The Henry Girls In 2012 - 2014 Echo Echo continued to work in collaboration on a wide variety of projects and performances with their close friends,
the Henry Girls. The Donegal sisters’ career has really blossomed in the past few years with tours of Europe and the US and the launch of their most recent album Louder than Words which has attracted critical acclaim nationally and internationally.
Members of the Echo Echo Ensemble were delighted to feature in music videos for tracks from the new album and also to perform at the album’s launch in February 2014.
2012 / 14 Performances with The Henry Girls Friday 8th June 2012 - Pick and Mix Festival - The MAC, Belfast - Improvised performance Wednesday 12th June 2013 - All Ireland Theatre Conference - Millennium Forum, Derry - Improvised performance Wednesday 13th November 2013 - Echo Echo Festival - The Henry Girls in concert Saturday 8th February 2014 - An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny - Louder than Words Album Launch event with Echo Echo performance to ‘Watching the Detectives’
Music Videos July 2012 - ‘Ol’ Cook Pot’ (from the album December Moon) August 2013 - ‘Couldn’t Ask for More’ (from the album Louder than Words) March 2014 - ‘The Weather’ (from the album Louder than words) All videos are viewable on www.youtube.com
Echo Echo offers a diverse programme of workshops and courses to suit all ages, abilities and levels of engagement. The company’s participation and education events attract thousands of participants each year. In 2014 Echo Echo launched a new Saturday Company which has attracted busy numbers of kids, teenagers and adults into the new studios to enjoy dance and movement classes each week, energising the space and creating a great atmosphere.
In 2012 - 2014, Echo Echo’s regular studio programme included:
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Parent and Toddlers Class
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Dance Picnic
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Dance and Movement for Children
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‘Sitting’ Meditation
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Echo Echo Youth Dance
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Summer Schemes
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Echo Echo Adult Class with Ayesha Mailey
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Christmas workshops for Children
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Contact Improvisation with Steve Batts
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Hip Hop workshops and classes
Echo Echo also regularly collaborates with and teaches in schools and with community, voluntary and arts organisations across Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland. In 2012-14, Echo Echo worked in partnership with groups such as:
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