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FEBRUARY 2009

dance ireland NEWS

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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, 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 viewsexpressed are those of contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of Dance Ireland members.

Cover: Cork City BalletPhoto: Stas Bernasinski

Deadlines for next edition:March 2009 Copy & Photos: Friday 13 February Inserts: Friday 20 January

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, John Scott Vice Chairperson, Gaby Smith

DANCE IRELAND PERSONNELPaul 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

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We are pleased to announce that the Arts Council has awarded us a repeat grant of€413,000 for 2009. In addition we gratefully acknowledge €13,000 from DublinCity Council. In the current climate these awards are immeasurable endorsements

of our work. In the letter of offer, the Arts Council writes: this offer of funding represents aconscious decision to prioritise maintaining support to Dance Ireland in 2009. In reaching thisdecision, the Council wishes to acknowledge the positive contribution that Dance Ireland ismaking towards the development of the dance sector, raising the professional standards anddiversifying the width and scope of dance activities in Ireland.

What this means is that Dance Ireland can maintain its programme into 2009, albeit on areduced scale - by continuing to provide the broad ranges of services and resources whichsupports professional dance practice. At the same time as allowing us to continue to operateDanceHouse as a valuable resource for the sector. In light of these decisions, the board andexecutive are working on devising the best programme possible in the current climate.

Looking ahead; this month, we announce details of the OPEN CALL for our InternationalExchange Programme with Movement Research New York, as part of our ChoreographicServices Programme. Training-wise we have advance information on our international guestteaching residency with Gregory Livingston and the first in our 09 series of Multi-DisciplinaryExchanges with Hayo David, making a return visit to lead a Body and Space workshop.

Further highlights include still, life – a photographic study of 26 of Ireland’s leading moderndance artists by Jonathon Mitchell at DanceHouse. This is a new and exciting creativedevelopment for both photographer Jonathon Mitchell and Dance Ireland; a timelyreminder of the dedication and tenacity of the dance community. still, life will be formallyopened by renowned UK dance photographer Chris Nash on Tuesday 10 February at 5pm, allwelcome.

In another exciting development, we launch the first in a monthly series of articles fromchoreograph.net, with an introductory piece by Michelle Ní Dhalaigh.

As ever we give advance news of the work of our members throughout the country,highlights include upcoming national tours by CoisCéim and Echo Echo; Colin Dunne atProject; international performances by Daghdha, This Torsion Dance Theatre andexpandance; details of opportunities and new initiatives from DARI, Dance Research Forum,Fidget Feet and Myriad Dance; and activity reports from, among others junk ensemble andRex Levitates.

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INTERNATIONAL GUEST TEACHINGRESIDENCY WITH GREGORY LIVINGSTONContemporary23-27 February 10am – 12 noonDanceHouse€12 (members); €14 (non-members)

Born in Washington and trained in NYC, Gregory hasstudied vocal music and went on to receive his BFA inDance & Choreography from the State University ofNY at Purchase. Since 1991, he has been workingnationally and internationally as a dancer, teacher,choreographer & assistant in Asia, Europe & the USAand since 2001 is a practicing certified acupressuremassage therapist (CAMT).

Gregory has danced for choreographers such asIsmael Ivo, Jean Renshaw, Roberto Galvan, Rui Horta,Joseph Tmim, Willy Tsao, Helen Lai, Lin Hwai Min, PaulTaylor, Jose Limon, Eleo Pomare and Dorothy Blakely.

In 2006, he was engaged to choreograph the OperaCarmen for the singers of the HessischesStaatstheater in Wiesbaden, Germany. In 2007, he wasa visiting professor at KNUA (Korean NationalUniversity of Arts) in Seoul and is a permanent guest

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DANCE IRELAND PROGRAMME

IMPORTANT CHANGES TO ARTS COUNCIL AWARDS IN 2009The Arts Council has announced some changes to the way in which awards will be offered this year.

Most notably not all awards will be open to dance artists and most awards will only have one closingdate. Also, certain awards criteria have been changed slightly. So if you are thinking about making anapplication in 2009, it is advisable to visit their website: www.artscouncil.ie for the latest information.

The awards that dancers and choreographers may apply for, are:

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faculty at the NYIDE (NY Institute of Dance &Education). In 2008, he has taught class for the ProArtFestival in Czech Republic, the Iwanson Schule, theTanzlabor_21 & the 1st Sommerlabor at Mousonturmin Frankfurt, Germany, for the Akram KhanCompany/National Ballet of China as well as companyclass for the Production Dona Flor in which he alsodanced.

