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OCTOBER 2009
dance ireland NEWS
Dance Ireland is the trading name of the Association of Professional Dancers in Ireland Ltd. Established in 1989, DanceIreland is a membership-led organisation, operating on an all-Ireland basis, dedicated to the promotion of professional dancepractice in Ireland. Incorporated in 1992 as a not-for-profit company with limited guarantee, the organisation has evolvedinto a national, umbrella resource whose core aims are the promotion of dance as a vibrant artform, the provision of supportand practical resources for professional dance artists through our training and development programmes and advocacy ondance and choreography issues.
Dance Ireland manages DanceHouse, a purpose-built, state-of-the-art dance rehearsal venue, located in the heart ofDublin’s north-east inner city. DanceHouse is at the heart of Dance Ireland activities, as well as being a home for professionaldance artists and the wider dance community. Studios are available for hire. In addition to hosting our artistic programmeof professional training and development, performances, exhibitions, special events and a fully equipped artists’ resourceroom, DanceHouse offers a range of evening classes to cater to the interests and needs of the general public.
Dance Ireland News is published 12 times a year
Published by Dance Ireland, DanceHouse, Foley St, Dublin 1, Ireland.
Printed by CRM Design + Print, Unit 6, Bridgecourt Office Park, Walkinstown Ave., Dublin 12, Ireland.
ISSN 1649-9506
Disclaimer Dance Ireland reserves the right to edit or amend all articles or notices published in this magazine. The viewsexpressed are those of contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of Dance Ireland members.
Cover: The Curve FoundationPhoto: Mermaid Arts Centre
Deadlines for next edition:November 2009 Copy & Photos: Friday 09 October Inserts: Friday 16 October
All photos submitted must be accompanied by appropriate credits and acknowledgements
BOARD MEMBERSAdrienne Brown Chairperson, Cindy Cummings, Megan Kennedy Secretary, Lisa McLoughlin, Anne Maher, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Gaby Smith
DANCE IRELAND PERSONNELPaul Johnson, Chief Executive
Siân Cunningham, General Manager
Audrey Houdart, Artistic Programme Manager
Inga Byrne, Administrator
Kelly Chen, Book Keeper
Brenda Crea & Glenn Montgomery, Receptionists/Administrative Assistants
Dance Ireland, DanceHouse, Foley Street, Dublin 1. Tel: 01 855 8800 Fax: 01 819 7529 Email: [email protected] Website: www.danceireland.ie
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In this month’s issue we present our readers with another blast of invigorating DanceIreland news, notices and opportunities. Just over the page you will find details of our finalguest residencies with Ennio Sammarco and Tim O’Donnell, details of Dance Ireland
Bursary Awards, information about our Dance Forum; Dance Artists: Making Work, Sustaininga Practice in association with the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance and a newdevelopment, dates of the studio showings from our most recent bursary recipients.
Also in October our members bring you news of performances, workshops and specialevents happening around Ireland and abroad; something for all tastes and interests.Highlights include performances and workshops by Fidget Feet, Firkin Crane, Cork City Ballet,Legitimate Bodies and Youth Ballet West, while Animated State take part in this year’sImagine Arts Festival. Also this month calls for applications for I.F.O.N.L.Y dance festival,workshop opportunities from Dance Artist in Regional Ireland (DARI) and masterclasses withIntrodans at Baboró festival Galway and master classes with Irish Ballet Forum atDanceHouse.
Dance Ireland would also like to make a last request to all those who have not yet renewedtheir membership to do so as soon as possible. Although we have received an outstandingresponse to our recent membership drive, especially in the student and professionalperformer / choreographer categories, many renewals remain outstanding. As a member-ledorganisation, you, our members are essential to the success of our efforts to support, developand promote dance in Ireland. For information on our membership and application formsvisit www.danceireland.ie, email [email protected] or contact Inga on 01 884 8103.
And finally, it gives us great pleasure to introduce our new Artistic Programme Manager,Audrey Houdart. Audrey has worked within several international arts organisations andfestivals such as the Centre National de la Danse (CND), Culturesfrance, Les Hivernales /Choreographic Development Centre (Avignon) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival beforejoining Dance Ireland. Audrey holds a BA in French Literature, an MA in ComparativeLiterature from UCC, and an MA in Theatre Production from the Sorbonne NouvelleUniversity. Audrey can be contacted by telephone on 01 884 8101 or by [email protected].
On behalf of the Dance Ireland team we bid a fond farewell and sincere thank you to ourdeparting Development Officer Elisabetta Bisaro; we wish her all the best in her future career.
