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Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
Wednesday 11 June
7:30pm
Admission free
Reservation here

Language diversity is essential to human heritage. Approximately six thousand languages still exist throughout the world – the living embodiement of a plurality of cultures – but many are in danger of being lost. UNESCO’s Constitution includes the maintenance and perpetuation of language diversity as a basic principle. Within this context, the CCI is hosting a panel discussion focusing on the state of affairs regarding the minoritised Celtic languages of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. From communities using these languages every day, to the work of professionals, associations and governments, how do efforts and policies promoting revitalisation compare in these neighbouring regions?

Chaired by Joseph Simpson, a specialist of both Welsh and Irish, the participants in tonight’s discussion are: Fearghus O Conchúir dancer, choregrapher and Irish-speaker, Judith Musker-Turner, sustainable development advisor of the Arts Council of Wales (Welsh Language, Climate Justice, Future Generations), and Peter Mackay, National Poet for Scotland, who writes primarily in Gaelic.

Bealtaine 2025
Tá Fearghus ag tabhairt faoi tréimhse taighde i nGaeltacht na Rinne agus an tSean Phobail mar chuid de saothar nua, Dúiche. Tugann Dúiche gaois corpraithe an rince chun an gaol a phlé idir teanga, coirp agus timpeallacht.

Tá an chónaitheacht taighde ag tárlú i gcomhpháirtíocht le Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise, le maoiniú agus tacaíocht ó Ealaín na Gaeltachta, ón Oifig Ealaíon, Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge agus ón gComhairle Ealaíon.

Fearghus is in residency in the Gaeltacht of Ring and Old Parish as part of research for a new work called Dúiche. Dúiche brings the wisdom of dance to examine the relationship between the Irish language, ecology and bodies.

Project Arts Centre
As part of Bealtaine Festival
3 pm – 4.30 pm (Film: approx 40 mins, followed by a post-show talk with the creatives)

REBELLIOUS HOPE is a short dance film by Company Philip Connaughton, choreographer Philip Connaughton, filmmaker Luca Truffarelli and composer Mel Mercier. It features acclaimed performers from Ireland and France from the ages 46–85 years old, and explores the enduring artistic drive, growth, learning, a story told and performed by aging professional dancers who are in a relentless pursuit of creative evolution.

Commissioned by Bealtaine Festival and Project Arts Centre , presented by Company Philip Connaughton, in association with Once Off Productions.

Performers: Joanna Banks / Fearghus Ó Conchúir @followfearghus / Magali Caillet Gajan @magaligajan / Jonathan Mitchell @mitchigansmiley / Amy Swanson Salmon @amyswansonsalmon / Ashley Chen @ashchen4 / John Scott @johnscottdance / Dmitry Vinokurov @dm.vinokurov / Ben Sullivan @gaystappo / Yves Lorrhan @yveslorrhan / Ryan O’Neill @ryan0nei11 / Sheik Bah @bah.alumarr.7

Friday 14 March 2025 6pm – 7:30pm
Jamie Watton Creation Space, The Dance Space, Brighton
£5. Included in the Undisciplined Festival Pass
Book here

As part of Undisciplined, South East Dance’s festival of dance with a sharp edge, Fearghus will host a conversation about language, ecology and embodiment from a queer perspective. Building on his research for a new project called Dúiche, Fearghus will share the panel with two other Undisciplined featured artists Dam van Huynh and Jules Cunningham. Fearghus will bring a queer geography and space perspective to this conversation, with the input of Dr Nick McGlynn, Senior Lecturer in Geography from the University of Brighton.

This event is BSL interpreted and relaxed.

February 2025
As part of Luail’s inaugural programme, Fearghus will be spending a week of R&D with the company dancers, exploring movement material for his new project, Dúiche.

The Creative team of the Micro Rainbow Body and Movement Programme have been nominated for a One Dance UK Award. The Body and Movement programme is part of the Social Inclusion work of Micro Rainbow, a charity that supports LGBTQI refugees and asylum seekers. Initiated by Fearghus in 2015 as part of The Casement Project, it is run by a collective of LGBTQI artists (Shivaangee Agrawal, Johnny Autin, Richard Chappell, Angela Dennis, Cet Hâf, Poppy Horwood, Osian Meilir Ioan, Jerry Lee, Gerrard Martin, Takeshi Matsumoto, Devon Nelson, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Oluwaseun Olayiwola, Stephanie Schober, Kate Taylor and producer Louisa Borg Costanzi-Potts) and includes regular dance sessions for groups in London, Birmingham and Cardiff.