At present he resides in Mannheim, Germany and hasfurther engagements in 2009 with SEAD, theUniversity of Giessen, and a project in conjunctionwith Tanzlabor_21 & the VHS Ruesselsheim as well asin New York. This is his first time teaching for DanceIreland.

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EXCHANGE: BODY AND SPACE 2-7 March10am – 3pm DanceHouse€50 (members); €80 (non-members)Public Presentation: Sat 7 March, 4pm (freeadmission)

As the first in our second series of multi-disciplinaryworkshops, Dance Ireland presents Body and Spacewith German choreographer Hayo David.

This workshop builds on last year’s exchange, whenDavid worked with a mixed group of dance artistsand architecture students. While the focus will beagain on the connections between body/space/time,it will expand to include the virtual space in relationto the body and architecture that surrounds it.

This workshop is open to dancers, choreographers aswell as architecture students and experts with aparticular interest in engaging in the working processbut all participants should be prepared to workphysically.

Hayo David has been working on the theme ‘bodyand space’ for the last 15 years, primarily through hiswork as a dancer and artistic assistant of FredericFlamand, working alongside some of the mostoutstanding architects of our time.

The multidisciplinary exchanges are seen as theopportunity to link practice to theoretical debate: anarena where dance practice intersects with issues ofaesthetics, philosophy, sociology; a vehicle of debateand sharing between dance artists and experts inother fields which would help eventually spark offnew inspirational and provocative approaches todance practice.

A public presentation is scheduled for Saturday 7

March at 4pm. This will be open to all and free ofcharge but booking is required.

Coming up! Second multi-disciplinary exchange:Body and Text – led by Jonathan Burrows andAdrian Heathfield - 30 March to 1 April.

Please note that workshop places are limited, soadvance booking is essential.

To reserve your place email [email protected] or01 855 8800.

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGEPROGRAMMEDance Ireland/Movement Research NYCOPEN CALL Deadline: 26 February

As part of our ongoing commitment to promotinginternational mobility among dance artists, DanceIreland continues its collaboration with MovementResearch NYC by providing an artists’ exchangebetween Ireland and the USA.

Dance artists from across Ireland (Dance Irelandprofessional performer/choreographer membersonly) are invited to submit their expression of interestin being considered for this exchange by emailingElisabetta at [email protected] of interest should include a CV andphotos; copy of any visual documentation of yourwork should be sent in by post. All material must bereceived by Thursday 26 February.

Movement Research will host two dance artists totake part in the SPRING Festival 09, from 23 April to 2May. The SPRING Festival, spearheaded by an ArtistCuratorial Team, features performances, classes,workshops and discursive formats throughout thecity. A public conversation about the value of cross-border collaborations will be organised as part of MRStudies Project Series.

Selection process will be jointly curated byMovement Research and Dance Ireland. It isanticipated that decisions will be communicated bythe end of March. Priority will be given to artists whohave not previously taken part in the exchange.

For further information, please contact Elisabetta on01 855 8800 or by email [email protected]. For moreinformation on Movement Research please visitwww.movementresearch.org.

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still, life is an exhibition that celebrates these uniqueartists and their contribution to cultural life in Ireland.The exhibition consists of 26 images of many of ourleading choreographers and dancers. Each imageexplores the narrative potential of stillrepresentations of dance. Shot in a series of evocativelocations around Dublin, the images were createdthrough a collaborative process of improvisation anddevising. Placed into the location, the artist is but oneof the elements making up the image, and not theentire focus of it. It is the interaction between artistand location that moves the attention away from thephysical aesthetic and towards a more emotive,narrative-driven interpretation.

Set in doorways, car parks, under bridges, behindwalls and trees, these are not only images of dance,but are snatched moments from some-body’s story.Set together, these individually compelling imagesform a bold visual record of a community of danceartists without whom Irish cultural life would besignificantly poorer.

still, life was created with the support of Dance Irelandand with the assistance of the Office of Public Works.

Jonathan Mitchell was born in England, and has livedin Dublin since 1999. He trained as a dancer at theRambert School, London. He has worked with manyof the leading UK and Irish companies, includingAdventures in Motion Pictures, CoisCéim, IMDT,Matthew Hawkins & Dancers, Rex Levitates andScottish Dance Theatre. He still occasionally teachesdance. Since 2005, Jonathan has been a professionalphotographer, specialising in fine-art portraiture anddance.

still, life will be formally opened by renowned UKdance photographer Chris Nash at DanceHouse on10 February at 5pm. All welcome to attend. Theexhibition will run until the end of the year.

