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OCTOBER 2010

dance ireland NEWS

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Dance Ireland is the trading name of the Association of Professional Dancers in Ireland Ltd. Established in 1989, DanceIreland is a membership-led organisation, operating on an all-Ireland basis, dedicated to the promotion of professional dancepractice in Ireland. Incorporated in 1992 as a not-for-profit company with limited guarantee, the organisation has evolvedinto a national, umbrella resource whose core aims are the promotion of dance as a vibrant art form, the provision ofsupport and practical resources for professional dance artists through our training and development programmes andadvocacy on dance and choreography issues.

Dance Ireland manages DanceHouse, a purpose-built, state-of-the-art dance rehearsal venue, located in the heart ofDublin’s north-east inner city. DanceHouse is at the heart of Dance Ireland activities, as well as being a home for professionaldance artists and the wider dance community. Studios are available for hire. In addition to hosting our artistic programmeof professional training and development, performances, exhibitions, special events and a fully equipped artists’ resourceroom, DanceHouse offers a range of evening classes to cater to the interests and needs of the general public.

Dance Ireland News is published 12 times a year

Published by Dance Ireland, DanceHouse, Foley St, Dublin 1, Ireland.

Printed by CRM Design + Print, Unit 6, Bridgecourt Office Park, Walkinstown Ave., Dublin 12, Ireland.

ISSN 1649-9506

Disclaimer Dance Ireland reserves the right to edit or amend all articles or notices published in this magazine. The viewsexpressed are those of contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of Dance Ireland members.

Cover: Chrysalis DanceSource: Stephen Macken

Deadlines for next edition:November 2010 Copy & Photos: Friday 8 October Inserts: Friday 15 October

All photos submitted must be accompanied by appropriate credits and acknowledgements

BOARD MEMBERSAdrienne Brown Chairperson, Cindy Cummings, Richard Johnson, Megan Kennedy Secretary, Lisa McLoughlin, Anne Maher, Fearghus Ó Conchúir.

DANCE IRELAND PERSONNEL

Paul Johnson, Chief Executive

Siân Cunningham, General Manager

Elisabeth Bisaro, Programme Manager

Inga Byrne, Administrator

Brenda Crea & Glenn Montgomery, Receptionists/Administrative Assistants

Dance Ireland, DanceHouse, Foley Street, Dublin 1. Tel: 01 855 8800 Fax: 01 819 7529 Email: [email protected] Website: www.danceireland.ie

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Welcome to another action packed edition of Dance Ireland News. Inaddition to our morning classes with Liz Roche, Shannon Cooney,Patricia Crosbie and choreographic training opportunities with guestteachers AragoRn Boulanger and Retina Dance Company inDanceHouse, we carry news of new initiatives from CoisCéim DanceTheatre, Iseli-Chiodi Dance Company, Dance Resource Base andMaiden Voyage.

October is dance touring month with a range of national andinternational works presented throughout the country, including newworks from Ballet Ireland, Ciotóg, Chrysalis Dance, Colin Dunne and RexLevitates Dance Company. In addition, Animated State, Ciotóg andDance Theatre of Ireland present works as part of the IMAGINE ArtsFestival in Waterford, Maiden Voyage present two new creations at theUlster Museum as part of the Belfast Festival @ Queens, Iseli-ChiodiDance Company showcase a new solo in Tipperary, Frankfurt andDüsseldorf, Retina Dance Company premieres at Siamsa Tíre andDaghdha tour to Liverpool.

We carry advance notice of our Dance Careers and Training Day (06November) and Why Solo So? event (26 November), as well as noticesfrom Christian Dance Fellowship of Ireland, expandance, Irish ModernDance Theatre and The Firkin Crane for Blank Canvas 2011.

In a new departure, we commissioned dance writer and academic AoifeMcGrath to review 10 of the dance works presented by Dance Irelandmembers during the ABSOLUT Fringe. The article makes for interestingreading and we hope makes a useful addition to the criticalunderstanding of dance in Ireland.

National Day of Action – Friday 17 September

On behalf of Dance Ireland, we extend a huge THANK YOU to all thosewho took part in our wonderfully successful Dance Mob on Friday 17September. It was a great opportunity for the dance sector and some ofour friends to come together and dance. If you have not already seenthem – check out the photographs and video on our Facebook pageand website www.danceireland.ie. Part of the NCFA’s National Day of Action, the Dance Mob gatheringwas one of many events organised to highlight the importance ofcontinued State support for the arts. We encourage you all to continueto contribute to the campaign in whatever way you can; check outwww.ncfa.ie.

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DANCE IRELAND PROGRAMME

CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAMWEDNESDAYS @ DANCEHOUSE 11.30am - 1.30pmFee: €2Open to all those with contact improvisation andmovement experience.

DANCE RESEARCH READING &DISCUSSION GROUPTuesdays @ DanceHouse19 Oct, 16 Nov, 07 Dec6 - [email protected]

Led by Antje Schneider, this group invites everybodyinterested in exchange about theoretical, practice-based and practice-led research in dance andperformance. Providing the space to reflect on ideas,and to engage with the ideas of a wider community;texts will be provided to stimulate discussion. Newmembers welcome. Join us, and enrich and reflectyour movement practice through communicationwith your peers and stay up to date with currentconcerns in dance and performance research.

