***Please note Sunday 10th November performance change of venue***
Solo Square Dance - Nic Gareiss
'Solo Square Dance' is a one-person percussive dance performance created and performed by Nic Gareiss commemorating the 1935 Irish Dance Halls Act which banned citizens from dancing in homes.
This 60-minute show features new pieces inspired by this and other such dance bans, including the dancing ban in Pound, Virginia (only lifted in 1999!) which required that dancing permits not be granted "to anyone who is not a proper person, nor to a person who is not a person of good moral character."
Set in the round in houses, Solo Square Dance engages traditional and original step dance movement from Ireland, Canada, and Appalachia to explore the dialectic of public/private life, probing the subversive power of dancing bodies. The show begs the question: in light of its historic prohibitions, can dance act as a vehicle of transgression, liberation, and social transformation for our times?
Named by Dance Magazine as one of 2019's "25 to Watch", dancer and dance researcher Nic Gareiss has been hailed by The New York Times for his "dexterous melding of Irish and Appalachian dance" and called "the most inventive and expressive step dancer on the scene” by the Boston Herald.
The human epitome of the unbearable lightness of being...Gareiss is more fleet of foot than an Olympian sprinter and more buoyant than a helium-filled balloon. He elevates traditional dance to a place where restraint is palpable and freeform flight is inevitable. Irish Times
Conception, creation, and performance: Nic Gareiss
Outside eye: Colin Dunne
All songs traditional, arranged by Nic Gareiss, except: “Peaks of Otter” written by Jim Schulz
The development of Solo Square Dance was made possible thanks to a generous residency at the Irish Arts Center.
Public Performances
- Teach an Cheoil (The Music House B&B), Ballyvoy, BALLYCASTLE | Saturday 9th November 8pm
Tickets £8 / £6 Concession (pre-booking essential as space is limited)
- Tirglasson, Sleadrin, F93 HY89, BUNCRANA | Sunday 10th November 7pm ***please note change of venue from Claudy***
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Tickets £8 / £6 Concession (pre-booking essential as space is limited) / OR Pay at Door €10 / €8
- Echo Echo Studios, DERRY | Monday 11th November 12.30pm
Tickets £8 / £6 Concession (pre-booking essential as space is limited)
Festival Tickets
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Email: info@echoechodance.com
Phone (NI): 02871308883
Phone (ROI): 04871308883
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Box Office: Call into Echo Echo Studios, Hangman's Bastion, Magazine Street
Ticket Prices
Ockham's Razor £12 Full / £10 Conc / £8 - Under 16yrs / Group of 4 for £35
Collective B / Mixed Bill / Ferenc Fehér - £10 / £8
Ayesha Mailey - £8 / £6
Nic Gareiss £8 / £6 (pre-booking essential)
Echo Echo Ensemble £5 / £15 for group of 4
CAAKE performance Donations (Tue) / £5 (Sat)
Classes £5
Symposium Free
Festival Party with Bounce £5
Festival Passes
Performance Pass £50
Access All Events £70
Groups
Discounts for larger groups may be available by prior arrangement. Please contact Echo Echo Festival box office 02871308883 in advance.
Access information
Our sincere apologies - still no wheelchair access at Echo Echo Studios due to technical defect with platform lift, despite our best efforts. Several Festival events are programmed in other accessible venues and locations. Please contact us if you have a specific access requirement or query and we will be very happy to help.
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