In Rules for Safe Lifting, Watson creates an imagined reality of a lonely figure trapped within the confines of an old, overlooked health and safety poster. With their existence brought to life in a dark basement room, concrete clad and damp, our protagonist searches for companionship. Scored by a broken radio, their only connection with the outside world, the lonely figure navigates their relationship with isolation, monotony and what to do when faced with the greatest inevitability of all.

Concept/Creation : John-William Watson ● Costume & Set Design : Joshua Cartmell ● Sound Design : John-William Watson ● Work Supported by : Phoenix Dance Theatre, The Middle Floor, Light Space Leeds & Yorkshire Dance ● Photography : Aoife Henderson