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Invitation to a Journey

Inspired by Eileen Gray

Invitation to a Journey

sensual and emotional…. a journey well worth taking

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Inspired by Eileen Gray

A CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN COISCÉIM DANCE THEATRE, CRASH ENSEMBLE, FISHAMBLE: THE NEW PLAY COMPANY AND GALWAY INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL

 

We must ask nothing of artists but to be of their own time  – Eileen Gray

She crafted and she made.
She flew a plane.
She gave her lovers gifts.
She let her heart be broken.
She was an original and she was endlessly reproduced.

Eileen Gray defied expectations – from her innovative designs to her unconventional personal life she challenged what it meant to be an artist, a woman and to be Irish. Inspired by her inimitable life and work, INVITATION TO A JOURNEY is a powerful, evocative new work by Ireland’s leading performance companies.

As Gray fused elements to create new forms, INVITATION TO A JOURNEY combines contemporary dance, music and theatre to create a compelling illustration of a once-forgotten, now celebrated, Irish modernist.

 

Click here to see more reviews from critics and audiences.

passionate, brilliant, visually stunning and pushing the boundaries of the possible. A must see.

examiner.com

perceptive….virtuoso performance that mesmerises

Irish Independent

extraordinarily stylish…elegant production

Sunday Independent

striking…imaginative insights

Michael Billington The Guardian

Michael Seaver The Irish Times

Gallery

Three figures standing along a seascape
A figure standing looking to camera along a seascape
A cellist sitting playing by the sea
Three musicians playing in a studio space in black and white
Musicians, two figures in movement and a figure standing by a table in a dance studio
A figure playing cello while another leans around to hold her bowing hand
Two figures sitting opposite each other in a studio

In Performance

Two figures mirroring the same movement
One figure at a large drum and another figure in movement on a blue lit stage
A figure lit in blue on stage in movement
A figure drumming on stage
A figure seated at a table with another figure reaching for her hand centre stage
Two figures in movement dressed in white
A figure in a long skirt seated in side profile on stage
A figure standing on a dark stage with figures lit in blue in the background
A figure standing on stage in a long skirt looking to the side
A figure seated dressed in white on stage
A figure dressed in white holding a roll of paper and looking upwards on a dark stage
A figure dressed in white standing with hands on hips
A figure standing dressed in white with hands braced on a blue table
A seated figure dressed in white in side profile on stage
Two figures standing on a blue lit stage
Two figures seated at a blue table on stage
Two figures with hands touching
A blindfolded figure in movement
Three figures in movement dressed in white on a blue-lit stage
A blindfolded figure dressed in white on a dark stage
Three figures in movement dressed in white on a dark stage
A figure in movement while a figure in the background watches
Three figures in movement with thread stretching between their hands and two figures behind them
A figure reaching upwards with two figures standing behind
Three figures in white in movement with thread stretching between their hands
A blindfolded figure in movement and three musicians playing instruments
Two figures dressed in white standing on stage
Five figures in movement with hands joined in an arch
A figure in movement behind a frame of hung panels
Two figures in movement together
Two figures, one standing at a microphone and the other mirroring her movement behind
Two figures in movement together
Two figures in a movement duet with another in movement in the background
Three musicians playing instruments dressed in black on stage
Two figures facing each other holding string in a square shape with a third figure standing between
A figure standing lit on stage
Three musicians playing instruments dressed in black on stage
Two figures facing each other on stage
Five figures in movement with hands connecting
Five figures standing in a line with arms and hands outstretched into light
A figure singing into a microphone with another figure in movement mirroring behind
Three musicians playing instruments dressed in black on stage
A figure in red seated at a blue table on stage
A figure holding a blue book in hand on a dark stage
A nude figure with their back to the audience in movement on stage
Four figures in a line with books clutched to their chests and their other hands raised
A figure standing spotlit on a dark blue stage with other figures in movement in the background
A figure standing with two musicians in the background
Two figures on a dark stage lit with blue accents, one facing away from the audience
A seated figure in white in the centre of a blue lit stage
Three musicians and a seated actor in the centre of a stage lit in blue

In Rehearsal

A figure standing with a script with three musicians playing in the background
A figure standing with two musicians seen in the background
One figure adjusting a bar with two other figures leaning against the wall
A line of figures in side profile with hands and arms in movement
A series of pairs of hands in movement
A figure with arms outstretched holding connecting threads
Two figures clutching green thread between their clasped hands
A figure holding threads extending from their hands
Green thread passing through a hand held down by a figure's leg
One figure standing on the right and another in movement on the left in a studio
A figure in movement in a studio
Two figures facing each other with palms touching by their faces
Two figures in movement in a studio
Three musicians playing instruments in a dance studio
One figure seated with another standing behind with arms around her
A figure in movement in a studio with images stuck to a plain white wall behind

Performed at

A co-production

Project Arts Centre

Dublin

20 - 24 July 2016

Galway International Arts Festival

Black Box Theatre

Galway

9 - 16 July 2016

SHOW WARNING

Please be advised that this show features strong language, adult themes and nudity

#eileengray  |  #giaf16

 

Credits

CAST Justine Cooper, Ingrid Craigie, Kate Ellis, Ivonne Kalter, Ronan Leahy, Emma O’Kane, Deirdre O’Leary, Alex Petcu, Maria Ryan, Kate Stanley Brennan

DIRECTION David Bolger, Jim Culleton
SCRIPT Gavin Kostick
ORIGINAL SCORE Deirdre Gribbin
CHOREOGRAPHY David Bolger
MUSICAL DIRECTION Kate Ellis
DESIGN Maree Kearns
LIGHTING Sinéad Mckenna
SOUND Kevin Gleeson
HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGN Val Sherlock

 

INVITATION TO A JOURNEY features an original score composed by Deirdre Gribbin, courtesy of a New Music Commission Award from the Arts Council of Ireland.

The Cast

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Justine Cooper

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Ingrid Craigie

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Ivonne Kalter

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Ronan Leahy

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Emma O’Kane

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Deirdre O'Leary

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Alex Petcu

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Maria Ryan

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Kate Stanley Brennan

The Creative Team

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David Bolger

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Jim Culleton

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Gavin Kostick

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Deirdre Gribbin

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Kate Ellis

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Maree Kearns

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Sinéad McKenna

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Kevin Gleeson

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Val Sherlock

In Partnership with

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Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF) is a major cultural organisation which produces one of Europe’s leading international arts festivals, develops and produces new work, and presents a major discussion platform First Thought Talks. The multidisciplinary Galway International Arts Festival takes place each July in Galway, Ireland and covers a range of art forms.

https://www.giaf.ie/

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Fishamble discovers, develops and produces new plays of national importance with a global reach.
​It has toured its productions to audiences throughout Ireland, and to 20 other countries.

https://www.fishamble.com/

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Ireland’s leading new music ensemble; a group of world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, ground-breaking music of today.

https://www.crashensemble.com/