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Opening Performance: Dadao Live Art Festival: Contains nudity

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Fearghus

I’m glad I kept it simple. By the time I showed my solo, some three hours and a variety of live art explosions, weltings, wrappings, climbings, creamings and drenchings after the beginning, only something simple and direct could be visible. … read more…

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Rehearsal 798 Art Space

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Fearghus Posted in Blog | Leave a comment

“One World, One Dream”, Exhibition 798 Art Space

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Fearghus

This is what Shu Yang’s curatorial note says about the “One World, One Dream” exhibition that I found in the 798 Art Space: ‘“One World, One Dream” is the title that the “Vision Testers” is using for its 2007 Photo … read more…

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798 Art Space: Just arrived for the Dadao Live Art Festival 2007

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Fearghus

Arriving in Beijing for the Dadao Live Art festival, I’m aware that this third trip to China is on the surface at least, a bit easier. That may have something to do with being collected from the airport or perhaps … read more…

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‘Covent Garden’ in Docklands

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Fearghus

I made Cosán Dearg in collaboration with Jason Byrne and Julie Feeney in 2005. Bernadette and I have revisited the material in various guises since then and each time it’s a different experience, determined by who we are and where … read more…

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Rock and Roll Minotaur – for the smokers

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Fearghus

I hadn’t realised, not being a smoker, the new relationship that smokers have to the buildings in which they work. They are often to be found huddling in niches, porches and doorways or on this occasion enjoying the sun from … read more…

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Perching near the power cables

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Fearghus

We did go behind the protective/prohibitive barriers to do this perching sequence and a security guard came to warn us of the exposed power cables, but when I said we were dancing he left us alone.

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Match in Bassano

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Fearghus

Performing on a soccer pitch in Bassano is kind of stretch of the bodies and buildings concept. However the idea of bringing dance outside of its protective glasshouse to be tested in a public space links the research and manifestation … read more…

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Martello Towers

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Fearghus

I’ve spent the past four days taking boats, wading through water, tromping through fields and climbing ropes so that I could dance on top of some of the twelve Martello Towers which were built in what is now Fingal, north … read more…

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You Tube and the US Presidential election

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Fearghus

An article in today’s Observer (http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2121069,00.html) describes the impact of You Tube and its user-generated content on the US Presidential election campaign. “The notion of a ‘citizen ad’ is an intriguing one, suggesting as it does both a citizen’s arrest … read more…

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