Embodied

Liz Roche, Director, and Dancers, Jessie Keenan, Liv O'Donoghue, Sibéal Davitt, Jazmín Chiodi, Junk Ensemble, Emma O'Kane & Dublin Dance Festival

Liz Roche interview by Sean Rocks on Arena, RTE Radio 1, May 2016 via RTE.ie

Her Supreme Hour

Jessie Keenan

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Photo/Stills Luca Truffarelli
Years of fitting into a patriarchal structure have taken its toll on the female body. In Her Supreme Hour, Jessie Keenan's solo work looks at how women are forced to adjust and change, physically and vocally, in order to be seen and heard in our male dominated society. Sound design by Robbie Blake.

The 27th Manifesto 

Liv O'Donoghue

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Photo/Stills Luca Truffarelli
The 27th Manifesto by Liv O'Donoghue reclaims the words of our past to uncover a vision for our future. Drawing on pivotal speeches by women through time, this work is a retrospective of the forgotten female voice in history. Video by Luca Truffarelli with words spoken by Gina Moxley, and creative assistance from Gina Moxley and Maria Nilsson Waller.

Fógraím / I Proclaim 

Sibéal Davitt

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Photo/Stills Luca Truffarelli
In Fógraím / I Proclaim, Sibéal Davitt works through the medium of Morse code and movement. Fógraím / I Proclaim uses the human body to proclaim the key ideas and ideals of Forógra na hÉireann. This piece draws upon elements of Irish traditional 'sean-nós' and contemporary dance. Writing and participation by Tristan Rosenstock, sound by Stephen Roddy.

The endless story of trying to make new out of a single self 

Jazmín Chiodi (Iseli-Chiodi Dance Company)

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Photo/Stills Luca Truffarelli
In The endless story of trying to make new out of a single self by Jazmín Chiodi, a woman stands on a barricade. She internalises the battle she faces at the crossroads of change. This dance and visual arts experience observes the influence of memory and personal imprint on our concept of self history and social history. Realisation by Chiodi and Alexandre Iseli and collaborations with Martin Mele, visual artist, and Oscar Mascarenas, music composer.

Walking Pale

Jessica Kennedy & Megan Kennedy (junk ensemble)

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Photo/Stills Luca Truffarelli
In Walking Pale, Jessica Kennedy & Megan Kennedy explore rebellion and failure. Walking Pale investigates the idea of the ‘radical female’ and how women are perceived in Ireland. This sits alongside the concept of new Ireland - of what the country represents now, and what it was expected to be. Performers, Olwen Fouéré and Ray Scannell, and composition by Ray Scannell.

160 Voices 

Emma O’Kane

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Photo/Stills Luca Truffarelli
In 160 Voices, Emma O’Kane asks, as a woman in Ireland, what are you willing to risk to improve your life and have your voice heard in 2016? Responses from an anonymous survey, 160 Voices is a microcosm of the wishes of women in Ireland today. Composition and sound design by Ivan Birthistle and Vincent Doherty.
GPO Parcel Office, Public Letters Office, GPO Witness History Visitors Centre and Courtyard, 20-22 April, 2016
Directed by Liz Roche. Produced by Dublin Dance Festival. Curated by Valerie Connor and Ruairí Ó Cuív. Commissioned by An Post GPO Witness History and awarded the Allianz Business to Arts Awards Judges’ Special Recognition for a Portfolio of Investment in 2016.
Credits
Liz Roche, Director; Sinead McKenna, Lighting Design; Rob Usher, Production Manger; Stephanie Dickenson, Publicist; Paul Donnelly, Volunteer Manager; Síofra Nic Liam, Jamuna Leader, Alexandra Ayvazova, Front of House & Stage Management.
Partners
Dance Ireland, Development Partner; CoisCéim Dance Theatre, Mermaid Arts Centre, The Lir Academy, Venue Partners.
Dublin Dance Festival Team
Benjamin Perchet, Festival Director; Carina McGrail, Producer & General Manager; Caroline Kennedy, Marketing Manager; Tiina Ylonen, Financial & Administrative Manager.
Embodied was a series of six new dance solos by female choreographers working in Ireland. Calling attention to the role of women as initiators of change within Irish society, the site specific performances took place 100 years after the reading of the Proclamation to the Irish people on the steps of the General Post Office. These new works were made as a contemporary response to the 1916 Proclamation and each piece unfolded as the audience journeyed through the original GPO building and the newly opened GPO Witness History Centre. Dublin Dance Festival chose to work with female choreographers to present their response to the Proclamation in contrast to the predominantly male voices and testimonies surrounding the events of 1916. Embodied was directed by choreographer Liz Roche, documented by photographer Luca Truffarelli, and presented 20-22 April. Each dance piece approximately 10 minutes, with 3 performances each evening.

Here and Through

Dublin Dance Festival, Project Arts Centre, 17-28 May 2016
Exhibition by Luca Truffarelli. Produced by Dublin Dance Festival
Still and moving images developed alongside the dance performances made for the commissioned solos in 'Embodied'.  The audience is invited to experience 'Here and Through' as a personal journey, a voyage through the past, present and future. Video by Luca Truffarelli, sound by Federico Ortica, voice by Oona Doherty, and performance by Liv O'Donoghue. Assisted by Federico Scoponi and Alex Hutchinson.
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Curators
Ruairí Ó Cuív and Valerie Connor ​
Commissioner
An Post/GPO Witness History 2016