Phoenix (Aarhus)

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Statens Kunstfond (award): “Due to a strong idiom, bombarding the bodily senses, and a consequent staging challenging the perception of the audience, Phoenix succeeds in combining the “dry” interactive technology with a sensuously fulfilling experience, lingering within memory long after one has left the harbour of Aarhus. “
Kulturkampen: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
(Episode available here)
Aarhus Stifttidende: ★ ★ ★ ★ “… fører en tilbage til barndommens land – til en tilstand af uforbeholden leg og ren sansning samtidig med, at den med sine unikke stationer og tableauer både træner én i at give slip og give sig hen…”
Rita Sebestyén: “The audience is turned into co-creator by a definite gesture from the very beginning … The stories we make up, the texts and the sound we hear and we add to or leave out from our own narratives will lead to hundreds or thousands of performances – exactly the number of participants.” (Article available here)