INTRODUCTION
CHOREOGRAPHIC BURSARY AWARD2009/2010Call for applicationsDeadline: 02 October @ 5pmInterviews: 12 and 13 October
For the third successive year, Dance Ireland is offeringChoreographic Bursary Awards. Choreographers, whoare professional (performer/choreographer)members of Dance Ireland, are encouraged to apply.We wish to respond to proposals that are daring andimaginative and to support choreographers whowish to make new departures. These bursaries are tobuy time for practice research and development, overa six to nine month period, commencing fromOctober 2009 onwards.
The Choreographic Bursary Award will givechoreographers the breathing space to explore newavenues of interest, and address self-identified areasof development, which cannot be addressed withintheir normal working process. We ask choreographersto identify their own needs and aspirations. Adetailed information sheet can be found on theDance Ireland website www.danceireland.ie.
If you have further questions, please contact Audrey Houdart, Artistic Programme Manager by telephone at 01 884 8101 or by [email protected].
CHOREOGRAPHIC BURSARYRECIPIENTS 2008/2009Presentation of work09 October @ 2pmDanceHouseAdmission free
Hailing from all corners of Ireland, recipients of DanceIreland’s Choreographic Bursary Awards 2008/2009will gather in DanceHouse on Friday 09 October toperform the first of three informal studio showings.The showings will then be followed by a discussionwith the recipients about their work and thechoreographic bursary process.
During this first session Laura Murphy will presenttwo videos of her work-in-progress Lovely, a duetperformance by herself and Ailish Claffey. Becky Reillywill show sample shots of her dance film Hooversociety, combining three elements: film, dance andcostume. Hoover Society performers include BeckyReilly, Robert Jackson and Deirdre Murphy. Havingperformed her work in progress in April, LeonieMcDonagh (ponydance Company) will also take partin the informal discussion.
The Dance Ireland Choreographic Bursary Awards2008/2009 were brought about thanks to significantsupport from the Arts Council, whose fundingenabled us to award €60,000 in total to the 12successful artists. Bursary recipients were Nick Bryson,Mark Carberry, Emma Fitzgerald, Elena Giannotti,Laura Murphy, Leonie McDonagh, Rebecca Reilly,Mary Wycherley, Eddie Kay, Áine Stapleton, EmmaMartin and Ingrid Nachstern.
The two remaining performance dates will take placeon Friday 06 November and Friday 11 December. Forfurther information on the Choreographic BursaryAwards visit www.danceireland.ie.
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DANCE IRELAND PROGRAMME
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Cork; Michael Klein from Daghdha Dance Company,representatives from Dance Artists in Rural Ireland(DARI) and the Genesis Project Dublin.
The forum is supported by the Arts Council’sEuropean Cultural Contact Point, and is a jointinitiative between Dance Ireland and the Irish WorldAcademy of Music and Dance.
For further information and panallist’s profile visitwww.danceireland.ie; or to book a place contact Ingaon 01 884 8103; email [email protected].
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATE ARTISTRESIDENCYEnnio SammarcoContemporary27 - 30 October
French choreographer Ennio Sammarco will be backin Dublin for his last week of residency inDanceHouse. During their recent residency time atDanceHouse Ennio & Cynthia worked withphotographer and visual artist Elena Gallotta, whomthey met through Filmbase, to film their last days ofresearch, together and separately, inside and outsideof the studio. The result, a short video-witness of atime that is not made to…, about research, efforts,connections or loneliness, will be shown atDanceHouse on Friday 30 October at 4pm. Having
DANCE FORUMDance Artists: Making Work, Sustaining a Practice16 October 9.30am – 4.30pm Drumroe Village Hall, University of Limerick
In recent years many interesting and innovativespaces, and collective structures, have beendeveloped with the expressed purpose of supportingdance artists to research, develop and present theirwork. All of these spaces and structures, whether theyhave been developed in response to individualand/or collective needs, or designed to act ascatalysts for change, reflect the artistic, social andpolitical ideals of the people who created them. Thisone-day event will provide an opportunity to hearpresentations, from invited panellists, about modelsthat have developed in specific cultural contexts,countries and counties. It will also provide anopportunity for discussion and debate about howthese models support artists in building constructiverelationships, in evolving their working process and inrealising their aspirations to develop and disseminatetheir art.
A diverse and interesting group of national andinternational speakers will present and talk abouttheir models and experiences. Presenters are JanRitsema (Performing Arts Forum); Tatiana Galleau,Administrator of Le Pacifique|CDC Grenoble; JoanDavis; Jane Kellegher from Blank Canvas Firkin Crane
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written for Ennio and Cynthia during their residency,Duncan Keegan will also take part in the informalpost performance discussion.
