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Dublin Dance Festival
2019 Edition
1–19 May
Local challengers,
international superstars,
and breathtaking talent.
I
Collective release, Discover what’s on
worlds collide, every in 2019 and join the
body moves. Come
conversation online.
with us and explore
our 2019 edition.
A world of party,
politics and power.
Contents
02 Supporters 26 Irish Modern Dance Theatre
03 How to Book 28 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
04 THISISPOPBABY 30 Tiny Dancer
06 Mónica Muñoz Marín 31 Bounce Club Night /
07 Top 8 Sound Stage: New Music
08 Roberto Castello 32 First Looks
10 Liz Roche Company 33 Works-In-Development
12 Liv O’Donoghue 34 DRAFF Cube Takeover
14 Colin Dunne & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui 35 Workshops & Master Classes
16 Eric Minh Cuong Castaing 36 Dance on Film
18 Company Wang Ramirez 37 Talking Dance
20 Virgilio Sieni 38 The Missy Elliot Project
22 Robbie Synge & Lucy Boyes 47 Venue Map
24 Festival at a Glance 48 DDF Friends
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Power Sometimes the effects of our
The Our world seems to spin faster
THISISPOPBABY Pg. 4 Liv O’Donoghue Pg. 12
dizzying world bring us to the brink Top 8 Street Dance Battle Pg. 7 every day, leaving us reeling to Eric Minh Cuong Castaing Pg. 16
of Party Shifting
and we need to cut loose. To act, Tiny Dancer: A DJ Set for Kids Pg. 30 keep up. Politics, the environment, Company Wang Ramirez Pg. 18
Bounce Club Night Pg. 31
enjoy, express. To embark on a technology, identity – dance offers
search for shared release. To find a us space to consider our ever-
movement, a community, or a party.
World changing reality, bringing us new
perspectives.
Dedication Artistry, craft, a drive for excellence
and innovation. Immerse yourself in
Roberto Castello
Liz Roche Company
Pg. 8
Pg. 10 Moving Regardless of age, gender, beliefs or
ability, our physical human experience
Mónica Muñoz Marín
Robbie Synge & Lucy Boyes
Pg. 6
Pg. 22
to Dance Every
explosive dance by artists from across Colin Dunne & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Pg. 14 connects us in unique ways. Personal Irish Modern Dance Theatre Pg. 26
Virgilio Sieni Pg. 20 stories, multiple voices, diverse
the globe – the legends, the pioneers,
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Pg. 28
the culture makers. Dedication that perspectives – dance provides a
changes the game and sets the
standard. Body thread that weaves these together
and celebrates them all.
Front cover images
© Fred Fouché
© Conor Horgan
© Anne Van Aerschot IV V
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Power of Party THISISPOPBABY and
Dublin Dance Festival
Get dazzled,
Festival Opening
Performance
dizzy and ready to
Worldwide smash hit sensation
RIOT opens the 15th Festival with
a bang after setting hearts alight
around the globe. This disorderly
change the world.
cocktail of bangin’ jigs, mind-blowing
moves, jaw-droppingly sexy circus
and gut-punching spoken word will
leave audiences dazzled, dizzy and
ready to change the world. Uniting
the hottest stars of Irish stage and
screen, it’s your big night out, with
a delicious twist!
A rose-coloured response to
a mean, grey world.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Gorgeous, with glitter on top.
ENTERTAINMENT.IE
Vicar Street
Wed 1 May, 8pm
Thurs 2 May, 8pm
Fri 3 May, 7pm & 9:30pm
Sat 4 May, 7pm & 9:30pm
€30–€50
90 mins approx. (no interval)
Contains adult themes
CREATED & DIRECTED BY
Jennifer Jennings, Phillip McMahon
PERFORMERS Panti, Lords of Strut,
Kate Stanley Brennan, Up & Over It,
Ronan Brady, Alma Kelliher, Adam
Matthews, Nicky Kavanagh,
Megan Riordan
Co-produced by Dublin Fringe Festival
IRELAND with the support of The Arts Council
of Ireland.
RIOT
THISISPOPBABY
© Conor Horgan 4 5
Moving Every Body Free Family Event at
Meeting House Square Power of Party An outdoor event
for all ages.
A hilarious Round up your
for ages 4+
Get ready to make some noise as
Energetic and whimsical, the freshest street dancers from
escapade crew for an
Princesses Can Be Pirates playfully Ireland and abroad square off to
questions what is “normal” behaviour do battle on the dance floor. From
for girls and for boys. We follow hard-hitting Krumpers to precision
the humorous adventures of two poppin’ beasts, competitors will
performers as they journey into flaunt their best moves to claim the
that turns epic battle on
the unknown, swapping toys and top spot. Featuring live DJs, MCs and
activities in their quest to defy international street dance legends,
stereotypes and break the norm. this festival favourite is an epic
Dynamic and fun – a dance piece celebration of street dance and
stereotypes the dance floor.
created for children but inspiring hip-hop culture for all ages.
for young and old alike.
