Swan Lake / Loch na hEala (dance theatre)

From director Michael Keegan-Dolan: Rooted in a place where ancient Irish mythology and modern Ireland meet, Swan Lake / Loch na hEala is a Swan Lake for our time. Dance is interwoven with storytelling, song and live music performed by a company of 13 world-class performers. The Dublin based band Slow Moving Clouds has created a new score that combines Nordic and Irish traditional music with minimalist and experimental influences.

Swan Lake / Loch na hEala has toured the world including to Sadler’s Wells London, Stuttgart, Wellington, Sydney, Seoul, Toronto, Hong Kong and Moscow. It won the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best production in 2017 and the 2018 UK National Dance Award for Best Modern Choreography. In September 2019 Swan Lake / Loch na hEala was listed as Number 2 in The Guardian's Best Dance of The 21st Century.

During the creation phase Danny worked full-time on-site in rural Longford, Ireland, co-ordinating creation of the score and acting as conduit between the dance company and the band.

For the show's 4-year touring run 2016-2019 Dublin Theatre Festival, Danny acted as Musical Director and performed in the touring company.