Scottish Dance Theatre Double Bill, The Place

Dundee-based contemporary ensemble Scottish Dance Theatre returns to The Place with a brand new double bill that has already won over critics and audiences alike at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Both pieces are the work of European female choreographers. Moving Cloud (pictured top), described by The Scotsman as 'like seeing music in motion', is the work of the Italian dance maker Sofia Nappi. A graduate of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, she has worked with, among others, Hofesh Shechter Dance Company, and her work has absorbed much of the vitality that characterises those two outfits. Moving Cloud is set to Scottish folk music.

The 60 minutes programme opens with The Flock, the work of the Catalan choreographer Roser López Espinosa.

Scottish Dance Theatre, The Flock. Photo: Brian Harltey

Of this work The Scotsman wrote, 'it encapsulates the camaraderie and support of any group or team.' Originally created for a company in Catalonia, The Flock had its UK premiere in Dundee last year in a version re-imagined for Scottish Dance Theatre. Inspired by the migrations of birds, it explores the very human desire to fly, creating an imaginary world of birds and humans, full of vitality and light.

Scottish Dance Theatre's performances at The Place are part of a UK-wide tour.