Top 8 Street Dance Battle is
Meeting House Square arguably one of the most energetic,
upside down.
Sun 5 May, 12pm dramatic and exhilarating
Admission Free. experiences of the festival.
Limited capacity, IRELAND THE ARTS REVIEW
booking required.
40 mins approx. (no interval)
Top 8 DIRECTOR
JUDGES
Tobi Omoteso
Machanikool P, Cyborg,
Presented as part of a nationwide
tour, February–May 2019. See
Street Dance Battle Bazzy B, WING (Red Bull
Dance Connect)
dublindancefestival.ie for schedule.
IRELAND Meeting House Square
Sun 5 May, 7:30pm
Princesses Can Be Pirates
CHOREOGRAPHY Mónica Muñoz Marín
€15
PERFORMERS Deirdre Griffin,
Matt Szczerek
Mónica Muñoz Marín Princesses Can Be Pirates was
2 hours
To enter the qualification heats
originally created with a Docklands or participate in workshops,
Arts Fund from Business to Arts see Pg. 35.
and is supported by Dance Ireland,
Dance Theatre of Ireland, Dublin City Funded by The Arts Council’s Festivals
Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Investment Scheme.
County Council and The Civic. The
Spring 2019 tour is supported by an
Arts Council Touring Award.
© Daragh Muldowney © GK Photography
6 7
Dedication to Dance Irish Premiere
Let the pulsating
We go around at night consumed
by fire, by controversial Italian
choreographer Roberto Castello,
music and striking
explores a life engulfed by endless
desire. Fusing cinema, dance and
theatre, four dancers move together,
yet apart. In the rugged black and
white space they struggle with
tribalistic movement
brusque and emotional movements,
while finding small moments of
contact. Like characters in a Beckett
play, they relentlessy persist – their
entrance you.
hapless journey both comical
and grotesque.
A total surprise, both aesthetic
and existential. The show is a shock.
Look for it at all costs!
DANSERCANALHISTORIQUE
A masterpiece of dance, which
with harrowing dynamism presents
ITALY
the human body in the grip of
In girum imus nocte et
hysteria and hypnosis.
LA REPUBBLICA
consumimur igni / We go around Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Tues 7 May, 7:30pm
at night consumed by fire
Wed 8 May, 7:30pm
€22 full price / €18 conc.
Roberto Castello / ALDES © Ilaria Scarpa
60 mins approx. (no interval)
CHOREOGRAPHY Roberto Castello
PERFORMERS Mariano Nieddu,
Stefano Questorio, Giselda Ranieri,
Ilenia Romano
© Alessandro Colazzo
© Cristiana Rubbio
8 9
Dedication to Dance DDF Company in Residence
A captivating
I / Thou responds to One, Here, Now,
a series of wall paintings by iconic
visual artist Brian O’Doherty. This
exploration of
beautifully compelling work for five
dancers, three musicians and one
singer explores everyday intimacies
that form our connection to our
surroundings and to each other.
human connection
The moving body is set in distilled
landscapes of sound, colour and
light, creating a world of possibilities
in which, even if for a moment, we
with live music,
can transcend individuality.
Liz Roche and co-collaborator,
composer Linda Buckley, create an
dance and song.
impressive work that celebrates the
immediacy of the present... poignant
and beautifully sustained…
THE IRISH TIMES ON PILGRIMAGE
Samuel Beckett Theatre
Wed 8 May, 7:30pm
Thurs 9 May, 7:30pm
Fri 10 May, 7:30pm
€25 full price / €20 conc.
60 mins approx. (no interval)
Post-Show Talk: Thurs 9 May
CHOREOGRAPHER Liz Roche
DANCERS Sarah Cerneaux, Kevin
Coquelard, Miguel do Vale, Gloria Ros
Abellana, Ailish Maher, Jack Webb
IRELAND
I / Thou
2019 marks Liz Roche Company’s
third year in residence with Dublin
Dance Festival and will see the
Liz Roche Company Dublin premiere of I / Thou. The
company will also present a new
work-in-development, Dēmos,
and an exciting new international
symposium, Modes of Capture, in
partnership with the Irish World
Academy of Music and Dance in June.
Co-produced by Cork Opera
House and Liz Roche Company.
Commissioned by Cork Opera House
in partnership with Sirius Arts Centre’s
One Here Now; The Brian O’Doherty /
Patrick Ireland Project 2018.
© Clare Keogh
10 11
The Shifting World Mermaid Arts Centre
and Draíocht present
What will the end of What happens when it’s all over?
One of the hits of the 2018 Dublin
the world look like?
Fringe Festival, AFTER dives head
first into the unknown, when
humanity and the world as we know
it have ended. Dark but shot with
humour, AFTER uses film, physicality
Feel like? This is a
and performance to investigate
the very human fear of endings,
accessing what we might experience
when it’s all over.
rough cut... Extraordinarily impressive…
Raw, visceral, and cuts through
like a razor blade
THE ARTS REVIEW
Stylish and well-composed chaos
THE REVIEWS HUB
Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
Thurs 9 May, 8pm
Draíocht, Blanchardstown
Fri 10 May, 8pm
€16 full price / €14 conc.
