Una Santa Oscura is a piece of music theatre currently showing in the Project Arts Centre, performed by violinist Ioana Petcu-Cola, and inspired by the music and life of the 12th Century abbess, composer and mystic Hildegard of Bingen. See here for a sample of Hildegard’s music. Essentially this is a theatrical art installation. It’s 48 minutes of a woman going through domestic rituals, acting part visually but for the most through skilled violin playing; aided by various images and colours that are flashed onto her apartment wall and a dominant white noise that directs the action. The musical score combines the electronic background noise with a 21st Century take on Hildgard’s music that chops and changes to suit the play’s narrative.