Blood Sweat and Tears Event Preview

Having showcased the duet at Edinburgh Fringe, sometime Scottish Dance Theatre confederate – she choreographed their elegant Luxuria – Liv Lorent brings her Blood Sweat and Tears to the Dundee Rep. "Much of my work has an autobiographical perspective," she notes. "This piece was influenced by becoming a first time mother two years ago. The experience was so overwhelming to my life in every way I could not help but put that into work."

Meditating on themes of unconditional love, as well as the very real impact a child has on the parents' lifestyle, Blood Sweat and Tears features a full cast of seven, and follows Lorent's characteristic aesthetic. "I suppose that what I love about the subject matter of the arrival of a new baby and its impact on a couples' relationship is that it is a very dramatic and yet very common experience," she continues. "I seek empathy of experience in other artist's work in whatever discipline, and equally that is what I want to offer."

The taster at the Fringe revealed a choreography that focused both on the technique of the dancers and the fragmenting of the emotional connection between mother and father, as the baby moves between them. Over the three stages of Blood, Sweat and Tear, the struggles, defeats and victories are given a more comprehensive study, and Lorent's distinctive use of sound, light and costume promise an immersive, seductive parenthood.