Soft Spot review – this wine-glass circus has a lot of bottle
Zoo Southside, Edinburgh A handstand artist and a juggler slide, toss, stack and stand on umpteen glasses without a drop of wine in sight This Swedish circus two-hander begins with the performers offstage, and what sounds like the high-pitched notes of a glass harp. But the wine glasses here – first six of them, then dozens – are used for acrobatic tricks rather than music. Stina Otterström is a handstand artist, Art
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- The Guardian
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- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 25 Aug 2026, 08:00 UTC
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- Byline
- Chris Wiegand
- Section
- Edinburgh festival 2026
Zoo Southside, Edinburgh A handstand artist and a juggler slide, toss, stack and stand on umpteen glasses without a drop of wine in sight This Swedish circus two-hander begins with the performers offstage, and what sounds like the high-pitched notes of a glass harp. But the wine glasses here – first six of them, then dozens – are used for acrobatic tricks rather than music. Stina Otterström is a handstand artist, Art
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Soft Spot review – this wine-glass circus has a lot of bottle
Zoo Southside, Edinburgh A handstand artist and a juggler slide, toss, stack and stand on umpteen glasses without a drop of wine in sight This Swedish circus two-hander begins with the performers offstage, and what sounds like the high-pitched notes of a glass harp. But the wine glasses here – first six of them, then dozens – are used for acrobatic tricks rather than music. Stina Otterström is a handstand artist, Art
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