Celtic Suite
1983-84, 1990
Choreography by Louise Reichlin
Additional tap choreography by
Alfred Desio
Music by Alfred Desio, Alan Stivell,
An Triskell, Barde
Fair Nottamon Town
The Lark
Susie McGuire
Gaelic Scrawl
Skip Dance
From Out of Their Graves
“Each (dance) has Irish roots, with Desio piping traditional flute tunes and bouncing lyrically on his feet in the first and concluding sections. He unleashes his energy in frenzied jigs, like a hapless lad kicking stones and determinedly chasing after them. Offering contrast to his merriment, Reichlin dances a ripe, lush and sweeping solo, The Lark. and the ensemble of nine dancers performs a barefooted, heathen circle-dance that would not have been out of place among the Druids centuries ago; it is mythically transporting"
The Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
This suite of five dances is often performed by an all-modern dance cast, but it is most well-known as a 'blend' piece which mixes the modern movement and traditional folk dances with virtuoso jig tapping and flute playing.
