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Dance Ireland is the trading name of the Association of Professional Dancers in Ireland Ltd. Established in 1989, Dance Ireland is a membership-led organisation, operating on an all-Ireland basis, dedicated to the promotion of professional dance practice in Ireland. Incorporated in 1992 as a not-for-profit company with limited guarantee, the organisation has evolved into a national, umbrella resource whose core aims are the promotion of dance as a vibrant artform, the provision of support and practical resources for professional dance artists through our training and development programmes and advocacy on dance and choreography issues. Dance Ireland manages DanceHouse, a purpose-built, state-of-the-art dance rehearsal venue, located in the heart of Dublin’s north-east inner city. DanceHouse is at the heart of Dance Ireland activities, as well as being a home for professional dance artists and the wider dance community. Studios are available for hire. In addition to hosting our artistic programme of professional training and development, performances, exhibitions, special events and a fully equipped artists’ resource room, DanceHouse offers a range of evening classes to cater to the interests and needs of the general public.

BOARD MEMBERS Adrienne Brown Chairperson, Cindy Cummings, Megan Kennedy secretary, Lisa McLoughlin, Anne Maher, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, John Scott vice Chairperson, Gaby Smith DANCE IRELAND PERSONNEL Paul Johnson, Chief Executive Siân Cunningham, General Manager Elisabetta Bisaro, Development Officer Inga Byrne, Administrator Kelly Chen, Bookkeeper Brenda Crea & Glenn Montgomery, Receptionists/Administrative Assistants Dance Ireland, DanceHouse, Liberty Corner, Foley Street, Dublin 1. Tel: 01 855 8800 Fax: 01 819 7529 Email: [email protected] Website: www.danceireland.ie

Dance Ireland News is published 12 times a year

Published by Dance Ireland, DanceHouse, Liberty Corner, 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 views expressed are those of contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of Dance Ireland members. Cover: Under the Roof Photo: Dance Theatre Ireland

Deadlines for next edition: December 2008 Copy & Photos: Friday 14 November Inserts: Friday 21 November January 2009 Copy & Photos: Friday 5 December Inserts: Friday 19 December All photos submitted must be accompanied by appropriate credits and acknowledgements

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INTRODUCTION Dance Ireland receives €100,000 from the Arts Council for Choreographic Services. ance Ireland is delighted to announce that the Arts Council has awarded the organisation an additional €100,000 for a second programme of choreographic Dservices for the period 08/09. We are grateful to the Arts Council for its vote of confidence in our abilities. In the current climate, these additional resources are a public acknowledgement of the value placed on research and learning. We are confident in our ability to build on the success of the first award and will develop our existing model, which comprises bursaries, multi-disciplinary workshops and international exchanges. Full details on the Bursaries award are outlined on page 5. Dance Ireland is committed to developing an environment in which a diversity of high quality dance work is created, presented and enjoyed. This award will consolidate the opportunities available to creative dance artists for the development of their practice. The award complements our core programme. Mindful of our remit and mandate from our members, we aim to create opportunities for choreographers to develop as they have told us they wish to develop. It is our intention to maintain an all Ireland focus. Further details of the multi-disciplinary workshops and international exchanges will be carried in the December issue of Dance Ireland News. November is a busy month at DanceHouse with a range of classes from international guest teacher Iñaki Azpillaga, Ester O’Brolchain and Shannon Cooney. The conclusion of our Mentored Choreographic Lab with Peter Boneham, working with choreographers Ríonach Ni Néill, Ailish Claffey and Deirdre Murphy. And the eagerly awaited A Thread of Years: an exhibition of Irish ballet from 1927 to 1963. Curated by Victoria O’Brien, the exhibition aims to redress the serious imbalance in the documentation of the history of ballet in Ireland. As ever, we carry advance details of our members’ activities throughout the country, including tours by Dance Theatre of Ireland/NOW Dance and Cork City Ballet; the Sonraigh Youth Festival in Wexford, the inaugural performances from Animated State in Waterford, new work from Fitzgerald & Stapleton, new publications from Daghdha, and a special performance of A + E by Ciotóg. Not to mention news of a dancing opportunity or two in Belfast, DanceHouse, Cork, Tralee and Wexford.

