Beside a Curve

15 October | 6:30pm | Dance Studio | Free (ticketed)
BSL Interpreted

On Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day, we invite you to gather for an intimate evening of movement, reflection and connection.

Scottish Dance Theatre company member and choreographer Pauline Torzuoli shares Beside a Curve, a tender short dance film created in collaboration with videographer Tao-Anas Le Thanh.  

The work was born of a fascination with the beauty that emanates from the delicate coexistence of destruction and creation within the dance of the womb. Giving an artistic frame to see the inseverable nature of creating life and facing loss, and reflecting on the silence that surrounds these moments and the deep emotions they hold. Through dance and film, Beside a Curve honours life’s fragility and resilience, showing how beauty and strength can be found in the experience of loss as the in experience of life. 

The evening will include a live performance excerpt, a film screening and a conversation with the artists, before closing gently with tea, soup and time together.

“Through this piece, I want to create a space where destruction and creation within the womb are placed together and can be seen in their natural and complex proximity. And through art, honour the beauty and strength that emanate from this symbiotic dance.” – Pauline Torzuoli

 Content note: This event includes discussion of pregnancy and perinatal loss and features nudity and a visibly pregnant dancer.

Experiences of miscarriage or perinatal loss can bring deeply personal and prolonged grief. The organisations listed below offer emotional, practical, and peer support from bereavement helplines and local support groups to remembrance services and counselling referrals. These services are open to anyone impacted, whatever the stage or circumstances of pregnancy loss, providing spaces to connect, remember, and begin to heal.

• Tommy’s – Provides support, information, and advice for anyone affected by miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature birth.
• Scottish Care & Information on Miscarriage (SCIM) – Offers support for women and families in Scotland affected by miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal loss.
• Sands Scotland – Provides local support and events across Scotland for those affected by baby loss.
• Miscarriage Association – Offers information, helpline support, and resources for those affected by miscarriage, ectopic or molar pregnancy.
• Twins Trust Bereavement Support – Provides specialised support for families who have lost one or more children from a multiple birth.
• Baby Loss Awareness – Brings together bereavement charities and offers support, information, and awareness resources for those affected by baby loss.