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Kaitlin Easton

Scots theatre group bring New York Grand Central Station to standstill with tartan flash mob

New York's Grand Central Station was brought to a standstill by a Scots theatre group who flash mobbed the crowd.

Donned in tartan suits, the Theatre School of Scotland stunned commuters as they began a touching rendition of Scottish classic Caledonia.

As many gathered to watch the performance, the group put on a show to remember and belted out Flower of Scotland, as well as Auld Lang Syne and Loch Lomond.

Around 70 members, aged between seven and 21, were in the Big Apple after being the first Scottish performing arts group to be invited to perform in the city's Tartan Day parade.

Members performed at the Tartan Day parade in New York (Theatre School of Scotland)
The group in New York (Theatre School of Scotland)

Founder and director Reece Donnelly said he couldn't be prouder of his team after their numerous American performances.

The 25-year-old Glaswegian told the Record: "We just got back yesterday and what a trip it was. We laughed from when we got there till we came home.

"During lockdown we created our own performance of Sunshine in Leith and it went viral. We were contacted by Visit America on the back of that.

"We were then contacted by Tartan Week and asked if we would perform in the parade. We are the first Scottish theatre group to be invited.

The group were invited after their lockdown video went viral (Theatre School of Scotland)
The group had an amazing time on the trip (Theatre School of Scotland)

"A theatre school from Glasgow and Edinburgh was working in New York for days.

"We are so happy with how the flash mob turned out. We had some kids in the toilet, some kids in coffee shop and some outside before it started.

"People were even missing their trains as they all wanted to watch it."

Footage of the flash mob shows a female performer start the show before she is joined by another.

Gradually more members join in as the group belt out many Scottish classics while also dancing.

Members performed in the Big Apple (Theatre School of Scotland)
Around 70 members of the group took part in the performance (Theatre School of Scotland)

People in the station can be seen watching the performance, with many gathering to video it as the team get a large round of applause at the end.

As well as the flash mob, members also performed in the Tartan Day parade, at another event in front of the Statue of Liberty and at a singing waiter venue on Broadway.

Reece added: "The kids should be so proud of themselves. They were doing about 33,000 steps and three or four performances each day. They worked so hard.

"The opportunities that will come off the back of this will be surreal.

"They are the most amazing group of kids. They are so talented and deserve every success."

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