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DANCE IRELAND PROGRAMME

CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL C. de la B. and various freelance choreographers. GUEST RESIDENCY WITH IÑAKI He teaches regularly for Ultima Vez, Rosas, AZPILLAGA Charleroi Danses, DV8, Sasha Waltz and for various other organisations around Europe. He has just 3-7 November guest choreographed Aphasiadisiac for Les Ballets 10am – 12 noon C. de la B. Fee: DI members: €12 per class Non-members: €14 per class He believes in the observation of the rhythms of breath, thought, action, reaction and Time to hang up your ballet shoes and… put on contemplation in the initiation of ones’ intent your sneakers! Spanish Iñaki Azpillaga will lead a allowing universalism in the individual expression highly energetic morning class for all those inter- to be revealed. ested in exploring dance as an art of expression. A Brussels-based dance teacher who regularly MENTORED CHOREOGRAPHIC teaches for Ultima Vez, Need Company and LAB – SECOND PHASE Charleroi Danses, as well as leading workshops around Europe, Iñaki has been choreographic The second phase of the Mentored Choreographic assistant to Wim Vandekeybus in several of his cre- Lab will take place from 17 to 28 November. ations. Choreographers Ríonach Ni Néill, Deirdre Murphy and Ailish Claffey were selected from among 15 With a dance studies background in Bask Folk, participants who took part in the initial phase of classical ballet, jazz, modern and contemporary the Lab last May. dance, Iñaki has performed with companies and choreographers such as Ultima Vez/W. The selected dance makers will participate in a Vandekeybus, Mathilde Monnier, Bocanada Danza two-week intensive period of mentored and National Ballet Company of Spain. choreographic investigation under Peter Boneham during which, studio space, daily class, The class will revolve around one or two themes stipend and mentorship will be provided to per day including warm up, floor work and dance experiment, workshop and develop evolutions in the space, ranging from high voltage choreographic ideas in a structured and safe to lazy-looking forms where energy and the imag- creative environment. inary are the rulers of rhythm. We dance what we are! During this time, Ríonach wishes to ‘return to the language of the body and to personal concerns, to re-assess her choreographic vocabularies and CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP WITH influences and to explore a spontaneous TED STOFFER expression of kinetic emotion’, whereas Ailish is 8-9 December ‘interested in exploring personal identities and 10am – 2pm intimacy.’ Finally, Deirdre ‘will be working with Fee: DI members: €30 Karla Holden and Regan O’Brien on developing Non-members: €50 choreography based around the internal monologue of the performer’. American-born Ted Stoffer, a former Rambert dancer and founder of Aphasia Dance Company, Shannon Cooney will teach morning class (open will lead an intensive two-day workshop offering to all) during the Lab, as well as provide valuable practice and reflection on the meaning and value assistance to Peter as he works with each artist. of movement. On the final day, an informal showcase of all Ted has danced with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, works-in-progress explored and created during Rambert Dance Company, Sasha Waltz, Les Ballets these two weeks will take place, followed by a

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discussion between the mentor, choreographers, must attend a short informal meeting at dancers and audience members. DanceHouse on Thursday 27 November. This is an opportunity for choreographers to present their proposal to the panel, and engage in a short CHOREOGRAPHIC BURSARIES - question and answer session. OPEN CALL – DEADLINE: 21 NOVEMBER If you have any questions, please feel free to Choreographers, who are professional members contact us in advance of making a submission. For of Dance Ireland, from across Ireland are information and a copy of the detailed encouraged to apply for financial support to information sheet, please contact Elisabetta facilitate research and develop choreographic Bisaro, Development Officer at 01 884 8101 or by practice. We wish to respond to initiatives that are email at [email protected]. daring and imaginative and to fund choreographers who wish to try new departures. These bursaries are ‘to buy time’ for practice A THREAD OF YEARS research and development, over a six to nine an exhibition of Irish Ballet at DanceHouse month period, commencing from December 2008 21 November - 23 January 2009 onwards. Admission is free

Our aim is to make a difference to choreographic Curated by Victoria O’Brien, A Thread of Years practice. This initiative will give choreographers visually recounts the histories of five key ballet the breathing space to explore new avenues of movements that operated in Dublin between interest, and address self-identified areas of 1927 and 1963. development, which cannot be addressed within The history and artistry of each of the different their normal working process. We want to support movements is conveyed with materials from both choreographers to go outside of their comfort public and private collections. The items chosen zone, to do something new. for this exhibition will give the viewer an insight We aim to award 6-8 bursaries, ranging from into the philosophy and creative spirit of each between €5,000 and €10,000. These awards are company, revealing behind each movement and offered to professional choreographers, working their productions a rich tapestry of inspiration and in any genre, to explore process, research ideas, technique. and develop choreographic practice. Please note The materials brought together for this exhibition proposals are encouraged from experienced is the result of research work recently completed choreographers with a minimum of 3 years at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, experience; and priority will be given to first time University of Limerick, for a PhD thesis entitled: A applicants. History of Irish Ballet from 1927 to 1963. We ask choreographers to identify their own While Irish ballet history has remained a largely needs and aspirations. This could take the shape of neglected dimension of artistic life in this country, studio time with company or new dancers, or this exhibition aims to redress the balance of the engaging a mentor, or working with artists from years by providing an introductory understanding other disciplines, or undertaking outside research of the various activities of these dance companies in other institutions, or other activities a and a greater appreciation for the role that ballet choreographer has identified they need to has played in the development of Irish cultural undertake to further their practice. activity.

