FAUN by David Bolger
Audiences rioted when they saw Nijinski’s first ballet, L’Apres midi d’un Faune, shocked by the shameless sensuality and revolutionary dance style. Mixing Debussy’s famous score with Queen, David Bolger explores how dance still reconnects us with our feelings and imagination and asks can we still break free?
AS YOU ARE by Muirne Bloomer
Who would you rather be: Superman or Clarke Kent? We all want to stand out from the crowd – but are we willing to pay the price? In Muirne Bloomer’s quirky world, six extraordinary individuals are tested to the limit as they struggle for control over themselves and each other.
Cast James Hosty, Eddie Kay, Robert Jackson, Megan Kennedy, Lisa McLoughlin, Emma O’Kane
Director & Choreographer FAUN David Bolger
Director & Choreographer AS YOU ARE Muirne Bloomer
Lighting Designer Lucy Carter
Set Designer Maree Kearns
Costume Designer Paul Shriek
Original Music Ivan Birthistle & Vincent Doherty
Hair & Makeup Val Sherlock
Production Manager Rob Furey
Stage Manager Stephanie Ryan
Sound Engineers Ivan Birthistle & Vincent Doherty
Chief LX Lisa Mahony
Publicist Nik Quaife / Zoetrope
Graphic Design Alphabet Soup
Photography Ros Kavanagh & Pat Redmond
Producer Jenny Traynor / CoisCéim Dance Theatre
Reviews
“ … splendid … engrossing to watch … luscious sensuality … dreamlike … compellingly human” (Seona Mac Réamoinn, THE IRISH TIMES)
“The dance that lands on its feet…..exquisite…superb” (Emer O’Kelly, SUNDAY INDEPENDENT)
“… dancers shine in the limelight: sexy, smart, assured, funny… ‘I want to break free’ sings Freddie Mercury, and that is precisely what I want to do: go down and join them” (Colin Murphy, 20 Jan 2010, IRISH INDEPENDENT)
“…. Bone shakingly sexy … playful … amazing … such a sensuous and beautiful experience to watch” (THE VIEW ON FAUN)
**** …CoisCéim celebrate their 15th year with a startling double bill … This Faun is sensual, art deco-like, erotic and quite possibly the most beautiful contemporary dance you’ll see all year” (Lucy White, METRO ON FAUN)
“ … a post punk piece … terrific” (Donald Clark, THE VIEW ON AS YOU ARE)
“ … anybody who is shocked by this must have something wrong with them. This is great … (John Kelly, THE VIEW ON AS YOU ARE)
“… conformity is a constant in her futuristic world, where cyborg-like beings are controlled by James Hosty as a kind of Dr. Coppéllius character………provides lots of camp playfulness along the way..” (Michael Seaver, IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE ON AS YOU ARE)
Past Performances
Premiere
14-23 January 2010 | Project Arts Centre | Dublin, Ireland
Other Performances
26 January 2010 | Town Hall Theatre | Galway, Ireland
28 January 2010 | The Source Arts Centre | Thurles, Ireland
30 January 2010 | Garter Lane Arts Centre | Waterford, Ireland
2 February 2010 | Cork Opera House | Cork, Ireland
4 February 2010 | Backstage Theatre | Longford, Ireland
6 February 2010 | Pavilion Theatre | Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
9 February 2010 | Dunamaise Arts Centre | Portlaoise, Ireland
11 February 2010 | Civic Theatre | Tallaght, Ireland
13 February 2010 | O’Reilly Theatre Wexford Opera House | Wexford, Ireland
26 August 2010 | Fabrik Heeder Krefeld | Internationale Tanzmesse NRW | Düsseldorf, Germany (FAUN only)
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