Part of Tramway's Dance International Glasgow festival, 9 - 24 May
Wednesday 14 May - 8.30 - 9.30pm
Thursday 15 May - 7.30 - 8.30pm
Conjuring a joyous freedom, Bottoms’ five dancers seek refuge from the present-day world in fragments of a wild dance forged in the Industrial Revolution. The can-can. With crisps. And cava.
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What with all the floods, fires, and wars, capitalism’s advertised suggestion of a relaxing cuppa doesn’t seem to be working anymore. Still, you’ve got to try: here we are, with the can-can, crisps and cava, gathered to defy the storms outside and work up a sweat for your entertainment.
In a landscape of velvet drapes and Victorian underskirts, Bottoms' five dancers conjure a refuge from the world outside in fragments of a dance forged in the Industrial Revolution.
Two centuries ago, workers broke social norms to let off steam with wild displays of physical prowess, which became the famous can-can beloved of cabarets.
Riffing on this exuberance, Bottoms explores the roots of the can-can to question how creativity is valued. Despite the state of the world. And despite the increasingly wild price of a pint!
A new work commissioned for DIG from the award-winning Two Destination Language’s Alister Lownie and Katherina Radeva, working with a team of collaborators from across the UK.
Recommended for ages 12+
ACCESS
Audio Described
British Sign Language Interpreted
AUDIENCE NOTES
Loud noise/music. Flashing lights.
Intermittently visible buttocks.
Performers consume alcohol.