This May, Dublin theatres are experiencing a takeover of dance, music and talent from Ireland and abroad as the Dublin Dance Festival hits our stages. Dublin Dance Festival is a celebration of enquiry and experimentation through skilfully choreographed dance. As … Continue reading Dublin Dance Festival 2017 – review
John Scott and Merce Cunningham John Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre Project Arts Centre ●●●● Renowned Irish choreographer John Scott presented a virtuosic, innovative spectacle in this highly diverse double bill of dance.The first performance is a work by the … Continue reading Review: Precious Metal / Night Wandering
●●●●○ Embodied is a series of “physical proclamations”, in association with An Post and Dublin Dance Festival, and based in the GPO. The project is described as “a trail of six female dance solos”, depicting a female-oriented response to the … Continue reading Embodied – Review
●●●●● Devised by Breandán de Gallaí of Riverdance fame, Linger is an emotionally-charged exploration of gay masculinity, identity and ageing. In a story communicated through a combination of traditional Irish and contemporary dance, de Gallaί, alongside dance partner Nick O’Connell, … Continue reading Linger – Review
The Moscow City Ballet’s production of Giselle by Adolphe Adam brings physical fortitude to an entirely new level. (●●●●○) Continue reading Giselle – review
tn2’s Theatre Editors select their favourite productions of 2014. Continue reading Best of 2014: Theatre
Neither Either is the second co-production between Belfast-based Maiden Voyage Dance and Dublin’s Liz Roche Company following Senses in 2002 and is as visually fascinating as it is thought provoking. Continue reading Neither Either – review
Theatre Editor Heather Keane speaks to Gavin Quinn of Pan Pan Theatre about his innovative new production at this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival. Continue reading Interview: Gavin Quinn on Pan Pan Theatre
WORDS Kayla Walsh ILLUSTRATIONS Alice Wilson Stephen Brennan’s story is strikingly reminiscent of Billy Elliot. Ever since he was a child, he dreamt of being a ballet dancer. But growing up in a single-parent family in the 80s and attending … Continue reading Raising the Barre