“Scottish Stepdancing - a journey to culture and heritage.”

Frank McConnell was born and brought up in Glasgow of a family with strong Hebridean ties and no interest in the arts. After graduating from Jordanhill College, he trained with Royston Maldoom and the Arts in Fife, where he cultivated a deep interest in creativity, the Arts and education in its broadest sense.

He has performed and collaborated with many theatre companies, most notably Communicado, and has been commissioned by several dance and opera companies.  In May 2000, he was one of the first people in Britain to be awarded a Fellowship from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.  He is the founder of three significant dance companies in Scotland:  Dundee Rep Dance Co (now Scottish Dance Theatre);  Dannsa (a traditional dance collective); and his own company – plan B.

Tonight Frank will be delivering a lecture on his own unusual introduction to Scottish Stepdancing; looking at its revival in Scotland and its connection to Cape Breton Island in Canada and its roots in Gaelic culture.

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