“Now is it coming together?”

Now is it coming together?

This question from Friel’s notes towards Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) was one of four archival fragments selected by dancer-choreographer Jessie Keenan when developing a live improvisation technique to generate new material during a Dance House residency in May 2019.

So what is surfacing

This film, directed by Jessie Keenan, is set in the stunning surrounds of the Museum of Literature Ireland. Three dancers - Lucia Kickham, Marion Cronin, and Sarah Ryan - move between their individual interior world and their collective exterior world.

The Creative Process

Robbie Blake's blue notebook, 2–4

In these pages from Robbie Blake’s project notebooks, Robbie reflects on their experience of visiting the manuscript reading room at the National Library of Ireland to access the Brian Friel papers with Jessie Keenan and Zosia Kuczyńska.

The Creative Process

Running the Ending Compilation (Dublin Fringe Festival application)

This video is a compilation of different performances of Robbie Blake’s live version of ‘Running the ending’, inspired by Brian Friel’s composition process for Dancing at Lughnasa (1990).

Portrait: Lucia Kickham

Lucia Kickham is a Dublin-based dance artist performing and collaborating internationally since 2011.

The Creative Process

Jessie Keenan notes, 4

Jessie prepares for rehearsals with dancers Marion Cronin, Lucia Kickham, and Sarah Ryan.