Mus Ro Faclan Ann/Before Words - T0515528421Mus Ro Faclan Ann or Before Words is the working title for the development of a dance performance influenced by the landscape, language and culture of the Outer Hebrides, in particular Uibhist a Deas /South Uist. The root of the word choreography comes from the greek, khoreia (chorus or band of dancers) and graphein (to write). Mus Ro Faclan Ann is an attempt to write or record movement that is in dialogue with a people and place. What can a Gaelic reading of the landscape reveal that otherwise remains hidden? How can the body serve as a medium to that which cannot otherwise be expressed in words? This is one of three new works-in-progress in Tramway's spring season which is influenced by Gaelic culture, and a new articulation of Gaelic Arts within the venue's programme.Presented byRosalind Mason. | |
| 18 Mar 16 to 19 Mar 16 | The Tramway, Glasgow :: V621 listing details L1316751298 |
Uainead/Degree of Greenness - T02048658999Uaine-donn, ?ilean, barraig-uaine?bronze-green, meadow green, scum on stagnant water... In Gaelic there are dozens of words for the subtleness of green; the language opens up a field of feeling about colour in a way that's lost in English. Uainead|Degree of Greeness will take the audience on an emotional and philosophical journey that reveals a spectrum of Gaelic colour. Combining live theatre with visual art and sculpture, Uainead|Degree of Greeness explores nature and memory and what falls through the cracks in translation. This is one of three new works-in-progress in Tramway's spring season which is influenced by Gaelic culture, and a new articulation of Gaelic Arts within the venue's programme.Presented byKate Robinson. | |
| 19 Feb 16 to 20 Feb 16 | The Tramway, Glasgow :: V621 listing details L01821811224 |
Buaireas anns an Uisge/Trouble the Water - T336054186In the early 2000s, eminent American jazz musician Willie Ruff suggested that much of African American music has its roots in the Gaelic psalm singing of the Western Isles, which crossed the Atlantic with the slave trade. Ruff, an African American, insists that although it's painful, ?the music can't lie', and he has since been called a traitor, and a puppet of white polemic. If most of contemporary culture is a maelstrom of influences, why do we want to claim ownership of it? This is a journey of dances and songs which begin as cries of suffering, and become the most urgent calls of protest. This is one of three new works-in-progress in Tramway's spring season which is influenced by Gaelic culture, and a new articulation of Gaelic Arts within the venue's programme.Presented byElspeth Turner. | |
| 22 Jan 16 | The Tramway, Glasgow :: V621 listing details L01382427620 |
