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.
A triumph of innovative collaboration. Like music bursting into life.
– The Scotsman
Vibrant and fervent.
– Fringe Review
Creative team
Choreography Sofia Nappi
Musical Director Donald Shaw
Composition Donald Shaw & TRIP
Costume Design Alison Brown
Lighting Design Gary Ebdy
Live Music TRIP, LYRE LYRE, Greg Lawson, Innes White, Cormac Byrne, Charlie Stewart
Original Devising Cast Maya Bodiley, Kieran Brown, Glenda Gheller, Orla Hardie, Ben McEwen, Jessie Roberts-Smith, Paulina Porwollik, Kai Tomioka, Pauline Torzuoli
Premiere January 2023
Supported by the Scottish Government’s Festival’s Expo Fund.
Image gallery
![A man stands in spotlight facing the back of a stage in a cream loose shirt and a grey kilt and socks with a band behind him](https://dundee-rep.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/2024/Scottish-Dance-Theatre/Production-Images/Moving-Cloud.jpg?w=1123&h=670&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5238&fp-y=0.3766&dm=1713781368&s=82c3eb2f1b9e270e39b16385fdfbed44)
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![A girl holding a violin stands next to a bearded man in a green shirt and a man with a moustache and dark hair in a loose cream shirt all looking down laughing at a seated woman in a pale green shirt surrounded by hats on shelves](https://dundee-rep.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/2024/Scottish-Dance-Theatre/Production-Images/Moving-Cloud-with-TRIP.jpg?w=1123&h=670&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711643759&s=5c1e8549e7f047d36c6d8c595b296610)
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