Showing today!
(photo by Michael Erlewine)
I wanted to put together one last micro-post in advance of todayâs free open development showing of The Art of Treepling, happening yes, TODAY from 4-4:30pm in St. Leonardâs Land Dance Studio, Holyrood Road on the campus of the University of Edinburgh.
The Art of Treepling (working title) is a new solo step dance work-in-progress that engages the work of dance collectors Joan and Tom Flett from their 1964 book Traditional Dancing in Scotland. In the final chapter of their text, the Fletts describe treepling, âbeating out the rhythm of the music with the feetâ (1) as an integral part of the landscape of Scottish Traditional Dance. Taking its name from this chapter, the solo step dance work The Art of Treepling engages with the Flettâs research in Scotland, as well as with other traditions of percussive dance from Ireland, Canada, and Appalachia, re-imagining treepling as a creative locus of interpretation for traditional music & dance from Scotland and beyond.
âThe Art of Treepling,â development showing 1
Thursday, March 21
4-4:30 pm
Dance Studio
St. Leonardâs Land, Holyrood Road
University of Edinburgh
First Footing is a collaboration between dancer and dance researcher Nic Gareiss, the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland, University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education, and the School of Scottish Studies with support from Creative Scotland. For engagement opportunities check out the First Footing website.
(1) Joan and Tom Flett. Traditional Dancing in Scotland. 1964. p. 260
