IRELAND TANZMESSEAT International tanzmesse nrw 2022 31 August – 3 September 2022 Düsseldorf, Germany Join us for a reception on Friday 2 September at 11am at Agora Area 19 to meet the Irish artists
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"The work is monumental and striking, performed with powerful precision and intent.” Kris Nelson, Curator, Dublin Fringe Festival 2017 SHOWCASE AT TANZMESSE Saturday 3 September 15:00; 16:00; 17:00 Performance Duration: 20 OUTDOORSminutes CityGustaf-Gründgens-Platz–ofDüsseldorf Contact Laura Murphy – Director T +353 87 698 2532 E www.lauramurphy.iemurphylauraireland@gmail.com
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Laura about the meditation looks at how the pressure affects relationship with others.
Murphy Dance ABACUS A work for outdoor civic spaces Concept & Choreography by Laura Murphy Nine women, eighteen buckets – lifting and swinging, twirling and clashing, creating the rhythms of our lives. With its roots in dairy farming in Ireland, Abacus celebrates feminine engagement with work, and asks questions
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Goodall, stunning wraparound video art by
SHIMMER A dance show for babies aged 3 – 12 months Anna Newell (in
twinkling original score by
and gentle choreography by Hayley Earlam, which responds to the young audience members as the show unfolds. “a hero of children’s theatre” The Guardian “Early Years theatre pioneer” The Irish Times PITCHING AT TANZMESSE Saturday 3 September 14.30 – 15.30 FFT Dusseldorf at KAP1 –Foyer Contact Anna Newell – Artist T +353 83 020 1847 E anna@annanewell.ie
Anna Newell Theatre Adventures collaboration with a David Conan McIvor
choreographer Hayley Earlam) Anna Newell has been making interdisciplinary live performance adventures for people of all ages since 1989. Her work for Early Years audiences has been seen on six continents. Her production SHIMMER is created for audience of babies and their adult companions to share. The work invites its audience into an immersive reflective space created by Katie Davenport and animated by
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Language: Non-Verbal Type: Outdoor Audience: General Public Show duration: 20 minutes Audience position: In the round Floor space required: 8m deep x 10m wide (adaptable) Company size on tour: 11 Height required: 12 feet Get in time: 1 day Get out time: Minimal Audience size: Large (250+) Performances per day: 3 Requirements: Performed on a hard, flat surface Additional Information: Outdoors or Indoors in large open spaces. Requires no sound or lighting. Sound is created by the performer’s buckets. Own Public Liability insurance. Adaptable to suit different spaces/durations of time. If performed indoors additional sound and lighting design is optional. Touring Availability: 2022–2024 Language: Non-verbal Type: Indoor Audience: Babies aged 3–12 months Show duration: 25 minutes Audience position: In the round. Each baby/parent combination has their own mat/ cushions with the 8 babies spread through the performance area. The performance happens around them. Floor space required: 8m x 8m Company size on tour: 6 (3 x Performers; Video Artist; Director; Production Manager) Height required: 5 metres Get in time: 6 hours Get out time: 90 minutes Audience size: Capacity for each show: 8 babies, each with an adult guest Performances per day: 3 Requirements: Performed on a hard flat surface, preferably dance floor Additional Information: As work for babies is an unusual artform, the director and/or choreographer are available for masterclasses/workshops as part of a touring package. Touring Availability: Autumn 2023 onwards Shimmer: Production/Technical Information Abacus: Production/Technical Information
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participated in key EU-funded network projects, including modul-dance, Communicating Dance LEIM. Contact Sheila Creevey Chief Executive E sheila.creevey@danceireland.ie T +353 1 855 Louisewww.danceireland.ie8800Costelloe Programme Producer E louise.costelloe@danceireland.ie T +353 1 855 www.danceireland.ie8800
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and companies by providing residency, showcase, commissioning and networking opportunities locally, nationally and internationally. In addition we
Dance Ireland is the national development organisation for dance. support the work of Irish and resident dance artists manage located in central Dublin, a working base for dance practitioners a hub for the wider dance community. Ireland is an active member of European Dancehouse Network (EDN), and has
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Culture Ireland
Full details of Culture Ireland’s grant schemes are available at: www.cultureireland.ie
Culture Ireland is a division of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Contact Ciarán Walsh, Showcase Manager Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 TD30, Ireland E ciaran.walsh@cultureireland.gov.ie T +353 1 631 3994
Culture Ireland runs a regular funding scheme to support the international presentation of work by Irish artists and companies. Support is provided for both in-person and digital presentations. Applications are accepted from both participating artists and from international presenters. Culture Ireland also operates See Here, a scheme to support the inward travel to Ireland of international presenters, curators and promoters to see new Irish work available for touring.