DANCE ARTISTS IN REGIONAL IRELAND(DARI)Dance, choreography and discussions on dancepractices 26 & 27 February

The next round of DARI workshops will be held inGalway on Thursday 26 & Friday 27 February hostedby Tanya McCrory and led by Mary Nunan. DARI(Dance Artists in Regional Ireland) is a pilot schemeinstigated by regional dancers in residence, andsupported by Dance Ireland, that allows dance artistsbased outside of Dublin to access professionaltraining and choreographic mentorship a number oftimes a year in regional locations. The first workshopwas hosted in Tralee in November byCatherine Young and was led by Liz Roche andproved to be a fruitful weekend. The second in theseries moves to Galway and will allow dancers indifferent regional locations to come together to takeclass, discuss and explore working practices andchallenges together.

The 2 day intensive workshop will consist of:

10.00-12.30 Professional morning class

12.30-13.15 Discussion around technique & training

14.30-17.30 Choreography workshop

The workshops are open to all professional dancersbased outside of Dublin and prior booking isessential. To reserve a place please contact TanyaMcCrory on 086 1905018 or email Tanya [email protected].

STILL, LIFE A photographic study of 26 of Ireland’s modern dancepioneersPhotography by Jonathon Mitchell10 February onwardsDanceHouse

still, life is a photographic exhibition that throws lighton the secret history of modern dance in Ireland. Thevibrant, diverse dance community that exists todaywas built on the foundations laid by an extraordinarygroup of dance practitioners and artists. 20 years agothey were operating in a cultural vacuum, bereft ofany financial support from arts bodies, isolated fromtheir peers on the continent and with an audiencethat did not fully understand their art form. Throughtalent, dedication and perseverance they created acommunity that is today thriving and complex, andoccupies a position of cultural significance within theIrish arts scene.

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Daghdha are delight to announce the opening oftheir 2009 touring programme with the presentationof Choreography for Blackboards in Helsinki, Finlandand IMMA, Ireland.

This truly innovative choreographic installationcreated by Michael Klien draws together fine art,choreography and performance, appealing toartistically minded and curious individuals. Local andinternational artists will work on monolithicblackboard, over a set period of time, following exact,rehearsed procedures, exchanging insights andindividual expressions. Once the choreography hascome to an end a landscape of drawings is left fordisplay. The audience will enter this creative, calm andserene space, free to walk, sit, converse andexperience this innovative installation.

Daghdha has been invited to present at theinternational biennial Side Step Festival hosted by theZodiac – Centre for New Dance in Helsinki for twoevenings on 5 & 6 February.

Daghdha is then pleased to announce a partnershipwith the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Dublinto present Choreography for Blackboards for twoevenings on 24 and 25 April 2009.

We hope you will be able to join Daghdha for thisinspiring event.

DUBLIN DANCE FESTIVAL 20098 May - 23 May 2009 www.dublindancefestival.ie

Dublin Dance Festival is delighted to announce that itwill again be presenting a world-class and diverseprogramme of contemporary dance in Ireland’scapital city in 2009. Artistic Director Laurie Uprichardsays The Dublin Dance Festival 2008 created a buzz ofcontemporary dance activities – from performances toworkshops to step classes and the headphone disco. Welook forward to welcoming audiences back again formore in May 2009. The opening performances of SidiLarbi Cherkaoui’s Apocrifu and Ronald K.Brown/Evidence’s One Shot will lead audiences into a

COISCÉIM DANCE COMPANYBOXES 2009National tour in March – May 2009www.coisceim.com

In a brand new version of their hit show Boxes,CoisCéim Dance Theatre has transposed the originalharmony of the two-man show to today’sdisharmonious world where the ‘Celtic Tiger’ iscatnapping and global events impact on a local scale.

More revised than recycled, Boxes 2009 features newchoreography, a new set and new dancers - Broadwaytap-dancing legend Jason E. Barnard and double-time Critics’ Choice Winner for Outstanding Male, LeeClayden. The dancers (who were both in Dodgems atthis year’s Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival) playtwo factory workers who use their limitlessimagination and dexterity to create a magical worldamid stacks of cardboard boxes.

Boxes 2000 won massive acclaim when it premieredwinning over audiences and critics alike at the 2000Dublin Fringe Festival. Boxes 2009 is set in a darkerworld and the contrast of two races and cultures in apost-boom factory makes this a far more poignantshow.

With a pulsating sound score, whimsical animationand opulent design, Boxes 2009 is still a witty andheart-felt show that the whole family can enjoy butdrawing heavily on world events like 9/11, the Bushpresidency and the current economic crises, Boxes2009 demonstrates just how fragile our global houseof cardboard is.