The closing date for receipt of proposals is 5pm on An exhibition opening of the work A Thread of Friday 21 November. To apply, submit an outline Years and drinks reception will take place at of your proposal, CV and a DVD of recent work. DanceHouse on Friday 21 November at 6.30pm. All those interested in attending should contact All proposals will be considered by a peer panel Victoria by e-mail: [email protected] or Brenda convened by Dance Ireland; assessment will be and Glen at [email protected]. We look based on proposal and interview. All applicants forward to seeing you all there.

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COMPANY NEWS

AIRES FLAMENCOS Ireland’s first Flamenco Festival 28 November – 1 December Tickets €15 www.flamencoireland.com [email protected] or call Joyce 087-9696541 This exciting new festival will give everyone from the beginner to the most experienced a chance to appreciate and take part in this beautiful, firey, passionate art. This festival has been made possible thanks to Instituto Cervantes and the Spanish Embassy in Ireland. Flamenco Workshops will take place in DanceHouse 28 - 30 November. Juerga Pembroke Cricket Club, Sandymount 29 Libby Seaward Libby

November 8pm till late. Juerga, meaning noisy : Spanish party, will provide a chance for everyone

to let their hair down and sample a taste of Spain. Source Peña Flamenca, Special guest artists from Seville Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart will show us how it’s done at Bewley’s Cafe theatre on the 1 December at 8pm, an intimate setting for this passionate performance. Dance Theatre Company in Garter Lane Theatre. Probing the complexities of life with a touch of ANIMATED STATE whimsy and dramatic colour, the cast of established and emerging performers Cristina Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart Goletti, Stephane Hisler, Frederica Esposito, Sarah 12-15 November Blanc, Trish Murphy and Myles Breen are joined by [email protected] an artistic team of design sound composition and This exceptional new dance company celebrates live music. their launch with an ambitious and multi- Under the direction of Libby Seward, Animated dimensional performance project. State promises to stimulate and delight audiences Animated State set out to challenge perceptions with intriguing and thought provoking work. of the dance making process through an Pushing the boundaries of dance-making her exploratory choreographic installation during vision could be described as more avant-garde Imagine - Waterford’s Arts Festival. This open-style than postmodern embracing dance as a unique forum between the public and performers and vital art form. facilitated a flow of creativity, influences, Come and celebrate the birth of this new comments and contributions. company. Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart runs in The company cast out a wide net in order to catch Garter Lane Theatre, Waterford from 12- 15 dreams, thoughts, snippets of life and images from November, and matinee on Friday 14. passers by. The bountiful and generous catch has been further developed into a full theatrical performance Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart marking the official launch of Animated State www.danceireland.ie

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CORK CITY BALLET The Sleeping Beauty 10 – 16 November www.corkcityballet.com For its national tour in November 2008, Cork City Ballet presents a suite from The Sleeping Beauty, along with a series of sparkling Divertissements in Act 1, which include Alan Foley’s ballet Gira Con Me with music by Josh Groban, and La Vivandiere from the repertoire of the Kirov Ballet. Cork City Ballet Cork : The company will also present the Pas d’Esclaf from the seafaring ballet Le Corsaire and in Source keeping with the ethos of promoting contemporary and modern dance, this production Sleeping Beauty will feature Willing & Able - a new jazz-ballet to CIOTÓG music by Prince, created by three different choreographers including Patricia Crosbie, Alan A+E Foley and the Australian choreographer Cher 7 November Roberts. 7pm DanceHouse Produced and directed by Alan Foley in Tickets €10/€8 association with Cork Opera House, this eclectic production will feature a host of international Ciotóg’s latest production, A+E, an Irish language ballet stars including Ekaterina Bortyakova – the collaboration between Ríonach Ní Néill, award- prima ballerina of Ballet Russe, and Akzhol winning writer Darach Ó Scolaí and Mussakhanov – a principal dancer with the same actor/musician Morgan Cooke, completes its company. Irish ballerina Monica Loughman and nationwide tour with a performance on Friday, 7 Japanese ballerina Chika Temma will also feature November in DanceHouse, Foley Street. in this show, along with soloists and a full corps de Under Ríonach’s direction, text, movement, dance ballet.The Russian ballet star Yuri Demakov, who and music are intertwined in this take on Adam & trained at the Bolshoi Ballet School, will reproduce Eve, accidents and emergencies, é agus í. the suite of dances from Sleeping Beauty for the company, which promises to enthral audiences Suitable for all levels of Irish including none at all. with the symphonic beauty of Marius Petipa’s original classical choreography. A+E Cás éigeandála, Adhamh agus Eabha, é agus í - Also Artistic Director Alan Foley recently launched beirt i ngleic le chéile. Aistear ó pháistiul go fásta, his new book Cork City Ballet – the story so far, on ó mhileán go mheas, meascán draíochtuil Tuesday 16 September at the Millennium Hall in spleodrach agus grinn de dhrámaíocht, rince the City Hall Cork.This publication is the first of its angus ceol. Taréis camchuirt eachtruil ar thug an kind and features lavish and intimate dráma ó bhun go bárr tíre, ó stoirmeacha Arainn photographic portraits of the company and of its Mhór go ghleannta Dhun Chaoin, críochnaíonn founder and former principal dancer. muid libh i bPort Láirge. Thaitin sé go mór le lucht Featuring more than 400 photographs this book féachana idir óg agus aosta, iadsan le Gaeilge agus captures Cork City Ballet’s founder, Artistic iadsan gan focal. Bain triall as agus bígí linn! Director, and former Principal Dancer, Alan Foley, A+E has been funded by the Arts Council and from his early days of training with Joan Denise Ealaíon na Gaeltachta. The DanceHouse Moriarty, to the present day.It demonstrates the performance has been kindly supported by Dance many aspects of life as a dancer in Ireland and Ireland. Also to be seen on 2 November at the documents the progression of Foley’s career and Imagine Festival Waterford. of his ballet company.

