Led by Philippa Donnellan
A CoisCéim BROADREACH project commissioned by Age & Opportunity / Bealtaine
in association with Fatima Groups United
We were delighted to announce the final instalment of our Age & Opportunity commission, THE DOOR led by Philippa Donnellan. TURNING THE KEY was a creative dance and film project that kicked off in time for St Patrick’s Day with an option for participants to create and record their own dance. Over 50 people embraced this creative and challenging adventure and took part in Creative Sessions from 16 March to 8 April 2021.
“Hats off to all those who took part – for your enthusiasm, creativity and choreography. As ever it’s been a real joy to lead this BROADREACH dance film project with you all, thank you!” – Philippa
TURNING THE KEY CULMINATION EVENT
FILM SCREENING & CELEBRATION
BEALTAINE AT HOME 2021
TIME 3.30 – 4.45pm
WHERE Live on Zoom
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ABOUT PHILIPPA DONNELLAN | CHOREOGRAPHER
Philippa is a professional dance artist, choreographer and arts facilitator based in Dublin. As the Director of CoisCéim BROADREACH from 2006-2020, she developed a range of creative and educational residencies and partnerships with leading Irish institutions, and directed and choreographed many inspiring projects with different communities in Dublin and across Ireland – including devising and delivering an annual performance project for people aged 50+ for the Bealtaine festival that brought together three different departments in Dublin City Council (2007 -2015) and leading the youth dance theatre group, CREATIVE STEPS. Other key Broadreach projects included CREATIVE DANCE TALES, 38 WOMEN and more recently OFF THE WALLS, EMILY, SHORELINE, ALIGHT! and the EXIT15 commission.
ABOUT AGE & OPPORTUNITY’S BEALTAINE FESTIVAL
Bealtaine is a month long festival in May featuring performances, exhibitions, discussions, workshops and readings by artists working in different art forms all over Ireland. Find out more here.
Photo: Anthony Griffin
Turning the Key Blog
Some reflections from participants…
DOORS
All of Life is filled with Doors
External materialist
Internal enlightening
Visible Invisible
Closed Open
Locked Unlocked
Solid wooden Doors
Clear glass Doors
White fire Doors
Rustic barn Doors
Modern Dutch Doors
Patio sliding Doors
Church entrance Doors
Floating pivot Doors
Steel Pocket Doors
Secret garden Doors
Internal Doors of
Energy
Awareness
Creativity
Intuition
Vibrations
Emotions
Spirit
Love
Beingness
When one Door closes
Another one appears Somewhere
We seek to turn the Key
We try one Key
We try another Key
At last we can open the Door
Slowly and carefully…
And the true nature of Reality
Is revealed with Joy and truth
Love and Peace
We are the Key
We are the Energy
We are the Light
We are the Wind
We are the Spirit
We are Awareness
Let us always Swing the Door
Wide Open
To step into a New World
Of Consciousness and Awareness
BY GERALDINE CONVERY
DAFFODILS
Daffodils what’s the big deal about daffodils, every one ooing and aahing about daffodils.
Look at the lovely daffodils, great when the daffodils appear…are they that great…
Greater than a strong cup of Barry’s tea in the morning….
Or a glass of dry white wine …in the evening and then another …and another depending…
All running out to their gardens to admire their daffodils…
Out through their French windows…
No daffodils here…If I had a window box I’d grow herbs…not daffodils…
If Wordsworth hadn’t noticed them, don’t think people would be banging on about them…
Sap from cut daffodils can poison other flowers…
Daffodils celebrate the bliss of solitude…bliss…imagine…
I’d love a night in the pub with the girls…
Or a hug from my grandchildren…
Maybe I should get some daffodils… join the club…
BY CARMEL ROONEY
We will escape this dismal place
like hesitant moths emerge
flying on feeble wings
to a better space.
To sing unmasked,
to touch and clasp
and dance in a wild and wanton ring
with all our friends
at last!
BY DEIRDRE HANDY
Turning the key on through the door
Far safer now than in days of yore
Oh to be turning the key through the door
For my vaccine jab to dance evermore
For us fifty plus let there be no fuss
As we dance and sway with CoisCéim today
BY LIAM O’BRIEN
IF YOU’D LIKE TO LISTEN TO A COUPLE OF THE AUTHORS READING THEIR TEXTS – CLICK BELOW…
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