Boxes 2009 will open at Civic Theatre, Tallaght onMarch 7 followed by an extensive national tour to tenvenues across Ireland.

DAGHDHA DANCE COMPANY Choreography for blackboards Side Step FestivalZodiac Centre for new dance - Helsinki5 & 6 February 2009 (061) 467 872www.daghdha.ie

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festival which will be examining issues of cultural andspiritual identity.

Apocrifu by choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui willopen the festival. Considered one of the most excitingcontemporary choreographers, Larbi has created apowerful work questioning the power of the writtenword. He dances with Yasuyuki Shuto, a classicaldancer from the Ballet of Tokyo, and Dimitri Jourde, acontemporary dancer and circus artist. Larbi, born toBelgian and Moroccan parents, has previouslyworked with Les Ballets C. de la B., known toattendees of the 2006 International Dance FestivalIreland, and his last few years have seen him make astrong impact on the world of European dance.Acclaimed Corsican vocal ensemble A Filettaaccompany Apocrifu with their beautiful a capellasongs, based on liturgical and poetic texts, befitting awork that illuminates forgotten tales.

Another highlight of the programme will be One Shotby Ronald K. Brown and Evidence. Ronald K. Brown,who has been praised as one of the most profoundchoreographers of his generation by The New YorkTimes, blends African and contemporary dancevocabularies to tell about the African Diaspora.Evidence also aims to promote understanding of thehuman experience in that Diaspora, leading deeperinto issues of spirituality, community responsibilityand liberation. One Shot is inspired by the life andwork of African-American photographer Charles‘Teenie’ Harris, nicknamed ‘One Shot’, investigatingthe beauty, sense of community and legacy capturedin the photos of everyday people Harris took overalmost 40 years.

In addition, the 2009 festival will present remarkableworks from Australian, European, and NorthAmerican, as well as Irish choreographers. Full detailsof the programme will be announced on March 10and information will be posted on the websitewww.dublindancefestival.ie. The festival is supportedby the Arts Council.

COLIN DUNNE Out of Time4 – 7 February 2009 (Preview 3 February) 8pmProject Arts Centre, Space Upstairs €20/17 (*Concession)[email protected]

Colin Dunne returns to Project Arts Centre with Out ofTime following his sell out show at Dublin DanceFestival 2008.

Out of Time is a fascinating insight into Dunne’s worldas a dancer rooted in the Irish step dance tradition. In

this multimedia show he mixes percussive dance andlive sound processing to create a hauntingsoundscape as he is joined on stage by a projectedchorus of traditional dancers, including himself as aten year old boy.

Pushing the boundaries of traditional Irish step danceDunne presents an intimate and bold view of hiscontemporary relationship with a tradition that hasshaped his life.

*Concessions prices are available to Dance Irelandmembers. Group rates available on request – contactMelanie at Project Arts Centre on 01 8819 625.

ECHO ECHO DANCE THEATRECOMPANY Watch and feel the all-female Ripple Affect…Touring 16 - 29 Marchwww.echoechodance.com

Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company has an excitingall-female production to offer audiences this Marchentitled Ripple Affect. Arising from questions such as:What do you do after you have been hugged? What

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resonates in your body and memory and where doesthat lead you?

Steve Batts, co-artistic director of Echo Echo hasdevised and choreographed a full-length dance pieceaddressing the physical memory. Audiences will seehow the actions, feelings and choices of one personcan affect others around them.

Batts is an internationally renowned dancer, director,choreographer and teacher. He has enlisted the allfemale cast in the shape of five professional dancersand three musicians to perform. He describes thedancers as exceptionally expressive, technically gifted,and creative adding that the live musicians The HenryGirls are remarkable. The five dancers will move to thebeautiful tones of The Henry Girls from Donegal. Thismusic group is no stranger to success with twoacclaimed albums and regular performancesthroughout Ireland. Using the all female cast, directorSteve will create a warm and inviting blend of duets,solos and group dances with vocal harmony and richinstrumentation.

Director Batts promises: Ripple Affect will bemovement that makes sense and beauty on a humanscale.

Echo Echo is considered to be Northern Ireland’sleading contemporary dance company and it ishoping to follow on from the successful 2007 tour ofConsequences directed by Wolfgang Hoffmann. TheBelfast News Letter said the production was Bathed inthe glow of a mesmerising dream-logic…Wonderfullyright whilst The Irish Times called it superblyaccomplished.

