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    Theatrical Scenting
    Since 2007, St. Croix Sensory has been a creative partner with theatrical production companies and artists. Our innovative work has brought emotionally powerful olfactory experiences to amazed audiences.
    Olfactory Art Production
    The Soap Factory, the largest independent contemporary art gallery in Minneapolis/St. Paul, has shown its support for emerging art, including the olfactory artistry St. Croix Sensory creates to enhance their highly reviewed productions.
    Crime & Punishment 2014 – Internationally Recognized
    For the success of scenting the 2014 Minnesota Fringe Festival Crime & Punishment production, St. Croix Sensory was named one of five finalists for the 2015 Art of Olfaction Sadakichi Experimental Award, which honors works that engage with scent in creative ways outside commercial perfumery.
    Urban Smell-Scapes
    St. Croix Sensory supports research related to understanding our urban smell-scapes, as well as efforts to foster exploration of scent among our children.
    Treasure Island - April 2013
    The audience went on an adventure aboard a pirate ship and through the island jungle in a production of Treasure Island at the renowned Theatre in the Round in Minneapolis. "...the first thing you notice is the smell of wood and smoke...rigging, pirate paraphernalia, sounds of the seagulls, and the smells of the ship are all around you..." - Twin Cities Daily Planet
    Willy Wonka - Sept 2013
    St. Croix Sensory provided sweet smelling ambiance for the River City Theatre Company production of Willy Wonka. It wasn't coincidence the concessions sold out every night!
    Veronica's Room - February 2015
    The audience felt like voyeurs in the dark corner of the bedroom during The Chameleon Theatre Circle's macabre production of Veronica's Room.
    Crime & Punishment 2014
    St. Croix Sensory provided olfactory elements for the 2014 Minnesota Fringe Festival acclaimed production of Crime & Punishment, produced by Live Action Set, Dangerous Productions, and The Soap Factory.
    Crime & Punishment 2014
    In the ground-breaking production of Crime & Punishment, the audience found themselves immersed in the action wearing identical masks. Elements of lighting, sound, special effects, and olfactory art & design all added to the audience experience.
    Dinner Time
    Our work scenting The Soap Factory's Haunted Basement was highlighted in a halloween themed article in the New Yorker.
    Not quite the Expected
    "We don't always want to do a room where somebody is being butchered and have the smell of blood...maybe we want lilacs." - Noah Bremer, Haunted Basement Director
    Stage Fright
    Imagine walking into a dark room with the scent of popcorn and bubble gum. Just as you begin to wonder what is happening, bright lights hit your eyes and you find yourself on stage in front of an audience of demented clowns! Such was one scene in The Soap Factory Haunted Basement 2010.
    Haunted Basement 2013
    The smell of cotton candy lures you in. The body odor reminds you of where you are!
    Haunted Basement 2014
    You see a horrifying image. We see dozens of ways to creatively enhance the scene with olfactory art & design.

    Olfactory Art & Design

    Olfaction, more than other senses, has an immense power to evoke memories and transport us to places and times.  The appropriate addition of odour to our environment pulls us in emotionally.

    Our experience and knowledge of odours and human perception has fostered our innovation into olfactory art & design.  Like lighting and sound, proper olfactory art direction, including scent selection, dispensing and timing, can add elements to create an ambiance, spotlight a moment, and otherwise immerse the audience into a scene.

    Since 2005, St. Croix Sensory has been working with directors and artists to apply scent to their theatrical productions and art installations to enhance their creative productions.  Our work has received international recognition as a top creative innovator in olfactory art and design.

    Top Notes from the Lab

    Olfactory Art and Design – Top Notes from the Lab

    St. Croix Sensory is ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited