Breathless

Choreographed by Nicholas Shoesmith & Madeline Squire, Breathless is the first of three new short films created by Scottish Ballet company dancers.

The dancers in Breathless are symbols of the themes that run through every relationship, such as balance, power, trust, and greed.

Breathless is supported by Burness Paull

How Much Squid Is Too Much Squid

Choreographed by Ishan Mahabir-Stokes, How Much Squid Is Too Much Squid is on of three new short films created by Scottish Ballet company dancers.

Framed as a stream of consciousness, How Much Squid Is Too Much Squid makes light of the banal thoughts that cross our mind while walking down the street and the constant overload of information we are bombarded with today.

Shadowash

Choreographed by Andrea Azzari, Shadowash completes the trio of new short films created by Scottish Ballet company dancers.

Shadowash explores the experience of someone whose mind has been compromised.

Haud Close Tae Me

A reflection on the connection between our younger and older selves, this short film is directed by Eve McConnachie and features a specially commissioned poem by Scotland’s former Makar Jackie Kay.

Dive

‘I have written my name on the far side of the sky.’ – Yves Klein

Sophie Laplane partnered with James Bonas and film director Oscar Sansom to create Dive, a short film inspired by French artist Yves Klein and what has become the world’s most famous shade of blue.

The Shimmering Extraordinary

A series of six short films created by Emmy Award-nominated director Fx Goby. Commissioned as part of our Safe to Be Me® Festival 2021, a digital festival of dance that celebrates diversity, the films are inspired by the programme’s themes of acceptance, identity, and respect.

The Swan

David Dawson’s daring, visceral choreography from Swan Lake is perfectly paired with the rich, romantic Tchaikovsky score in this short film, The Swan, directed by Eve McConnachie.

Forming

This short film features two dancers from Scottish Ballet’s Elevate® – a programme of dance classes for people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – alongside a professional Scottish Ballet dancer – Marge Hendrick.

Odyssey

Choreographed by Scottish Ballet Associate Choreographer Nicholas Shoesmith and directed by Ciaran Lyons, this high-octane short film takes viewers on a journey through a game-like landscape inhabited by otherworldly beings, where the real and virtual collide. 

Tremble

An abstract dining room is the setting for Tremble, commissioned for the 2019 Digital Season. Tremble stars 26 Scottish Ballet dancers and is co-choreographed and directed by Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple.

Dark Full Ride

Set to a cacophony of music recorded by four drummers, Dark Full Ride, choreographed by Martin Lawrance mirrors interweaving percussive sounds with movement.

A Streetcar Named Desire – Becoming Blanche

Go behind the scenes of our award-winning production of A Streetcar Named Desire, as Principal dancer Marge Hendrick gives her take on the character of Blanche Dubois.

The Snow Queen – From the Wings

The calm before the (snow) storm… See The Snow Queen from the wings in this video using a GoPro worn by members of SB staff throughout the show.

Coppélia – Stage Meets Screen

Jess and Morgs tell all about the adaptations they made to the much-loved classical ballet and how they paired this with film and technology for their brand-new production.

Starstruck – In the Spotlight

Patricia Ward Kelly, the widow of the legendary Gene Kelly, shares how a meeting in Paris turned into a dazzling reimagining of the only ballet Gene ever created.

The women of The Crucible

Choreographer Helen Pickett and dancers Constance Devernay-Laurence and Araminta Wraith share their take on this emotional rollercoaster of a ballet.