The 2009 tour of Ripple Affect will include dates inDerry, Belfast, Letterkenny, Sligo and Dublin.

EXPANDANCE Trio With Invisible Third / Making Changewww.expandance.blogspot.com

expandance’s most recent instalment of Trio WithInvisible Third was well received in both Dublin andNew York and we extend our gratitude to those ofyou who came to support both performances. Specialthanks to Gary Keegan in Dublin for invaluabletechnical support.

In other news, we are delighted to have beenaccepted to Brooklyn Arts Exchange’s UpstartFestival, with our newest piece, Making Change. Thisfestival is primarily a platform for choreographerswho are new to showing work in New York City. BAXUpstart Festival runs from 2 - 5 April. For more detailsplease email [email protected].

FIDGET FEET DANCE THEATREThe Snow Queen Auditionswww.fidgetfeet.com

In 2009 An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny, celebrates its10th anniversary by producing a new Christmas showin collaboration with Fidget Feet. We are looking fortwo actors to work on this new adaptation of TheSnow Queen, which will reinvent the traditional taleby Hans Christian Anderson. This new work bringstogether local and international talents using aerialwork, dance, music, theatre and special effects.

Male actor – to play the young boy; male actor needsto be able to sing, dance and any circus or aerial skillsRipple Affect

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will be an advantage. No fear of heights is a must!Dates required: Monday 25 May – Sunday 14 June(3 weeks to create piece in Donegal) and Sunday 22November – Sunday 20 December (4 weeks includingrehearsals, technical week and 2.5 weeks run).

Female actor – to play two/three older female roles;female actor needs to be able to sing and dance. Thisrole may not do any aerial but if you have any circusand aerial skills it will be a plus. Dates required:Monday 1 - Sunday 14 June (2 weeks to create piecein Donegal) and Sunday 22 November – Sunday 20December (4 weeks including rehearsals, technicalweek and 2.5 weeks run).

Fee for this project is €650 a week; please note thatwhile the above roles are age specific, this does notmean the actors age need to be.

Important:All auditionees will need to be available to take partin a five day training workshop from 25 to 29 April.We will be training in aerial with dance and theatreworkshops and by the end of the training we will bein a position to offer the two roles, to the mostsuitable participants.

Fidget Feet are very interested in local Donegal-based actors but also welcome anyone based inIreland. It is our aim to help develop Irish basedperformers in aerial and circus skills and while theweek training includes an audition for thoseapplying, we will also be offering the three dayworkshop to all interested outside parties. There willbe a fee for anyone attending the workshop who isnot auditioning for the show.

To audition, please send your CV to Sheenagh Gillen at [email protected].

Sat 25 and Sun 26 April: studio work on dance,theatre and singing skills;

Mon 27, Tues 28 and Wed 29 April: work on aerialtraining in theatre.

Fidget Feet are also giving a three day aerial trainingworkshop; due to demand, space will be limited sobook early! You can send your cheque to confirmspace on workshop together with your contactdetails with details of your experience (those with noexperience are also welcome) to Sheenagh Gillen [email protected].

Aerial workshops: Fee €90 for three days

Dates: 27 - 29 April

Aerial Workshops include: silks, cocoons, harness work

Location: Letterkenny, Donegal

JUNK ENSEMBLE [email protected]

To kick off an exciting year for junk ensemble,Drinking Dust was recently named an Irish TimesHighlight of 2008.

junk ensemble just returned from New York City,having attended Association of Performing ArtsPresenters Conference (APAP) as part of the CultureIreland delegation and Under the Radar Festival forexperimental theatre and dance.

junk ensemble performed in Project Brand New(Project Upstairs) on Saturday January 17 in acollaboration with visual artist Jack Phelan andcomposer George Higgs.

Drinking Dust begins its tour in April at The ArchesTheatre Festival in Glasgow, also touring to Romaniaand Paris in 2009. Richard Wakely, InternationalProducer, is now Producer for junk ensemble.

MULTIPLICITOUS SITESRachel Sweeney & Ellen Kilsgaard [email protected]

This year dancers Rachel Sweeney and Ellen Kilsgaardembark on a new collaborative dance research

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day residency she created an 11 minute quartetwhich was performed on January 5 to a packedaudience at Judson Memorial Church. The companythen began re-rehearsals for Shared Material on Dyingwhich was shown alongside the new quartet and awork-in-progress performance by John JasperseCompany at Centre for Performance Research,Brooklyn as part of the APAP Showcases on 12January. Again the showcase was very well attendedand the response to the work was very positive.

Rex Levitates would like to thank Dance Ireland, theArts Council, Movement Research, Laurie Uprichard,Culture Ireland and CPR.

