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June 13, 2022In conversations with audiences members, a number people at both performances mentioned how enjoyable it had been to be able to hear the sounds of birds alongside or between the music composed by MuRli. The references seemed incidental but they speak to what I think of as an achievement of the piece and of the performances: that we could be with the dancing and with the environment because they were open to each other. read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentPerforming at Originate: Dublin Dance Festival 2022
May 31, 2022Performing at the Dublin Dance Festival(20/21 May 2022) was an emotional experience fuelled primarily by the strong sense of gratitude for how my dancing body has been enriched by a history of relationships that go to make that place. It’s been two pandemic years since I’ve been in Dublin so there are many people there, friends and colleagues, that I haven’t seen in person for at least that long. And as I stepped into the large, airy space of Studio 4 in Dancehouse and began to warm up, I found myself smiling at the many memories of working there. read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentNote to self: spaces for possibilities/ how to occupy the room
February 6, 2022What dehumanises organisations is the system’s design based on predictability, consistency and control. “There can be experiments and exceptions locally for a while, but most often they are killed off by the system’s requirement for consistency and predictability. My aim is to carve out spaces for human possibilities. ” Peter Block read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentDancing More Wisely: “How long do you plan on doing this for?”
January 27, 2022I’ve always been drawn to dance artists who are performing when it’s beyond the expected, people whose persistent dancing may be surplus to conventional requirement, not normal (let’s say in the statistical sense). Part of this project of Dancing More … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentUnreeled at Uilinn/ West Cork Arts Centre
November 9, 2021When I was asked by Luke Murphy if I’d like to present something at a season of dance he was curating at Uilinn – West Cork Arts Centre, I was keen to accept but to also make clear that over … read more…
Posted in Blog | 1 CommentLayering, filaments – AR and Dance Research
October 6, 2021When I saw that the Lightmoves Screendance Festival was expanding its programme to support research on work that combined dance and digital technologies, I recognised that it was an opportunity for Rob Eagle and me to continue the work on … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentA space to dance in
June 21, 2021I want to claim a space for the validity of moving together, of rediscovering the pleasure and necessity of that wordless connecting (alongside useful spoken conversation), of retuning our antennae. It’s not the time for me to design performance. It’s the time to cherish, nurture and celebrate the value of corporeal connection – not just for those of us for whom dance is a profession but all of us read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentSurviving or Thriving Podcasts
April 1, 2021One of the best things about taking part in the Surviving and Thriving Panel was that, though online, it was an opportunity for some of the dance community to gather. Though our focus was on positive strategies for survival, there was no attempt to paper over the loss, the confusion of uncertainty, the destabilising realities we’re experiencing. read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentAddressing the Nations
February 26, 2021Dancing is an art form of liveness and aliveness. I can’t help but look at my personal history now and see that dancing has been a way for me to respond to grief, to be alive and dancing while that is possible, knowing that it will not be possible indefinitely. read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentResidency Centre Culturel Irlandais – Triptych
November 25, 2020Working on video is a way to amplify the dancing when I don’t have access to other performers, a way to grow from the singular. And it’s interesting that despite the potential megalomania of multiplying myself, the choreographer in me pays less attention to me as an individual performer in the triptych I’ve made. read more…
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