Accidents of the Soul (Dance)

Accidents of the Soul is a new dance-theatre show about emotions, from award-winning dance company Shotput.

This solo work by Shotput's co-artistic director Lucy Ireland is structured as a living photoshoot in which entire worlds are built, captured for a moment on film, and then destroyed.

What happens when we push feelings to their limits? Inhabiting the liminal space between 'really feeling it' and the suspicion that all emotions might be 'for show', Lucy plays with the audience’s expectations of how we feel and what we feel for. 

Through feat-of-endurance dancing, visually striking design and razor-sharp humour, Lucy takes aim at the stereotypes of the stoic Scot and the “hysterical woman”, creating a more nuanced self-portrait that recognises the complexity of the individual soul. She gives moving shape to the emotions within her, and one thing's for sure: they ain't only pretty.

An antidote against numbness, Accidents of the Soul is about the intensity of emotions, multiplicity of the self and the never-ending fight to find connection within a fragmented world.

"What's so delicious about this Glasgow-based company... is that dance is only half the banquet they offer." The List

"Exactly the kind of work that Scottish Theatre needs more of... Strange. Stylish. Challenging." The Stage on Arlington

Tickets

£19 Supporter / for audience members who can manage a bit more, to support our theatre and keep ticket prices affordable for others

£17 Adult

£16 Adults aged 65+

£10 Access tickets / for adults who are receiving benefits / or living with a disability / or here in their role as a carer

£10 Students and under-18s