Snap Elastic - Horses

An outdoor participatory dance inspired by the radical justice tale of Michael Kohlhaas

This summer, Horses is coming to Queen's Park in the south side, as part of Tramway Beyond Walls. 

Created for public spaces, this pop-up spectacle blends medieval fair, performance art, and protest in motion, reconnecting dance with everyday public life. 

Using improvisation, ballet, contemporary and street dance, storytelling, physical games, and group dynamics, Horses invites participants to explore dance as activism, connection, and creative agency. This one-of-a-kind experience provokes playful and provocative interaction, creating temporary communities through shared movement and collective expression.

Horses is open and accessible to diverse audiences of all ages. With minimal text and a dynamic physical language, the show communicates across linguistic and cultural boundaries.

Horses will premier this summer as part of Glasgow 2026 Festival; Tramway Beyond Walls - a strand of performance, visual art and participation outwith the physical limits of the building - and Govanhill International Festival and Carnival.

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Performed at Queen's park boating pond 

• Friday 19 June, 7.30pm
• Sunday 2 August, 7.30pm

There will also be a performance at
Garnethill Park on Saturday 20 June, 7.30pm

Horses has been developed with support from Magnetic North through their Rough Mix creative development lab, Dance Base, Barrowland Ballet and Garnethill Multicultural Centre.