Author Archives: Fearghus
← Older posts Newer posts →Dancing in Liverpool
September 26, 2009I visited Liverpool this week to find out whether my work could have a place there. I’d been invited to participate in a roundtable discussion at FACT between arts organisations, artists and the NHS. Liverpool is trying to rebalance the … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentTattered Outlaws: Last day
August 30, 2009To mark Heritage week and to see the ending of the Tattered Outlaws installation, Caroline Cowley invited me back to speak about how Dan and I made the piece. I’m used to trusting my work to performers to give it … read more…
Posted in Blog | 1 CommentPersepolis 2.0 – amateurs and professionals
August 23, 2009This post isn’t about dance but having just performed in Edinburgh alongside the very talented Matthias Sperling whose Riff deliberately samples and reworks excerpts from the choreography of William Forsythe, Shobana Jeyasingh and Laila Diallo, I have been thinking about … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentDialogue in Edinburgh: Photos
August 20, 2009photos by Maria Falconer
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentDialogue in Edinburgh: First review in The Skinny
August 7, 2009DialoguePosted by Rebecca King, Fri 07 Aug 2009 Rebecca King enjoys a thoughtful dance-chat. Fearghus O Conchuir studied at Oxford University before going to London Contemporary Dance School; this is an unconventional way of training as a dancer and indeed … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Dialogue, Edinburgh Fringe, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Fearghus O'Conchuir, Li Ke, Review, Xiao Ke, Yin Yi | Leave a commentDialogue in Edinburgh: Article in The Skinny
August 6, 2009Dialogue Posted by Gareth K Vile & Iwona Wilk, Thu 06 Aug 2009 China is currently at the forefront of artistic interest. Gareth K Vile meets an Irish choreographer who wants to communicate. Dialogue is the creation of one Irish … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentI won’t be taking the lead.
August 3, 2009Thank you for your submission to Artists taking the lead.I am sorry to inform you that your idea has not been shortlisted.We received in excess of 2,000 submissions and the artist advisor panels faced a real challenge in deciding a … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Artists Taking the Lead, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Fearghus O'Conchuir, Thompson Dock, Titanic dances | Leave a commentTattered Outlaws: Irish Times Review
July 29, 2009Michael Seaver’s review of Tattered Outlaws of History pleases me not only because it is sympathetic but because it recognises the choreography in the work that extends beyond the steps.
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentToyo Ito: An architect for individuals
July 24, 2009“I sometimes feel that we are losing an intuitive sense of our own bodies,” Mr. Ito lamented at one point during my visit. “Children don’t run around outside as much as they did. They sit in front of computer games. … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Bodies and buildings, to think about, Toyo Ito | Leave a commentTattered Outlaws: Choreography
July 21, 2009I suppose I was concerned that the TV coverage of Tattered Outlaws didn’t really mention anything about the choreography. But then I realised that by focusing on the opportunity for people to get inside the towers and to reflect on … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Bernadette Iglich, choreography, Dan Dubowitz, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Fearghus O'Conchuir, Tattered Outlaws | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →