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November 14, 2008 Posted in Blog | 1 CommentPerforming in Artium, Vitoria
November 7, 2008I arrived today at Artium, an unexpectedly interesting art museum in the Basque city of Vitoria. It’s the first venue of a tour called ‘A Man’s Touch’, organised by Mikel Aristgui who is Basque and who just danced in Niche. … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentPerspective
November 1, 2008I’ve been thinking about perspective. We’ve just finished performing Niche and I’ve been comforted and confronted by other people’s perspective on the work. I think I’ve made a piece that invites a particular way of viewing, an attentiveness to what’s … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentNiche: Audience response
October 27, 2008I asked some people who had come to see Niche to respond to three questions: What did you see? What did you feel? What did you think? Many thanks to Eithne Doyle for these answers: Niche = A place of … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentFinding his own niche dancing on the streets
October 26, 2008Colin Murphy’s article about Niche in today’s Irish independent Finding his own niche dancing on the streetsSaturday October 25 2008One afternoon during the summer of last year, Fearghus Ó Conchúir put on his black overcoat, put the hood up, and … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentMichael Seaver’s review of Niche
October 24, 2008REVIEWSIn this section »Perfect parables of futilityThe Irish Times writers review the latest in the arts world Niche Project, Dublin Choreographer Fearghus Ó Conchúir didn’t set out to create a dance about the current financial difficulties, but it is just … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentFolk inspiration
October 22, 2008Having previously posted that video that didn’t directly inspire Niche, I thought I should share some of the vintage footage (gleaned from youtube) that we really did use as inspiration. Attitude as much as steps were gleaned from these videos. … read more…
Posted in Blog | 1 CommentMore men dancing in the city
October 22, 2008Mikel sent me this link and it reminds me what men dancing in the city could look like, as well as outing influences that I hadn’t dared acknowledge. It’s also a colourful contrast to the restrained tones of Niche!
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentExtra niches from Dan Dubowitz
October 21, 2008Reuben’s niche From Dan: “This was the mausoleum built by Mussolini’s son-in-law, number 2 in the regime, for himself.Mussolini killed him in the end and the unfinished mausoleum lies incomplete on the top of the hill overlooking Livorno. This is … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentFinal day in the Dancehouse studio
October 19, 2008An excerpt from one of our final run-throughs is the studio. This is a bit of what I call Babushka (Matthew and Stéphane) and Stick duet (Matthew and Stéphane with Mikel joining in)
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