A Solo Dance Recital.

A programme of three solos  created for Claire Pençak by Françoise Dupuy (France), Frank McConnell (Scotland) alongside a new work of her own.

Tathaich

The ominous tolling of a bell sets the tone for this evocative work.
The title ‘Tathaich’ comes from the Gaelic meaning the haunting; a mysterious sound

Choreography    Claire Pençak
Music        From the ‘Kilmartin Sessions’ The Sounds of Ancient Scotland’

A Long and Winding Road / Un Si Long Chemin

Inspired by Poem 609 by Emily Dickinson, a woman makes her way across the stage leaving in her wake a trail of black fabric.  The unfolding of a life in all it’s myriad rhythms.

Choreography    Françoise Dupuy
Music        György Ligeti:  From Book One and Two of ‘Études for Piano’ played by pianist Pierre-Laurant Aimard


Feuille D’Automne

Uplifting choreography  that evokes Autumn, wide skies and daydreaming. A place in praise of those places we create for ourselves in moments of reverie.

Choreography        Frank McConnell
Music            Ludwig Van Beethoven from ‘The Archduke Trio’ performed by the Beaux Arts Trio; Traditional Clapping Song ‘Seann duine cha ghabh mi idir’  sung by Margaret Stewart and accompanied by Rona Lightfoot and Ingris Henderson with percussion by James MacIntosh.