DANCE LAB Mondays @ DanceHouse04, 11 and 18 October 7.30 - 9.30pm Fee: €5 DI members/€10 non-members

Dance Lab is a pilot weekly practice session forpeople interested in participating in an investigationof the ideas, theory, concepts and mechanics ofcontemporary dance practice and performance. Eachsession will run for two hours, facilitated by a danceartist who will experiment with a particular facet oftheir practice in a group context. Participants areinvited to attend the session with an openbody/mind, and in the process become willing ‘labrats’ for the facilitator’s ideas. Facilitators for Octoberinclude Julie Lockett (04 Oct), Cindy Cummings (11Oct) and Louise Costello (18 Oct).

Check out the WHAT’S ON section of the DanceIreland website for further class details,www.danceireland.ie.

INTERNATIONAL GUEST TEACHERShannon CooneyCraniosacral System 04 – 08 October10 – 11.30amFee: €7 DI members/€10 non-members

Shannon Cooney’s teaching method is a uniquemelding of the Craniosacral system andcontemporary dance. Combining contemporarydance with the craniosacral system, conscious andphysical awareness, Shannon applies techniques totune into the tidal rhythm of the cerebrospinal fluidsurrounding the central nervous system. ThisCraniosacral rhythm, and its tidal changes inpressure, move the bones of the head and sacrum,and can be felt through the whole body. With theheightened inner awareness this class provides, oneis guided in and out of stillness. From dynamic

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Filip Van Huffel – choreographer/Artistic Director;trained with a range of contemporary dance teachersaround Europe. He danced for Claudio Bernardo, Airde C and Company Thor in Belgium, Frey Faust inGermany and Random Dance Company in Londonbefore co-founding Retina in 1995. Retina hasproduced eighteen company works that have touredinternationally and since 2000 Filip has worked as thesole artistic director. Filip is also regularlycommissioned to create works for other companies,which have included several commissions for theSouth Bank Centre London, Verve, CurveFoundation, EDge, Artesis High School for Dance inAntwerp, Akademi, Tardis, Shobana Jeyasingh,StopGap, Ludus and X:ida Dance Companies. He hasalso created a Dance for the Camera productionFreeze for BBC/ACE.

Retina Dance Company will perform a double billchoreographed by Filip Van Huffel: La Lutte and InAntipode in Siamsa Tíre on 07 October at 8pm;bookings: [email protected].

INTERNATIONAL GUEST TEACHER AragoRn Boulanger18 - 22 OctoberHip Hop / Windstyle Morning Class 10 – 11.30am Fee: €7 members/€10 non-members

Afternoon Choreographic Research Workshops1 – 4pmBy invitation only

A rare opportunity to learn from one of the risingstars of the French hip hop scene. Choreographerand performer AragoRn Boulanger will teach a weekof open morning classes, afternoon choreographic

stillness as the base, the awareness of enhancedinner sensing becomes the source for dance practice.Dance structured improvisations are developed byfollowing these shifts in individual rhythms as thedancer is engaged in developing finer proprioceptiveawareness. Working from a region in the brain forprocessing sensual and perceptive information, self-witnessing and witnessing of others givespossibilities to dance.

Shannon Cooney is a Canadian dancer, choreographerand dance educator based in Berlin. She has recentlytaught for Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods, Sasha Waltzand Guests, Toula Limnaios, P.A.R.T.S. Brussels andTanzfabrik Berlin.

Shannon is offering one-to-one Craniosacral sessionsto DI members on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.To make an appointment visit her website:www.shannoncooney.org.

CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPRetina Dance Company Professional Morning Class 11 – 15 October 10 – 11.30 am

Fee: €7 members/€10 non-members

Afternoon Workshops 12 noon – 6pm

Fee: €30 members/€50 non-membersParticipants must sign up for the week ofworkshops.Discounts given on payments made by 08 October:€25 members/€45 non-members

Filip Van Huffel, choreographer and Artistic Directorof the Anglo/Belgian Retina Dance, will teach anopen contemporary technique class. The classfocuses on the process of movement, exploring theflow of energy through the body, emphasisingefficiency and freedom. Fast paced and quirky, hisclass uses continuous flow, weight and breadth toenergise movement through the space and body.

In the afternoon, Filip and company member StevenMartin will lead a five-day choreographic workshop.The choreographic workshop will incorporate taughtmaterial, improvisation and an opportunity for theparticipants to work with choreographic devices Filipuses within his own work. Incorporating solo andpartner work, the content will focus on the process ofmovement rather than shape, and the internalmotivation of movement to produce physicallyvibrant movement material. There will be an informalshowing of work generated during the workshop on15 October.

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research workshops and undertake work on his newproduction Swan LacK, during his time inDanceHouse. Incorporating the principles of hip hopand Windstyle, the morning technique class is openand suitable for all professional dancers andadvanced students.

The afternoon sessions will focus on materialAragoRn is developing for his latest work Swan LacKand is open to those attending the morning class.This is a unique opportunity to be involved in acreative process, learn new skills, and expandperforming and choreographic range. AragoRn iseager to work with the Irish dance community, sharehis skills and also meet potential new dancers forSwan LacK.

Please note in order to be considered for theafternoon sessions, you must commit to attendingthe morning classes. Also it is essential you pre-register your interest by contacting Dance Irelandbefore 08 October at [email protected].