IRELAND / NORWAY
70 mins (no interval)
AFTER Contains strobe lighting
Liv O’Donoghue CREATED BY Liv O’Donoghue
in collaboration with the cast
PERFORMERS Kip Johnson, Clara
Simpson, José Miguel Jiménez,
Liv O’Donoghue
AFTER is funded by The Arts Council,
and supported by Dublin City
Council, Dance Ireland, Dansearena
Nord (Norway), D.ID Dance Identity
(Austria), FRINGE LAB and Dublin
Dance Festival, in association with
Project Arts Centre.
© Szymon Lazewski
12 13
Dedication to Dance Dublin Dance Festival
in partnership with the
Artistic worlds
Abbey Theatre
Irish Premiere | New
Commission
collide in this highly
Witness leading traditional Irish
dance artist Colin Dunne perform
with Olivier Award-winning
anticipated and
Flemish-Moroccan choreographer
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Renowned
for his outstanding collaborations
with some of the world’s greatest
uplifting collaboration.
dance artists, Cherkaoui’s unique
choreographic style incorporates
martial arts, hip-hop, Kathak and
jazz. Joined on stage by composer
Michael Gallen and musician Soumik
Datta, these diverse performers draw
from the rich rhythmical and sonic
aspects of Dunne’s work in a unique
exploration of movement and sound.
Abbey Theatre, on the Abbey Stage
Fri 10 May, 7:30pm
Sat 11 May, 7:30pm
€13–€40 (conc. rates available)
90 mins approx. (no interval)
Post-Show Talk: Sat 11 May
CHOREOGRAPHY & DIRECTION
Colin Dunne, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
PERFORMERS Colin Dunne, Sidi Larbi
Cherkaoui, Michael Gallen, Soumik
Datta MUSIC Michael Gallen
Produced by Eastman, Once Off
Productions & Théâtre National de
Bretagne. Co-commissioned by Dublin
IRELAND / BELGIUM
Dance Festival, the Abbey Theatre,
Session
Sibiu International Theatre Festival,
Julidans, Grand Theatre Groningen/
Noorderzon Festival, MC93 – scène
Colin Dunne & nationale de Seine-Saint-Denis –
Bobigny, Torinodanza Festival, Teatro
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Stabile di Torino-Teatro Nazionale,
deSingel – Antwerp, Grand Théâtre de
Luxembourg, Sadler’s Wells – London
Music by Michael Gallen and Tanz Köln. With the support of
Fondation BNP Paribas, the Flemish
Government, the Belgian Federal
Government’s Tax Shelter programme
and The Arts Council of Ireland.
© Koen Broos
14 15The Shifting World Irish Premiere
Open a window
A piece for drones and dancers,
Phoenix articulates two worlds.
At first playful, the drones on stage
into two realities –
interact with three performers,
creating an unsettling soundtrack
as they approach and retreat from
the microphone. We then connect
live via Skype with artists in Gaza
one innocent,
who live with the constant threat
and roar of drones. They share their
dances and experiences with us –
their artform, an act of resistance.
the other deadly. Not a dance piece, not a
performance, not a conference,
but a little bit of all that.
Indefinable, disturbing, intriguing.
DANSERCANALHISTORIQUE
Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Sat 11 May, 7:30pm
€22 full price / €18 conc.
50 mins approx. (no interval)
Post-Show Talk: Sat 11 May
FRANCE / PALESTINE
CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHY
Eric Minh Cuong Castaing in
Phoenix collaboration with the dancers
PERFORMERS (ON STAGE) Jeanne Colin,
Eric Minh Cuong
Nans Pierson, Kevin Fay
PERFORMERS (VIA SKYPE / VIDEO)
Castaing / Shonen
Mumen Khalifa, Myuz GB Crew
(Meuse Abu Matira, Hamad Abu
Hasira, Mohammed Abu Ramadan)
DRONE PILOT Scott Stevenson
TRANSLATOR Tamara Saade
Co-commissioned by Ballet National
de Marseille | Festival de Marseille
| Pôle Arts de la Scène – Friche
la Belle de Mai | Charleroi danse,
Centre Chorégraphique de Wallonie
– Bruxelles | Via-Danse-CCN de
Bourgogne Franche-Comté à Belfort |
Institut Français du Liban | Tanzhaus-
nrw (Düsseldorf) | 2 angles (Flers) |
Hellerau – European Center for the
Arts Dresden | CCN de Créteil et
© Sébastien Lefèvre du Val-de-Marne / Compagnie Käfig
direction Mourad Merzouki dans
le cadre de l’Accueil Studio | Hope
Foundation in Gaza.
