILLIAMS
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Commissioned by and world premiere at La Biennale di Venezia Danza 2024, Arsenale 

Footage courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia