Don't anticipate the ending Creative encounters with the Brian Friel Papers
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“Is the play about this?”
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Is the play about this?

This note towards Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) is an example of Brian Friel’s habit of asking himself questions as part of his composition process.
“So we silence the tongue and let the whole body speak....” – Brian Friel
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The Creative Process

So what is surfacing, original improvisation

This is Jessie Keenan’s original dance improvisation to audio she recorded in response to the question ‘So what is surfacing?’, adapted from a phrase written by Brian Friel during the composition process for Dancing at Lughnasa (1990).
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The Creative Process

Robbie Blake's blue notebook, 9

In this page from Robbie Blake’s project notebooks, Robbie reflects on their use of graphic scores.
“So what is surfacing: –” – Brian Friel
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The Creative Process

The Groove

In this video clip from 29 April 2021, masked performers Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy and Michelle O’Rourke rehearse music by Robbie Blake written for Jessie Keenan’s film ‘So What Is Surfacing’.
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Don't anticipate the ending Creative encounters with the Brian Friel Papers

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