16 17The Shifting World Dublin Dance Festival and
The Ark present a family
Immerse the family
show for ages 7+
Irish Premiere
in a gorgeous, playful,
Mixing storytelling, hip-hop, classical
and contemporary dance, this
gorgeous family show playfully
explores the search for harmony in
multicultural adventure.
today’s multicultural world. Sharing
four cultures between them, Shihya
Peng (born in Taiwan and living in
Paris) and Marco Di Nardo (born in
Naples and living in Berlin) invite
young audiences into their story in a
humorous game of cat and mouse.
They are young, beautiful, funny...
But everything opposes them. Two
planets so far away from each other…
Her moves are gentle and with real
finesse, he is energetic and skilful.
MYTOC.FR
O’Reilly Theatre
Sat 11 May, 6pm
Sun 12 May, 12pm & 4pm
(Irish Sign Language interpreted
performance at 4pm)
€15 full price / €12.50 conc.
€54 for 4 people
55 mins (no interval)
ARTISTIC DIRECTION, CONCEPT
& CHOREOGRAPHY Honji Wang,
Sébastien Ramirez
PERFORMERS Marco Di Nardo,
Shihya Peng
FRANCE / GERMANY
Co-produced by Théâtre de la Ville,
W.A.M. We Are
Paris | Scène Nationale d’Albi | W.A.M.
received co-production support as
Monchichi
well as a creation residency in Lyon in
the frame of the European Creative
Pole – DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Company
/ Pôle Danse de Lyon (Biennale de la
Danse + Maison de la Danse).
Wang Ramirez
© Fred Fouché
18 19Dedication to Dance Dublin Dance Festival
in partnership with the
Delight and
Abbey Theatre
Irish Premiere
sorrow coexist
In a performance of overwhelming
beauty, five dancers portray a
character moving through the entire
cycle of life in one hour. To an original
in this enigmatic
soundtrack, they dance as a single
body to create a rich visual poem,
transforming the stage into a dream-
like space. Virgilio Sieni, former Dance
journey through
Director of the Venice Biennale,
makes his Irish début with this lyrical,
hypnotic and memorable piece.
dance, philosophy
The universe of the choreographer
Virgilio Sieni could be that of
David Lynch in cinema. Magical
and enigmatic.
and poetry.
LIBERAZIONE
Carried by the four male dancers,
the female figure seems to float in
the air, suspended, without ever
touching the ground during the first
part of the show. A delicate and
unforgettable image, like a dream.
IL MANIFESTO
© Dario Lasagni
Abbey Theatre, on the Abbey Stage
ITALY
Tues 14 May, 7:30pm
Wed 15 May, 7:30pm
La Natura Delle Cose €13–€40 (conc. rates available)
Virgilio Sieni 60 mins approx. (no interval)
CHOREOGRAPHY & DIRECTION
Virgilio Sieni
PERFORMERS Ramona Caia,
Jari Boldrini, Maurizio Giunti,
© Paulo Porto Andrea Palumbo, Nicola Cisternino
Produced by Teatro Metastasio –
Stabile della Toscana and Compagnia
Virgilio Sieni in collaboration with
Torinodanza and CANGO Cantieri
Goldonetta Firenze.
© Paulo Porto
20 21Moving Every Body Project Arts Centre and
Dublin Dance Festival
Share in a joyous and
Irish Premiere
On a sparse and open stage five
poignant expression
performers, ranging in age from 32
to 76, share a journey of interactions
that lays bare their strengths, efforts
and possibilities. Light and poignant
of togetherness.
in equal measure, Ensemble is
a joyous physical expression of
togetherness among a group of
different ages.
One of the most genuine and caring
performances, combined with some
real risk taking.
YORKSHIRE DANCE
A warm invitation to a totally joyous,
playful celebration of the human body.
LYTH ARTS CENTRE
Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Wed 15 May, 7:30pm
€22 full price / €18 conc.
60 mins (no interval)
Post-Show Talk: Wed 15 May
CHOREOGRAPHY & DIRECTION
Robbie Synge, Lucy Boyes
PERFORMERS Judy Adams,
Angus Balbernie, Hannah Venet,
Robbie Synge, Christine Thynne
Created in association with Dance
Base, Eden Court and Lyth Arts
Centre. Supported by Creative
Scotland. Robbie Synge and Lucy
Boyes are Aerowaves Twenty 19
artists with Ensemble.
