FRIDAY 12TH – SUNDAY 14TH JULY
Manswood, Dorset
LINE-UP IS NOW LIVE!
Immerse yourself in a world of dance, storytelling, music, and theatre that will transport you beyond the ordinary. Be part of a community that cherishes outdoor live arts in a setting steeped in history and magic. Get ready to embrace a diverse program curated with passion and care for an unforgettable experience.
THE EXPERIENCE
Labyrinth Arts Festival is a brand new celebration of outdoor live performance encompassing theatre, storytelling, music and dance located on the outskirts of Wimborne Minster, Dorset. Enjoy performances at unique venues like a gypsy caravan and a luscious green amphitheatre. Indulge in delicious food and explore the variety of wonderful acts on offer. With spacious camping and accessible facilities, everyone is welcome.
The Location
The setting in question isn’t any old festival site, but one steeped in historical significance. Inspired by the nearby Neolithic site of Badbury Rings, with a Roman road and the Dorset Cursus running alongside, the site contains man-made structures which emulate these ancient, ritual-landscape features and add a mysterious, otherworldly feel to the place. These include its own swirling Cursus (a raised walkway made of earth, generally from the Neolithic period), the eponymous labyrinth, and the festival’s centrepiece: a beautiful, grass-covered amphitheatre. All of which offer breathtaking views of rural Dorset.
The site was cultivated in 2012 to be used for Summer storytelling events. 2021 saw the amphitheatre being used to entertain culture-starved locals and provide opportunities for professional performers when Covid restrictions prevented indoor performance. This culminated in a “trial run” theatre festival that same year and saw the addition of a wooden stage and lighting to the amphitheatre. We cannot wait for it to be the beating heart of this year’s inaugural Labyrinth Arts Festival.
Camping Info
Our campsite features toilets, free hot showers and water points! Camping tickets MUST be purchased along with you festival ticket to ensure a space.
There are NO vehicles permitted in general camping EXCEPT for campervans or access vehicles. There is ample parking a 10-minute walk from the campsite, with drop-off available by the festival entrance if need be.
There is NO electricity access in the campsite. Please come prepared with portable chargers if required. Otherwise enjoy a device detox and immerse yourself in nature with our fabulous acts!
B&B + Hotel recommendations: if you’ve done your time in sleeping bags and would prefer a cosy bed, check out the resources below.
Early booking is advised, as local accommodation is limited. Call or check out the Tourist Information Centre websites – Wimborne (01202 882533), Blandford (01258 454770)
visit the Stay in Dorset or Dorset Cottage Holidays websites.
Snacks and Essentials: Our wonderful food vendors will be supplying a delicious variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner deliciousness, and any other necessaries you might be after can be found at the Chettle Village Store (award-winning pies) a mere 10 minute drive away https://www.facebook.com/chettlevillagestore
CONTACT US
Email us with any questions at [email protected]
or for urgent enquiries call 07944741472.
Please bear in mind that we are a very small team of frantically freelancing artists. Expect to wait up to 7 working days before getting an email response.
WHERE TO FIND US:
Labyrinth Arts Festival, Manswood, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5BB
or use what3words: jukebox.sang.badminton
The Labyrinth Team
Kit Bromovsky (Co-Producer)
Kit is a London based Theatre Producer originally from Somerset. Kit runs her own production company KB productions creating theatre with a strong passion towards staging engaging pieces that focus on theatre for change and education as well as entertainment and comedy. Kit studied at Royal Central School of Speech and drama, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and Philippe Gaulier. She has worked alongside companies such as Little Angel Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, Soldiers Arts Academy and HERE ARTS centre. She is also a theatre critic and writes for Theatre weekly and Broadway World and every year judges the pick of the Edinburgh Fringe Award. Kit has a background in special needs teaching and specialises in Autism and ADHD. She uses this now to facilitate now with organisations such as Turtle key Arts and makes sure all of her productions are accessible.
Paul Lawless (Outreach and Community Engagement Officer)
Paul is an Arts Producer, Actor and Theatre Maker who originally hails from Weymouth, Dorset. Now based in Bristol, he co-runs award-winning theatre and community arts organisation Brave Bold Drama. Paul specialises in making theatre and creating live events for a family audience that are equal parts inspiring, obliquely educational, immersive and multi-sensory, touring his work both regionally and nationally. Brave Bold Drama also co-designs and facilitates participatory engagement projects that seek to empower, build self-esteem and foster the creative potential of those from low socio-economic backgrounds. He previously curated R.O.O.T (Rambunctious One-of-a-kind Outdoor Theatre) Festival in North Bristol during Summer 2021 which showcased the work of small-scale family theatre makers based in the South West. He is also resident artist with Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol and at his alma mater, Weymouth College.
Maryanna Clarke (Co-Producer)
Maryanna is an Irish writer, actor and theatre-maker. In 2020 she co-founded Old School Players Theatre Company, performing for the rural Dorset community during the pandemic. She co-produced the Old School Theatre Festival in 2021, simultaneously debuting her play ‘Six Serpents and a Tarantula’, an all-female Western, which picked up five-star reviews and a Standing Ovation Nomination at the Camden Fringe and on tour. Credits as an actor include The Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare’s Globe) and award-winning short film The Ceremony (Hall Productions). Her new play, Moonlight Supermarket, is programmed with Omnibus Theatre for January 2025.
Corina Andrian (Marketing Director)
Corina Andrian is an award-winning London-based film director, visual artist and all round creative powerhouse. Her artistic background traces back to an early rigorous professional dance training which visually weaves into her synaesthetic cinematic language.
Andrian constantly provokes the functions of the visual and has avidly created over 20 dance, fiction, experimental shorts and a documentary featuring Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch which have gathered 7 Best Film Awards and over 100 screenings around the world. She continues to reimagine potential cinematic collaborations between arts such as painting, textile arts, theatre and music and is in development with her debut feature film.
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