1975 / Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig - Tea? Da?sa

Cork Opera House, Emmet Place, Cork

Set to the iconic 1975 album by Irish traditional group The Bothy Band, 1975 / Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig is a must-see dance and theatre performance ritual where music and movement merge as one. In this new dance-theatre work, choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan brings together seven exceptional dancers to honour, remember and be inspired by a visionary cultural happening in challenging times.  In Keegan-Dolan’s world of movement, story and energy, the dancers move from wild expressive freedom to a reflective stillness, their personal histories unfolding within the rhythms of traditional Irish music. Seven dancers. Seven chairs. Seven sharp suits. And one legendary album. In 1975 / Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig, we recognise the inevitability of change, the goodness that endures and how to carry it with us through the years ahead.  Tea? Da?sa (Loch na hEala / Swan Lake, MÁM, How to be a Dancer in 72,000 Easy Lessons, NOBODADDY), based in the West Kerry Gaeltacht / Gaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne, is internationally renowned for creating powerful dance-theatre ritual rooted in place and community. “I had always dreamed of making a dance theatre work to one complete music album. Of all the albums in all the world, it had to be 1975, by The Bothy Band.” – Michael Keegan-Dolan Director?and?Choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan Dancers Aki Iwamoto, Daniel Myers, Amit Noy, James O’Hara, Rachel Poirier, James Southward & Holly Vallis Lighting Design Adam Silverman Costume Design Hyemi Shin & Amanda Donovan Additional Sound Design Jelle Roozenburg Videographer Mickey Kelly Photography Emilija Jefremova Recorded Music The Bothy Band | 1975 With thanks to Compass Records Supported by The Arts Council and Údarás na Gaeltachta Co-produced by Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork Opera House, and Théâtre de le Ville – Paris