SCOTTISH Dance Theatre debuted its new show The Circle at the Dundee Rep Theatre last night.

The show, which is choreographed by award-winning France-based choreographer Emanuel Gat, marked the first time UK audiences have seen his work since 2011.

The Circle tells the story of 12 individuals and concentrates on the dancers’ relationships with each other on stage, creating a visually stunning and emotive performance.

It will have further performances in Edinburgh later this month before moving on to two venues in England.

Speaking before the show, Gat said: “It’s been a pleasure to make work for such a talented hard-working company. The Circle celebrates each dancer as an individual and their own unique dance language whilst also telling the story of this collective and the relationships contained within it

“I’m excited for audiences to see these dancers in a new light and for the work to breathe as it feeds from their energy.”

The Circle was part of a double-bill performance at the theatre which paired the piece with Berlin-based Scottish choreographer Colette Sadler’s RITUALIA, a reimagining of Bronislava Nijinska’s Les Noces.

A Glasgow native, Sadler’s choreography has received international success and praise for challenging the concepts of traditional dance performances.