1975 / Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig brings together a group of exceptional dancers – Rachel Poirier, Jimmy Southward, Amit Noy, Aki Iwamoto, James O Hara , Holly Vallis and Daniel Myers – created in an intimate space on the edge of the Atlantic.
Sharp suits. A dance floor.
And one legendary album: 1975 by The Bothy Band.
30 April-4 May
Féile na Bealtaine, Dingle
18-20 June
Cork Midsummer festival
02-05 December
Théâtre de la Ville, Paris
In 2025, Keegan-Dolan channels that album as both soundtrack and starting point.
1975 | Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig is a meeting place of music, memory, and movement—where five dancers celebrate and grieve the inevitability of change.
This is something rare: up close, alive, and unrepeatable. It marks the first time Teaċ Daṁsa will invite an audience into the place where the work begins. A world premiere made and performed in West Kerry, shared in the place that shaped it.
5 Decades. 5 Dancers. 5 Nights.
Bí linn agus fáilte.
“I have always dreamed of making a dance theatre work to one complete music album. Of all the albums in all the world, it had to be 1975, by The Bothy Band.”
– Michael Keegan-Dolan
Director and Choreographer.
Michael Keegan-Dolan
Lighting Design.
Adam Silverman
Peter Harrison
Set Design.
Hyemi Shin
Costume Design.
Amanda Donovan and Hyemi Shin
Additional Sound Design.
Jelle Roozenburg
Production Manager.
Mikee Lonergan and Iain Synnott
Videographer.
Mickey Kelly
Dancers.
Rachel Poirier, Jimmy Southward, Amit Noy, Aki Iwamoto, Daniel Myers, Holly Vallis and James O Hara
Recorded Music.
The Bothy Band | 1975
