Bridget Madden Dance presents ionsú
‘ionsú’ is a work in progress which was staged on the EVOLVE Choreographers platform (May 2015) with the support of Dance Resource Base and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Waves and absorption of residual moment of loft and grounding…suspended traces of the past and future hang in the air, rousing energies of contemporary Irish Dance...
Choreographer & Director: Bridget Madden
Costume / Stage Design: Gail Mahon
Music: Lorna McLaughlin
Dancers : Esther Alleyne, Abbie Madden and Leonie McDonagh
“Organic, original and breathtaking. 15 minutes was not enough!” Audience Member, The MAC, Belfast 2015
Supported by Arts Council NI, National Lottery and Dance Resource Base
Maria Svensson ‘The Importance of Shepherds’
I am a sister, a daughter, an empty vessel. I am the wise woman, the bone woman, the warrior and the wolf. I am a child of God, of Mother Earth, a trace of my ancestors. I am the advantaged generation asking why? I am a seeker, a fool, a Goddess. I am a leader, a shepherd guiding myself through the Kingdom of souls.
This solo is an attempt to celebrate women and especially my granny Mary Henic. In the complexity of this it is also a reflection on how I can and would have organised myself in order to exist in this world.
What if the depth is on the surface?
Performer/Director: Maria Svensson
Assistant Director: Tonya Sheina
Music: Zvonko Bogdan, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Emmylou Harris, Kaoma and Maria Svensson
“A real Swedish smörgåsbord of dance, song, storytelling and performance art.”
Supported by Kerry County Council and Echo Echo