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January 16, 2008On our reconnaissance walk, we came across 163 Sheriff Street. It seems to be a cottage left behind when all its former neighbours have yielded to new development. 163 Sheriff Street is surrounded by the kind of tall gates that … read more…
Posted in Blog | 3 CommentsA trip outside
January 16, 2008They came with me, leaving the familiarity of the studio where so many interesting ideas, touches and relationships were already extending. We went into the gloom of a cold January afternoon and I asked them – Bernadette, Matthew and Stéphane … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a comment2008 Olympics: new towers for a new superpower
January 1, 2008This article by Ellis Woodman in the Telegraph describes some of the spectacular building projects that are underway in Beijing at the moment. Given my dance on the Olympic site, I am tickled by Woodman’s hope that the Bird’sNest stadium … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a comment3, for now
December 25, 2007Matthew’s chocolate reindeer are festive but also inspirational for the trio of men who have been working in Dancehouse, with Bernadette’s concentrated energy emanating from her creative corner. I didn’t manage to move the movement outside. Instead outside came in … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentDancehouse
November 27, 2007Xiao Ke’s blog reminded me that Dancehouse, where I generally work before going out into the public spaces of Dublin, is itself part of that urban space. As soon as I remember that I recognise that our building makes concrete … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentXiao Ke in Dublin
November 25, 2007This past week, Xiao Ke and I have worked together, mostly in the studio in DanceHouse but also crossing the city to give her an idea of its geography and human colour. I learnt a great deal from our collaboration … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentXiamen -End of the Red Path – Deire an Chosain
November 3, 2007Maybe it was the last time for Bernadette and I to experience our connection through the Cosán Dearg material but if it was, it was a joyful and creative valediction. The performance in Xiamen happened in the studios of local … read more…
Posted in Blog | 1 CommentHangzhou Dock 47
November 1, 2007It is only gradually that I have discovered that the reason that we had so much free time in the very beautiful Hangzhou. The original local partner of the festival was refused official permission to host the festival. The reason … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentTadeo’s post
November 1, 2007Another perspective on the Dadao Live Art festival in Beijing http://tadeoberjon.blogspot.com/2007/10/798-art-space-5th-dadao-live-art.html
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentOxwarehouse: Bernadette fits right in
November 1, 2007One of the most flattering observations made about our performance is that it looked as if we always lived in the Oxwarehouse with its funny drainage troughs and sloping floors. For some of the Performance artists, the immediacy of response … read more…
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