Skara Brae
Creative Team
Choreographer
Eliot Feld
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Running Time
32 min
Music
Composer
Various
Composition
“Rince Philib a’Cheoil” by Clanad
“Is Trua Nach Bhfuil Mé in Éirinn” by Bothy Band
“Gwerz Ar Marc’Hadourig Bihan” by Kornog
“Tiocfaidh an Samhradh” by Bothy Band
“Logan Water” by John Cunningham
“Mouth Music” by Dolores Keane and John Faulkner
“Varbishka Ratchenitza” by Kornog
“Breton Gavottes” by Kevin Burke and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
Premiere
Date
October 11, 1986Location
Joyce Theater (New York, NY)Company
The Feld BalletPremiere Cast
Credits & Notes
Skara Brae is a Neolithic settlement along the Bay of Skaill in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. Built of stone and inhabited by perhaps six families, Skara Brae was abandoned in haste approximately 5,000 years ago, the dwellers leaving behind their tools and ornaments. The reason for their departure remains a mystery.
Skara Brae (the ballet) was originally made possible, in part, by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust.
Skara Brae has also been in the repertory of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division.
Media
Copyright Notice
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