director/choreographer: Merav Israel

costumes: Marta Aspe, sculpture advice & assistance: Emma Herman Smith

landscapes within landscapes

During the Edinburgh Fringe 2010 the piece will be performed in a different place each time, exploring how contrasting spaces affect our experience of the piece. LaNua invites the audience to follow the performance in different spaces and take part in this journey of exploration and the attempt to touch something intangible and illusive inside ourselves.

'enso' is dance in installation – What will happen in the transposition of 'enso' in spaces which, are purpose built, hold personal and public stories – past and present, and have specific architectural features? Is 'enso' in the space or the space in Enso?

The zen circle calligraphy (enso) is above all expression of the mind of the artist who brushes it. It has no fixed meaning. It is simply emptiness and form. The circle paintings act as visual and poetic koans – apparently paradoxical statements, questions, or demonstrations that point to or suggest the nature of reality.

haiku is called by Basho ‘the half said thing’ - the appreciation of haiku is a matter of collaboration between poet and reader. 'enso' performed in four different locations is calling for audience participation