
Friday 13 October | 4:45pm
STAC Chapel | Clonmel
National Dance Platform Ireland: showcase
part of the
Tipperary Dance
International Festival '23


DANCER FROM THE DANCE FESTIVAL OF IRISH CHOREOGRAPHY JUNE 24 - 28 2023
John Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre reboots the company’s annual Dancer From The Dance: Festival of Irish Choreography back to a live setting, gathering the best International and Irish choreographers, teachers, performers, filmmakers in dance, to celebrate all that identifies ‘Irishness’ through the medium of dance.
THE WANDERER
Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork Opera House World Refugee Day - June 20th
The Wanderer
Cork Opera House
7pm
€20 / €18
An uplifting and exciting new dance opera with music by Tom Lane, libretto by Jessica Traynor, choreography by John Scott with a brilliant multicultural cast of opera singers and dancers and visual projections by the award-winning US dance filmmaker, Jason Akira Somma. Taking inspiration from stories of wandering and migration. Performed on World Refugee Day, The Wanderer promises to be a unique performance event.
CAST
Mairead Buicke (Soprano), Brendan Collins (Baritone), Fearghal Curtis (Tenor), Salma Ataya (dancer), Vitor Bassi (dancer), Kiribu Akello (dancer), Ghaliah Conroy (dancer), Favour Odusola (dancer), Simone O’Toole (dancer), Haile Takabo (dancer), Magdalena Hylak (dancer), Alessandra Azevedo (dancer), Conor Doherty (dancer), Hannah Scully (dancer)
Musicians: Olena Lesya Iglody (Violin), Aliona Kliuchka (Cello), Hilda Leader-Galvin(Viola), Tom Lane (Piano and Musical Director)
CREATIVE TEAM
Choreography by John Scott
Music composed by Tom Lane
Musical Direction by Tom Lane
Libretto by Jessica Traynor
Lighting Design by Sebastian Pizarro
Costume Design by Ciara Fleming
Projections and images by Jason Akira Somma
Supported by the Arts Council
Cloud Study performed at La MaMa Moves!
Dance Festival, New-York
April 30th and May 1st
Dancers: Jamie Scott and Mufutau Yusuf
Choreography: John Scott
Music: Ryan Vial
Lighting: Eric Würtz, reproduced by Philip Sandström
Costumes: Justine Doswell, NYC Consultation: Gabriel Berry
In partnership with Irish Arts Center
Supported by Culture Ireland
Originally commissioned by Galway International Arts Festival funded by the Arts Council
