Colin Dunne: Concert

Colin Dunne is a leading figure in the world of traditional Irish dance. Perhaps best known internationally for his performances and choreography in Riverdance and Dancing on Dangerous Ground, he has been forging a new creative path since his time as artist in residence at University of Limerick, where he completed an MA in contemporary dance in 2002. Since then he has worked as an independent performer, choreographer, and teacher. In 2008 he premiered his first solo show, Out of Time, in Glor Theatre, Ennis. The show has since toured internationally at premier festivals and venues in London, New York, Paris, Brazil, and Singapore. Out of Time was nominated for a UK Critics’ Circle Award (Best Male Dancer) in 2009, and for a Laurence Olivier Award (Outstanding Achievement in Dance) in 2010. Ensemble works include The Yellow Room (Daghdha Dance Company/Yoshiko Chuma, 2003) and The Bull (Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre/Michael Keegan Dolan, 2005). For The Bull, he was nominated for a UK Critics’ Circle Dance Award in 2007. Recent collaborations include Rocio Molina (35 pas à la seconde, Antigel Festival, Geneva), the Irish Chamber Orchestra (The Turn, Fall for Dance Festival, New York), and Boris Charmatz/Musée de la danse (20 Dancers for the xx century, Tate Modern Museum, London). His work as movement director includes Christ Deliver Us! (Abbey Theatre 2010, directed by Wayne Jordan) and The Risen People (Abbey Theatre 2013, directed by Jimmy Fay). Based in Limerick, he is a regular guest tutor in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in both traditional and contemporary dance.