Aoife McAtamney
Aoife McAtamney is a multidisciplinary artist based in Dublin layering the craft of contemporary dance, choreography, filmmaking, music and education. She is the artistic director of Daughter Of A Drum, a creative alias and home to all of Aoife's creative offerings. She is currently part of CoisCéim’s CHOREOGRAPHY CONNECTS artist-led residency project.
Aoife began a career as a dancer producing work locally and internationally. She has created and toured works by Oona Doherty, Emma Martin, Ioannis Mandafounis, Fabrice Mazliah and has guested for Theatre Basel. As an actor, Aoife can be seen in Paula Kehoe's TV documentary ‘The Devils In her’ alongside Olwen Fouéré for BBCNI and TG4 and 'Woman In The Wall' for BBC NI & Showtime.
As a choreographer, she has been the recipient of numerous prizes and bursaries from the Arts Council and Culture Ireland and was Irelands first female lgbtq+ Aerowaves artist as part of the cohort of 2014 with her first solo Softer Swells – that subsequently toured internationally including to La Briqueterie in Vitry-sur-Seine and the Instances festival in Chalon-sur-Saône.
Her movement practice evolved to music, songwriting and soundscapes for performances and in early 2020 Aoife graduated with an MA (1st) in songwriting at the University of Limerick. Alongside their work in dance and choreography. She released the album Pink Breath in 2024 to critical acclaim praised as a record with 'epic quality' from The Irish Times and features on RTÉ Radio One, RTÉ Recommends List and BBC Sounds, selected for Ireland Music Week 2024 showcase.
Aoife coaches dancers in vocal movement and cultivates a community arts practice. She teaches individuals and group coaching including contemporary dance casts including Oona Doherty's 'Lady Magma' and with Emma Martin / United Fall. From 2020 – 2022 Aoife was the lead movement artist for Dublin City Council Culture Company and participation practice credits with ageing bodies of culture include CoisCéim Dance Theatre’s Broadreach and now with Macushla Dance Group.