A mountain of discarded wrapping. A lonely child with an active imagination. It’s often the cardboard boxes, not the gifts inside, that provide the most fun. Is the true gift the joy that can come from the imagination?
This story reverses the idea that it is the wrapping paper, cardboard boxes and ribbons that should be discarded and reveals that playfulness, creativity and imagination are the best gifts.
The Gift celebrates the art of play, taking ordinary objects and making them extraordinary and magical.
Barrowland Ballet is one of Scotland’s foremost contemporary dance companies, built around the artistic work of choreographer Natasha Gilmore. The company produces thrilling, accessible dance-theatre performances, installations, films and participatory projects. The work’s themes are delivered with wit and humour, and the insightful observations of human behaviour are rooted in personal stories. Barrowland Ballet is recognised for its rich, intergenerational, racially diverse practice, and for its genre-defining work with and for neuro-divergent young audiences. The company has gained a high level of critical and artistic success performing in festivals and venues across the world.
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Venue | O'Donoghue Theatre, University of Galway
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