During his final week in Ireland Ennio will be teachingmorning class from 27 to 30 October. Class work isbased on the experience acquired as a performer, thenecessity to have everyday a body physically andmentally ready for the adventure of contemporarycreation. From the pleasure of waking up to thediscovery, the morning class remains a privilegedmoment to experiment and renew one’s knowledgeand experience. Control and flexibility, the relationwith the partners (the floor as the first one), rhythmicand spatial precision are at the centre of Ennio’sclasses.
INTERNATIONAL GUEST TEACHINGRESIDENCYTim O’DonnellContact Improvisation: The Balance of Listening09 - 13 November10am - 1pmDance Ireland members €12; non-members €14
Members who book on the first day of the workshopcan now buy a class card for the reduced rate of €50
Tim O’Donnell has been studying, teaching andperforming contact improvisation for over 12 years.His exploration in the form is strongly rooted in adeep physical listening and a sense of adventure. Hisclasses range from the gentle and subtle to theacrobatic and fluidly athletic. He holds an MFA in
Dance and has been a body worker since 1991.Currently he is teaching and performing in NYCwhere he resides. Tim recently performed in MyriadDance’s One Penny Operas at DanceHouse as part ofthe 2009 Absolut Fringe Festival.
Class work will incorporate a wide range of somaticand body based practices that challenge students tohone their attention to what is happening in theirbodies and how they think about it as they work.Students will be encouraged to approach newinformation with an open curiosity, to experiment, tostudy it and to discern its value as it applies directly tothemselves and their classmates. Ampleopportunities will be given for students to developtheir eye as a means to offer insight into oneanother’s growth and development. Withthoughtfulness, dedication, and rigor, we will all worktogether to achieve our goals and to increase ourcapacity as artists.
Places for this workshop are limited and can bebooked by contacting reception on 01 855 8800 or byemail [email protected].
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DANCE MASTERCLASS WITHINTRODANS Baboró International Arts Festival for Children 17 October @ 4pm
Iris Reyes Blanco from Introdans will lead a repertoiremasterclass for professional and semi professionaldancers (ages 16+). This is an opportunity to workwith one of the best dance companies in Europe. Thisspecial once off masterclass is presented with thesupport of Dance Ireland.
For venue details contact Baboró Office on 091 562 667 or by email: [email protected].
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after’ where Cinderella and Prince Charming struggleto overcome their differing backgrounds. Along theway, Morgann’s new work explores in more depth thesupporting characters of the ‘ugly’ sisters and theoften forgotten Buttons. Morgann has beenchoreographing for Ballet Ireland since 2005, creatingover eight works for the company including two full-length collaborations, A Christmas Carol and DieFledermaus, with Artistic Director Gunther Falusy. Asan extra treat, this evening of high-quality ballet willopen with a short Lyric Suite by one of Britain’s mostprolific and outstanding choreographers, MichaelCorder.
The production opens at the NCH on Oct 24th beforeembarking on a nationwide tour. Details alsoavailable on www.balletireland.com/touring.
CORK CITY BALLETThe Nutcracker19 – 21 NovemberCork Opera Housewww.corkcityballet.com
Cork City Ballet, in association with the Cork OperaHouse, recently launched its forthcoming productionof The Nutcracker, which will run at the Cork OperaHouse 19 - 21 November.
For this festive production, Cork City Ballet is
ANIMATED STATESamsara28 October @ 8pmImagine Arts FestivalPrice: €15www.imagineartsfestival.com
Animated State presents their new work Samsara aspart of this year’s Imagine Arts Festival. Samsaraconsiders a constant energy that moves between thecalm and the frenetic, searching and finding,travelling and arriving. This precarious pathway issketched by the relationship of bodies, sound andelements of improvisation to communicate on asentient level with honesty and immediacy. Thisperformance, choreographed by Libby Seaward, seesdancers Jess Rowell and Steven Johnson joined byacclaimed musician and composer Francesco Turrisi.Animated State is supported by Waterford CityCouncil.
BALLET IRELANDCinderella and Lyric Suitewww.balletireland.com
Ballet Ireland present an exquisite new two-act ballet,Cinderella, choreographed by Morgann Runacre-Temple. The tale starts with the most famous incidentof a lost shoe in fictional history and continues pastthe wedding scene to the not quite so ‘happily ever
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delighted to announcethat the Prima Ballerinaof Ballet Russe, ChikaTemma, will star as theSugar Plum Fairy in thecompany’s first full-length production ofThe Nutcracker. Leadingthe cast on anenchanting journeythrough the Land ofSnow to the magicalKingdom of the Sweets,Chika’s interpretation ofthe Sugar Plum Fairy isworld-renowned.
