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A woman with long hair reaches out. Two gloved hands reach in as if to try and grab her, while another person sits behind her with their head bowed. The scene conveys a sense of longing or distress.

Shadowash

2024

In 2023, Scottish Ballet did a call-out to its own company of dancers, asking them to pitch ideas for a short film that they would like to create and choreograph, with support from the production team and in-house film director Eve McConnachie.

Three short films were produced; Breathless, How Much Squid is Too Much Squid? and Shadowash.

Have you ever felt trapped – unable to escape a situation or a specific state of mind? Shadowash explores the experience of someone whose mind has been compromised.

Choreographer: Andrea Azzari 
Director: Eve McConnachie
Dancers: Noa Barry, Rishan Benjamin, Alice Kawalek, Kayla-Maree Tarantolo, Anna Williams 
Composer: Fugl

Produced in collaboration with Forest of Black. Filmed in association with The Glue Factory, Glasgow.

A hand reaches out from between arched backs curled over
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Behind the scenes

A woman with long hair reaches out. Two gloved hands reach in as if to try and grab her, while another person sits behind her with their head bowed. The scene conveys a sense of longing or distress.
Four dancers dressed in black stand in an open stance hands arched above their heads. They are in an industrial setting. The space is dimly lit with a bright light illuminating from the background, highlighting the dancers dynamic movements.
In an industrial style setting with one bright light shining from the back. A man wearing a blue jumper with dark hair and glasses holds a hand up as if giving direction to the woman next to him. She has long curly hair and wears a grey tshirt dress.
Four women wearing all black stand smiling huddled together clutching hot water bottles.
Four dancers dressed in black perform expressive poses in an industrial setting. The space is dimly lit with a bright light illuminating from the background, highlighting the dancers dynamic movements.
A man wearing a white roll neck top with dark hair and glasses clasps his hands together while speaking.
A hand reaches out from between arched backs curled over
Five dancers in dark clothing stand in a line with one hand resting on the next persons head. They are looking at a man in front who is giving them instruction.
A dancer performs a high kick in a dimly lit studio with dramatic lighting and shadows. The setting has a rustic and industrial feel. She looks like she is screaming in distress.