Dance

Dancer from the Dance Festival of Irish Choreography 2021

Curated by John Scott, artistic director of Irish Modern Dance Theatre. Presented in association with Irish Arts Center.

Details

Date(s)

Jul 5, 2021 – Jul 9, 2021

Contact

info@irishartscenter.org


Location

irishmoderndancetheatre.com

Overview

Dancer from the Dance Festival of Irish Choreography is a Dublin and New York gathering of Irish and Irish-identifying choreographers across national borders and practices to celebrate the age, gender and ethnic diversity in Irish dance and contemporary Irish identity. 

This year's week-long program gives a stage to 40+ choreographers based in the US, Ethiopia, UK, Nigeria, Japan, Germany, Belgium and Ireland, and dancers ranging in age from six to 81. The festival's performances, films, workshops and conversations include a screening of In the Bell’s Shadow, a documentary about the work of pioneer Joan Davis; a new work by Yoshiko Chuma, who has been associated with contemporary dance in Ireland since 1986; panel talks on the evolution of sean-nós dance with Liam O'Scanláin and Siobhán O’Malley; a discussion on Irish dancers and identity through performance and choreography, featuring contributions from Oona Doherty and Zoë Ashe-Browne; and much more.

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Tuesday, July 6 >
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Thursday, July 8 >
Friday, July 9 >

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PROGRAM OF EVENTS 

Monday, July 5
Live online Merce Cunningham master class with Cunningham-trained Ashley Chen | 5am–6:30am ET (10–11:30am Irish time)
Live online workshop with Merce Cunningham Trust/Trisha Brown's Jamie Scott | 11am–12pm ET (4–5pm Irish)
Live online panel discussion at 12pm ET (5pm Irish)
Film showing of BLEED by Tere O’Connor, artistic director of Tere O’Connor Dance in NYC at 1pm ET (6pm Irish)
Livestreamed talkback following the film at approximately 2pm ET (7pm Irish)

Tuesday, July 6
Live online Merce Cunningham master class with Cunningham-trained Anna Chirescu | 5am–6:30am ET (10–11:30am Irish)
Live online workshop with Sarah Lawrence College dance program teacher Peggy Gould | 11am–12pm ET (4–5pm Irish)
Livestreamed dance performance at 2:30pm ET (7:30pm Irish)
Livestreamed talkback following the performance at approximately 3:30pm ET (8:30pm Irish)

Wednesday, July 7
Live online Merce Cunningham master class with Dance On Ensemble artistic director Ty Boomershine | 5–6:30am ET (10-11:30am Irish)
Live online workshop with William Forsythe's Elizabeth Corbett | 11am–12pm ET (4–5pm Irish)
Livestreamed dance performance at 2:30pm ET (7:30pm Irish)
Livestreamed talkback following the performance at approximately 3:30pm ET (8:30pm Irish)

Thursday, July 8

Live online Merce Cunningham master class with with Dance On Ensemble artistic director Ty Boomershine | 5–6:30am ET (10–11:30am Irish)
Live online workshop with William Forsythe's Elizabeth Corbett | 11am–12pm ET (4–5pm Irish)
Dance films at 2:30pm ET (7:30pm Irish)
Livestreamed talkback following the performance at approximately | 3:30pm ET (8:30pm Irish)

Friday, July 9
Live online Merce Cunningham masterclass with Dance On Ensemble artistic director Ty Boomershine | 5–6:30am ET (10–11:30am Irish)
Live online Munnix workshop with Siamsa Tíre artistic director Jonathan Kelliher | 11am–12pm ET (4–5pm Irish)
Livestreamed céilí | 2:30pm ET (7:30pm Irish)
Livestreamed talkback following the performance at approximately | 3:30pm ET (8:30pm Irish)