Irish ballerina MonicaLoughman will also starin the production,
together with Bolshoi Ballet dancer Robert Gabdullin,and Leigh Alderton, who trained at London’s RoyalBallet School. Enhanced by magnificent costumesspecially commissioned and made at the Kirov Balletin St. Petersburg, Cork City Ballet’s Nutcrackerpromises to be a thrilling spectacle of sumptuousdance delights.
This production by Cork City Ballet will bechoreographed by its Artistic Director - Alan Foley,together with Yuri Demakov from the Bolshoi Ballet.It will feature principals, soloists, and a full corps deballet in this seasonal classic for the entire family.
DAGHDHA DANCE COMPANYDaghdha does brunch 03 October 11am – 2pm Daghdha space, St. John’s churchAdmission freewww.daghdha.ie
Daghdha Dance Company would like to invite you allto join them in welcoming the new artists on theDaghdha Mentoring Programme (DMP) with thereturn of Daghdha does brunch. Saturday 03 Octoberwill be hosted by the fifteen artists joining Daghdha’s09/10 programme in choreography and dance, anideal opportunity to witness dance and performancein a relaxed and informal setting, curated bydramaturge Steve Valk with the DMP artists.
The whole family is welcome for a morning of liveperformances, installations, relaxation, brunch,reading the morning paper and much more, all withinthe relaxed social lounge setting of daghdha space,St. John’s church. The food, prepared lovingly by our
chef Grainne, is a fresh, healthy and deliciouscomplement to a day of creativity andcommunication.
Also this month Daghdha are happy to announcethat Fearghus Ó’Conchúir has been awarded theDaghdha residency for 2009. The company thankeveryone who applied and aim to announce moreresidencies for national and international artists in2010. Updates on their current events andopportunities can be found atwww.facebook.com/daghdha.
DANCE ARTISTS IN REGIONAL IRELAND(DARI)University of Limerick17 & 18 OctoberDrumroe Village HallDance Ireland members: €25 (1 day) €40 (2days)Non members: €30 (1 day) €50 (2 days)[email protected]
After the successful weekend in Birr with Joan Davis,Dance Artists in Regional Ireland are delighted toannounce the next weekend of reflection andnetworking, this time hosted by the University ofLimerick. The sessions will be lead by D.A.R.I. coremembers, Catherine Young, Tanya McCrory, CristinaGoletti and Nick Bryson as well as guest tutor. D.A.R.Iis hosted by the University of Limerick, Mary Nunanand supported by Dance Ireland. The event is open toall professional dancers.
Saturday09.30 - 11.15 Yoga (Catherine) &
Seated Meditation (Tanya)
11.30 - 13.00 Dance Technique (Cristina)
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 16.00 Choreography Workshop (Nick)
16.15 - 17.45 Massage for dancers (Tanya)
18.00 - 19.00 Open Showings & Discussions
Sunday09.30 - 10:00 Walking Meditation (Tanya)
10.15 - 12.15 Dance Technique (Mary)
12.15 - 12.45 Discussion on Technique (Mary)
12.45 - 14:15 Lunch
14.15 – 16.00 African Dance with live drumming(Catherine)
16.15 – 17.00 Finishing Discussion
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DANCE THEATRE OF IRELANDDance Performance Outreach Programmewww.dancetheatreireland.com
October sees Dance Theatre of Ireland beginpreparing for a new theatre production after theirextensive run of BLOCK PARTY! and are about to carryout numerous workshops throughout Ireland as partof their Dance Performance Outreach Programme(DANCE POP). They will also be teaching as part of thesoutheast schools initiative, with residenciesculminating in informal performances.
Dance Theatre of Ireland’s next ten-week term ofclasses has begun and will run through to 05December, with daytime, evening & weekend classes.New classes include Swing Dance with Jamie Furler(USA), Modern Dance for 5-7 year olds and theirparents and Ballroom & Social Dancing. For classdetails and a full timetable visitwww.dancetheatreireland.com. Enrolment can bemade by contacting Dance Theatre of Ireland on 01 280 3455 or email [email protected].
FIDGET FEET AERIAL DANCE COMPANYMadam Silkwww.fidgetfeet.com
Fidget Feet begin their residency with the FirkinCrane in October where they will be working on filmresearch for Madam Silk. Their residency, which runsfrom 11 – 23 October, will culminate with an informalshowing at 8pm on Friday 23 October at the FirkinCrane dance studios. The company will also beoffering workshops during this period. For moredetails visit www.firkincrane.com.
