Dussskk is a highly interactive, sensory performance for disabled and neurodivergent teenagers and their companions. Featuring singing, costumes and dancing, Dussskk is performed in an immersive environment where the five performers take the audience on a journey through the night, from dusk until sunrise.

The show is relaxed, and audience members can move around, come and go, as much as they want.

Developed with support from the students at Calaiswood School (Dunfermline) and Hollybrook Academy (Glasgow), the show has been made specifically with and for young people who enjoy sound.

Presented in association with Mahogany Opera, and produced by Isy Sharman, Dussskk has received support from Creative Scotland, the Jerwood New Work Fund, the Hugh Fraser Foundation and Capital Theatres Trust. Dussskk has previously been developed through Claire’s Jerwood Fellowship with Oily Cart and Imaginate, and with support from Unity Theatre Trust, Youth Arts Initiative and The Work Room. 

Credits

Conceived and Composed by Claire Willoughby

Co-Directed by Claire Willoughby and Greg Sinclair

Performed by Shiori Usui, Nerea Bello, Bryn Thomas, Jon Whitten and Claire Willoughby

Set and Costume Design - Emma Bailey

Sound Design - Rob Willoughby

Lighting Design - Katherine Williams

Choreographer - Dr Aby Watson

Costume Supervisor - Zephyr Liddell

Access Consultant - Max Alexander

Dramaturg - Eszter Marsalko

Producer - Isy Sharman

Production Manager - Craig Fleming (SNC Productions)

Technical Stage Manager - Craig McNeill