Scottish Dance Theatre’s dynamic double-bill The Flock & Moving Cloud tours venues across the UK this Autumn.
“Experimentally rich and visually lush… utterly enchants an audience” ★★★★★ Fest Mag
“The Flock may be inspired by birds but it encapsulates the camaraderie and support of any group or team …. Moving Cloud was like seeing music in motion” ★★★★ The Scotsman
Fresh from a hit run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it earned critical and audience acclaim, Scottish Dance Theatre will set stages across the UK on fire with two of their most physically daring and dynamic works. For an unforgettable evening of dance by two of the most exciting female choreographers in the European dance scene: Roser López Espinosa and Sofia Nappi, you may need to fasten your seat belt and get ready to take off. The dancers will embark on a fascinating journey inspired by the migration of birds in The Flock, then deliver the fusion of contemporary dance and traditional Celtic music in Moving Cloud.
Originally created for the National Dance Production of Catalonia, Roser López Espinosa’s The Flockdeparts from the fascinating migrations of birds. It unfolds from the desire to fly. It is an adventure to move on together and reach a shared goal: to fly through immense landscapes, through the vast open sky.
This mesmerising journey returns us to the animal nature of the body; to effort, tenacity, endurance, teamwork, beauty and the spirit of freedom. An imaginary world of birds and humankind unravels, full of light and vitality. A game of ingenuity to spread our own wings. Should we leave or should we put down roots?
The Flock is the big formation of birds that crosses the sky, moving as one. At dusk, the sky is filled with murmurations.
Celtic Connections and Scottish Dance Theatre present Moving Cloud, an exhilarating meeting of contemporary dance and traditional music, showcasing new choreography by internationally acclaimed choreographer Sofia Nappi, and an irresistible musical score of Scottish folk music composed by TRIP, LYRE LYRE, Cormac Byrne, Greg Lawson, Charlie Stewart and Innes White.
All photography by Brian Hartley unless otherwise captioned. Main image: Jessie Roberts-Smith, Ben McEwen, Molly Danter, Glenda Gheller, Kai Tomioka, Orla Hardie, Aletha Antonia, Kieran Brown.
