SIDEKICK

Sidekick is a residency in which pairs of artists who have wanted to but have not yet worked with each other spend a week together testing the waters. Each pair is composed of one artist from dance and another artist from some other field. Shotput was born out of a dance person and a theatre person experimenting with an idea in a church hall. We didn't know if anything would come of it. Similarly, during Sidekick, no output is expected.

Sidekick’s pilot year took place in January 2026 at The Pyramid at Anderston. The week was facilitated by independent artist Neil Callaghan.

Artist pairs involved in the pilot:

Die (Kaka) Pu and Trystan Youngjohn

Skye Reynolds and Fay Guiffo

Lily Petkovic and Saoirse Wall

Shotput worked in partnership with The Work Room for the 2026 iteration of Sidekick.