AragoRn Boulanger is a self-taught performer,choreographer and teacher, immersed within Frenchhip hop culture. From the age of 15 AragoRn hasdeveloped his own movement vocabulary andchoreographic language inspired by the diverseinfluence of his surroundings and history. Informinghis work, AragoRn has also worked with a range ofchoreographers, from Andy DeGroat, TayebBenamara, Abdel-Aziz Sarrokh, Pascal Giordano, NitaLiem to Gilles Ramade, and has performed with avariety of companies, including LA BARAQUE, PH7,LES GENS D’UTERPAN in a number of national andinternational projects. He featured in The Magic Flutedirected by Robert Wilson (National Opera of ParisBastille) and danced with Marie-Claude Pietragalla ina show which toured Europe and China, produced by

Pierre Cardin: Marco Polo,the imaginary journey.

In 2005 he founded hiscompany Genôm, acompany for art andperformance, creatingDérivation (2010), Entre 0et 1… (2008), Mésomérie(2006) among otherworks; which followedhis first solo creationRenaissance (2003).AragoRn is a visitingguest teacher at variousartistic institutions inEurope, includingJonglier Katakomben

(International Circus Training Space) Berlin, LidoCircus School (Toulouse) and Les Hivernales, CDC(Avignon). AragoRn is making a return visit to Ireland,following a successful engagement at the ClonakiltyMotion Festival in 2008.

INTERNATIONAL GUEST TEACHERTim O’Donnell Contact Improvisation Workshops01 - 05 November 10am - 1pmFee: €7 members / €10 non-members Course discount available if paid in advance: €30members / €40 non-members

Tim O’Donnell makes a welcome return to DanceIreland to lead an intensive week of contactimprovisation classes. As a teacher, Tim draws from abroad palette of experience and information toprovide tools and principles that allow students toaccess and expand their bodies and minds as theyexperiment with different ways of working. His aim isto inspire thinkers, not create imitators.

Tim O’Donnell has been studying, teaching andperforming contact improvisation for over 12 years.His exploration in the form is strongly rooted in adeep physical listening and a sense of adventure. Hisclasses range from the gentle and subtle to theacrobatic and fluidly athletic. He holds an MFA inDance and has been a body worker since 1991.Currently he is teaching and performing in New YorkCity where he resides.

DANCE CAREERS & TRAINING DAY06 November 12 – 4pmDanceHouseBookings: [email protected]

Dublin Youth Dance Company and Dance Ireland areorganising a Dance Careers and Training Day. This isan informative one-day event providing high-quality,AragoRn Boulanger

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relevant and up-to-date information and guidanceon further dance education, training and careeropportunities in the dance industry. Open tostudents, parents and dance teachers. To bookplace(s) please email: [email protected].

Colleges Exhibiting:

l Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Cork

lCollege of Dance, Monkstown, Co. Dublin

lIrish Ballet Forum

lInchicore College of Further Education, Dublin

lSallynoggin College of Further Education, Co. Dublin

lUniversity of Limerick

lUniversity of Ulster

THINK TANKWhy Solo So?DanceHouse26 November

Dance Ireland is a member of the European DanceHouse Network (EDN), and a partner in Modul-Dance, an EU sponsored project involving 22 dancehouses and media partners in Europe. With a workingbudget of €4,345,000 (49% of this from the EU)Modul-Dance will unfold over the next 4 years.Working with a selected number of dance makers ona range of research, residency and presentationstrands; the emphasis is on improving artists’working conditions, the dissemination of their workthroughout Europe and the extension of workingspaces and opportunities for dance. Modul-Dancewill also offer conferences, festivals, discussionforums and promotion routes for young dance artists.

Curated by Mary Nunan, Why Solo So? is the first in aseries of ‘think tanks’ that Dance Ireland is running aspart of our contribution to this project. Within thecontext of Modul-Dance ‘think tanks’ are conceivedas artist driven intellectual platforms. Participants willbe dancers, choreographers, artists from otherdisciplines, dance house directors, externalcontributors such as theorists, academics andjournalists. The aim of the ‘think tank’ is to provide anopportunity for reflection and exchange on a diverserange of issues and models of excellence in dancepractice. In addition to being stimulating andinspiring events for the participants, the outcomes ofthe ‘think tanks’ will also make an importantcontribution to the development of the Modul-Dance project.

The focus of Why Solo So? is, as the name suggests, onthe solo artist and solo practice. This one day event

will unfold in a series of sessions that will includeperformances, presentations and discussions, with arange of national and international guests, includingEmilyn Claid, Gaby Agis, Cláudia Dias, Douglas Hart,Jenny Roche, Cindy Cummings, Dennis McNulty,Pauline Cummins and Nigel Rolfe.

To book your place for Why Solo So? email:[email protected]

DARI (DANCE ARTISTS OF REGIONAL IRELAND) 23 & 24 October10am – 6pmTown Hall Theatre Galway Fee: €50 members/€60 non members (two days)€30 members/€35 non-members (one day)[email protected]

DARI aims at providing high end ContemporaryDance Training for dance artists living outside thecapitol of Dublin. DARI invites renowned nationaland international guest teachers to come to theregions, rather than us going to them.

