{"id":12949,"date":"2019-04-30T07:45:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T06:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=12949"},"modified":"2019-04-30T07:47:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T06:47:00","slug":"the-art-of-treepling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/the-art-of-treepling\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ART OF TREEPLING"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland & The University of Edinburgh present<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE ART OF TREEPLING<\/strong><\/p>\n

A mini festival of percussive dance culminating the First Footing residency with international dance artist Nic Gareiss<\/strong><\/p>\n

TODAY, on International Dance Day, the grand culmination of the First Footing residency \u2013 The Art of Treepling<\/strong> \u2013 is announced. The mini festival of percussive dance including public workshops, masterclasses, work-in-progress showings, dance-for-camera screenings, panels and performances with international dance artists Sandy Silva<\/strong> (Canada), Colin Dunne<\/strong> (Ireland) and artist-in-residence Nic Gareiss<\/strong> (USA) is now on sale, and celebrates bringing Scotland\u2019s dance communities and traditional musicians together to encourage renewed engagement, connectivity and support for traditional dance.<\/p>\n

The Art of Treepling weekend celebrates and unites these relationships and although it marks the close of the First Footing residency, it is just the beginning for imaging new futures for step dance.<\/p>\n

Treepling is a phrase found in Joan and Tom Flett\u2019s 1964 book \u2018Traditional Dancing in Scotland<\/em>\u2019 which means \u201cbeating out the rhythm of the music with the feet\u201d and was one of the lesser-known features of Scottish dancing that almost completely disappeared.<\/p>\n

The residency has rejuvenated treepling, bringing the phrase back into the vocabulary of contemporary dance artists and educators and reaching across Scotland to bring new energy and support to the Scottish step dance tradition, as Nic Gareiss<\/strong> states:<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past six months of the First Footing residency, I\u2019ve had the distinct pleasure of travelling widely throughout Scotland \u2013 from Aberdeen to the Isle of Skye, Inverness to Dumfries \u2013 to teach workshops, give performances, and offer professional development to step dancers and teachers. I have been overwhelmed by the warmth, enthusiasm, and tremendous heart across dance communities here.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s new palpable energy around percussive dance \u2013 the act of making music with our feet \u2013 which is a practice indigenous to Scotland that many dancers here are joyfully engaging with once again. In this spirit, I wanted to put together a weekend of events to culminate and celebrate the eight-month residency. The Art of Treepling weekend is a parting gift designed to intrigue, nourish, encourage, exhort and hopefully delight the rich community of dancers and dance lovers in this country, and we hope you can join us in Edinburgh from Friday 7 \u2013 Sunday 9 June!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

The packed programme has been coordinated and supported by the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland<\/strong> and The University of Edinburgh<\/strong> who host 8 opportunities to engage, reimaging percussive dance as a rich cultural locus of music-making, creativity, identity and community-building.<\/p>\n

\u201cNic is an internationally recognised percussive dance artist voted Dance Magazine\u2019s 2019 \u201c25 to Watch\u201d and we\u2019ve been extremely lucky to have him in Scotland these past seven months, working with the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland to inspire and foster new connections, sharing footwork and his wealth of knowledge on traditional dance forms.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe has taken influence from Scotland\u2019s communities and through the School of Scottish Studies archives to reimagine The Art of Treepling, which we\u2019ll have the pleasure of seeing and hearing<\/strong> at his work-in-progress sharing on Friday 7 June. We also have the great honour of hosting two of Nic\u2019s former teachers, acclaimed dance artists Sandy Silva<\/strong> and Colin Dunne<\/strong> who will share their<\/em> years of practice in masterclasses, panel talks and the final treat \u2013 Treepling in Performance – featuring solos and improvisations by these three masters of contemporary percussive dance.<\/em>\u201d (Michelle Brady, Dance Network Co-ordinator Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland)<\/p>\n

Traditional step dance in a contemporary setting is the ethos of the First Footing residency, ensuring ancient methods are understood and utilised in modern times, with dance integral to human expression, as Wendy Timmons<\/strong> states:<\/p>\n

\u201c2019 marks a celebratory year for dance at The University of Edinburgh. It is ten years since the MSc Dance Science and Education was launched and delivered at Moray House School of Education and Sport, which provides dance practitioners and artists with a distinctive route to academic study, research and optional qualified teacher status.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Over the past decade we\u2019ve developed a strong \u201ccommunity of practice\u201d where the conforms of dance are explored, challenged and questioned. The artist in residence project is a vital part of this community and Nic Gareiss marks our fourth successful residency, which has been a very distinct and rewarding journey.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

DATES:                                  Friday 7 \u2013 Sunday 9 June<\/p>\n

LOCATIONS:                        Scottish Storytelling Centre, St. Leonard\u2019s Land Dance Studio, St. Cecilia\u2019s Hall,<\/p>\n

                                             The University of Edinburgh<\/p>\n

TICKETS:                              Available from the Scottish Storytelling Centre\u2019s Box Office, 0131 556 9579<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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