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Speaking recently, Alan Foley commented: My of thinkers and leaders in their own fields (such as hope with this new book is to encourage as many anthropology, philosophy, theology and young Irish people as possible to follow their dream cybernetics), exploring the notion of of becoming a ballet dancer, and help them realize choreography as the art and aesthetics of change. that with hard work and dedication it is possible to The aim of these publications was to suggest how overcome the difficult challenges along the way. renewed understanding of choreography can meaningfully contribute to a changing society. Cork City Ballet – the Story so far is available in Easons. November 10 sees the official launch of the books by Senator David Norris with writers Michael Klien, DAGHDHA DANCE COMPANY Steve Valk and Jeffrey Gormly. Daghdha takes this Up coming events opportunity to present the books to the Tel: (061) 467 872 government and literary world. www.daghdha.ie Installation of Slattery’s Lamp to IMMA’s DANCE THEATRE OF IRELAND permanent collection Parallel Horizons | Under the Roof 10-12 November 12 – 29 November – Ireland Irish Museum of Modern Art www.dancetheatreireland.com Michael Klien’s choreographic installation of Dance Theatre of Ireland (DTI) and NOW Dance Slattery’s Lamp has been selected to join IMMA’s Company, Korea will premiere their new co- (Irish Museum of Modern Art) permanent production Parallel Horizons / Under the Roof at collection and will be installed in the grounds of the Pavilion Theatre from the 12-15 the museum 10-12 November. November.The Company will then tour nation- Slattery’s Lamp was presented in conjunction with wide to Galway, Clare, Cork, Castleblaney, Bray and EV+A 2004 in Slattery’s Pub, Lord Edward St, the new Wexford Opera House. Limerick, and originally conceived as an DTI have returned from seven weeks in Korea and installation complimentary to Klien’s a three-week tour with their combined company choreography Sediments of an Ordinary Mind. The of 12 dancers and live musicians. lamp presents a working mind spread across the fields of the social, the ordinary and the in- Says Artistic Directors Robert Connor and Loretta between. Yurick about the process and their work Parallel A sentimental entity on a patch of green grass, Horizons: Slattery’s Lamp senses the environment through Musically, we identified with strong Korean and Irish various hidden light, sound and temperature rhythms and noticed as well the sense of melancholy sensors throughout the new galleries within the or sadness that is common to both Korean and Irish Museum. Slattery’s Lamp is not a representation of a music.The rhythms are strong, the people are strong, mind; it is a working mind, says Michael Klien. resilient, soft and strong both.

The Launch of Daghdha’s two Books We also wanted to suggest the serenity that we Book of Recommendations – Choreography as an associate with ancient Asian and Celtic mystical Aesthetic of Change philosophy, and the poetic sensibilities inherent in Framemakers – Choreography as an Aesthetic of both cultures. This is in contrast with the sense of Change rapidity that we experience today. Time speeds up, 10 November the incessant march of progress, of doing-ness, National Library and Boswells’ Hotel busyness. In 2008 Daghdha Dance Company published two We took inspiration from a particular book of short books on Choreography as the art form poems by Korean poet Ko Un. One particular poem concerned with the workings and governance of influenced a section … “If I Lie down I’ll be done patterns, dynamics and ecologies. The books for…an ailing animal desperately staying standing include a collection of essays from a diverse group all day long. It’s been that kind of a day in the world,

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There are reduced rates for block bookings of 10 or more to the performances, contact the DTI office for details.