With the support of Dance Ireland we are able to offerthese dance weekends at a reduced cost. Theseworkshops are a playful and engaging way todevelop your dance practice amidst fellowpractitioners from across the country, as well asproviding time to connect over lunch and dinnerstogether to dialogue about our working practices.

Our Guest this weekend in Galway is Jenny Roche.Jenny has worked as a contemporary dancer sincethe early 90s performing with all major dancecompanies in Ireland as well as working in theinternational arena with choreographers such asMichael Keegan-Dolan (Ire), Rosemary Butcher (UK),Jodi Melnick (NYC), John Jasperse (NYC) and YoshikoChuma (NYC) . In 1999 she co-founded Rex LevitatesDance Company with her sister, choreographer LizRoche, and was a dancer and co-director with thecompany until 2007. Following on from her MA atUniversity of Limerick, she recently completed apractice-based PhD in Dance at RoehamptonUniversity, London. Since 2007, she has been theDance Adviser to the Arts Council of Ireland.

The focus of this two-day workshop will be thedancing body’s relationship to movement, both self-generated and externally sourced. Existingchoreography will be used as a primer for creatingnew material. Somatic practices and writingprocesses will also be used to add layers tochoreographic ideas.


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BALLET IRELANDRomeo & Juliet 2010Premiere 19 OctoberTouring until 12 Decemberwww.ballet-ireland.com

Ballet Ireland is delighted to announce plans topresent a brand new production of Romeo & Julietchoreographed by Morgann Runacre-Temple. Theproduction will have its world premiere at the GaietyTheatre on 19 October.

Shakespeare’s tale of the star-crossed lovers, Romeoand Juliet, is one of the greatest love stories of alltime. Against a backdrop of ancient feuds and gangwarfare, the ill-fated young couple falls instantly andhopelessly in love. But their families are bitterenemies, and in order to be together the two loversmust be prepared to risk everything...

Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passionand hatred, comedy and high tragedy, making it theperfect vehicle for the talents of choreographerMorgann Runacre-Temple who delighted audienceslast year with her adaptation of Cinderella. Don’t missthis innovative and exciting new production ofRomeo & Juliet coming to a theatre near you.

CHRYSALIS DANCE3 Piece Suite25 – 30 OctoberTouringwww.chrysalisdance.com

Chrysalis Dance will premiere 3 Piece Suite this

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ANIMATED STATE Eat, sleep, breathe…dance! IMAGINE Arts Festival29 October1 – 2pmThe foyer of Waterford Regional Hospital www.imagineartsfestival.com

This year’s IMAGINE Arts Festival dance programmebrings dance out of the theatre and into familiar yetintimate spaces, inviting participation, reflection andnew perspectives.

Animated State, Dance Company in residence at theWHAT Centre for Arts & Health for 2010 present aperformance of contemporary dance, featuringdancers Jessica Rowell and Lorcan O’Neill, with livesound accompaniment from Pat Jackman.

Exploring the question ‘what does dance mean toyou?’ audience members are invited to sharethoughts on this theme with the dancers who willinterpret the responses. This live interaction creates aunique atmosphere of collaboration andcommunication between all participants, public,dancers and musician. Choreographer Libby Sewardinvites passersby to stop and reflect on this event fora few moments in their busy day.

This event is part of the dance programme ofIMAGINE Arts Festival 2010, also featuringperformances from Dance Theatre of Ireland andCiotóg. IMAGINE is a unique celebration of the arts,providing an opportunity for everyone to experienceand participate in a broad range of creative arts. Nowin its eighth year IMAGINE features live performancesand special workshops for people of all ages andinterests. The Festival runs from 22 to 31 October.

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October in the company’s home town of Galwaybefore embarking on a national tour. 3 Piece Suite isan exciting triple bill incorporating three worldpremieres, Turn out the Stars, The Other Way andConnect For by three very different choreographers.

Turn out the Stars is choreographed by guestchoreographer Tanya McCrory. It is a quirky andplayful exploration of life’s everyday wonders.

The Other Way is inspired by the beautiful music ofGabriel Yarde and Charles Aznavour and is anostalgic lament on how life often passes us by as weare looking the other way. This piece ischoreographed by Chrysalis’s principal dancerLeighton Morrison.

Connect For is based on the complexities of humaninteraction - how we form relationships – the reasonswe are drawn to some and not to others – and thosemoments when we choose to connect with eachother, or not. Featuring original music from daringcomposer Jesse Ronneau, whose work ischaracterised by an exploration of advancedinstrumental techniques, this piece is choreographedby Artistic Director, Judith Sibley.

3 Piece Suite features an international cast ofexceptional dance artists from Ireland, the UK, Italyand Norway. Following the premiere at The TownHall Theatre, Galway, the company will tour toKilmallock, The Helix in Dublin, Tipperary andLisburn.

CIOTÓGSee Saw14 October – 02 NovemberTouring

See Saw … gently rocking the balance between lookingand being looked at, a dance show for and withaudiences aged 0 to 100…

Ciotóg goes on tour across Ireland this October withSee Saw, a new dance work for family groups,

choreographed by Ríonach Ní Néill and performedwith Robert Jackson and Dylan Quinn. Produced byRichard Wakely, the tour has been made possiblewith support from the Arts Council and Galway CityCouncil.

