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May 18, 2010Last night, RTÉ screened my second Dance on the Box commission called Mo mhórchoir féin. I made the film while we were rehearsing for the Open Niche project and that is one of the reasons that I haven’t written about … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Dance film, Dance on the Box, Dearbhla Walsh, Mo mhórchoir féin | Leave a commentEXPO visit: Improvisation in the Beijing Traffic
May 16, 2010Three weeks in Beijing have passed quickly and tomorrow I leave for Shanghai and the whole Expo experience. As always, being in China has taught me a lot about myself, my habits and preconceptions, nowhere more so than in relation … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Beijing, China, Dialogue, improvisation, Xiao Ke | Leave a commentEXPO visit: Rehearsals in Beijing
May 4, 2010I’ve been in Beijing over a week now. I’m staying in Caochangdi, an artists’ village beyond the famous 798 art district but not quite as far as Beigao where I stayed last year. I’m living in a studio that belongs … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Caochangdi, collaboration, Dialogue, EXPO, Feng Hao, He Long, Xiao Ke | Leave a commentEXPO visit: Arriving
April 29, 2010After the visa and volcano induced panic that preceded my arrival to Shanghai, it was reassuring to realise that I don’t feel as anxious about arriving in China as I have in the past. I know what to expect though … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentLikely suspension of service
April 21, 2010I’m hoping to leave for Shanghai today, volcano permitting. Problems with visas and flights made it seem as if I might not be able to go, but everything is back on track now. I’m performing during May, primarily in the … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentSweet spot – The film
April 17, 2010Saidhbh at Feenish has uploaded Sweetspot to Vimeo and though it may appear out of synch with my Open Niche, Mo mhórchoir féin and Shanghai EXPO preoccupations, there are lots of reasons why it’s appropriate to reconnect with Sweetspot. First … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentOpen Niche: Siamsa and Cork, the end for now
April 15, 2010We finished Open Niche in Cork just before Easter and since then I’ve had a chance to go on holiday and stand down my brain from the state of high alert it needed to be in through March with its … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Firkin Crane, Open Niche, Siamsa | Leave a commentOpen Niche: performance at Daghdha Space
March 25, 2010Arriving in the beautiful Daghdha space on Monday I was daunted by the amount and variety of participants that I needed to bring together to make the piece work. Six dancers from the MA programme in UL with whom I’d … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentOpen Niche: performance at Pavilion
March 24, 2010We opened Niche at Pavilion with the dancers from Dublin Youth Dance Company crossing the space from auditorium to stage to join us during the performance. The ease with which they entered and left the playing space, moving from watching … read more…
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