DUBLIN DANCE THEATRE Photos shoot for new website DTI : [email protected]

Source Dublin Dance Theatre is constructing a brand new website. We’re having a photo shoot in Dublin in Under the Roof the coming months. All dancers and circus artists are invited to take part in this photo shoot to my dear.”Don’t we all know this feeling? We wanted make art! Declan English, an accomplished to visit the interior, the survivor. And show the face of Photography Artist will be co-directing the shoot it. with Rachel Devlyn. All participants will receive at The cushions in the work are a symbolic artefact of least four/ five images on CD for their portfolio to home and personal space and they become many use as they will to promote themselves. This will be things, between East and West, between a man and a a day of dancing, playing, dressing up, meeting woman—each occupied with their own single task, others and creating visual art/ images. There will which ultimately brings them into interaction with be a professional make-up artist on hand on the each other; ultimately they want the same object. It’s day to help create different styles for different a simple story, and so it goes, this childlike behaviour photos. The best images will appear on the of wanting the same thing. website. Anyone who would like to get involved, please send your experience/CV and an image (if We worked in abstract phrases of movement that possible) to [email protected] reveal the interior of a person, and the exterior as a group. The ensemble moving in an intricate flow of Dublin Dance Theatre has been invited to make a energy, contrasts with couplings and groupings that music video with NCAD, a dance for the gallery appear and recede—all mirroring the veneer of This is not a Shop and is currently working on two everyday living: what lurks behind can sometimes commercial dance acts. Two confident female not be what we see on the outside. dancers (over 21) with experience in at least three styles of dance are needed for the Commercial In-young Sohn, choreographer of Under the Roof Cabaret/ Dance Acts in the Dublin area. Anyone and Artistic Director of NOW Dance Company interested in any of these projects can contact says: DDT at [email protected] or contact Rachel on 085 1266171. Under the roof depicts a roof and a fence that symbolize the concept of one or family in the individual but also collective sense. I was interested FIRKIN CRANE in our relationships with each other, and time. Blank Canvas 2009 - Different seasons (of the year), different times (in the Call for Applications day, and during our lives), bring a different energy to 00 353 (0)21 45074 87 our encounters and perspectives. [email protected] Under the Roof represents home, a place where we www.firkincrane.ie rest, wrap our solitude, or can be soothed The Firkin Crane, one of the focal points for dance and revitalized. In the course of one day the work in Ireland, announces its first annual call for unfolds exposing the nature of our collective and applications for its new residency programme individual spirits. Under the Roof is where we learn to titled Blank Canvas. share (or not), and where it’s possible to be supported. From under the roof we go out into the Blank Canvas encapsulates the essence of what world, and from under the roof we learn it is possible the Firkin Crane aims to achieve through its to achieve the impossible, we receive our sustenance. residency programme. It provides for a visiting What other things happen under that roof? artist/company, through an application progress,

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to work and stay with the Firkin Crane. It also provides dance artist(s) with the opportunity to explore their creative work processes, in ways which suit their needs and creativity, for example a residency exploring an idea through an initial research phase or a residency which has a specific outcome in mind. Within the programme Blank Canvas four of the chosen applicants will be invited to participate in what we will designate as Framed Residencies. A Framed Residency will be of fixed duration and with pre-determined outcomes and may provide some financially based support. Of the four Framed Residencies two will be with Irish based & Stapelton Fitzgerald : dance artists and two will be international. One of Source the four will culminate in a fully finished production. The selection process for all Firkin Crane residencies will be panel based. Dog of all Creation Further information on the Firkin Crane along with Information and guidelines on Blank Canvas can Also showing… be found on the Firkin Cranes new website. Defraction, performed by Brian Gleeson and Fionn Due to the open nature of Blank Canvas you may O’ Lionsigh, directed by Kevin Scott, and written by want to speak with us, please contact Jane Gleeson, O’ Lionsigh & Scott. Kellaghan (contact details above) who will be happy to discuss the programme with you. Fitzgerald and Stapleton will also perform their adaptations of Deborah Hays’ solos The Ridge/ The Deadline for receipt of applications: 10 December Runner at Wexford Arts Centre, on Sunday 2008 November 30 at 3pm and 8pm. This mixed bill performance is a featured event during Sonraigh FITZGERALD & STAPLETON Youth Dance Festival. For bookings please contact Wexford Arts Centre on 053 9123764. Dog of all Creation Choreography & Performance: Emma Fitzgerald & Áine Stapleton Friday 21 & Saturday 22 November IRISH MODERN DANCE THEATRE 8pm (doors open 7.45pm) www.irishmoderndancetheatre.com Back Loft, 7-11 Augustine St., Dublin 8 [email protected] Tickets: €12/€10 (reserved) 01 6715113 For reservations contact: [email protected] November sees Irish Modern Dance Theatre taking a well deserved rest after a very busy and eventful Fitzgerald and Stapleton’s latest major October. John Scott’s The Bowing Dance was well choreography, Dog of all Creation written in words received in Gotenburg, Sweden and Liverpool’s of extreme concision, creates a new dance Capital Nights. IMDT’s revival of Thomas Lehmen’s language to convey the creation of being. It It is better to… enjoyed successful runs in Dráiocht, describes the will of a creative force, defying all The Dock and Mermaid Arts Centre. Finally, impossibility, which makes life so that humanity October saw a creative residency with eminent can exist and suffer. It is a cosmic work that points French choreographer Jean-Christophe Boclé in to the future of human destiny. association with Dance Ireland. *Please note this event contains naked Irish winter IMDT’s popular beginner modern dance classes bodies, which some people may find offensive are back for a fourth term and we are delighted to

