Deiseil: Dancing in Time

Deiseil: Dancing in Time is a powerful exploration of how stepdance, Scotland’s percussive dance, was lost… and how its revival became woven into a lifelong friendship. Experience a compelling journey across centuries of tradition told through fiddle, feet, Gaelic song and story, in an immersive performance which draws you in to the heart of our heritage. 

Deiseil means “ready” in Scottish Gaelic : be ready for a mesmerising reflection on how issues of culture, identity and connection still resonate through society today. Groundbreaking new work from award-winning director Gerry Mulgrew (six Fringe Firsts), dancer Alison Carlyle and musician Amy Geddes. 

The show is a collage of live music, dance, song, spoken word and recorded material. For these special performances, Alison and Amy will be joined on stage by Allan MacDonald and Mary Ann Kennedy, who will perform live some of the music they have recorded for the show. 

Following the show, Celtic Connections will see an exclusive first sharing of more music exploring some of its themes, accompanying an open discussion on the show and how it came to life. 

deiseil /dʲeʃal/ (sounds like jay-shal)

“It is the most joyful show I have seen (so far) …… tells an important story with the lightest of touches and doesn’t put a foot wrong.” THE SCOTSMAN ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️