In an intimate and informal environment, witheveryone on the floor together, babies, youngchildren and their parents are invited to sit down andstretch out as a beautifully intricate and quirkilyabstract dance unfolds in front, behind, around, over– and sometimes even with - them.

The work evolved from a work in progress developedunder Dance Ireland’s Mentored Choreographic Labwith Tedd Robinson in 2008. Originally made with anadult audience in mind, on showing at the 2009 Re-Presenting Ireland showcase, we realised thatchildren had a very direct, tactile engagement with it,and could in fact lead adults in experiencing danceanew. The work was further developed with artisticsupport from Lali Morris, artistic director of theBaboró International Arts Festival for Children, andopened at the Culture Ireland platform at Dancebase,Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.

“a festival experience to treasure” Dance Europe

COISCÉIM DANCE THEATREMovement Research PeriodDaily class/rep sessions 18 – 22 October25 - 29 October www.coisceim.com

Throughout the month of October, Artistic DirectorDavid Bolger will be conducting a movementresearch period with dancers Emma O’Kane, LisaMcLoughlin and Lee Clayden alongside award-winning music artist Julie Feeney and costume andscenic designer Monica Frawley. The work will focuson a dance, music and visually led piece of theatre tobe presented in 2011.

CoisCéim Dance Theatre are inviting dance artistsinterested in working with and finding out moreabout the company to attend daily class/rep sessions,led by David Bolger and company members in theweeks 18 and 25 October, Monday to Friday, 10am to12pm each day in the studio at Sackville Place. This isan opportunity for dance artists to spend time withCoisCéim and get to know each other better, outsideof the pressure of audition sessions.

Places are limited and artists are invited to email a CVand letter of interest to [email protected] before 08October. Artists must be available for the full weekand should indicate which week they are available.See Saw

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Also this month, Deep End Dance, a short dance filmwritten and choreographed by David Bolger, willreceive its Canadian premiere as part of the 13thROMP! at Independent Dance in Victoria, Canada.Deep End Dance was produced by Martha O’Neill,WildFire Films and directed by Conor Horgan as partof the Arts Council / RTÉ Dance on the Box 2010scheme.

Throughout autumn CoisCéim Broadreach continuesits programme contemporary, ballet and jazz classesfor adults as well as classes for people aged 50+. Visitwww.coisceim.com for more information.

COLIN DUNNEOut of Time27 October – 11 NovemberTouring www.colindunne.com

Colin Dunne’s solo showOut of Time, nominated fora Laurence Olivier Award,will tour to Siamsa Tíre(Tralee), Pavilion Theatre(Dun Laoghaire),Backstage Theatre(Longford), DunamaiseTheatre (Portlaoise), Glór(Ennis), Town Hall Theatre(Galway) and An Grianán(Letterkenny).

Earlier this year, Out ofTime was presented at

Festival Antipodes in Brest, Mousonturm in Frankfurt,La Comète Scène Nationale de Châons enChampagne, Espace Jean Legendre in Compiegne,Norrlands Opera in Umea Sweden and at The PatrickCentre Birmingham.

Out of Time will continue to tour through 2011,including performances at Théâtre National deChaillot in Paris. In May 2011, Colin will also present athirty minute new piece of work in collaboration withmusician Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh at La Comète inChâlons En Champagne.

DAGHDHA DANCE COMPANY Standing in Ink19 OctoberLeap Dance Festival, Liverpool

Following on from their success at the EdinburghFringe Festival, Daghdha are delighted to have beenselected to present Standing in Ink as part of theCulture Ireland Showcase at the LEAP Dance Festivalon 19 October in Liverpool. Mark Carberry and Laura

Dannequin will once again perform Michael Kliën’smindful and physical duet.

Next month sees Daghdha lining up a superbprogramme for its seventh Gravity and Grace,presenting an abundance of Daghdha’s work, homegrown talent and revisiting the notion of danceimprovisation. This performance series provides arare opportunity to see extraordinary dance withoutany representational décor. Programmed by ArtisticDirector Michael Kliën, Gravity and Grace will featurethe work of dance artists Mark Carberry, LauraDannequin, Giorgio Convertito, Jesse den Dulk, EllenKilsgaard, Ed Schouten, Lucy Suggate and more. Forfull programme details visit www.daghdha.ie.

Daghdha wishes to thank the 14 artists of theDaghdha Mentoring Programme (DMP) whocompleted their year in September 2010 with ‘NOW’presentations: ten days of choreography and dance.We are looking forward to their ongoing contributionto dance in Ireland and beyond. Daghdha is alsodelighted to welcome the 5 new participants whowill be joining the company in November 2010.

DANCE RESOURCE BASE NI Consultation and SeminarNational Standards in Dance Leadership andProfessional Codes of Conduct08 October, 10am - 4pmDance Resource BaseDRB members: Free / Non-members: £5Refreshments will be provided [email protected]

This day will be run in partnership with theFoundation for Community Dance and is vital for anydance facilitator to keep abreast of current issuessurrounding best practice. Deadline for registration is06 October.

To find out more and to book your place on any ofthe events listed please contact Jen Thornton atDance Resource Base. There will be further events inthe year, including a tax session for the self-employedand issues of touch in community dance, so pleasekeep your eyes peeled for more updates. This projectis funded by The Creative Industries Innovation Fund.