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Kerry with the launch its third Dancer in Residency Programme hosted by Kerry County Council. In September 2008 Kerry’s renowned Dancer in Residence programme welcomed dance artists Laura Murphy and Ailish Claffey as a collaborative team to undertake the residency. Prior to this the residency has been occupied by solo dance artists, however Laura and Ailish are delighted to initiate the concept of a collaborative residency in Kerry hoping to offer a broad range of dance skills arising from their alternative backgrounds and varied experiences. Both dancers currently reside in the south west of Ireland where Jessica Kennedy : they continue to work as freelance dance artists, along side integrating dance into specific areas of Source Kerry’s community and collaborating on various Drinking Dust artistic endeavours.

welcome back Jonathan Mitchell, who has Also in November, Catherine Young, will resume performed in numerous IMDT productions, to her remit of developing professional dance within teach the classes.The term will be held every Kerry delivering weekly professional class in Tuesday from 6pm-7pm in DanceHouse and runs association with Dance Ireland and Siamsa Tíre. from the 4 November to 2 December. Booking for She will also be inviting a number of national and these classes is essential. international dance artists and choreographers to Kerry to deliver workshops to up skill and mentor professional dancers in the region. JUNK ENSEMBLE Drinking Dust Catherine will continue her collaborative work www.junkensemble.com with Siamsa Tíre/The National Folk Theatre of Ireland and together they travel to San Francisco Junk Ensemble has recently completed their sell- in November to further develop the collaboration out two-week run of Drinking Dust for the Dublin initiated last year with Printz Dance Project (PDP). Fringe Festival. Drinking Dust received a 5 star Both Catherine Young and Siamsa Tíre will review from The Irish Times, and 4 stars from the showcase their own work at the Cowell Theatre in Irish Theatre Magazine and the Metro for their San Francisco along with performing the new innovative site-specific dance theatre piece, collaborative piece with PDP. performed in an Old Boys School in Temple Bar. Drinking Dust was awarded the Culture Ireland November will also feature Catherine’s youth Touring Award at Dublin Fringe Festival Awards dance piece Body Count as part of the Sonraigh 2008, and was among the 5 nominations for the Youth Dance festival at the new Wexford Opera RTÉ Audience Choice Award. The touring award House. The piece was developed during her includes a cash prize and enables the work to be residency with students from Pobail Scoil Inbhear toured internationally in the near future. Drinking Scéine and in collaboration with sound artist Ryan Dust was invited to the Avignon Festival and Langley. Prague Fringe Festival, and also plans to tour to Poland and the UK. LEGITIMATE BODIES DANCE COMPANY D-Days: Dance All Day KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL Saturday 15 November – community A renewed approach to Kerry’s Dancer in Residence Sunday 16 November – advanced/professional [email protected] Birr Theatre and Arts Centre € € [email protected] 27 for the whole day, 10 per session Phone Birr Theatre and Arts Centre 057 9122911 Contemporary dance continues to flourish in [email protected]

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Hanging in There invitation performance Wednesday 5 November, 3:45pm Committee of the Regions Building, Brussels, : Myriad Dance : Belgium

Source Nick Bryson and Damian Punch have been invited to perform at Ireland: Intercultural Island, taking place in Brussels as part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. Hanging in There is a dance work about dialogue between the two communities in Northern Ireland and has lessons for all negotiation processes. The aim of the conference is to present some of Ireland’s more successful policies, programmes in promoting intercultural dialogue to the European Institutions. The company wishes to acknowledge the support of Culture Ireland in making this performance possible.