SCOTLAND
Ensemble
© Sara Teresa Robbie Synge
& Lucy Boyes
22 23Festival at a Glance 1–19 May 2019
Wed 1 Sun 12
8pm–9:30pm Vicar Street RIOT THISISPOPBABY Pg. 4 11am–12pm Project Arts Centre Tiny Dancer: A DJ Set for Kids Donal Dineen Pg. 30
12pm–12:55pm O’Reilly Theatre W.A.M. We Are Monchichi Company Wang Ramirez Pg. 18
Thurs 2
2pm–3pm Project Arts Centre Tiny Dancer: A DJ Set for Kids Donal Dineen Pg. 30
8pm–9:30pm Vicar Street RIOT THISISPOPBABY Pg. 4
2:30pm–4pm Project Arts Centre Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance Screening Pg. 36
Fri 3 4pm–4:55pm O’Reilly Theatre W.A.M. We Are Monchichi Company Wang Ramirez Pg. 18
7pm–8:30pm Vicar Street RIOT THISISPOPBABY Pg. 4 4:30pm-5:45pm Project Arts Centre Modes of Capture Panel Discussion Pg. 37
9:30pm–11pm Vicar Street RIOT THISISPOPBABY Pg. 4
Mon 13
Sat 4 7pm–8:30pm Project Arts Centre A Selection of Shorts Screening Pg. 36
12pm–6pm DanceHouse Street Dance Workshops Top 8 Workshop Pg. 35
Tues 14
7pm–8:30pm Vicar Street RIOT THISISPOPBABY Pg. 4
2pm–5pm Project Arts Centre DRAFF Workshop: Nora Chipaumire Workshop Pg. 34
9:30pm–11pm Vicar Street RIOT THISISPOPBABY Pg. 4
7:30pm–8:30pm Abbey Theatre La Natura Delle Cose Virgilio Sieni Pg. 20
Sun 5
Wed 15
12pm–12:40pm Meeting House Square Princesses Can Be Pirates Mónica Muñoz Marín
2pm–5pm Project Arts Centre DRAFF Workshop: Aimar Pérez Galí Workshop Pg. 34
Free Family Event Pg. 6
7:30pm–8:30pm Project Arts Centre Ensemble Robbie Synge & Lucy Boyes Pg. 22
7:30pm–9:30pm Meeting House Square Street Dance Battle Top 8 Pg. 7
7:30pm–8:30pm Abbey Theatre La Natura Delle Cose Virgilio Sieni Pg. 20
Tues 7
Thurs 16
7:30pm–8:30pm Project Arts Centre In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni Roberto Castello Pg. 8
2pm–5pm Project Arts Centre DRAFF Workshop: Sarah Vanhee Workshop Pg. 34
Wed 8 7:30pm–8:30pm Project Arts Centre Inventions Irish Modern Dance Theatre Pg. 26
7:30pm–8:30pm Samuel Beckett Theatre I / Thou Liz Roche Company Pg. 10 8:45pm–10:45pm Project Arts Centre Sound Stage: New Music Pg. 31
7:30pm–8:30pm Project Arts Centre In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni Roberto Castello Pg. 8
Fri 17
Thurs 9 7:30pm–8:30pm Project Arts Centre Inventions Irish Modern Dance Theatre Pg. 26
7:30pm–8:30pm Samuel Beckett Theatre I / Thou Liz Roche Company Pg. 10 7:30pm–10:30pm The Button Factory Bounce Club Night Pg. 31
8pm–9:10pm Mermaid Arts Centre AFTER Liv O’Donoghue Pg. 12
Sat 18
Fri 10 12pm–1:30pm Project Arts Centre First Looks Pg. 32
7:30pm–8:30pm Samuel Beckett Theatre I / Thou Liz Roche Company Pg. 10 2pm–3:30pm Project Arts Centre First Looks Pg. 32
7:30pm–9pm Abbey Theatre Session Colin Dunne & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Pg. 14 5pm–5:30pm Project Arts Centre Dēmos Liz Roche Company Work-In-Development Pg. 33
8pm–9:10pm Draíocht AFTER Liv O’Donoghue Pg. 12 7:30pm–9:05pm Abbey Theatre Rosas danst Rosas Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Pg. 28
Sat 11 Sun 19
11am–12:30pm DanceHouse Ursula Robb Master Class Pg. 35 7:30pm–9:05pm Abbey Theatre Rosas danst Rosas Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Pg. 28
11am–12pm The Ark Company Wang Ramirez Children’s Workshop Pg. 35
12pm–1:30pm Project Arts Centre First Looks Pg. 32
2pm–3:30pm Project Arts Centre First Looks Pg. 32
5pm–5:30pm Dublin Central Mission Here Be Dragons Emma Martin Work-In-Development Pg. 33
6pm–6:55pm O’Reilly Theatre W.A.M. We Are Monchichi Company Wang Ramirez Pg. 18
7:30pm–8:20pm Project Arts Centre Phoenix Eric Minh Cuong Castaing Pg. 16
7:30pm–9pm Abbey Theatre Session Colin Dunne & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Pg. 14
24 25Moving Every Body Weaving new stories into an old
ballroom setting, Inventions centres
Be moved by
around two extraordinary women:
Oona Doherty, one of Europe’s
most gifted dance artists, and
84-year-old American dance legend
the contrasting
Valda Setterfield. An exceptional
cast including Merce Cunningham
star Ashley Chen, Kevin Coquelard
and Mufutau Yusuf, portrays two
relationships of two
contrasting couples – one falling in
love, the other falling into an abyss.
