Music Dance

Maeve Gilchrist and Nic Gareiss

Harpist Maeve Gilchrist and percussive dancer Nic Gareiss bring their original infusion of music and dance to the stage

Past Event

Details

$24 general / $ 20 members
Date(s)

Fri, May 11, 2018

8:00pm

Contact

Box Office
888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org

Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday

In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days

Location

Irish Arts Center
553 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019

Overview

Percussive dancer Nic Gareiss (This is How we Fly) and harpist Maeve Gilchrist bring their original infusion of music and dance to the stage for an enthralling performance. Sharing a deep respect for traditional music and culture while drawing on contemporary elements of music, movement, rhythm and improvisation, Gareiss and Gilchrist have emerged from the vibrant new acoustic scene as innovators in their fields. The percussion and drive of Gareiss' footwork combined with Gilchrist's melodic and improvisational sensibilities make for an explosive duet that delights both the ears and the eyes.


“The human epitome of the unbearable lightness of being...the most inventive and expressive step dancer on the scene.”–The Irish Times on Nic Gareiss

“If there’s a musician who can bask in tradition yet immerse herself musically in the multicoloured experience of life, it’s Gilchrist.” –The Irish Times on Maeve Gilchrist

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Featuring

Nic Gareiss
Maeve Gilchrist

Featured Media

“The Sandhunter” by Nic Gareiss and Maeve Gilchrist

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“Seasick Dee” by Nic Gareiss and Maeve Gilchrist

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“Going to Hamburg” by Stringband 4TET and Dancer Nic Gareiss

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"Rí Rua" by This Is How We Fly with Dancer Nic Gareiss

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"City in the North" by The Maeve Gilchrist Trio

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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 Brandt Jackson Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Irish Institute of New York; the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; the MacMillan Family Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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