Culture Ireland creates and supports opportunities for Irish artists and companies to present their work at international festivals, venues, showcases and arts markets including the Edinburgh Festivals, Celtic Connections (Glasgow), the Venice Art and Architecture Biennales, WOMEX World Music Expo, South by Southwest (in partnership with First Music Contact), Frankfurt Book Fair (in partnership with Literature Ireland), The Great Escape and jazzahead!.
DELEGATES Michelle Cahill Company Line Producer, Junk Ensemble T + 353 87 965 0505 E www.junkensemble.comhello@junkensemble.com Junk Ensemble was founded in Dublin in 2004 by twin sisters Megan and Jessica Kennedy. The company is committed to engaging diverse audiences through the creation and presentation of brave, imaginative and accessible work that sheds light on important human issues relevant to society today. Current Project Arts Centre Associate Artists & previous Dance Artists-in-Residence at The Tate, Junk Ensemble is a multi-award winning company that has built a reputation as one of Ireland’s leading voices in dance. Their work has toured to New York, Europe, and throughout the U.K. and Ireland.
DELEGATES Dawn Prentice Producer, Teaċ Damsa T +44 7899 756 172 E www.teacdamsa.comdawnprentice@icloud.com
Teaċ Damsa was established in 2016 when the Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre moved to the southwest coast of Ireland. Teaċ Damsa makes dance and theatre work informed by sense of place and nurtures a deeper more meaningful connection with the traditions, language and music of Ireland. Teaċ Damsa creates a place where artists can work together to make dance and theatre work that transforms both the artists and the audience. Grounded in Ireland the company draws upon an international ensemble of performers, artists and collaborators and has created work that has toured and resonated internationally.
Producer: Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects T +353 87 768 5267 E
DELEGATES Gwen Van Spyk
www.atticprojects.comproducer@atticprojects.com
Luke Murphy established Attic Projects in 2015 as the framework through which to produce his own work. He is a performer and choreographer based between New York, London and Ireland. As a performer he has danced with Ultima Vez (2014-2018) and he has worked with Punchdrunk since 2009. Luke’s own work has been presented throughout New York, Ireland, Germany, England and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and he has been supported through commissions and residencies from Dance Limerick, Firkin Crane in Cork, Irish Arts Centre, Pavilion Theatre, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Tanztendenz Munich, and The Kaatsbaan International Dance Centre.
Monica Muñoz is a choreographer based in Dublin since 2014. She is interested in making new exciting dance performances for young audiences. She strives to create meaningful, joyful and highly physical works that she presents at theatre venues, libraries, galleries and outdoor spaces. Recent productions include Fall & Float, Irish Spring Tour; Up-Close, commissioned by Tipperary Dance International Festival (2021). Previous work includes the acclaimed Princesses can be Pirates, that toured nationally and internationally with support from the Irish Arts Council and Culture Ireland. She is currently The Ark’s John Coolahan Early Years Artist In Residence 2021/2022.
munozmarinm@gmail.com
Monica Muñoz Marin T 86 219 3536 E
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Scott was a subject of Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion’s ’52 portraits’, and creates work described by Thomas Hahn/TANZ as ‘Beckett meets Monty Python’. The company’s performers range from Cunningham virtuosos to African Torture Survivors, with whom he created Fall and Recover.
John Scott Artistic Director, John Scott Dance T +353 86 839 8244 E www.irishmoderndancetheatre.comartisticdirector@imdt.ie
Recent works include Cloud Study (La MaMa, New York), LEAR (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London; New York Live Arts; Dance Base, Edinburgh), Actions (Kennedy Center, Washington DC; Les Hivernales, Avignon; 3:e Våningen, Gothenberg; Schwankhalle, Bremen, Germany). Scott works regularly as a performer with choreographer Oona Doherty and is a member of Aosdána, the Irish academy of creative artists.
Schedule Friday 2 September 11am Ireland Reception Agora Area/Networking Island: 19 Saturday 3 September Pitching SHIMMER – Anna Newell Theatre Adventures 14.30 – 15.30 FFT Dusseldorf at KAP1 – Foyer Saturday 3 September Performance Abacus – Laura Murphy Dance 15:00; 16:00; 17:00 Performance Duration: 20 minutes OUTDOORS – Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz City of Düsseldorf