Seosamh Ó Neachtain

Seosamh Ó Neachtain is one of a handful of performers who have rejuvenated the Gaeltacht tradition of sean-nós dancing, introducing the athleticism and sophistication of a dynamic but
neglected art form to national and international audiences. He has performed on concert stages throughout the world with some of the finest exponents of traditional music. The Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway appointed Seosamh Ó Neachtain, from An Spidéal, as its first ever Sean-Nós Dancer in Residence in 2009. His appointment acknowledges the current vibrancy of sean-nós dancing in the Connemara Gaeltacht and Ó Neachtain’s outstanding abilities as one of the most celebrated practitioners of his particular art form.

Tógadh Seosamh Ó Neachtain ar An Spideal i gConamara agus is ann atá sé lonnaithe go foill. Damshóir oilte, a dhéanann rithim an cheoil a fhuáil le cnagadh na gcos. Ceaptha Seosamh mar an chéad Rinceoir Cónaitheach Sean-Nóis riamh ag Ionad an Léinn Éireannaigh, OÉ Gaillimh sa bhlian 2009. Tá sé ar dhuine de na rinceoirí is mó cáil atá tar éis damhsa ar an sean-nós a chur ar an ardán náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta le cuid de na ceoltoirí is iomráití de chuid Ceol Thraidisiúnta na hÉireann