MYRIAD DANCE Authenticity Authenticity 30 November 2008 Wexford Arts Centre After the successful premiere of their new work 3pm & 8pm Touching Distance and the company’s first national 053 91 23764 tour, Nick Bryson and Cristina Goletti are ready for www.myriaddance.com another dance feast with the second edition of D- Days: Dance All Day. This solo work by Deirdre Grant is intimate, sincere and is the artistic director’s most personal This is a 2-day celebration of dance that promotes performance to date. In this work, Deirdre lays Co. Offaly as a point of artistic and geographic herself bare and takes the audience on a revealing intersection in the country as well as facilitating journey between what is real and what is fictional the networking of artists in the pursuit of in her dance and life. The piece is carefully crafted excellence in their practice. The wide range of to tell a story through a series of characters that styles and levels reflects the policy of Legitimate she lets emerge and is layered with imagery, Bodies, which is to make dance visible, accessible memories, metaphors, sound and textures of the and real. generational voices, pedantic rituals - all mapped While the first day is a fun, beginners-friendly out with a fluid instinctual movement vocabulary. programme of classes in various styles and is Authenticity provides a conflict for an audience to aimed for the local community, on Sunday the day draw upon what is real and what is fictional in its is aimed at more dedicated dance practitioners. origin, and ultimately what are the boundaries The company is delighted to host two highly between what’s personal and what’s entertaining? respected and inspiring Irish based dance artists This latest work by Deirdre Grant was mentored by Tanya McCrory and Elena Giannotti. The schedule American dance artist Julie Rotschild (co-director of the day is as follow: of Floor space Movement Arts Studio, Georgia and member of Zen Monkey Project) and was 11:00-12:15 Meditative walk conceived following a year of improvisations and (Tanya McCrory – open level) experiences with alternative dance practices in 12:30-14:00 Contemporary Technique Body Mind Centring and Authentic Movement. (Elena Giannotti – advanced level) Authenticity was performed earlier in the year as a 14:45-17:00 Improvisation and Composition work in progress at The Handful Series, Georgia, (Elena Giannotti – advanced level) USA and at Vibrate Dance Festival, Roscommon,

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contemporary dance at its freshest and most vibrant. The highlight of the festival will be the Sonraigh : gala performance in the new Wexford Opera House. The companies performing are: County Source Wexford Youth Dance Company, Dublin Youth Dance Company, CoisCéim Creative Steps, Kerry Youth Dance Theatre, Offaly Youth Dance Company, WYD moves and New Moon Youth Dance Company. The weekend will also include a specially commissioned performance from the Buí Bolg Street Theatre Company youth group on the streets of Wexford, Dance Film Screenings at the Opera House and workshops with guest artist Philippa Donnellan and artists from Myriad Dance.

REX LEVITATES DANCE COMPANY Shared Material on Dying www.rexlevitates.com Following on from our September performances in the South Bank Centre, London’s DancEUnion Sonraigh Festival, Rex Levitates performed at the Liverpool Playhouse as part of Capital Night Festivals, and will have its Irish premiere at Wexford Arts Liverpool 2008. The company performed Shared Centre on Sunday, 30 November 2008. Material on Dying. While in Liverpool Liz Roche was invited to speak SONRAIGH for the Capital Nights seminar programme and the Youth Dance Festival Gala Performance company also gave a workshop at the Liverpool 28 - 29 November 2008 at 8pm Hope University for the Dance, Drama and Wexford Opera House Performing Arts Students. 053 91 22144 www.myriaddance.com In November, the company will begin a research and development period. Choreographer Liz The second SONRAIGH Youth Dance Festival will Roche and associate dance artist Katherine be held on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November O’Malley will be working with a group of invited 2008. This exciting youth dance festival brings dance artists over this time. There will be a companies from all over Ireland to Wexford for a showing of the work on Thursday 18 December at weekend of sharing and experiencing 5pm in DanceHouse.

OTHER NEWS

DANCE RESEARCH FORUM IRELAND Anna Shalabudova, students on the MA in Irish Annual General Meeting Traditional Dance Performance programme at The Tuesday 25 November 2008 Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. University of Limerick (Room C0070) Admission Free | All Welcome 11.00–12.30pm www.danceresearchforumireland.org For further information please contact Dr Catherine Foley at [email protected]; or The AGM will be followed by a dance lunchtime telephone + 353 61 202922. performance presented by Satomi Mitera and