Fidget Feet and Fred Deb’ from Cie Drapès Aerièns(France) have been working together since 2008, thiscollaboration has resulted in a stunning new show
called Madam Silk, which will be performed at twovenues only before embarking on a nationwide tourin 2010 with some dates in Iceland, France and UK.
Aerial workshopsMaster class Aerial Workshops in Fabric with Fred Deb’Fee: €70 (one day) €120 (two days) Acceptance on course will be subject to experience
30 October 11:00 – 18.00 The Village Hall, Longford
12 November 11.00 – 18.00 Tralee Circus Festival in Siamsa Tire Theatre
Beginners Aerial Workshops in Cocoons with Fidget FeetFee: €50 for one dayAll levels welcome
13 November 11.00 – 15:00 Tralee Circus Festival in Siamsa Tire Theatre
For details and bookings on workshops contactSheenagh Gillen, FF General Manager [email protected] or Chantal McCormick, FF ArtisticDirector on [email protected].
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FIRKIN CRANEBlank Canvaswww.firkincrane.ie
This month Firkin Crane will host Fidget Feet as partof their Blank Canvas residencies. Fidget Feet will beworking on their trio Madam Silk, integratingelements of film. Choreographer Fred Deb’ (DrapésAériens) will work with Chantal Mc Cormick fromFidget Feet (Donegal), Lindsey Butcher from Gravityand Levity (Brighton), and Jennifer Paterson from Allor Nothing (Scotland) to develop this aerial dancepiece - manifesting on stage visions of movementthrough a sensual maze of fabric, film and animation.At the end of their Blank Canvas residency, FidgetFeet will reveal work in progress in an informalsharing free of charge and open to all on Friday 23October, 6pm at the Firkin Crane Studios. To becompleted in spring 2010 Madam Silk will tourIreland, UK and France.
Blank Canvas Phase 3 ended with a sharing byShakram Dance Company (Mairead Vaughan andDara O’Brien) and Legitimate Bodies Dance Company(Nick Bryson and Cristina Goletti) Mairead Vaughancreated an experience relating choreography to theFirkin Crane’s architecture and giving a glimpse oftheir explorations into experimental ways to capturemovement through film. This sharing marked the endof Shakram’s residency working with four dancers in aperiod of research and development for the creationof a new site-specific dance film.
While in residence with Blank Canvas, LegitimateBodies were working on two projects. In the first twoweeks the company worked in collaboration with
Arno Schuitemaker (The Netherlands) on R-ated aduet with Cristina Goletti and Oscar Padrosa / PetrOparsky exploring the theme of violence asentertainment. In the second two weeks LegitimateBodies began devising a new dance theatre piece.Sharing this work in progress, Nick Bryson andDamian Punch took us on an imaginative journey toouter space through dance and dialogue.
At the end of October Firkin Crane will welcomePhluxus Dance Collective from Brisbane, Australia.Nerida Matthaei, Chafia Brookes and Skye Sewell, arethree independent dance artists devise and createcollaboratively since 2006. In 2009 Phluxus appearedin the 2009 Short Sweet and Dance Festival in Sydney,a season at The Street Theatre in Canberra. Inresidence with Blank canvas 2009 for the month ofNovember, Phluxus plan to develop new workculminating in a double bill showing established andnew work on 26 November at the Firkin Crane.
For any queries/questions you have on the BLANKCANVAS residency program please [email protected].
I.F. O.N.L.Y. FESTIVALCall for applications 17 DecemberBirr Theatre and Arts Centrewww.birrtheatre.com
This is a final call for applications for the I.F. O.N.L.Y.festival of solo performance in Birr Theatre and ArtsCentre on Thursday 17 December. To apply pleaseforward a short bio, DVD of proposed work andtechnical requirements to Legitimate Bodies DanceCompany, c/o Birr Theatre and Arts Centre,Oxmantown Mall, Birr, Offaly. For further informationplease e-mail [email protected].
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IRISH BALLET FORUMMaster Classes26 October1 – 4pmAdmission freewww.balletireland.com
Irish Ballet Forum’s first event will be master classesgiven by Alan Foley and Anne Maher. Talentedstudents will have an opportunity to dance alongsideprofessional dancers from Ballet Ireland and Cork CityBallet. This event is supported by Dance Ireland andwill be held at DanceHouse on 26 October at 1pm.Students aged 14 and over, who are of intermediatestandard or above, are invited to attend. The masterclasses are free, but places are limited. Students mustapply individually for a place by phoning 0469557585 or by emailing [email protected] are invited to attend the master classes toobserve. This is the first in a series of master classeswhich will be facilitated by Irish Ballet Forum over thecoming year.