DANCE THEATRE OF IRELANDBLOCK PARTY!IMAGINE Arts Festival30 October @ 4pmwww.dancetheatreireland.com

Dance Theatre of Ireland will be performing BlockParty! at Waterford’s IMAGINE Festival on Saturday

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30 October at 4 pm with workshops following theperformance. Dancers for the BLOCK PARTY! tourinclude Kat Doherty, Kyle Eccles, Miriam Gurtner,Adam Murphy and Cosimo de Tommaso, musiciansBrian Fleming, Hugh O’Byrne and Robert Connor in ascore by Robbie Harris, costumes by NicolaMcCutcheon and design by Andrew Clancy.

Registration is now open for a new term of classes atthe Centre for Dance in Dun Laoghaire with daytime,weekend & evening classes - there is something forall ages and interests. Also this October watch out fora special “Single Ladies”/ Beyoncé/ Glee Workshoptaking place on 24 and 25 October, 2.30 – 6.30pm,taught by Guest Teacher AJ O’Neill.

DTI continue their Dance Performance OutreachProgramme (DANCE POP) with workshopsthroughout October & November. If you haven’talready booked an exhilarating workshop as part ofyour autumn activities for your school, group oryouth club please contact DTI at 01 280 3455 or [email protected].

EXPANDANCElittle Time / little Space02 October5 – 11pmBlock T (Above Chinatown) 1-6 Haymarket,Smithfield Square Fee: €11www.expandance.blogspot.com

expandance willperform our newestwork, little Time / lit-tle Space, as part ofan InterdisciplinaryP e r f o r m a n c eevening developedby Deirdre Murphyand Fergus Byrne atBlock T. Choreo-graphed and per-formed by LaurieSchneider and AliciaC hr istof i - W alshe,two friends - bothmothers, one cur-rently pregnant - tryto make the best of aless-than-ideal situa-

tion. This is an entire dance theatre piece performedin a 5ft x 5ft square within 5 minutes and has recentlybeen performed at DTI’s Centre for Dance and atRiverbank Arts Centre.

Over 60s expandance WorkshopWednesdays, 06 October 11am - 1pmGeorge Bernard Shaw Theatre, CarlowFee: €5 [email protected]

expandance will be holding a 8-week long workshopfor over 60s at George Bernard Shaw Theatre inCarlow beginning this October. The classes combineeasy stretching exercises, dance sequences andimprovisations to music which help maintain andenhance creativity, flexibility, strength, balance, andco-ordination. Exercises can be done either seated orstanding. A short contemporary dance piece withelements of Social Dance and Dance Theatre will bedeveloped over the course of the workshop. The lasthalf hour of each session will be set aside for thevideo viewing of contemporary dance work byexpandance, Irish, American, and European dancecompanies. The final class will conclude with aninformal sharing of expandance repertoire and theparticipant’s dance piece. Family and friends arewelcome. This workshop is supported by DanceIreland.

IRISH MODERN DANCE THEATREIn This Moment29 November – 04 DecemberProject Arts Centrewww.irishmoderndancetheatre.com

This October, Irish Modern Dance Theatre (IMDT)begins rehearsals for one of their biggest shows todate. In This Moment is a collaboration betweenground-breaking film director/video artist CharlesAtlas and John Scott. In This Moment is a thrillingdance performance fused with extraordinary visualimagery on giant projections filmed live by Atlas andthe cast of 7 outstanding dancers. In This Moment willpremiere in Project Arts Centre on 29 November andrun until 04 December.

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ISELI-CHIODI DANCE COMPANYMariana Bellotto (Buenos Aires)Argentinita08 – 12 OctoberWorkshop: 04 [email protected]

Iseli-Chiodi Dance Company welcomeschoreographer Mariana Bellotto (Buenos Aires) for athree week visit. During this period Mariana willtransmit the solo Argentinita to Jazmin Chiodi, whowill go on to perform the work at Frankfurt’s Book Fair(08 & 09 October) and on the 12 October inDüsseldorf’s Tanzhaus NRW.

Created with the spirit of conjuring a time of crisis,Argentinita reveals a strong interest in highlightingthe consequences generated in human behavior byextreme circumstances. As the dancer develops theperformance within a restricted space, we witnessthe character’s decomposition and transfigurationprocess. The succession of oppressive situations andthe latent possibility of escape operate as a metaphorexposing a condition of solitude anddisenchantment.

Mariana will also work as a mentor with Iseli-ChiodiDance Company, to refine their current piece MSY2[me seeing you too] and set the basis for a possiblefuture residency together.

On 04 October the company will organise aprofessional day around Mariana’s visit, inviting somefellow choreographers and dancers to share aworkshop with her. Later in the day, Mariana willpresent Argentinita performed by Jazmin, and otherswill have the possibility to informally share some oftheir work in progress.

Also in October, Alexandre Iseli will be in Belfort(France) for two weeks for two performances ofDisplay Copy Only, Joanne Leighton’s success piecethat has been touring without interruption since2004 (21 & 22 October, Granit, Scène Nationale deBelfort).

With support from Connex Festival and TipperaryExcel Centre, South Tipperary Dance Residency isproud to announce the first South Tipperary DancePlatform, taking place from 26 to 28 November. Theplatform will take place in Tipperary Excel Centre,and offer dance performances, dance-videoprojections, and also a dance-theatre workshop fordancers and comedians in their late teenage/earlytwenties. Anyone interested, contact us [email protected].

