Bodies of Water.

An immersive, multi-sensory performance experience.

AVAILABLE FOR SMALL-SCALE TOURING & FESTIVALS

A playful, multi-sensory performance weaving together dance, music and visual art.

We recommend headphones or good-quality speakers.

Performer in silhouette pours water between glass bottles in warm lamplight, a second performer in yellow visible behind in Bodies of Water.
Close-up of hands delicately holding and turning a small piece of terracotta clay, yellow fabric visible behind, in the Bodies of Water performance.
Two performers face each other over a glowing arrangement of glass bottles on a dark floor, audience members seated around them in Bodies of Water.
Illustration of curved lines.

We encounter water in our everyday lives. It gives us life and flows through us. Water is energy, it destroys and it creates. Our bodies are vessels containing water, memories and sensations. 

We invite you to immerse yourselves in an exploration of our relationship with this transformative element.

Promoters, please note

This work has been developed specifically for rural and small-scale touring. Alongside the performance, a series of activities have been developed — including creative walks, workshops, and an exhibition.

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“A joy to watch and feel.

I felt a sense of freedom and how we are all part of the environment.”

AUDIENCE COMMENT

Performer in yellow leans forward in dramatic lighting, suspended ice block objects hanging before her, one hand extended in Bodies of Water.
Performer in dark green stands in a strong shaft of light, releasing fine white powder that streams from her cupped hands in Bodies of Water.
Performer in yellow leans over a table of illuminated glass vessels, pouring water from a jug, translucent objects suspended above in Bodies of Water.
Performer in dark green stands in a strong shaft of light, releasing fine white powder that streams from her cupped hands in Bodies of Water.
Circular lines expanding outwards.
Circular lines expanding outwards.

PRESS

Bodies of Water

Review — Bodies of Water, Findhorn

A mystical awareness of water

FJORD REVIEW

FORRES LOCAL

THE HERALD

PAST TOURS

SCOTLAND 2025

  • ​The Brunton @ Haddington Corn Exchange 

  • CatStrand @ Dalry Town Hall                        

  • ​Beacon Arts Centre (Greenock)                          

  • ​Birnam Arts Centre                                         

  • ​Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse   

  • ​Strathearn Arts (Crieff)     

  • Earth Month 2025@Insitut Francais (Edinburgh)                           

  • The Rockfield Centre (Oban)                      

  • Mull Theatre (Druimfin)                                    

  • The Macphail Centre (Ullapool)

  • Mareel(Lerwick)

  • The Gaiety (Ayr)

  • The Phoenix (Dumbarton)

  • Corrie & Sannox Village Hall  (Arran)

  • Scottish Dance Theatre - Studio (Dundee)

  • Melrose Corn Exchange

SCOTLAND 2019

  • ​James Milne Institute, Findhorn (part of Findhorn Bay Arts Festival)

  • Reiss Village Hall & Wick High School, Caithness (presented by Lyth Arts Centre)

  • The Barn, Banchory 

  • Platform Easterhouse, Glasgow

  • West Barns Village Hall, West Barn, Dunbar (presented by North Light Arts)

An accompanying exhibition of objects, written scores and sound materials associated with the work was exhibited in TIDE: Dialogues of Change, part of the John Muir Open in Dunbar.

Performer in dark green works with shells and natural objects on a table, a second performer in yellow moving in soft focus behind in Bodies of Water.

CREDITS & SUPPORT

ORIGINALLY CREATED BY

Aya Kobayashi, Nicolette Macleod, Saffy Setohy & Joanna Young

2025 TOUR — PERFORMED BY

Saffy Setohy, Nicolette Macleod, Aya Kobayashi, Simone Kenyon & Laura Bradshaw

2025 — PRODUCED BY

Sian Baxter

2025 — PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Louise Gregory, Sian Baxter, Fergus Waldron, Ruby Green

2025 — FUNDED BY

Creative Scotland's Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance

2019 TOUR — PERFORMED BY

Joanna Young & Saffy Setohy

2019 — PRODUCED BY

Vikki Stewart

2019 — PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Louise Gregory

2019 — FUNDED BY

Creative Scotland Open Fund. Development supported by The Touring Network via the BRAW project, The Work Room, Findhorn Bay Arts, North Light Arts / John Muir Open, and Pavilion Dance via Surf the Wave Generator Seed Fund.