Knots uses a confrontational blend of seemingly reckless, contact-based dance and theatrical wordplay to explore the guilt, conflict, and fear inherent to relationships. Director and choreographer Liam Steel has forged a new dance-theatre paradigm through his work with DV8 and Stan Won't Dance. Based on the writings of Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, Knots (which won the Best Production award at the 2005 Dublin Fringe Festival) is a poignant, brutal, and often hilarious display of physical dexterity and emotional honesty.