South Tipperary Dance classes recommence from

October in the Excel, styles will includecontemporary, tango and a wellness dance class.

MAIDEN VOYAGEDance Exposed22 - 24 October11.15am – 3.15pmUlster Museumwww.maidenvoyagedance.com Dance Exposed takes to the streets – and Ulster Museum

Maiden Voyage are pleased to announce that twoDance Exposed commissions are now complete andready to be enjoyed! These visually engaging,portable performances present dance in publicspaces. The two works, Bubblegum by Omar Gordonand Dream a Little Dream by Suzannah McCreight willbe premiered at the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival atQueen’s Festival 23 & 24 October at the UlsterMuseum. You can also catch a preview of Dream atLittle Dream at the Enniskillen Arts Festival on 3October and again at Theatre at the MillNewtownabbey on 26 October. Dance Exposed hasbeen funded by National Lottery through the ArtsCouncil of Northern Ireland.

Also this month Wendy Houstoun will be returning toBelfast to host a two-day intensive, 28 and 29October, 10am to 4pm. Wendy is an artist committedto experimental movement and text. Her workchallenges preconceptions about movement andcommunicates clearly and humorously aboutcontemporary culture. In the spirit of investigation,this physical theatre workshop will explore thecollision between movement and text and will be ofinterest to any physically-based performers. To book

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please contact The MAC 028 90 235053 or [email protected].

MARY HARTNEYChristian Dance Fellowship of IrelandBiennial National Conference15 -17 October Registration Friday 6:30-7:30pm The Emmaus Centre, SwordsFull Conference €200 members, €220 non- membersContact: Mary, [email protected]; Zandra,[email protected]: 01 2853472

The Christian Dance Fellowship of Ireland is aninterdenominational fellowship providing supportand networking for Christians throughout Ireland,north and south, who are involved in dance andmovement. Dancers and non-dancers of all ages andabilities are welcome. Under 18s must beaccompanied by a responsible adult.

The teachers at this conference are professionaldancers/choreographers Christine and SodapopJeanville from France. Christine has a background inballet and contemporary dance. She worked at theOpera House of Hanover, Germany and now worksfreelance with her husband Sodapop. Sodapop isknown to be one of the first pioneers in the hip hopworld in France and Europe. Together they celebratetheir Christian faith with a unique blend of dancegenres.

REX LEVITATES DANCE COMPANY12 Minute Dances07 – 19 OctoberTouringwww.rexlevitates.com

12 Minute Dances is a collection of short workschoreographed by Liz Roche that were firstperformed at the Absolut Fringe Festival 2009 withlighting design by Sinead Wallace and commissionedmusic by New York composers Ed Rosenberg andJoel Mellin. The pieces are inspired by differentsources in poetry, art and music and appear as a washof colour, movement, rhythm and emotion; humanembodiment as a dynamic event. The audiencecompletes the picture.

12 Minute Dances is performed by KatherineO’Malley, Grant McLay, Liv O’Donoghue, PhilipConnaughton and Liz Roche.

Rex Levitates will be in residence at University ofLimerick throughout the week 11 to 15 October.During this period the students of the MA in

Contemporary Dance will be invited join thecompany in daily training and rehearsal, and also tospend time developing new choreographic material.The company will then perform in Theatre 1 atIWAMD at 1.15pm on 13 October.

SIAMSA TÍRERetina Dance Company07 October @ 8pmTickets: €16/13 Booking: [email protected].

Retina Dance Company presents a stunning doublebill choreographed by Filip Van Huffel. La Lutte (TheWrestle) is set in floodlights, reminiscent of a boxingarena, an intense space for two men, wrestling withthemselves, one another and the world around them.La Lutte is a highly physical work where theseemingly uncontrollable limbs are constructed intoa tight framework.

In Antipode, four great young male dancers perform araw and exhilarating piece of athletic dance.Powerful and energetic movement demonstrates theskill of the dancers and emphasises their connectionto a mesmerising soundscore composed by thetalented double bass player Joris Vanvinckenroye.

Antipode and La Lutte was made possible withsupport from Arts Council England, ccBe Antwerp,Nottingham City Council and Artesis HogeschoolAntwerp.

THE FIRKIN CRANEBlank Canvas 2011www.firkincrane.ie

A reminder that applications are open for BLANKCANVAS 2011. BLANK CANVAS is a professionaldance residency programme at the Firkin Crane opento professional dance artists already making theircareer in dance. The residency provides a platform forincubation time and space to research, develop andexplore creative ideas without emphasis on a finishedproduction.

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For 2011 BLANK CANVAS is inviting applications withemphasis on exploring duet work. Dance artists mayapply to work with an artist from another artisticmedium as part of a duet exploration. In this case, wewould encourage a physical interactive element beexplored as part of the residency. It is also possible tosubmit an application as an individual artist with anaspiration to work with local professional artists toform a duet. The BLANK CANVAS Dance Team canassist in suggesting suitable collaborators.

BLANK CANVAS works in partnership with each artistto support the needs of their residency subject toresources available and would like to acknowledge theArts Council of Ireland for its continuous support ofthe programme.