Irish Ballet Forum (IBF) was established last Januaryby a number of organisations and people from theprofessional ballet community. Its aim is to serve andadvance ballet in Ireland. Chief amongst IBF’s aims areto unify individuals and organisations working inclassical dance, to create a strong and cohesive voiceand to promote ballet in Ireland and Irish ballet. IrishBallet Forum’s core focus is on the strengthening ofthe fundamental framework and infrastructure forIrish ballet. Ultimately, we exist to assure balletprofessionals can train, create, perform, and excelwithout having to leave Ireland in the future. Furtherinformation on IBF can be found by visiting the balletIreland website www.balletireland.com.
JAZMIN CHIODIExcel Centre Dance Residencywww.iselichiodi.com
South Tipperary County Council Arts Service andTipperary Excel Arts & Culture Centre have extendedtheir support for another year of dance residencydirected by Jazmin Chiodi and Alexandre Iseli.Developing contemporary dance remains theircentral focus as well as their principal challenge.Throughout the year they will teach in schools andcommunity groups, some weekend workshops willalso be organised. The season began this Septemberwith a new session of classes that will run throughoutthe year. Classes take place in Excel Arts and CultureCentre in Tipperary Town.
Jazmin and Alexandre, Choreographers of Iseli-Chiodi
Dance Company have also been awarded acommission to create a new dance piece during thisresidency. The Company will also tour in LatinAmerica.
LEGITIMATE BODIES DANCE COMPANYDouble bill [email protected]
Legitimate Bodies are delighted to announce the tourof a double bill that includes their Belfast Festival atQueen’s debut. This is a moment of gravitas asHanging in There, the work about Northern Irelandpolitics will be performed in Belfast. The Old MuseumArts Centre plays host to Hanging in There on 28 & 29October.
Touching Distance is a dance for the age of recessionwhere three working women get back in touch withthemselves as they battle to stay in control of theirworking lives as the money runs out. Withchoreography by Nick Bryson, the work will bedanced by Cristina Goletti, Rohanna Halls and IsabellaOberlander. Music is by Michael Fleming and MoBenison. For touring dates and information contactlegitimate bodies by email:[email protected].
REX LEVITATES DANCE COMPANYSeptember in reviewwww.rexlevitates.com
September has been a busy month for Rex Levitatesperforming 12 Minute Dances, choreographed by LizRoche, at the Absolut Fringe Festival Dublin andUnsung at both Kilkenny Arts Festival and EdinburghFringe Festival. 12 Minute Dances received a five starreview from the Irish Times and an outstandingresponse from audiences, as did Unsung on its touringdates in Ireland and Scotland.
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Rex Levitates would like to say a big thank you totheir dancers, musicians, designers and technicalcrew for their wonderful work throughout this monthof performances and touring. 12 Minute Dances andUnsung performances were made possible with thesupport of the Arts Council, Culture Ireland, Deis andAbsolut Fringe Festival. For upcoming Rex events andinformation find them on facebook.
SIAMSA TÍRE Rithim Rhythm 25 September @ 8.30pmPrice: €17 / €15 www.siamsatire.com
The Irish Premiere of Rithim Rhythm, a collaborativeperformance featuring dancers from the Printz DanceProject (San Francisco) and The National Folk Theatre,kicks off in Siamsa Tíre, Tralee as part of Culture Nighton Friday 25 September at 8.30pm, before touring toCork, Belfast and Limerick.
A heady mix of traditional and contemporary dance,and choreographed by Artistic Directors, StaceyPrintz (PDP) and Jonathan Kelliher (NFT), RithimRhythm is crammed with Irish step, beat boxing andfunky moves. Eleven dancers take to the stage in anexhilarating 70 minutes of vignettes, culminating in aunique collaboration which sees Irish step andmodern dance effortlessly fuse and sizzle.
Audience members are also invited to attend a post-show discussion at each of the venues, where themembers of both companies discuss the genesis ofthe collaboration and what the experience hasbrought to their individual practices.
Siamsa Tíre is supported by the Arts Council. CultureNight Tralee has been sponsored by The Departmentof Arts, Sport & Tourism, Kerry County Council andTralee Town Council.
