What I've been doing, seeing, thinking
Augmenting and filtering – Paris
I’m familiar with placing my dancing in relation to urban architecture, using dance to explore what’s possible for a body in these spaces. And I’m familiar with sharing videos online of this work. inviting others into the often solitary dance experiences. What’s different about this video posted as an Instagram reel, is that I used one of the standard filters – Pixie – that adds a sparkle to the image and, though this video doesn’t foreground it, a little eyeliner to human faces. The filter adds a glamour to the image, not out of keeping with the opulent surroundings. It also creates a space on Instagram that’s different from the one in which I danced and even the one I made by framing my dancing on the cameraphone video. read more…
Saturday, 29 October, 2022What's Next
Dance Ireland – Tyrone Guthrie Residency
Fearghus and Isabella Oberländer will continue their research, practice and performance of Tearmann Aiteach/ Queer Sanctuary in a two week residency at Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig. The residency is thanks to an award from Dance Ireland that supports artists to focus on the development of a new performance work, either alone or in collaboration.