A thrillingly intense performance,
undercut with uncertainty, yet
exceptional women.
offering a promise of hope.
Inventions is driven by the same
sense of falling, of moment-to-
moment normality swept away in a
self-consuming emotional vortex.
THE IRISH TIMES
Valda Setterfield proved that aging
in dance isn’t about showing how a
body can look good doing less. It’s
that an older body is a living archive,
too. It holds everything.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Thurs 16 May, 7:30pm
Fri 17 May, 7:30pm
€22 full price / €18 conc.
60 mins approx. (no interval)
Post-Show Talk: Fri 17 May
CHOREOGRAPHY John Scott
PERFORMERS Ashley Chen, Kevin
Coquelard, Oona Doherty, Valda
Setterfield, Mufutau Yusuf
Commissioned by Kilkenny Arts
Festival with the support of The
Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin
IRELAND City Council, Culture Ireland, La
Briqueterie – CDCN du Val-de-Marne
Inventions and Centre National de la Danse.
Irish Modern Dance
Theatre
© Ewa Figaszewska
26 27Dedication to Dance Dublin Dance Festival
in partnership with the
Witness an
Abbey Theatre
Irish Premiere
undisputed and
An international breakthrough,
Rosas danst Rosas is a benchmark
in the history of dance. In this
rigorously structured work for
unforgettable
four female dancers, in which
repetition plays a leading role, the
ferocity of movement is countered
by small, everyday gestures. This
masterpiece of
showcases a tension characteristic
of De Keersmaeker’s work; where
structure contrasts with emotion,
aggression with tenderness, and
contemporary
uniformity with individuality.
Rosas danst Rosas remains
confrontational, retaining its
dance.
considerable power to baffle,
frustrate and intrigue.
THE OBSERVER
Abbey Theatre, on the Abbey Stage
Sat 18 May, 7:30pm
Sun 19 May, 7:30pm
€13–€40 (conc. rates available)
95 mins (no interval)
CHOREOGRAPHY Anne Teresa
De Keersmaeker
CREATED BY Anne Teresa De
Keersmaeker, Adriana Borriello,
Michèle Anne De Mey, Fumiyo Ikeda
PERFORMERS Laura Bachman, Anika
Edström Kawaji, Laura Maria Poletti,
Soa Ratsifandrihana
BELGIUM
Rosas danst Rosas
Produced in 1983 by Rosas and
Kaaitheater. Co-produced by De
Munt / La Monnaie (Bruxelles),
Anne Teresa De Sadler’s Wells (London) and Les
Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg.
Keersmaeker / Rosas
Generous support is provided by
the General Representation of the
Government of Flanders in the
United Kingdom and Ireland.
© Anne Van Aerschot
28 29Power of Party
Dance your way
through the 15th Festival.
Dublin Dance Festival DRAFF and ddr. present
presents KATO
Sound Stage:
Tiny Dancer: New Music
A DJ Set for Kids DRAFF have teamed up with Dublin
Donal Dineen
Digital Radio (ddr.) to host a night
of music by two of Ireland’s most
adventurous sound designers for
Big beats for tiny feet! It’s time to dance and theatre: Kevin Gleeson
let the kids throw some shapes will make his first appearance as
and take over the dance floor as Sour Blood, his new music project
DJ Donal Dineen hits the decks to peddling drone-haunted pop
bring a groovy club experience to our Dublin Dance Festival and songs, while Luca Truffarelli will
youngest audience members. Expect That’s Life present play his alternative deep house set
funky dance anthems from every era
Bounce Club Night
developed during Oona Doherty’s
and every corner of the globe. Dust Hope Hunt tour.
off the dancing shoes, grab those
glowsticks and let’s dance! Bounce, a club night for adults with
Project Arts Centre, Cube
intellectual disabilities, creates a fun,
© That’s Life Thurs 16 May
Project Arts Centre, Cube safe and accessible space for people
Doors open 8:30pm
Sun 12 May, 11am & 2pm of all abilities to socialise with their
€5
Ages 0–9 friends and dance the night away in
€6 (under 1s go free) a club environment. Diverse band,
Electric Dreams, and live Bounce
DJs play a wide range of music from
60 mins (no interval) pop and rock to RnB and timeless
classics that are sure to get everyone
Commissioned and premiered on the dance floor.
by TRACKS: an initiative of Cork
Midsummer Festival, Dublin Fringe The Button Factory
Festival and Baboró International Arts Fri 17 May, 7:30pm–10:30pm
Festival for Children €6 (free companion tickets
for carers and PAs)
Venue is wheelchair accessible
with access for car drop-off via
Dame Street.
© Studio Grand Ouest
30 31DDF Extended DDF Extended
First Looks Works-In-
Development
First Looks is a chance to see new
works-in-development by dance
INIT: The Warm David Bolger’s © Maurice Gunning Dēmos
artists in Ireland. Up Project UNCLE RAY: Liz Roche Company
This year’s programme is an exciting
mixed bill of three studio sharings.
