“Dance as memory – dance as dream-memory, dance as substitute for language, dance as worship.”

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this nagging idea of Dance

Among Friel’s preoccupations whilst writing Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) were what he called ‘this nagging idea of dance’ on the one hand and the extent to which the play’s form should be naturalistic on the other.

The Creative Process

Rehearsal, 3 September 2020

These photographs were taken by Zosia Kuczyńska during project workshops and rehearsals at Dance House on 3 September 2020.

Lámhscríbhinn Ghaolmhar

Structure the ages.

In Friel’s play Dancing at Lughnasa (1990), the radio is an important theatrical device. Apart from connecting the Mundy sisters to an emerging modernity, it also functions as an almost supernatural presence as it makes sudden musical intrusions that disturb the domestic scene.

Portrait: Sarah Ryan

Sarah Ryan is a dance artist based in Dublin.

The Creative Process

Jessie Keenan interview, extract 2

Jessie Keenan talks about the origins of the three dance solos that form part of her film ‘So what is surfacing’.

The Creative Process

Jessie Keenan notes, 1

In this extract from Jessie Keenan’s project notes (8 July 2020), Jessie considers some of the possible core elements of what was, at the time, intended to be a live performance piece.