LABYRINTH #6: The Rites of Spring

The 1781 Collective presents... At long last, the winter thaws... with the dawn of spring comes the sacrificial ritual of rebirth. LABYRINTH #6: The Rites of Spring The next edition after FIVE previous sold-out editions. Evoking the worlds of Igor Stravinsky and Eastern European paganistic ritual sacrifice, told through the medium of music and dance - as always, by Berlin's best independent underground artists. View the Brand New Trailer Here! WHAT: A Micro-Festival of Music, Theatre and Dance, LABYRINTH is a 90-minute performance, where you as the audience enter the underground maze of Berlin's enigmatic Musikbrauerei, encountering 28 different musicians and dancers. Only the most curious will find them all... HOW: Audience members purchase a ticket for a specific two-hour time slot, entering the venue with 199 other intrepid explorers. Randomly assigned a Slavic-inspired runic symbol, audiences will witness 'The Adoration of the Earth', before being led down by your Guide - and left free to explore the rest of the venue yourself. WHY: A tasting menu of Berlin's finest independent artists, LABYRINTH was originally conceived during the Covid-19 pandemic, as an embrace of the health and safety requirements in 2020. Our initial goal was to offer as many performances as possible within a small timeframe - allowing people to experience as much of our phenomenal art scene as possible in one go. Since then, our concept has continued to grow and evolve: LABYRINTH #5: Melancholia (November 2023) saw an evolution of the format for the post-Covid world; and LABYRINTH #6: The Rites of Spring is our next big statement.