YOUTH BALLET WESTThe Celebration / Once Upon a Time18 October3pm & 7pmBaboró International Festival for Childrenwww.youthballetwest.ie
This October sees Youth Ballet West premier theirnew works The Celebration and Once Upon a Time, aspart of Baboro (The International Arts Festival forChildren) taking place in Galway Town Hall Theatre.The Celebration, choreographed by Cathy Sharpe,highlights the young dancers energy and youth,providing an inspiring outlet for their technicalabilities. Youth Ballet West has been supported by theArts Council’s Commissions Awards Scheme to createthis piece.
Choreographed by Judith Sibley, and set to a magicalscore by John Lanchberry Once Upon a Time takes theaudience on a spellbinding journey through manyfavourite classic tales, including Snow White, RedRiding Hood and Goldilocks. Tickets for theseperformances can be booked by phoning 091569777.
Recent performances have included Ballet Egyptian atthe Volvo Ocean Race (May), The Dublin Youth Dance
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Festival in Dun Laoghaire and the Galway ArtsFestival’s Macnas Parade (July), a fund raisingextravaganza on the streets of Galway raising €1,200(August) and a TG4 show about the company on itsprimetime Ponc slot (September).
Youth Ballet West (YBW) would also like tocongratulate the twenty-five young dancers whowere recently selected through audition to join thecompany. YBW is a non-profit making organisationand membership of the company is free. By providingthe opportunity for young dancers to gainperformance experience, train with top-classteachers, work with acclaimed choreographers andwork closely with professional dancers Youth BalletWest aim to lead these young dancers to fullydevelop their artistic potential.
YOUTH DANCE CELEBRATION 09Theatre Royal Waterford24 October @ 2 pm Price: €8 (Group rate 5 for €30)
Imagine Arts Festival presents a lively showcase ofthe local youth dance scene. This unique annualevent, now in its 7th year, brings together youngdancers from a variety of disciplines, includingclassical ballet, contemporary dance, jazz, hip hop,traditional and modern Irish dance, in an excitingcelebration of dance styles. Entertaining for all thefamily and a great opportunity to discover and enjoythe local youth dance scene. Enjoy the newlyregenerated Theatre Royal.
OTHER DANCE NEWS
COLLEGE OF DANCENew junior associate classes for boysFrom 22 September5 – 6.30pmPrice: €100 per 12 week term / €10 per classwww.collegeofdance.com
The College of Dance will be offering junior associateclasses for boys wishing to study classical ballet.Classes taught by Stephen Brennan (Ballet Ireland)will take place from 5pm to 6.30pm on Tuesdayevenings. For further information [email protected].
The College would also like to congratulate ElizabethBenham who has been awarded a Bank of IrelandMillennium Scholarship. Benham will now continueher studies at London Studio Centre. She is the eighthCollege of Dance student to have received thisprestigious scholarship.
FORCE MAJEUREThe Age I’m In06 – 10 October @ 8pmPavilion Theatre€20/€30www.forcemajeure.com/au
It’s not how old you are, but how you are old. ForceMajeure’s The Age I’m In is a poignant, witty andrevealing portrait of how we inhabit the age we’re inthroughout our lives. Woven together and brought tolife by the company’s distinctive dance-theatrelanguage, a diverse selection of Australian agedbetween fourteen and eighty offer astonishinglypersonal responses to a range of emotive issues,creating an intimate and warm-hearted snapshot ofthe ageing process. Under acclaimed director KateChampion, this remarkable performance which wonthe award for Outstanding Performance by aCompany at the 2009 Australian Dance Awards,skilfully combines audio visual technology, real-lifeinterviews and a distinctive physical language to takea fresh and humorous look at generational clichés,family interactions and the complexity of humanrelationships.
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LD DANCE AT SHAWBROOK Celebrating 25 Years of Summer SchoolAuthor: Annica Lowewww.shawbrook.org
In 1984 a few brave young dancers (including LisaMcLoughlin and Olwen Grindley) arrived atShawbrook, a working dairy farm for the first oneweek residential summer school, cost: £25
We had a leaky tent, one stranded caravan, a dancestudio with dressing room (floor space used forsleeping), one toilet, no showers or cooking facilities.Anica taught classes, cooked, cleaned and managedalmost on her own. Every evening Anica tookeveryone to the Inny River (bring shampoo) to “swim”.Then hurry back to the farm, make a fire, eat barbeque(no vegetarians then), sit on straw bales, tell ghoststories, and go to bed (bed time was difficult in thosedays). Make a fire in the morning, for toast, plenty ofraw milk (just scoop out of tank) for cereal, sitting insleeping bags with sleepy eyes. Class started at 10am.Sometimes after dinner costumes will be rummagedthrough, dances and stories made up. When LeonoreMedina arrived from Mexico we were introduced toCunningham and contemporary dance. That “BirdDance” with Philip Glass music, will we ever forget?Unforgettable too was Mick M. Dolan’s interpretationof Prince’s Purple Rain until 3 in the morning.
