Bare

There’s no glitter cannon. No fire-eating. Just twelve humans on stage with big feelings and even bigger questions.

Bare is a contemporary dance work that’s playful, intimate, a little chaotic, very human, and full of soul. Made and performed by a mixed cast of disabled and non-disabled artists, it’s not a story about difference or resilience (though Dancekin we are both).

We live and dance in the quiet and screaming contradictions of being alive in bodies that don’t quite fit the mould, in a world too eager to tidy us up.

We resist tokenism and the kind of art that confuses polish for depth, which often leaves art looking very shiny… and very much the same.

If your favourite dance works tend to star all the same kinds of artists wearing slightly different pants, where the risk-taking is fully funded, and the artistic triumphs affirm every idea of what’s already elite… then this might not be the show for you.

But if you’re curious about what gets missed when we only celebrate what’s polished and pedigree-approved…

We’re not out to disrupt for show; we just don’t know how else to get there.

If you too have ever felt magnificent and misplaced, this is for you.

Bare is built by Dancekin collective, from a disability-led process. Come and see us, we offer something delightful; a human truth, shared through atypical bodies and minds that carry more than one story at a time.

This project has been Fringe Funded through a Ralph Mclean Microgrant.