THIS TORSION DANCE THEATRENiamh Condronwww.thistorsion.com

Niamh Condron has been in San Francisco this winter.With the support of the Arts Council she has beentraining with Cathie Caraker in BodyMindCentering,Scott Wells in Performance Research and Contact andAugusta Moore in Feldenkrais and Ballet. Niamh isworking again with the Scott Wells and DancersCompany with performances in Santa Cruz on 13February.

Niamh Condron and Julyen Hamilton will performBridge, in Paris, at Micadanse on Saturday 21 Februaryat 8.30pm.

The duet Bridge premiered at Vibrate Dance Festivallast May and went on to receive a 5 star review duringits presentation at Dublin Fringe Festival: NiamhCondron and Julyen Hamilton perfectly articulatedrelationship tensions in Bridge, as she grappled with herown power and he omnisciently stepped around her.Condron’s poise and Hamilton’s warmth set up a

program together with the Irish World Academy forMusic and Dance and The Irish Institute for PeaceStudies. Multiplicitous Sites is an interdisciplinarydance project and will be mentored by Cork baseddance writer and critic, Mary Brady and also UKperformance theorist and theatre director, DavidWilliams. From February 2009, Rachel and Ellen willtake up residence at the Belltable Arts Centre,Limerick, where they will direct a three stage researchinquiry into the politics of difference in dance,looking at the concept of conflict and resolution ascreative social inter-action rather than opposition.Rachel is a dance researcher and writer who recentlyreturned to Ireland following 15 years workinginternationally as a site based choreographer andButoh dancer and is currently Dance Specialist for anew BA program in Voice and Dance at the Irish WorldAcademy for Music and Dance (IWAMD). Her work isprofiled through interdisciplinary practice and thisproject is her first opportunity to work withcontemporary dancer and improvisational performer,Ellen Kilsgaard, who currently is based in Limerick ona Daghdha dance mentoring scheme. This newinitiative will unfold during the next 6 months andwill be disseminated using existing choreographicresearch forums such as www.choreograph.net, inorder to exchange regular writings and facilitateonline discussions with the Irish dance communitysurrounding the emerging project.

REX LEVITATES www.rexlevitates.com

Rex Levitates have just returned from a verysuccessful residency and performance three weeks inNew York. Liz Roche has been artist in residence atMovement Research New York with Jodi Melnick,Juliette Mapp and Katherine O’Malley. During the 12-

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hopeful scenario in the space, but desire turned todistress when she clutched her stomach, as if havingbeen stabbed, then grabbed his head and submerged itin a bucket of water for an alarmingly long time. Thefollowing apogee caused tensions to escalate as theythrew beautifully pointed words at each other – field,window-cracked, memory, going home – matching thisverbal tug-of-war with physical grief. Both dancerstouched at their own essence while trying to get closer ina stirring performance less about a bridge and moreabout what happens when we finally allow water underit. Christie Seaver, The Irish Times.

In late February and March, Niamh will return toNorthern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds,UK, where she trained, to choreograph a new piece onthe students that will be performed as their end ofyear presentation.

OTHER DANCE NEWS

ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTSNeed a change for the 2009?www.theacademy.ie

The Academy of Performing Arts is seekingexperienced singing, dance and drama teachers forits ever growing and popular school. Interestedparties should send their CV to [email protected] rates and package offered to the rightcandidates.

COLLEGE OF DANCENew term classeswww.collegeofdance.com

Spring term commenced at the College of Dance andwill continue until Friday 27 March. We are delightedthat Katherine Lewis, Artistic Director of the IrishNational Youth Ballet Company will continue to teachballet classes to all the students. Stephen Brennan, bykind permission of Ballet Ireland, continues to teach aweekly specialised ballet class for all the boys and, inaddition to this, a double-work class every week.

All members of Dance Ireland are welcome to join thedaily senior ballet classes, also the boys’ ballettechnique class. Timetables are available from theoffice. Special Rate: €18 per class.

Applications are now being received for entry to theCollege in September 2009; with auditions in March.For prospectus and further information contact theCollege of Dance: Tel/Fax: 01 2304115. Email:[email protected].

DANCE RESEARCH FORUM IRELANDSecond Student Symposium – Call for Presentations

The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance University of Limerick www.danceresearchforumireland.org

Dance Research Forum Ireland (DRFI) invitespresentations from students on a current academicresearch project on dance or a current dance work-in-progress.

