
Brigh a' Chiuil - Return to the Voice
Documentary following the renowned Polish arts company, Song of the Goat, as they put on a show at the Edinburgh Festival which radically reimagines traditional Gaelic singing.
Taisbeanadh bho Fèis Dhùn Èideann le Song of the Goat, companaidh ealain cliùiteach às a Phòlainn fo stiùireadh Grzegorz Bral, 's iad a' cur dreach inntinneach air seinn ann an Gàidhlig.
Renowned Polish arts company Song of the Goat makes a bold experiment: led by artistic director Grzegorz Bral, they put on a new show at the Edinburgh Festival, which radically reimagines traditional Gaelic singing.
Not quite choral work and not exactly theatre, the work is performed on stage by a dozen singers, and represents an attempt to get to the pure well spring of Gaelic song. This documentary profiles Bral and his technique, and features interviews with well-known Scottish Gaelic singers Anne Lorne Gillies and Mary Smith, and academic John Purser.
The film charts the group's progress as they research the idea in Scotland over two years, learning what is to them an unknown language, through rehearsals at their home in Wroclaw, Poland, and culminating in a beautiful performance at St Giles' cathedral in Edinburgh at the height of the Fringe Festival 2014.
The film also reveals the long-time connection, which director Bral feels with Scotland, through his association with the Buddhist temple in the Borders, Samye Ling.
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Dreach inntinneach air seinn Gàidhlig
Duration: 02:24
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Participant | Grzegorz Bral |
| Interviewed Guest | Anne Lorne Gillies |
| Interviewed Guest | Mary Smith |
| Interviewed Guest | John Purser |
Broadcasts
- Tue 23 Dec 201420:30
- Sat 27 Dec 201420:30
- Fri 15 May 201519:30
- Mon 14 Sep 201520:30
- Sun 10 Jan 201614:30
- Fri 22 Apr 201620:00
- Thu 4 Aug 201621:00
- Sat 1 Apr 201720:00
- Thu 12 Apr 201820:30
- Sun 15 Apr 201820:00
- Mon 11 Feb 201919:00
- Wed 13 Feb 201919:00