Lucia Kickham An Introduction A new collaborative work from Liz
We prepare in a multitude of ways
CoisCéim Dance Roche Company sees composer
Theatre
Project Arts Centre, Cube David Coonan commissioned
to make ourselves ready, open to produce an original score for
Sat 11 May, 12pm & 2pm
and available for the unexpected Dēmos. This work-in-progress for
Sat 18 May, 12pm & 2pm
– getting the heart pumping, live musicians and eight dancers
€10 “He came to visit at least once
gathering adrenaline, calming the will develop into a major new work
a year. He was our Uncle and a
Here Be Dragons
mind. Three performers explore this for orchestra and dancers in 2020.
Scarecrow too. He would tell stories
90 mins approx. (no interval) process, as they move towards a Together, the movement and music
– brainless stories – of wonderful
state of collective balance.
things like The Yellow Brick Road United Fall / explore how the non-verbal collective
can act as a conduit for the hopes
Soup Emma Martin
and The Great White Way. I followed
in his footsteps.” and desires of the individual.
Headonbody / In an introduction to his new work,
Religion, myth, art and sex occupy Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Deirdre Griffin David Bolger examines the elasticity
of truths lovingly passed down the same impulse of the brain, all Sat 18 May, 5pm
with Craig Cox reaching for that thing beyond our €5 (Limited Capacity)
from generation to generation.
Commissioned by Irish Arts Center grasp. We can’t erase the history © Emma Martin
(USA) and Project Arts Centre. and stories that the body knows. 30 mins approx.
This evocative dance solo combines Here be Dragons is a work-in-
surreal imagery, humour and progress, that will premiere in 2020,
CHOREOGRAPHY Liz Roche
nostalgia to recreate a personal where the sacred meets the profane
PERFORMERS Kevin Coquelard, Anne-
experience of bereavement. Soup is in a new work for dancers, children
Laure Dogot, Sarah Cerneaux, Ailish
a collage of movement, textiles and and a choir.
Maher, Lucia Kickham, Jack Webb,
sound, representing a familiar yet
Gloria Ros Abellana, Sarah Fennell
near inexpressible experience of grief Dublin Central Mission
in an original form. Sat 11 May, 5pm
Funded by an Arts Council Music
€5 (Limited Capacity)
Commission Award.
30 mins approx.
Stair access only
CONCEIVED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Emma Martin
Funded by The Arts Council of Ireland
and Culture Ireland and supported by
VISUAL Carlow.
© Luca Truffarelli
32 33DDF Extended DDF Extended
DRAFF Workshops &
Cube Takeover Master Classes
Workshops Tues 14 May
Nora Chipaumire /
Street Dance Street Dance Battle Rosas Master
DRAFF, the living archive of
NHAKA Workshops: Qualifying Heats Class: Drumming
experimental performance-making,
(New York)
Top 8 and Red Bull Top 8 Ursula Robb
Dance Connect
brings three workshops by three
boundary-breaking international Top 8 workshops form part of a full Learn an excerpt of the choreography
artists to DDF. weekend of events culminating from Drumming, Anne Teresa De
Top 8 in an epic Street Dance Battle in Keersmaeker’s 1998 award-winning
Creating work that pushes the limits
Meeting House Square (See Pg. 7). To piece, set to music by Steve Reich.
of what dance can be, these artists Join in a series of high-energy street
compete, dancers must sign up online Taught by one of the original dancers,
mine the full potential of the body. dance workshops for all dance
at bit.ly/Top8Battle2019 and attend Ursula Robb, this workshop will offer
They view the body as a critical abilities, from beginner to advanced.
qualifying heats earlier in the day. a unique opportunity to learn the
site of knowing, as an archive, as Learn the fundamentals of Poppin’,
multiply intelligent. Krump, Hip-Hop and B-Boy from phrase material and gain insight into
© Elise Duval
world-class street dance artists. Meeting House Square how it was moulded and shaped
Wed 15 May Sun 5 May, using a series of compositional tools.
Project Arts Centre, Cube Aimar Pérez Galí / Registration: 1pm–2pm
Tues 14 May, 2pm–5pm Embodied Discourse DanceHouse
Heats: 2pm–6pm DanceHouse
Wed 15 May, 2pm–5pm (Barcelona) Sat 4 May,
Entry €12 (incl. access to Top 8 Sat 11 May, 11am–12:30pm
Thurs 16 May, 2pm–5pm Poppin’, 12pm–1:30pm
Street Dance Battle) €10
€10 per workshop Hip-Hop, 1:30pm–3pm
Krump, 3pm–4:30pm
€10 per class / €20 for 3 Limited availability on the door. Suitable for intermediate /
Suitable for arts practitioners.
Book online to avoid disappointment. advanced dancers.
