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4 events for... shape-throwing lovers of dance
See a tutu-free Swan Lake set in the midlands or referee a dance battle in Tallaght.
LOVE THROWING SHAPES on the dancefloor? Grew up wishing you could be a ballerina? Always the first one up when the wedding DJ launches into Love Shack?
Spend the next week immersing yourself in the world of dance with these four events…
Swan Lake – Loch na hEala
When: February 8th – 17th
Where: The Abbey Theatre, Dublin
This production sees Irish theatremaker Michael Keegan-Dolan take one of the world’s most iconic ballets, Swan Lake, and transport it to the Midlands of Ireland. The result is a dazzling and thoroughly unique blend of drama, dance and music, which boasts an original score from Dublin-based trio Slow Moving Clouds.
Come see for yourself why it won Best Production at last year’s Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards. Just don’t expect tutus.
What Next
When: February 9th & 10th
Where: Dance Limerick Performance Space
What Next is a brand new two-day festival hosted by Dance Limerick. The programme includes a vast array of performances from both Irish and international performers alike.
Highlights include Abacus, a contemporary dance performance featuring 9 women and 18 buckets (yes, buckets) and Music for Chameleons, the closing night party hosted by Padraic E Moore.
Dance 2 Connect
When: February 9th – 11th
Where: Civic Theatre, Tallaght
This weekend, Civic Theatre in Tallaght will be home to a three-day hip-hop extravaganza in the form of Dance 2 Connect.
Curated by dance artist Matt Szczerek, Dance 2 Connect will host performances, workshops, discussions and, most importantly, dance battles. If you’re partial to krumping and breaking, this is the festival for you.
Heroes
When: February 9th
Where: Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
Performed by John Scott, founder of Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Heroes combines dance with opera. It helps, of course, that Scott is both a trained dancer and operatic tenor.
Originally commissioned by Carlow Arts Festival, Heroes has since been performed in venues around the country – and has garnered many a standing ovation.
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