Now 2009 Shawbrook has just run 5 weeks ofsummer school, 9 performances, attracting over ahundred dancers, being taught by internationalteachers. No more cows lots of trees, and in place ofmilking Philip cooks hundreds of meals. Anica is thereto observe, learn, lend a hand, and make it all happen.
Do we still turn out as many dancers? Do we stillchange people’s lives? Perhaps not so radicallyanymore. But we introduce much more people tomuch more dance.
And I hope to think we still make a difference andgive support to those who really want to danceseriously.
Scholarships 2009
Week One: Shauna McCormack and Eleanor Waldron (Anica)
Week Two: Aoife O’Keefe (Rachel Goode) and GwenO’Driscoll (Emma Hayward)
Week Three: Meagan Hoare (Debbie Allen) and Niamh Carey(Phyllis and Judith)
Week Four: Christina Cullen (Sylvia Behan) and CharlotteGovier (Margaret Hunter)
MERMAID ARTS CENTRE The Curve Foundation Dance Company15 October @ 8pmPrice: €16 / €14 Concession www.mermaidartscentre.ie
Mermaid Arts Centre presents a triple bill by Scottishdance company The Curve Foundation. Theseperformances will feature the Irish premiere ofPassomezzo by renowned choreographer OhadNaharin, the classic O Caritas by Peter Darrell CBE andthe eagerly awaited premiere of Close-Up byFernando Hernando Magadan of Netherlands DanceTheatre.
CHOREOGRAPH.NETFrom Framing Paper for ‘Still Open’ by Ellen Kilsgaard
I am experimenting with how much information wecan sense or receive from each other, how thisinformation passes between us and how theprocessing of this information might come to havedynamic and qualitative expression. I am questioninghow an embodied communication may becomeperformance or whether it is an approach to makeperformance, or both. I try calling the work: embodiedconnectivity in multiple directions as once.
I experiment with how the event of meetings andnon-meetings may be the instances that determinespatial patterns and energetic dynamics. (Whateverdynamics, emotions or ‘games’ arise I consider themhaving an artistic potential. Also conflicts, clashes andmisunderstandings I find very potent in this context.)
I think of these ‘meetings’ as for example the meetingof a magnifying glass and the sun. There is a series ofdifferent elements which align, something dry,someone to hold the magnifying glass and a buildingup of intensity, a focusing of heat through the glass,there is a ‘tipping point’ and a fire starts. Catching fireis the instance of the meeting. The fire itself is whatyou see as the material.
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DANCE IRELAND MORNING CLASS @ DANCEHOUSE
28 Sept - 02 October Michael Martin Dolan Yoga
05 - 09 October Ballet Ireland Ballet
12 - 16 October Ballet Ireland Ballet
19 - 23 October Lee Clayden Contemporary
26 - 30 October Ennio Sammarco Contemporary
Class Fees:DI Members: €7 per class / Non-members: €10 per class
Class card available Time: 10.00am to 11.30am
For further information: www.danceireland.ie; Concession rates: DI members
PROFESSIONAL CLASS AT FIRKIN CRANE with Dance Ireland
Every Wednesday Contemporary Firkin Crane, Shandon, Cork
Time: 11am to 12.30pmFees: DI Members: €7 per class /
Non-members: €10 per classFor more information: Firkin Crane @ 021 450 7487
PROFESSIONAL CLASS AT SIAMSA TÍRE with Dance Ireland
Every Tuesday Contemporary Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Time: 9am to 11amFees: DI Members: €5 per class / Non-members: €8 per class
For more information: Catherine Young @ 087 266 0012
MAIDEN VOYAGE PROFESSIONAL CLASS with Dance Ireland
Every Wednesday Contemporary Dance Resource Base Studio,35 Donegall Street, Belfast
Time: 6.30pm to 8pmFees: DI Members: £4 per class / Non-members: £5 per classFor more information: Maiden Voyage @ 0044 2890 330925
MYRIAD DANCE PROFESSIONAL CLASS with Dance Ireland
Every Wednesday Contemporary Myriad Dance Studio, Wexford
Time: 10am to 12noonFees: DI Members: €8 per class / Non-members: €10 per class
For more information: Myriad Dance @ 053 9174 665
