Monday 10 - Friday 14 March

Between Scylla and Charybdis is a new solo dance theatre project that explores the moral dilemma of a therapist faced with incriminating information about a patient. The central question is whether the therapist should break confidentiality and reveal this incriminating information, or remain silent and bring further danger to society. This dilemma echoes the ancient Greek myth of Scylla and Charybdis, where the protagonist must navigate between two equally dangerous paths, choosing between 2 equally impossible and destructive choices. The narrative explores the theme of decision-making, particularly how, in a society that increasingly overwhelms individuals with choices (35,000 per day), those decisions come with greater moral and emotional consequences. The work will unfold in a surreal, metaphorical landscape that reflects the therapist’s inner turmoil, where the boundaries between the conscious and unconscious blur. This research will employ voiceover to reveal the therapist’s messy, unfiltered thoughts, contrasting with their composed external behaviour, thus drawing attention to the dissonance between outward appearances and internal chaos. The audience will engage directly with the character, subtly embodying an unseen counterpart through a series of one sided dialogues that remain ambiguous and unresolved.

Collaborator (performer) – Katie Armstrong

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About Malcolm

Malcolm trained at the Central School of Ballet and began his career as an apprentice with Ballet Basel. He later joined Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett, performing works by renowned choreographers such as Jirí Kylián, Nacho Duato, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Johan Inger, and Crystal Pite.

As a choreographer, Malcolm has created numerous works for stage, including The Waiting Room, Under the Knife, and Vivaldi Verses (all full-length productions for Tafelhalle, Nürnberg). Other works include Greed (Theater St. Gallen), Imagined Orders (Dance Arts Faculty), Entrails of a Wildcat (Nephrite Dance Company, Japan), Once in a Blue Moon (Vivo Centre), Lost for Words (Resolution), Shelf Life (Interdans Festival), and Aftermath (Accademia Nazionale di Danza).

He has also choreographed with the Cohan Collective, Magnetic North’s Rough Mix programme, Scottish Dance Theatre’s Choreographic Placement programme and Talent Lab (Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg). Malcolm completed an MA in Choreography with distinction and has been mentored by Chris Devaney, Kate Flatt and Akram Khan among others. His Scene Stirling digital commission project In Absentia has been showcased at various festivals, and his work has reached the finals of the Copenhagen International Choreographic Competition and won a prize at Burgos Choreographic Competition.

Instagram @malcolm.i.sutherland

Supported through Dance Base’s Paid Artist Residency Programme