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IRISH MOVES THE BACK LOFT Deirdre at [email protected] Mamuska Dublin-Call for works 5 December Want to brush up on your history of dance and [email protected] physical theatre in Ireland, or maybe to buy an early Christmas present? Beautifully produced, La Catedral Studios calls local and national artists featuring many rare and striking images, Irish to participate in the upcoming Mamuska Dublin. Moves is a meticulously researched volume which This is a unique occasion to present and view showcases, and in some cases salvages – the evolving works, raw ideas, unrehearsed visions, stories of Ireland’s unsung dancers, trials and errors, short masterpieces, playful choreographers, actors and directors. A limited nonsense, first steps... all in the context of an number of copies of Irish Moves are available for informal environment where like minded people the reduced price of €17 (normally €24.95) meet and receive feedback from the audience. Be directly from the author. a part of it. A maximum of twelve artists will present their work while a unique sound JANE SHORTALL DANCE environment will permeate through out the Dance Master Class with Sheryl Murakami evening. 20 - 21 November To submit your work or for further information € € 25 or 40 for two classes about Mamuska Dublin, please contact the DanceHouse, Foley Street programme curator: Antonella Scanu on www.janeshortall.com 087 2753944. Sheryl Murakami (USA) will be teaching the Submission criteria: hottest sexiest dance moves in this fusion of Jazz-
Funk-pop-rock dance master class…..guys get open to works in the fields of dance, live ready to dirty dance, ladies, bring your heels!! Miss performance, live installation, sound and Murakami teaches in the world renowned video art Broadway Dance Centre and is one of New York’s
all works must be under 10 minutes long most respected choreographers.
all works must have very simple technical set up and requirements LIFE MODELS WANTED
send title, duration and brief description of Fine Art photographer is recruiting three life models work submitted Fine Art photographer Don Smith is looking for
send short CV of people involved three life models for a new project. No previous [inclusion of supporting material is experience is necessary and top rates will be paid. recommended] For more information please contact Don on 086 3609463. Closing date for submission: Friday 14 Nov. 2008 Dance Ireland Equipment Hire A range of equipment is available to hire, with special discounted rates for Dance Ireland members. Ballet Barres DVD/Video Combos Portable TV Trolleys Dance Floors IPod Speaker Projectors Digital Camera Digital Kawai Projector Screens Digital Camcorder CN370 Piano TVs For more information about rates and rental conditions please contact [email protected] or call Brenda or Glenn at 01 8558800.

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EVENTS LISTINGS Date Event Location Ciotóg 7 Nov A + E DanceHouse (01) 855 8800 www.danceireland.ie Animated State 12 – 15 Nov Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart Garter Lane (051)855038 www.garterlane.ie Cork City Ballet 10 – 16 Nov The Sleeping Beauty Suite & Touring – Check website for details Divertissements www.corkcityballet.com Dance Theatre of Ireland 12 – 29 Nov Parallel Horizons / Touring – Check website for details Under the Roof www.dancetheatreofireland.com Fitzgerald & Stapleton 21 – 22 Nov Dog of all Creation The Back Loft www.lacatedralstudios.org

30 Nov The Ridge and the Runner Wexford Art Centre (053) 91 23764 www.wexfordartcentre.ie Mentored Choreographic Lab 28 Nov Informal Showing DanceHouse (01) 855 8800 www.danceireland.ie Siamsa Tíre 06 Nov Breathe Here Now - Catherine Young Cowell Theatre, San Francisco (415) 441-3687 07 Nov An Damhsóir & Seville Suite Cowell Theatre, San Francisco Siamsa Tire (415) 441-3687 08 Nov Rithim - Catherine Young/ Cowell Theatre, San Francisco Siamsa Tire & Printz Dance Project (415) 441-3687 29 Nov Body Count – Catherine Young Wexford Opera House (053) 912 2400 www.wexfordoperahouse.ie Myriad Dance 29 Nov Sonraigh Youth Dance Festival Wexford Opera House Gala Performance (053) 912 2400 www.wexfordoperahouse.ie

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DANCE IRELAND CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES @ DANCEHOUSE 03 - 07 November Iñaki Azpillaga Contemporary Guest Residency 10 - 14 November Ester O’Brolchain Ballet 17 - 21 November Shannon Cooney Contemporary 24 - 28 November Shannon Cooney Contemporary

Class Fees: DI Members: €7 per class; Non-members: €10 per class. Class card available! Time: 10am to 11.30am Guest Residency Fees: DI Members: €12 per class Non-members: €14 per class. Time: 10am to 12 noon

For more information: www.danceireland.ie – Concession rates applies to DI members

PROFESSIONAL CLASS AT THE FIRKIN CRANE with Dance Ireland Every Wednesday Contemporary Firkin Crane, Shandon, Cork Time: 11am to 12.30pm Fees: DI Members: €7 per class / Non-members: €10 per class For more information: Firkin Crane @ 021 4507487

PROFESSIONAL CLASS AT SIAMSA TÍRE with Dance Ireland Every Wednesday Contemporary Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, Co. Kerry Time: 9am to 11am Fees: DI Members: €5 per class / Non-members: €8 per class For more information: Catherine Young @ 087 2660012

MAIDEN VOYAGE PROFESSIONAL CLASS with Dance Ireland Every Wednesday Contemporary Dance Resource Base Studio, 35 Donegall Street, Belfast Time: 6.30pm to 8pm Fees: DI Members: £4 per class / Non-members: £5 per class For more information: Maiden Voyage @ 0044 2890 330925 MYRIAD DANCE PROFESSIONAL CLASS with Dance Ireland Every Wednesday Contemporary Myriad Dance Studio, Wexford Time: 10am to 11.30am Fees: DI Members: €8 per class / Non-members: €10 per class For more information: Myriad Dance @ 053 9174 665

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