Into Contact (2010-12)

Echo Echo's award-winning dance and sport programme for the Cultural Olympiad

The Chess Piece (2010)

Image from The Chess Piece (2010) by David McClelland Photography

Into Contact with Dance and Sport

Into Contact was a 'Connections' project funded by Legacy Trust UK and Arts Council of Northern Ireland that took place in Derry and around the northwest during 2010-12.

As a lead partner of Legacy Trust UK's Connections programme, Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company will run its project Into Contact with Dance and Sport over three years in the build up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The mission of this project is to deliver an innovative public programme of arts and sport events that will bring people into contact, create and develop cultural partnerships, demonstrate excellence in contemporary dance and sport, and leave a lasting legacy for people in Northern Ireland. 

Into Contact Programme

  • The Chess Piece was a large-scale production that took place in summer 2010 with a cast and crew of over 50 people. The project was granted the prestigious Inspire Mark, which recognises exceptional and innovative projects inspired by the London 2012 Games. In 2011 The Chess Piece toured to Donaghmore, County Tyrone to work with young people in partnership with BEAM Creative Network.
  • Vertical Nature Base by Steve Batts and Dan Shipsides took place through 2011 culminating in a two-week residency at Port-a-doris near Shroove, County Donegal and an installation and performance series at Echo Echo Studios, Bishop Street. 
  • The Feel of Play is a dance production using the rules, patterns, and drills from team sports training exercises directed by Steve Batts exploring the emotional release of success, the pain of failure, the humour of accidents and the mystery of near perfect communication in shared intent and co-ordinated action.
  • The education strand of the project focused on dance's place as Physical Education in the Revised Curriculum for NI. The major educational and participative programme worked intensively with Steelstown PS over 18 months engaging over 400 pupils and teachers. A wide range of mini-projects were offered to improve dance skills development opportunities for teachers and facilitators; and promote creativity, health and well being benefits of dance for young people and in schools.
  • The audience development strand developed dance participation, profile and awareness through a series of high quality workshop programmes and Interactions performance evenings providing a platform for a range of locally based artists to show their work.

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Projects

Projects

Echo Echo Festival Presents Tradition and Beyond (2023)

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Echo Echo Festival 2023

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Echo Echo Festival Presents Tradition and Beyond (2022)

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Residency Programme

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Contact Improvisation

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Music Programme

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In Tall Grass

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The Henry Girls and Echo Echo

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Kids Classes

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Echo Echo Contact Festival 2019

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A Box

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The Cove

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How To Watch Dancing...

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Ripple Affect

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Old Bob's Tale

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Body Wisdom

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Festival Open Call (2014-21)

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Walk By

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Echo Echo Contact Festival 2018

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Dance Picnic

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Fractals

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Echo Echo Festival 2021

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Parent & Toddlers

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GHOSTS by Gemma Walker-Farren & Echo Echo

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Echo Echo Digital Programme (2021)

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Body Wisdom in the Community

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Amid the Noise and the Haste by Colin Norrby (2021)

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Lost in Frost

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Without

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Making Moves Youth Dance

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Ludo Lusi Lusum

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Almost Blue by Irish Modern Dance Theatre

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The Motion Ensemble

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Echo Hunt

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Open House

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Consequences

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Echo Echo Festival Presents 2021

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Festival Workshop Tour (2019)

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Echo Echo Festival 2019

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Festival Workshop Tour (2018)

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Echo Echo Festival 2018

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Festival Workshop Tour (2017)

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Echo Echo Festival 2017

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Festival Workshop Tour (2016)

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Echo Echo Festival 2016

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Echo Echo Festival 2015

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Echo Echo Festival 2014

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Echo Echo Festival 2013

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Into Contact (2010-12)

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Vertical. Nature. Base.

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