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!
—Maddy Costa, Something Other
★★★★ A Young(ish) Perspective
“Full of life, energy, and intricate moments”
★★★★ Effervescent Magazine
“intimate, playful and fun”
Created by Katherina Radeva and Alister Lownie with
Nicki Hobday, Rachel Krische, Craig Manson, Sita Pieraccini
Lighting Martin Langthorne
Composition and sound design Michael Picknett
Set and Costume Design : Katherina Radeva
Costume maker: Rositza Radeva
Production management Craig Fleming
Stage management Craig McNeill
Choreographic consultant Laïla Diallo
Audio description is available (dependent on venue equipment).
A visual guide is available for the show.
Some performances include sign language.
Most of the set for the show is reused from our own stores or loaned from other companies -- thanks to National Theatre Scotland and Dundee Rep for enabling this. Click the button for more about environmental responsibility and this production.