Academic presentations will be confined to no morethan four Power-Point Slides (ten minutes); dancepresentations will be confined to 10 minutes. Allpresentations will be followed by a question andanswer session.

Please forward all abstracts of presentations [email protected] by 5 February.

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For information relating to the symposium contacteither Dr Catherine Foley at [email protected];Tel: 061 202922; or Mats Melin at [email protected].

MYRIAD DANCE Vacancy: Education & Outreach Directorwww.myriaddance.com

Myriad Dance, Wexford seeks a prominent andexperienced Education & Outreach Director tofacilitate, administrate and further develop itsexisting Education & Community Programme.Candidates must have a Postgraduate/MA inCommunity Dance/Dance in Education, with 3 – 5years’ experience.

Candidates must present ability to:

� Be creative and inventive in the delivering of adance outreach programme for both Co Wexfordand nationally;

� Be fearless in forging new relationships anddeveloping programmes for increasedcontemporary dance participation;

� Be able to work in a team-based environment, yetdirect a full-time dance programme;

� Be able to provide expert leadership on anenvisaged programme for young professionaldance artists acquiring further trainingknowledge in the Youth & Community or Dance inschools areas.

For a detailed job description and personspecification: www.myriaddance.com

This is a full time position; salary scale €26,000 -€30,000, commensurate with experience.Applications, to include an email cover letter and CV,should be emailed to the Artistic Director [email protected] by 5pm, Thursday 12February.

QIGONG SEMINAR WITH ÁRPÁDROMÁNDYSaturday 7 February @ 09.45 – 17.00 Sunday 8 February @ 10.00 – 17.00DanceHouseNon-refundable booking deposit: €90Full cost of seminar (including deposit): €[email protected]

Árpád Romándy is Director of the Qigong Institute ofAustria, Founder Member of the European Institute ofQigong and Traditional Studies, and is a Councillor,Specialist Committee Member and Deputy General

Secretary of the World Academic Society of MedicalQigong in the People’s Republic of China. He is arecognised teacher of qigong in both China andEurope, with nearly twenty years of experience.Árpád has close ties to some of the circle ofrecognised Grand Masters that reside in China todayand is an associate of Professor Lin Zhongpeng, whois considered China’s leading expert on the classicaltheory and methods of qigong. His abilities in thespoken and written language of China allow the “freeand easy” flow of information between his teachersand his students.

While this will be the eighth seminar Árpád has heldin Ireland, it is perfectly suitable for people who wishto attend for the first time. Árpád ensures that allthose who attend his seminars can follow what he isteaching and gain enough experience to be able topractice the methods.

23RD INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONFOR CHOREOGRAPHERS HANOVER 09 11 & 12 April [email protected]

For 23 years the Ballett Gesellschaft Hannover hasorganised the International Competition forChoreographers Hanover. This competition hasbecome an important event in the national andinternational dance scene.

Since 2004, the International Competition forChoreographers has been the culminating event ofthe OsterTanzTage, a four day long dance festivalorganised by the Staatsoper Hanover and the BallettGesellschaft Hanover, which also featuresperformances of the Ballett der Staatsoper Hannover,a guest company, and several other activities. As inthe past, the 23rd Competition for ChoreographersHanover will take place on Saturday and Sunday ofthe festival weekend.

In order to take part in the competition, allparticipants, choreographers and dancers must havecompleted professional training. The age limit forchoreographers is 35 years. The choreography shouldbe between 5 to 15 minutes; solos may not beinterpreted by the choreographer. The choice ofsubject and music is optional. The choreographicwork must be submitted on videotape/DVD. Thecompetition is open for every stylistic direction.

Assessment criteria are based on imaginative use ofspace and time, the choreographic realisation of anidea and the transfer to the interpreters.


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A pre-jury will select a maximum of 20 of thesubmitted works, which will enter the contest. Theartistic director of the jury is Ed Wubbe, director of theScapino Ballett.

Up to 3 endowed prizes totalling €13,500 will beawarded, in addition to an audience prize of €1,000,critic’s prize of €1,500 and the Scapino ProductionPrize.

CHOREOGRAPHY.NET STRIKES ACHORD Michelle Ni Dhalaigh www.choreograph.net

Choreography is all around us. Every day we navigateour way through our daily lives in a series ofchoreographed movements and actions. The chain ofreaction of biology from cellular movements in ourbrains to breathing, moving, thinking, dancing is all infocus on choreograph.net. Special areas of interestinclude: choreography as an aesthetics of change,state of dance, ecological thinking, ecology of mind,among many others.

