Soft Spot

Soft Spot is a meticulously composed contemporary circus duet for a juggler, a handstand artist,
wooden planks and 300 wine glasses.
Everyone has held a wine glass. Everyone has broken one. Since childhood, we have formed
an instinctive relationship with this fragile everyday object. On stage, two artists carefully
manipulate, stack and balance a delicate landscape of glass, testing its
physical limits under the audience’s gaze. The glass becomes partner, obstacle and shared risk – demanding precision, timing and trust between the performers.
Each action carries tension; each near-collapse invites possibility. Through humour, concentration and mutual reliance, Soft Spot offers a playful yet exacting exploration of fragility – in objects, in bodies and in relationships

Credits
Artists: Arttu Lahtinen & Stina Otterström
Outside Eyes: Petter Wadsten, Wes Peden, Benjamin Richter
Composer: Mika Forsling
Lighting Design: Jaakko Sirainen

Co – production: Dansinitiativet
Support: Dansinitiativet, Konstnärsnämnden, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Taiteen edistämiskeskus, Samuel Huber Arts Foundation, Bourse SSA & ProCirque, ProHelvetica, Station Circus, Teatro Dimitri