Thirteen Steps to the Attic at Galway Theatre Festival! I'm delighted to announce that Thirteen Steps to the Attic has been programmed as part of the 10th Anniversary Galway Theatre Festival in May. Thirteen Steps to the Attic is a multi layered montage of movement and text directed by Rowan Tolley (Rowan Tolley Company). Set to a live sound score and recorded tracks…Read more Thirteen Steps to the Attic @ Galway Theatre Festival
Thirteen Steps to the Attic Premiere
Thirteen Steps to the Attic World premiere Firkin Crane, Cork | March 16 Thirteen Steps to the Attic is my first full length solo show, and I'm delighted to be presenting this new work at Firkin Crane, Cork next month. Thirteen Steps to the Attic is a multi layered montage of movement and text directed by Rowan Tolley (Rowan…Read more Thirteen Steps to the Attic Premiere
TSTTA Funding Campaign
THANK YOU! Thank you so much to the wonderful people who donated to my GoFundMe campaign and helped me to raise additional funds for my solo performance piece Thirteen Steps to the Attic. The extra funds will go towards the production and other dates later in the year........all will be revealed early next year! Thirteen Steps to…Read more TSTTA Funding Campaign
ELEVATOR 2017
Thank you Irish Theatre Institute for a brilliant year on the ELEVATOR programme! // This year, 2017, I was selected as one of six, for ELEVATOR, a new initiative established by Irish Theatre Institute in association with the Town Hall Theatre, Galway. An East/West partnership, funded by the Arts Council, ELEVATOR acts as a Resource Sharing…Read more ELEVATOR 2017
TSTTA Phase 1
November 2017 Thirteen Steps to the Attic... Just over two weeks ago I set off for a fourteen day residency at Shawbrook, Longford. Set in the Irish midlands, increasingly in recent years, Shawbrook has provided subsidised residencies as part of their annual programme. Performance makers and choreographers at different stages of their careers and practice…Read more TSTTA Phase 1
TRY! Residency at Nenagh Arts Centre
I was awarded a residency at Nenagh Arts Centre in May 2017 through Tipperary Dance Platform. Now in it's 9th year, the residencies are made available through an open-call. , Sarah Bostoen (Bel) and Luke Murphy (IE) were also awarded residencies this year. Tipperary Dance Platform is an initiative led by ALEXANDRE ISELI & JAZMIN CHIODI of Iseli-Chiodi Dance…Read more TRY! Residency at Nenagh Arts Centre
The Next Stage 2016
This year I was a participant on The Next Stage; the artist development strand of Dublin Theatre Festival in association with Theatre Forum. I was awarded a full bursary through Dance Ireland who make provision for one member every year. The Next Stage takes place over the course of the Festival, an 18 day schedule of workshops, talks, master-classes and…Read more The Next Stage 2016
ENTHRONED at FringeNYC
ENTHRONED by Jenny Macdonald opens at FringeNYC: The New York International Fringe Festival 2016
TURF at Cruthú Arts Festival
TURF will run for two performances as part of this years Cruthú Arts Festival Longford. Performed by Longford man Frank Farrell, directed by Rowan Tolley, TURF will run at The Longford Arms Hotel, Main Street, Longford. Tickets are available form Longford Tourism Office t. 043 3342577 and from Valentines Bar, Main Street. Listen back to…Read more TURF at Cruthú Arts Festival
Enthroned by Jenny Macdonald – NYC
ENTHRONED by Jenny Macdonald has been programmed in FringeNYC The New York International Fringe Festival
TURF at the Galway Theatre Festival
The Rowan Tolley Company, presents TURF at the Galway Theatre Festival TURF invites the audience on an investigative journey, punctuated with provocative, fiercely athletic and beautifully detailed movement. Situated somewhere deep within the Irish soul, it tells the story of one life, but many selves. April 29 - May 1st, The Connacht Print Works, Market…Read more TURF at the Galway Theatre Festival
Dance Talks
Dance Talks @Dance Ireland Dance Ireland have put together a brilliant document following the recent Dance Talk - MAKING ART WORK WITH AND FOR THE COMMUNITY on Thursday 28th January. Together with Jazmin and Alex from Iseli-Chiodi Company we addressed this topic from varying perspectives. You can read all about it by clicking on the link…Read more Dance Talks
DANCE TALKS | Jan 2016
DANCE TALKS: MAKING ART WORK - WITH AND FOR THE COMMUNITY I was invited to speak at the first of a series of Dance Talks at DanceHouse, hosted by Dance Ireland. Joining me on the panel were Jazmin Chiodi and Alex Iseli (Iseli-Chiodi Company) where were were addressing the topic: MAKING ART WORK- WITH AND FOR…Read more DANCE TALKS | Jan 2016
HAVOC DANCE
Cathy Coughlan presents CONTEMPORARY ARTS PRACTICE AND SCREEN BASED TECHNOLOGY Friday 6th November RuaRed, Tallaght Dancer and visual artist Cathy Coughlan presented a morning of dance film, performance and documentary as part of the REWIND Film Festival at RuaRed. The day also saw the launch of HAVOC; a remote company (web-based initiative) established through Cathy's…Read more HAVOC DANCE
Contemporary Dance Classes – September 2015
Delighted to announce that the next term of contemporary dance classes at The Arts & Business Campus will start back again on Thursday evenings from the 24th September.
Kildare Dance Summer School Day #3
Day #3 Wednesday 23rd January Movement & Sound Workshop with Rachel NíChúinn I had the pleasure of co-facilitating this workshop with Rachel this morning. I'm interested in her vision of sound as movement and thought her approach to listening and finding sounds would be a welcome addition to the summer school programme. After a brief stretchy,…Read more Kildare Dance Summer School Day #3
Kildare Dance Summer School Day #2
Kildare Dance Summer School Day 2 Tuesday 22nd July Before I set off this morning I picked up one of the tutors Fergus Byrne from his Dublin studios and managed to squeeze his wooden sculptures into the car! Not quite the aesthetic look he was going for but who would take any notice of us…Read more Kildare Dance Summer School Day #2
Kildare Dance Summer School DAY#1
I was delighted to kick off the Summer School with so many eager participants with the Welcome Workshop. There were familiar faces and many new ones. I was happy to see friends that I had trained with nearly ten years ago at the Laban Leadership course with Midland Arts. The aim of this session was…Read more Kildare Dance Summer School DAY#1
Kildare Dance Summer School 2014
I'm really excited about this year's Kildare Dance & Movement Summer School. Together with Kildare Arts Office and the Laban Guild I have assisted them in bringing together a variety of dance and movement workshops that reflect current practices. These workshop would appeal to those working in Dance Education, Arts and Health Services, Social Services, Drama Therapy,…Read more Kildare Dance Summer School 2014