Balancing in Freedom – Arts Activity – HMD 2026
Activity information
Activity type: Public activity
Website: https://www.balancinginfreedom.co.uk/index.html
Address:
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH1 1SR
United Kingdom
Balancing in Freedom
Drawing on his family’s Holocaust history, his own experience of disability, and Rudolf Steiner’s Philosophy of Freedom, Iddo Oberski weaves a deeply personal journey with his onstage puppet counterpart, Svjetlana, a dialogue that constantly surprises
and reveals new layers of understanding.
In Balancing in Freedom, Iddo fuses storytelling, movement, puppetry, visual art, music, spoken word, magic, and philosophy into a living artwork that shifts between intimacy and spectacle, exploring what it means to be human, and our ongoing search for freedom, connection, and meaning. Just as you think you know where it’s heading, the performance transforms again, surprising, thought-provoking, and always engaging.
Following a sold-out, standing-ovation premiere at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Balancing in Freedom returns to the stage in 2026. Moving, insightful, and unlike any other show, it invites every audience member to take away something unique and personal.
After each show, audiences are invited to take part in a 30-minute facilitated discussion.
Recommended for ages 14+ (contains Holocaust themes).
Audience comments:
“Exquisite beyond words. Thank you so very much!”
“Your presentation was a most profound and deeply moving one. You managed to
combine heart serious content with art, humour and entertainment.”
“I was struck by your powerful story and the way you told it.”
Written and performed by Iddo Oberski
Co-Directed and Creative Mentor: Mark Kydd
Funded by Creative Scotland
Supported by The Authentic Artist Collective
Supported by The Salisbury Centre, Edinburgh
Organiser Name
Iddo Oberski