Invitation to a Journey
sensual and emotional…. a journey well worth taking
WORLD PREMIERE
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.
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Gallery
In Performance
In Rehearsal
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
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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.
In Partnership with
Galway International Arts Festival
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.
Fishamble: The New Play Company
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.
Crash Ensemble
Ireland’s leading new music ensemble; a group of world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, ground-breaking music of today.