St Kilda is...
An opera, for which a new libretto and score have been commissioned;
A drama that moves between past and present to tell a St Kildan love story;
A live music-theatre and film production based on the story of St Kilda through the memories of 'The Caretaker' returning to the island.
It will feature… Live music-theatre with actors, musicians, dancers, a choir and a Gaelic singer in each venue;
Contemporary music and Gaelic song accompanied by the natural St Kildan
Large-screen audio visual projection of location footage, archive, timelapse and other film material shot on St Kilda in 2006, woven into each live theatrical performance;
Stunning film footage of the Parisian vertical-dance company, Retouramont, performing an aerial ballet suspended from the huge sea cliffs, symbolising the experience of the St Kildans who lived and worked on the rocks for centuries. This cliff dance sequence, filmed in August 2006, won the Innovation Award at the International Mountain Film Festival out of a field of 250 entries;
Live satellite connectivity with St Kilda creating powerful interactive elements beamed from Europe’s outer Atlantic margins to key locations at its continental centre.