Winner of the Best Children’s Dance Show – BTA Awards 2016

Prokofiev’s PETER AND THE WOLF is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written.

The classic story has been interpreted by many artists from Disney to the Marx Brothers and won a Grammy award for Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachov and Sofia Loren.

CoisCéim Dance Theatre takes this timeless story of courage and imagination as inspiration and here… the story is told through the eyes of a WOLF. Filled with dance and live music, this fun and richly theatrical production by David Bolger gives life to a Bird, a Cat, a Duck, a Boy, and of course a WOLF in a highly energetic original work. Featuring live music, THE WOLF AND PETER takes children and their families on a thrilling adventure to explore and discover contemporary dance and performance at its best. Watch the promo here….

This production includes the imaginative, lively and engaging participation workshop series CREATIVE DANCE TALES for 6-9 year olds, by CoisCéim Broadreach.

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Gallery

The Wolf and peter on film

livestream AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Over 38,000 people checked into the livestream of David Bolger’s ★★★★★ adventure for children and their families as part of Sydney Opera House’s Digital Season, running from 17 April 2020 to 10 July 2020. This recording of THE WOLF AND PETER was filmed at Sydney Opera House and live streamed to 21 schools in New South Wales on 20 July 2017. It was first screened in Ireland on Thursday 2nd April 2020 as part of CoisCéim’s SOFA CINEMA series.

2018 UK TOUR

Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain
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2017 IRISH AND INTERNATIONAL TOUR

COISCÉIM DANCE THEATRE’s 2017 Irish and International tour dates for THE WOLF AND PETER included bringing Irish contemporary dance to the Sydney Opera House for the very first time. To read the full press release please click here.

The 2017 Irish tour was supported by RTÉ Supporting the Arts and presented in association with the NASC venue network. NASC is an Irish word meaning link or relationship, and describes the linking of venues to develop touring programmes. The network was conceived in 2006 when a number of venue directors met to discuss joint programming and marketing opportunities. In 2012 NASC identified the key future purpose and objectives of the network: To harness the buying power, high quality venue infrastructure, professional expertise, art form knowledge, contacts, loyalty and support of the 8 members to present high quality work.

The NASC venue network comprises: An Griánan Theatre, Letterkenny; Backstage Theatre, Longford; Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise; glór, Ennis; Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick; Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire; Siamsa Tíre, Tralee and Town Hall Theatre, Galway.

Australia

Presented with support from Culture Ireland.

NASC+ Tour

Funded by a Touring and Dissemination of Work Grant from the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon 
Irish tour presented in association with the NASC venue network supported by RTÉ Supporting the Arts

Presented with additional support from RTÉ Supporting the Arts and the Goethe Institut

CAST 2018 Ivonne Kalter, Jonathan Mitchell, Emma O’Kane, Mateusz Szczerek, Matthew Williamson
PIANO Conor Linehan 

DIRECTION & CHOREOGRAPHY David Bolger
COSTUME & SET Monica Frawley
COMPOSITION & PIANIST Conor Linehan
LIGHTING Sinead Mckenna
SOUND Ivan Birthistle & Vincent Doherty
HAIR & MAKEUP Val Sherlock
Graphic Design ALPHABET SOUP
ADDITIONAL MUSIC Peter and the Wolf
Symphonic Tale for Children, Piano Reduction by Sergei Prokofiev, 1936

CAST NOTES:

PIANO IVAN MCKENNA
Performances from 2 March – 10 March (Sligo, Waterford, Limerick); 20 & 21 March (Longford); 28 March – 31 March (Ballymun & Portlaoise)

PIANO LANCE COBURN
Performances 15 & 16 March (Letterkenny); 23 & 24 March (Galway) & Australia (June & July)

THE WOLF AND PETER premiered at Baboró International Arts Festival for Children on 15 October 2015.

About The Cast

Ivonne Kalter

Conor Linehan

Jonathan Mitchell

Emma O’Kane

Mateusz Szczerek

Matthew Williamson

Lance Coburn

Ivan McKenna

About The Creative Team

Ivan Birthistle

David Bolger

Vincent Doherty

Monica Frawley

Conor Linehan

Sinéad McKenna

Val Sherlock

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