Contemporary with Simone O’Toole

Date:: Mon 24 Feb 2025 - Fri 28 Feb 2025
Time:: 10:00 - 11:30
Please Note:: No external footwear allowed in studio. Shoe covers can be provided at reception if requested.
Venue:: DanceHouse
Admission:: €7 DI Pre-Professionals / €9 DI Members / €12 Non-members / Member 10 Class Card €70
Level:: Professional / Advanced
Teacher:: Simone O'Toole

Simone’s Contemporary Urban class is an energetic, physical and dynamic class. It allows space for the individual dance artist to explore with the use of various tasks , improvisation techniques and phrase work. It is accessible to all dance styles to play with and research their own physical vocabulary. First, connecting with our physical body, playing with musicality, space, time and the impact of our use of energy. This class will challenge the artist to approach their movement in a fun non-judgemental way, out of our minds and into our body while also building the dancers mental and physical stamina.

ABOUT Simone

Simone is a Contemporary Urban Dance Artist. After her training in Fontys Dance Academy, The Netherlands. Simone worked with Dutch/Brazilian choreographer Guilhermo Miotto and on returning to Ireland She has worked with Catherine Young , John Scott (IMDT), Fibin Teo , PanPan Theatre etc. Simone is Associate Artist with Irish Modern Dance Theatre since 2022 and has recently participated in an IRIS Award (International Residency Initiative Scheme) with Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Merce Cunningham Trust and Irish Arts Centre in New York. Her choreography has been seen in Dancer from the Dances Festival in 2021 & 2022, with PANPAN Theatre in Mespil in the Dark at The Samuel Beckett Theatre in September 2022. Simone has just finished choreographing the new theatre show from Fibin sa Taibhearc “Waltsáil Abhaile” in Galway alongside Director Stephen Darcy. Simone has been choreographing since 2016 while studying Contemporary Dance and Performance Art in The Netherlands. Simone is currently back in Ireland researching her new work.