The Unexpected Gift
The Unexpected Gift celebrates the art of play and curiosity, taking ordinary objects and making them extraordinary and magical. Bursting with energy, acrobatic dance, textures, sounds and colour to create a multi-sensory wonderland from the left-over boxes, ribbons and wrapping.
This highly interactive and inclusive dance-theatre performance is made especially for and with children with complex needs ages 7-15 years. Playfulness within the work creates space for live response between the audience and performers, with its adaptable approach allowing the individuality of each child to be celebrated.
The Unexpected Gift is designed for a small audience to be able to accommodate and engage young people who experience the most barriers to access.
The Unexpected Gift is co-produced by Capital Theatres and Barrowland Ballet. The Unexpected Gift was inspired by Barrowland Ballet’s production The Gift, a co-commission by Aberdeen Performing Arts, Capital Theatres and Eden Court, Inverness funded through Creative Scotland’s Performing Arts Recovery Fund.
Creative Team
- Creator and Choreographer
Natasha Gilmore
- Performers
Joanne Pirre, Rander Martins, Alex McCabe
- Creative Collaborators
Class Iona, Jura, Whalsey, Shetland, Bute, Rasaay, Skye, Lewis and Harris from Isobel Mair School, Newton Mearns.
- Composer and Sound Designer
Davey Anderson
- Adaptation Set Designer
Ruben San Roman
- Original 'The Gift' Set Designer
Fred Pommerehn
- Lighting Designer
Alberto Santos Bellido
- Costume Designer
Alison Brown
- Costume Assistant
Rachael Gibb
- Production Manager
Alberto Santos Bellido
- Producing Team
Nicola Denman, Jo Walmsley
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"magical and moving... to see the children responding to the performance and to watch the interactions between the artists and the children. It was enchanting. The performers were so talented and attuned to the children."
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