The Choreography Project 22
Led by Sibéal Davitt
CoisCéim Broadreach presented the 22nd Choreography Project, a creative and performance opportunity for adults to work with choreographer Sibéal Davitt from January-March 2025.
Over seven weeks Sibéal worked with dance enthusiasts with a strong sense of curiosity and an openness to bending genres within and beyond dance. The process was grounded in play, contemporary performance, physical dance and improvisation, with participants invited to engage with the notion of "everyday strangeness".
The project culminated with the co-creation of a short original dance performance, ÁIT AIT (A Weird Place), that was shared with audiences at The Great Hall at IMMA, Dublin, on the 8th of March 2025 through two sharings.
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CHOREOGRAPHER'S NOTE
"I had the pleasure of working with a beautiful group of talented movers, all different and special in their own way. Their infectious energy has been a huge source of inspiration for this informal showing.
We began with the idea of everyday strangeness and the uncanny. I brought a few tools from my practice to get us started making movement material. As I work between the traditional and contemporary, we explored foundations in footwork, rhythm and improvisation as well as developing contemporary performance skills. We danced freely to traditional music and deconstructed céilí formations, making our own movement language.
I’m delighted to share this work in the beautiful Great Hall at IMMA. Once home to many social dances, this year’s Choreography Project participants will fill the space with joyous movement, making way for a musing of time, space and togetherness.
This informal showing is a mad and joyous crystallisation of our time spent in CoisCéim studio in Fairview. Thank you for joining." -Sibéal Davitt
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IMMA Horizons
IMMA Horizons aims to contribute to new thinking on how creativity can positively impact health and wellbeing through programming and partnerships. Extensive research has identified the role of the arts and creative engagement in the promotion of wellbeing across the life course. Building on the strong history of arts and health in Ireland, IMMA Horizons contributes to new research and ongoing conversations in Ireland and globally, advocating for arts experiences to be recognised as an important part of a healthy life.
ABOUT SUNDARA O'HIGGINS
Working as Community Art and Wellness Curator for IMMA Horizons, IMMA's Inclusive Art and Wellbeing programme, Sundara works at the intersection of art, health, ecology and community, drawing on an understanding of the social determinants of health - particularly access, social connection, and the cultural and environmental conditions that enable people to thrive.
Foregrounding equity, sensory, and movement-based engagement, Sundara's work encourages intergenerational participation, cross-museum collaboration, and diverse external partnerships. She co-designs and guides co-created programmes with underrepresented groups and cross-disciplinary partners that open up cultural spaces, foster belonging, and enable participants to engage critically and creatively with the ideas, themes, and material practices that shape the museum context. Ultimately, Sundara views contemporary art as a powerful tool to connect communities, inspire dialogue, improve our health and reshape how we care for ourselves, each other, and the world.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The 22nd Choreography Project was a creative and performance opportunity for adults to work with choreographer Sibéal Davitt. Grounded in play, contemporary performance, physical dance and improvisation, Sibéal welcomed a full house of movers with a strong sense of curiosity and an openness to bending genres within and beyond dance.
7 weeks of creative sessions
23 January - 8 March 2025
THURSDAYS 23, 30 Jan, 6, 13, 20, 27 Feb, 6 March. 6:15pm - 9:15pm
SATURDAYS 15, 22 Feb, 1 March. 11:00am - 12:30pm
FRIDAY 7 March. 6:15pm - 9:15pm
Rehearsal and Informal Performance on Saturday 8 March
LOCATION CoisCéim Studio, 42 Fairview Strand, Dublin 3 (Click HERE for map)
BOOKING | PAY WHAT YOU CAN | Recommended price: €156*
*In 2022, following the publication of our new Strategic Plan, we introduced Pay What You Can price options. For THE CHOREOGRAPHY PROJECT #22 these range from €65 – €299
CULMINATION SHOWINGS
ÁIT AIT (A Weird Place) - a short performance
WHEN 8 March 2025
TIME 3pm & 3:30pm
WHERE The Great Hall at IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 Map
FREE No booking required. All welcome.
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A regular feature of our BROADREACH programme, THE CHOREOGRAPHY PROJECT is a creative and performance opportunity for adults to work with professional choreographers in the exploration of contemporary dance theatre.
Please note we would like to make clear that when taking part in our Broadreach projects, you are doing so at your own risk and take full responsibility for any injuries that might occur.
For more Information Please Contact:
Inna Mazurenko, Broadreach Project Coordinator E: inna@coisceim.com, T: +353 87 3840590
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