Labyrinth

Choreography by Matthew William Robinson

Commissioned for Malta International Arts Festival 2026, as part of a multi-disciplinary double bill ‘Myrgon & Labyrinth.’

Labyrinth connects contemporary dance with the visual backdrop of a sand sculpture. This collaboration between Spanish artist Oscar Rodríguez and ŻfinMalta Artistic Director Matthew William Robinson evokes a transitory landscape of myth and movement, inspired by the mythical maze designed by Daedalus to imprison the Minotaur. The dancers of ŻfinMalta interact with the sand sculpture, tracing patterns of curiosity and liberation, altering the sculpture’s form in real time. This transformation becomes part of the choreography – a metaphor for impermanence and metamorphosis. At the intersection of myth and matter, the Labyrinth invites both performers and spectators to reconsider space as a living organism. It is an artistic expression that erodes and reforms.