Closing Date: Monday 25 November at 12 pm IST

Step Up Dance Project is a programme of professional development for recent dance graduates or equivalent early-career dance professionals, curated by Fearghus Ó Conchúir with Dance Limerick Director Mary Wycherley and delivered under the guidance of Rehearsal Director, Lucia Kickham,

Step Up celebrates its 15th edition in 2025 and we are delighted to offer an extended 8-week programme this year that will include six weeks of training and choreographic process with Philip Connaughton at Dance Limerick and the Irish World Academy, as well as two full additional weeks in the Moving in Collaboration International Intensive with Luail.

We are looking for up to five dancers born or resident in Ireland who graduated in 2022 or since then. You’re also eligible if your professional dancing career has started since 2022 but you have come through other training routes that didn’t involve graduation. This is an opportunity for dancers in the early stages of their professional career. If you are only starting your career or graduating in 2025 you are not eligible. Previous Step Up participants who match the criteria above are eligible to apply again.
the programme is focused on developing artists as performers while recognising the creativity necessary in the performer’s work. As part of this year’s edition, dancers will have the chance to train with guest teachers, such as Finola Cronin and Mufutau Yusuf, who will provide them with a range physical practices as well as a chance to hear from dance artists working in Ireland about how they sustain their practice.
The five selected dancers will receive a weekly fee of €650 over 8 weeks, along with accommodation for the duration of the programme. Participants must be available on an exclusive basis to take advantage of Step Up.

Please send your CV and a personal statement outlining your motivation to be involved in Step Up along with a weblink to a 1-minute improvisation to stepupdanceproject@gmail.com
Read the full terms and conditions at https://dancelimerick.ie/news/step-up-2025-open-call/

Isabella and Fearghus will perform Tearmann Aiteach/ Queer Sanctuary 

Dance Limerick, 14 September, 7:30pm BOOKING HERE

Dublin Fringe Festival at Project Arts Centre, 19 – 21 September, 3:30pm & 6:15pm,  BOOKING HERE

Dance Cork Firkin Crane, 11-12 October 7:30pm BOOKING HERE

12th – 15th June, 9am – 3pm, Stryx Gallery, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

18th – 21st June, 9am – 4pm, Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff

25th – 28th June, 8.30am – 5pm, Royal Society of Arts, London

As part of Pride Month 2024, Micro Rainbow is celebrating the creativity of LGBTQI refugees and asylum seekers with its first ever exhibition of dance art made as part of its innovative Body and Movement programme.  In 2015, Fearghus initiated the programme with Micro Rainbow as part of The Casement Project.  The programme which is now led by a team of  dance artist-facilitators and an independent producer has expanded from London to Birmingham and Cardiff with the support of funding from Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Dance Your Freedom team:
Leo Menezes, Exhibition Curator
Kevin Lloyd Exhibition Graphic Designer
Sam Williams, Film Maker
Heidi Chiu, Sound Designer
Kate Green, Photographer
Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Artistic Lead
Louisa Borg Costanzi Potts, Producer
Bethany K Knowles, Exhibition Production Manager
Kate Wakeling, Project Evaluator

The Creative team is:
Angela Dennis, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Osian Meilir Ioan, Devon Nelson, Gerrard Martin, Poppy Norwood, Jerry Lee Dawson, Oluwaseun Olayiwola
Johnny Autin, Shivaangee Agrawal, Kate Taylor , Stephanie Schober, Takeshi Matsumoto.

Dance Ambassadors: Lister M & Hiba N

3-7 June,
Dance Limerick

Fearghus and Isabella will continue the developing a new performance of their Tearmann Aiteach/ Queer Sanctuary practice at Dance Limerick.  They will be working with theatre maker and designer, Choy Ping Ní Chléirigh Ng, lighting designer Gearóid Ó Hallmhuráin and fashion designer Gregor Pituch to prepare events for the autumn with details to be announced soon.