For more information on this residency programmelog on to www.firkincrane.ie where an applicationforms can be downloaded.

THE MACUSHLA DANCE [email protected]

The Macushla Dance Club has commenced its fifthyear. Weekly dance class for the over 50s form thecore of its programme, and in autumn guestworkshops will include Galan Dance Group, Nigerianand Chinese folk dances. Interactions with theprofessional dance community will continue with ahealthy movement series, involving chair-pilatestaught by Becky Reilly, massage with KatherineO’Malley and do-in with Ella Clarke. Michelle Cahill,who recently completed the UL Diploma inCommunity Dance, is commencing a Dublin CityCouncil supported choreographic project, WorkedUp, with retired north city craft and tradesmen.Ríonach Ní Néill has been invited to make apresentation on their work at the Bundesakademiefür kulturelle Bildung Wolfenbüttel, Germany inNovember.

Dance artists who may be interested in becominginvolved in the club, either through presentations orguest teaching are welcomed to contact Ríonach orMichelle.

OTHER DANCE NEWS

CHOREOGRAPH.NET www.choreograph.net

Extract from the sacred marriage of goddess and god:the reunion of nature and spirit

by Anne Baring & Jules Cashford

One way of understanding the long historical processof the replacing of the myth of the goddess by themyth of the god is to view it as the gradualwithdrawal of humanity’s participation with nature.This process brings with it the correspondingemptying of animate life from nature and thetransference of that life into humanity, which is thencast in a relation of opposition to nature. …Historically, this process can be described as one inwhich humanity has discovered itself to beprogressively independent of the naturalphenomena among which it lives, increasinglycapable of differentiation and selection, and so, intheory, more and more able to shape and order theworld to its own ideas.

CALL FOR PAPERS DANCE/BODY AT THE CROSSROADS OF CULTURES International Conference 16-19 June 2011 Nicosia, Cyprus www.cyprusdance.org

Dance/Body at the Crossroads of Cultures aims toaddress and re-negotiate questions around danceand the thinking body, with special focus oncontested multi-cultural spaces in different parts ofthe world. The historical location of the theme in the21st century suggests the urgency with which suchissues call for a re-conceptualization of the body indifferent types of performances and its social andcultural practices in the midst of advancingglobalization but also of increasing fragmentation.The conference will be located in Nicosia, a site ofcontrasts and a hub of constant transformation andexchanges, in close proximity to the Middle Eastoften a zone of crisis and conflict but also ofreconciliation and fertile exchange of cultures. Itseeks to connect philosophical and theoreticaldiscourse with the language of practice throughinter-arts approaches and will involve plenarylectures, inter-arts workshops, performances, andacademic papers. Finally, it seeks to provide anopportunity to bridge the gap between creativepeople who have remained apart for several decades,and for international and local artists to suggest waysof creating shared experiences in performance. Theconference is organised by DanceGate, Cyprus andforms part of the Modul-Dance project. Theconference is supported by the University Of Nicosia.It will be documented by the Arts DocumentationUnit, UK and all selected papers will be published inArts Archives: www.arts-archives.org. The conferenceworking language is English.


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CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAM @ DANCEHOUSE

Wednesdays 11.30am – 1.30pm Fee: €2 per jam

DANCE IRELAND PROFESSIONAL MORNING CLASS @ DANCEHOUSE

04 – 08 October Shannon Cooney Craniosacral System 11 – 15 October Retina Dance Company Contemporary 18 – 22 October AragoRn Boulanger Hip Hop 26 – 29 October Patricia Crosbie Ballet

Fees: DI Members: €7 / non-members: €10 per class. Time: 10am – 11.30am

CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP WEEK WITH RETINA DANCE COMPANY @ DANCEHOUSE

11 - 15 October Retina Dance Company Time: 12noon - 6pm

Fees: DI Members: €30 / non-members: €50 for week. Discount given on payments made by 08 October: DI members: €25 /€45 non-members.

DANCE LAB @ DANCEHOUSE

Monday 04, 11, 18 October Fees: €5/€10 non-members Time: 7.30-9.30pm

For further information: [email protected] or 01 855 8800

PROFESSIONAL CLASS AT FIRKIN CRANE with Dance Ireland

Every Wednesday Contemporary Firkin Crane, Cork

Fees: DI Members: €7 / non-members: €10 per class. Time: 11am - 12.30pmFor more information: Firkin Crane @ 021 4507487

PROFESSIONAL CLASS AT SIAMSA TÍRE with Dance Ireland

Every Tuesday Contemporary Siamsa Tíre, Tralee

Fees: DI Members: €5 / non-members: €8 per class. Time: 10 - 12amFor more information: Catherine Young @ 087 2660012

MAIDEN VOYAGE PROFESSIONAL CLASS with Dance Ireland

Every Wednesday Contemporary Dance Resource Base Studio

Fees: DI Members: £4 / non-members: £5 per class. Time: 6.30 - 8pmFor more information: Maiden Voyage @ 0044 2890 330925

MYRIAD DANCE PROFESSIONAL CLASS with Dance Ireland

Every Wednesday Contemporary Myriad Dance Studio, Wexford

Fees: DI Members: €8 / non-members: €10 per class. Time: 10am – 12 noonFor more information: Myriad Dance @ 053 9174 665


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