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Hitting ROCKBOTTOM with dance theatre creator and performance artist Stuart Waters
Hitting ROCKBOTTOM with dance theatre creator and performance artist Stuart Waters
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Aug 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Every so often you come across a personal story that must be told and shared. Cutting edge dance theatre creator and performance artist, Stuart Waters, tells his story of depression, addiction and destruction in a new autobiographical work Rock Bottom.
In this podcast, Stuart candidly shares his deeply personal journey and talks with honesty about the challenges he's faced and how he hit his 'rock bottom'. He also shares how he has drawn on these times and found the strength to rebuild his life and continue his 20-year career of creating powerful dance theatre to create Rock Bottom.
"...it's a painfully revealing, highly physical look at mental health and that sometimes elusive thing called happiness..."
Rock Bottom has received rave reviews and after showing at The Place in London earlier this month, it is heading on a 3 date UK tour:
October 2nd – Birmingham Midlands Arts CentreOctober 8th – Cornwall, Truro College Helford TheatreOctober 9th – University of Plymouth
Find out more: www.stuartwaters.info
https://djwpodcasts.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/1wwwod/stuart+waters.mp3
https://youtu.be/mmvwR7jg5BY
'Rockbottom' by Stuart Waters live photos by Rosie Powell
'Rockbottom' by Stuart Waters live photos by Rosie Powell for Oxford Mail
Stuart Waters in 'ROCKBOTTOM' photo by Joe Armitage for Oxford Mail
In this podcast, Stuart candidly shares his deeply personal journey and talks with honesty about the challenges he's faced and how he hit his 'rock bottom'. He also shares how he has drawn on these times and found the strength to rebuild his life and continue his 20-year career of creating powerful dance theatre to create Rock Bottom.
"...it's a painfully revealing, highly physical look at mental health and that sometimes elusive thing called happiness..."
Rock Bottom has received rave reviews and after showing at The Place in London earlier this month, it is heading on a 3 date UK tour:
October 2nd – Birmingham Midlands Arts CentreOctober 8th – Cornwall, Truro College Helford TheatreOctober 9th – University of Plymouth
Find out more: www.stuartwaters.info
https://djwpodcasts.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/1wwwod/stuart+waters.mp3
https://youtu.be/mmvwR7jg5BY
'Rockbottom' by Stuart Waters live photos by Rosie Powell
'Rockbottom' by Stuart Waters live photos by Rosie Powell for Oxford Mail
Stuart Waters in 'ROCKBOTTOM' photo by Joe Armitage for Oxford Mail
Released:
Aug 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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