Visceral, virtual, and meditative, Sanctuary is an interactive performance installation and an invitation for a ritual journey. Through the ancient motif of a labyrinth, audiences will witness and engage in invented mythologies and summoning practices. Sanctuary explores themes of self-care through the power of storytelling, authorship, virtual realities and performance.
The group's year long investigation of self-care is based on the idea of self preservation as an act of political resistance. The artists draw from both personal and shared experiences to craft original stories that promote a space of reciprocity. Balancing technology's role in spirituality with the rawness of bodies in a communal sacred space, Sanctuary straddles the fine line between full immersion and self-reflection. Performance becomes an act of survivance. As we invest in our collective imagination, we care for each other by validating the divine in us all.
Sanctuary was developed at Brooklyn College as a thesis project for the Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA) MFA program. PIMA provides students with training, theoretical and technical knowledge, and practical experience in the conceptualization and production of collaborative, multi-disciplinary artworks.