Celebrating the proliferation of choreographeddetails in life is just one of the reasons to visitchoreograph.net. Choreograph.net, set up with helpfrom the Arts Council and Daghdha Dance Company,has progressed from being an online forum fordancers and choreographers, when it was set up in2001, to being an online journal. It is a living andbreathing, almost organic resource for those who areimmersed in where choreography is today and whereit will be tomorrow. The website now exists as anonline journal about how we recognise, cultivate andnegotiate a state of dance in human and other systems.

According to its creators, Davide Terlingo and MichaelKlien, the website is a resource with the desire tofacilitate a community of practise around a sense ofchoreography as a new and open metaphor.

The website has been re-launched as a journal underthe careful direction of Jeffrey Gormly as editor and isa now one year old. It represents a new resource fordancers, choreographers, artists, poets, students andanyone interested in the art of dance andchoreography in both a tangible and intangiblemanner. The website is made up of various pageswhich all combine to present a community mindedand vibrant dance community.

Elements of the website include a notice board,writing area, articles and an area for ‘Raw Thinking’.The ‘Raw Thinking’ stream is serenely laid out withcarefully chosen images where raw thoughts seemlike poetry.

The notice board is not just a practical resourceoffering a message board for dance companies,dancers and schools of dance to offer work,collaboration or even just friendship to each other.But rather seems to be a written expression of thecommunity spirit in dance and choreography today.The notice board offers jobs in New York, Catalonia aswell as Limerick.

The entire site is edited carefully to provideinspiration for those with an inherent interest in theart of dance. Editor Jeffrey Gormly is evident in thecareful placement of the elements of each page onthe website.

Thought provoking articles written by a host ofchoreographers, writers, dancers and theorists allcome together to engage the visitor. Articles byMichael Klien and Davide Terlingo among othersdevelop discussions on topics such as the connectionbetween choreography and the biological, social andpolitical worlds.

Human behaviour in all its forms is the source ofmuch of the discussion on the site. Articles presentedin an easy to use format are a source of ever-changinglinks between dance and sociology. We see the ideasof Anne Baring, Jules Cashford, Steve Valk and JeffreyGormly all come together to create a new lexicon ofthought and of interest for the dancing community. Itmerges the world of dance and choreography withthe worlds of writing, artistry, music and physics.

Writers are gathered in virtual form from variousfields of expertise including cultural theory, theology,social dreaming and cybernetics. It can prove a bitdaunting for the reader at first glance. However closerinspection reveals that there is an emerging themefrom the writings. That is: the choreography ofeverything.

If you are interested in writing or contributing tochoreograph.net please contact Jeffrey Gormly [email protected].

Key articles from the website will feature in DanceIreland News throughout 2009.

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EVENTS LISTINGSDate Event Location

DATE FOR YOU DIARYDate Event Website

Colin Dunne4-7 February Out of Time Project Arts Centre 3 Preview 01 881 9613

[email protected]

Daghdha Dance Company5-6 February Choreography for blackboards Side Step Festival,Helsinki

www.daghdha.ie

still, life10 February dance photography exhibition DanceHouseonwards 01 855 8800

www.danceireland.ie

Niamh Condron/Julyen Hamilton21 February Bridge Micadanse, Paris

www.thistorsion.com

Diversions Dance Company 26 February Bitter Suite Mermaid Arts Centre

01 272 4030www.mermaidartscentre.ie

Cathy Sharp Dance Ensemble26 February Two-Way Split Pavilion Theatre

01 231 2929www.paviliontheatre.ie

CoisCéim Dance TheatreMarch to May Boxes 2009 www.coisceim.com

Echo Echo Dance TheatreMarch Touring Ripple Effect www.echoechodance.com

expandanceApril Trio with invisible third/BAXUpstart Festival Making ChangeNew York www.expandance.blogspot.com

Daghdha Dance Company24-25 April Choreography for blackboardsIMMA www.daghdha.ie

Junk Ensembel April Drinking DustThe Arches Theatre Festival, Glasgow www.junkensemble.com


DANCE IRELAND CLASSES & RESIDENCY @ DANCEHOUSE

02 - 06 February Elena Giannotti Contemporary

09 -13 February Janyce Michellod Ballet

16 - 20 February Deirdre O’Neill Ballet

23 - 27 February Gregory Livingston Contemporary Guest Residency

Class Fees:DI Members: €7 per class; Non-members: €10 per class. Class card available!

Time: 10.00am to 11.30am

Guest Residency Fees:DI Members: €12 per class; Non-members: €14 per class.

Time: 10.00am to 12 Noon

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

PROFESSIONAL CLASS AT THE 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 class

For 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


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