Labanotation: The Archie Gemmill Goal

by Alec Finlay

Take the greatest World Cup goal ever, the infamous Archie Gemmill goal from the 1978 Scotland v Netherlands game and transform it into dance. Labanotation records the notation of the goal, and three versions of the dance performed by leading Scottish contemporary dance star Andy Howitt. The first version of the goal is performed by Andy in a studio, the second on stage at Sadler´s Wells with a posse of school kids, and the third at a Premiership League Derby game. This is a perfect companion to the Football Haiku pocketbook and everything you need to celebrate the 2002 World Cup.

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2002

About the author

Alec Finlay (b. 1960) is a Scottish poet and artist whose work crosses over a range of media and forms. In 2020 he received a Cholmondeley Award for services to poetry. His I remember: Scotland's Covid Memorial was completed in 2022. Publications include I remember (2022), description (2022), a far off land (2018), and gathering (2018). A collected shorter poems, play my game, was published by Stewed Rhubarb in 2023.