Naked, unaware and unselfconscious, she explores her surroundings, more animal than human. Her growing consciousness attracts the attention of a creature from the spirit world, a primal deity who sparks her curiosity and compels her to transform.

She changes her physicality, drawing power from the merging of animal, human and spirit self. Inspired by the timeless wisdom of faerie-tales, mythology and ancient ritual, Dreams of the Small Gods is a blend of aerial circus, masked ritual and performance art.

Scissor Kick presented
Performer / Creator - Zinnia Oberski (she/her)
Dramaturg – Ellie Dubois (she/her)
Movement Advisor – Tina Afiyan Breiova (she/her)
Costume Designer – Emily Martinelli (she/her)
Puppet Technician – Ant Geraghty (he/him)
Outside Eye – Mele Broomes (she/her)
Sound Designer / Technician – Chris Gorman (he/him)
Lighting Designer – Ian Cookie Brooks (he/him)
LX Support – Katharine Williams (they/them)
Producer – Nicola Lawton for Scissor Kick (she/her)
Image/Video: Paul Maguire (he/him)
Graphic Design: Scott MacMichael/Gallusness (he/him)

Dreams of the Small Gods was a part of the Made in Scotland showcase. The work was presented as Summerhall where it is the winner of the Autopsy Award.