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Begin Anywhere - Irish Modern Dance Theatre
"Begin Anywhere" a new work by John Scott and Mel Mercier. Performed in a double bill with ‘Four Solos’ choreographed by Merce Cunningham (by arrangement with Merce Cunningham Trust. Photo Patricio Cassinoni.
Performances:
Dance Limerick Feb 8th/9th
Irish Arts Center Feb 12th - 16th
Black Box Galway, Feb 25th
Dance Limerick Feb 8th/9th
Project Arts Centre St. Patrick's Festival March 11th - 15th
The Civic Tallaght March 18th
Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon , Dublin City Council , Culture Ireland
Change by Croí Glan
14th & 15th March 2025 | Dance Cork Firkin Crane
Change by Croí Glan is a hope-filled reimagining of the world in these unprecedented times, premiering at Dance Cork Firkin Crane on Friday 14th & Saturday 15th March 2025.
With diverse bodies from diverse lands, this dance theatre piece draws on the climate impacts experienced by its international and Irish cast. Rebecca Solnit’s Not Too Late and Christiana Figueres’s The Future We Choose offer further inspiration for the piece, which has been created in collaboration with scientists from the Environmental Research Institute at UCC.
Venue: Dance Cork Firkin Crane
Date & time: Friday 14th & Saturday 15th March | 7:30 pm
Tickets: €15/€12
Tel: 021 450 7487
Email: boxoffice@firkincrane.ie
Find out more and book here.
Echo Echo Festival of Dance and Movement
March 6-21, Derry
Echo Echo Festival of Dance and Movement returns from 6th to 21st March 2025 with an outstanding programme of dance, movement and physical theatre performances and events. The tenth edition of the acclaimed international festival takes place at Echo Echo Studios located on Derry City’s historic walls on Magazine Street.
Having already welcomed well over 350 artists and companies to the city over the last decade, this year Echo Echo welcomes productions from both parts of Ireland, as well as artists and multinational companies from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Sweden and Malaysia. The festival also features an award-winning film screening, art exhibition and series of public and community workshops with visiting artists.
DYDC Annual Gala
Saturday Marrch 22, 8pm
Dublin Youth Dance Company (DYDC) is Ireland’s flagship contemporary youth dance company which curates and hosts the annual Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF & Annual Gala), providing a national platform for youth dance. Its vision is to cultivate distinct artistic voices through the creation and performance of transformative repertoire uniquely embodied by young artists.
DYDC provides pathways of high-quality pre vocational training and ensemble performance for young dancers/aspiring dance artists, led by professional choreographers and dance artists/teachers extending the range and deepening the experience of their dancer selves.
The Dublin Youth Dance Company Annual Gala will include performances by Junior, Transition and Senior DYDC ensembles with choreography by associate teachers Amanda Braide, Tara Bredemeier and Anderson de Souza.
The Gala will also include special guest performances by LA Feeney and Inchicore College of Further Education, the work of professional DYDC Alumni Ben Sullivan and Alexandra Vostokova, solo and duet dance pieces by senior members of DYDC as part of the ‘Emerging Voices’ Mentoring Programme.
‘Emerging Voices’ enables Senior DYDC dancers to develop their own choreographies mentored by professional dance artists from DYDC’s alumni (Ben Sullivan and Alexandra Vostokova).
Dublin Dance Festival- 21st Edition Highlights
Tues 13 – Sat 24 May 2025
Luail & Irish Chamber Orchestra | Matthew Bourne | Fidget Feet & Ceol Connected
The 21st Edition is off to an explosive start with three standout performances already on sale. Don't miss the highly anticipated inaugural performance by the new all-island dance company which will open DDF's 21st Edition in the magnificent setting of Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. Also returning to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre as part of the festival is one of the most successful dance theatre productions of all time, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake. Plus, a magical performance for young audiences with captivating aerial dance, traditional music and storytelling comes to the Samuel Beckett Theatre.
Chora by Luail – Ireland's National Dance Company with Irish Chamber Orchestra
13 May at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
20 – 24 May at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
When the Moon Spun Round by Fidget Feet & Ceol Connected
22 – 24 May, at Samuel Beckett Theatre
Book tickets here.
Melissa Hamilton's Ballet Stars Gala
17 & 18 September
An unmissable star-studded ballet show created exclusively for the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre by Melissa Hamilton, Ireland’s globally celebrated ballerina.
The programme, over two-acts, showcases thrilling excerpts from much-loved ballet classics, combined with exhilarating modern contemporary works.