Brighton and Oxford Dates Announced For Stuart Waters' ROCKBOTTOM

Rockbottom is a powerful, topical new dance theatre solo from Stuart Waters which tours this spring. Combining bold story-telling with highly physical choreography, Rockbottom is a deeply moving portrait of one man's journey through depression and addiction.

The subject matter of Rockbottom is semi-autobiographical and is designed to alternately move, challenge, and illuminate the audience. The themes of depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal are leavened with unexpected humour and warmth; the mood of the piece skyrockets between existential angst and irony while prominence is given to the roles of resilience and support networks along the road to recovery. Rockbottom is a thought-provoking piece as well as a reflective tool for everyone concerned with mental well-being.

Stuart Waters' critically acclaimed physical theatre identity, honed over many years of performance with high profile contemporary dance companies is centre-stage in this riveting exploration of one man's personal struggle to find the light. Rockbottom marks his debut as a solo writer/performer.

Rockbottom tour dates for spring 2019:

February 12th
Lancashire, Edge Hill Arts Centre
www.edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre

February 20th
Norwich Arts Centre
www.norwichartscentre.co.uk

March 1st
Brighton, Marlborough Pub & Theatre
www.marlboroughtheatre.org.uk

March 6th
Oxford Old Fire Station
www.oldfirestation.org.uk

March 8th
Glos, Uley, Prema Arts Centre
www.prema.org.uk

Post-show discussions will be held after each performance.

Originally from Devon, Stuart Waters graduated from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds and has been a successful performing artist and dance maker for 20 years working with Luca Silvestrini's Protein Dance (in which he created central characters in the company's award-winning national and international tours of 'LOL (lots of love)' and 'Border Tales') Bare Bones, Motionhouse, and Experiential Dance Company. Stuart has been part of the One Dance UK mentorship programme, began the process of creating Rockbottom in 2017 and has been commissioned to create choreographic works for Centres of Advanced Training (CAT) Schemes and BA Performing Arts across the UK.