BOOK CLASSES >


PARTICIPANTS

Choreographers
Zoë Ashe-Browne (IRE)
Linda Fearon in collaboration with Caroline Bowditch (IRE/AUS)
Tara Brandel, Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company (IRE)
Morgan Bullock (USA)
Darrah Carr (USA)
Yoshiko Chuma (USA)
Seán Curran / Benjamin Freedman (USA)
Joan Davis (IRE)
Justine Doswell (IRE)
Oona Doherty (NI)
Kristyn Fontanella (USA/IRE)
Nic Gareiss (USA)
Jessie Keenan (IRE)
Raja Feather Kelly (USA)
Orla Mc Carthy (IRE)
Ingrid Nachstern (IRE)
Ríonach Ní Néill (IRE)
Fearghus Ó Conchúir (IRE)
Liam O'Scanláin (IRE)
Tere O’Connor (USA)
Anne O’Donnell (IRE)
Tobi Omoteso and Toviyah Omoteso (IRE)
Ciara Sexton (IRE)
Morleigh Steinberg (USA)
Róisín Whelan (IRE)
Mintesinot Wolde (IRE)
Mary Wycherley (IRE)
Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs (USA)
Mufutau Yusuf (IRE)

Platform Choreographers / Works in Progress
Eoin Ó Fíannachta (IRE)
Fionnuala Doyle-Wade (USA/IRE)
Aphra Hartmann (IRE)
Mufutau Yusuf (IRE)
Eileen McClory (NI)

Classes
Ashley Chen (USA/FRA)—Cunningham technique
Anna Chirescu (USA)—Contemporary Cunningham
Ty Boomershine (IRE)—Merce Cunningham structure 

Workshops
Elizabeth Corbett (USA)
Peggy Gould (USA)
Jonathan Kelliher (IRE) 

Panelists
Zoë Ashe-Browne
Sheila Creevey
Finola Cronin
Oona Doherty
Christine Kono-Pohlman
Michael Seaver

Dancers/Performers
SHOE HORN/OFFICE by Ingrid Nachstern
Michael Cooney, Millie Daniel-Dempsey, Molly Keane, Ingrid Nachstern, Donking Rongavilla 

BLEED by Tere O’Connor
Tess Dworman, devynn emory, Natalie Green, Michael Ingle, Ryan Kelly, Oisín Monaghan, Cynthia Oliver, Heather Olson, Mary Read, Silas Riener, David Thomson 

THE DEVIL by Oona Doherty
Rosie Mullen, Siobhán Barbour 

SEE YOU IN THE GREEN by Mintesinot Wolde
Mintesinot Wolde, Eilise Sullivan and Kate Lohan 

IN THE BELL’S SHADOW by Mary Wycherley and Joan Davis
Joan Davis, Maggie Harvey, Henry Montes, Mary Nunan, Nicholas Twilley and Simon Whitehead 

TILT by Tara Brandel, Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company
Tara Brandel, Oran Leong, Nicholas Nwosu, Tatiana Turner, Niall O’Carroll

ASA by Zoë Ashe-Browne
Aaron Shaw

A PIECE OF MY HEART by Justine Doswell
Alessandra Azevedo, Joanna Banks, Kama Bugala, Millie Daniel-Dempsey, Rebecca Reilly, Emily Kilkenny Roddy

DANCING THE CORAL SUITE (excerpts) by Darrah Carr
Cavan Byrne, Michelle Esch, Kendal Griffler, Caitlin Kelaghan, Timothy Kochka, Trent Kowalik, Jonathan Matthews, Laura Neese, Melissa Padham-Maass, Alexandra Williamson


Dancer from the Dance was launched at 92nd Street Y in 2019 in collaboration with Irish Arts Center, guest curated by John Scott and supported by Culture Ireland.

DFTD 2021 is presented in partnership with Culture Ireland, the Arts Council of Ireland, Dance Ireland, Dance Limerick, Dublin City Council, Irish Arts Center, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Project Arts Centre, On the Boards, and Smock Alley Theatre.

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Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Dead Rabbit; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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