Please wear loose, comfortable
clothing. Ages 10+, for all levels Book via dublindancefestival.ie
Book through Dance Ireland Children’s Workshop
(See Pg. 47)
Company Wang
Sound Stage: © DRAFF Ramirez
New Music Thurs 16 May
Red Bull Dance
Connect This fun dance workshop for ages
Sarah Vanhee /
To round things off, join us on Thurs Polyphonic Spaces 7–12 will incorporate hip-hop and
Learn the freshest moves from an
16 May from 8:30pm for a night (Brussels) contemporary dance techniques.
international street dance legend
of music in collaboration with ddr. Led by dancers from Company Wang
from the Red Bull Dance Connect
(Dublin Digital Radio). See Pg. 31 Ramirez, children will learn snippets
team.
for details. of choreography from their show
W.A.M. We Are Monchichi, while also
DanceHouse being encouraged to find their own
Sat 4 May, 4:30pm–6pm movements and self-expression.
€10
The Ark
Ages 10+, for all levels Sat 11 May, 11am–12pm
Book via redbull.com €11.50 full price / €8.50 conc.
© Phile Deprez
Ages 7–12, for all levels
Book through The Ark (See Pg. 47)
34 35DDF Extended DDF Extended
Dance on Film Talking Dance
In association with the
Merce Cunningham Trust
In association with Light
Moves International
Modes of Capture
Festival of Screendance Symposium:
Merce An Introduction
Cunningham: A Selection
A Lifetime of Dance of Shorts Dr Jenny Roche hosts a panel
discussion with Dr Linda Murray,
This year’s Dance on Film sees Curator of the Dance Archive at
(USA, 2000) Director: Charles Atlas a carefully curated programme the New York Public Library for
of six short films that includes a Performing Arts; Dr Finola Cronin,
In 2002 the Merce Cunningham
selection of Light Moves Festival Lecturer in Drama Studies at
Dance Company launched the first
2018 Award Winners, some University College Dublin; and
edition of Dublin Dance Festival, and
recent French releases, and the Val Bourne CBE, Founder/Artistic
this year the world celebrates the
premiere of CoisCéim’s How to Director of Dance Umbrella, London
Merce Cunningham Centennial.
Sink a Paper Boat by David Bolger. Fast Track to Dance and Founding Board Member of
This documentary is a fitting tribute View full programme details at Dublin Dance Festival.
to an extraordinary artist, whose dublindancefestival.ie. Do you want to learn more
This event introduces the upcoming
revolutionary take on modern dance © Live Collision about dance and deepen your
Modes of Capture Symposium:
is brilliantly explained in a film that Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs understanding of the artform? If so,
The Capturing of Process in
places interviews with the master, Mon 13 May, 7pm our popular Fast Track programme is
Contemporary Dance-making,
and footage of his work, front and €10 full price /€8 conc. perfect for you!
a research and performance
centre.
Let the Live Collision team immerse symposium taking place at the Irish
90 mins approx. (incl. one interval) you in a weekend of dance that World Academy of Music and Dance,
Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs Post-Screening Q&A with includes world-class performances, University of Limerick, 21–23 June
Sun 12 May, 2:30pm David Bolger. film screenings, meet-the-maker 2019.
€10 full price /€8 conc. sessions and group discussions.
This is a great opportunity for anyone Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
90 mins who’s keen to develop a critical eye Sun 12 May, 4:30pm
This screening is courtesy of the and learn more about the artform. Admission Free. Booking Required.
Merce Cunningham Trust as part
of the Cunningham Centennial A really generous, friendly and This introductory event is presented
celebration. L’Âge d’Or © Shonen Insolence Productions thoroughly enjoyable weekend. by Liz Roche Company, Dublin
FAST TRACK PARTICIPANT 2018 Dance Festival, The Irish World
Academy of Music and Dance, and
Fri 10 May: 6pm–9pm Bealtaine.
Sat 11 May: 11am–9pm
Sun 12 May: 10:30am–5pm
€55 (includes entry to 4 shows and
1 film screening)
Limited places available. Apply now.
Email producer@livecollision.com
LIGHT
MOVES
for details. Applications close Wed
10 April.
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Festival in partnership with
Young people
The Digital Hub
The Missy Elliott Project invites
young women of colour to imagine
create a radical new
a RADICAL NEW FUTURE! Already
rolled out in four cities, DDF is
delighted to team up with award-
winning artist Selina Thompson to
future through live
bring this project to Dublin.
In this live performance and digital
exchange project, young people
performance and
will work with an expert team of
choreographers, performance
artists, musicians and designers to
make a VR experience with all the
technology.
energy and excitement of an old-
school Missy Elliott video, meeting
new friends and imagining an
exciting and limitless world.
Taster Workshops
UNITED KINGDOM
The Digital Hub
Sat 18 & Sun 19 May
The Missy Participation is free of charge.
Elliott Project Get Involved
If you identify as a woman or girl of
Selina Thompson
colour, aged between 14 and 18, get
in touch with us for more information
at operations@dublindancefestival.ie.
Ltd Part of the year-round DDF
Extended programme, this project
explores the lived experience of
young women of colour in Dublin.
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