It was great to get the opportunity to speak on “Lucia Joyce – Dancer, Ah Sweet Dancer” on what would have been her 111th birthday at the National Library of Ireland. Thanks to all who turned out to mark this occasion. Though I didn’t count…
To sum up my residency at UL’s Centre for Irish-German Studies as Visiting Researcher this term, I contributed the following report to the Centre’s May 2018 newsletter, thanks to all who made this possible, especially to UL’s Dr. Gisela Holfter: Packed room at “Dance…
I was delighted that after giving a talk entitled “Unearthing Herstory at Cathal Brugha Barracks” on International Women’s Day (March 8th) artist in residence Margaret Fitzgibbon invited me back to show my documentary “Dance Emergency”, about Irish-German Modern Dance pioneer Erina Brady (played with uncanny…
We enjoyed a fantastically eclectic discourse at the “Irish-German Connections in Motion” Conference in University of Limerick’s Irish World Academy of Music and Dance on October 31st and November 1st – simultaneously honouring Berlin-based (and Longford-born), choreographer Marguerite Donlon, and inspired by the interdisciplinary nature…
I’m delighted to see that my film “1943 – A Dance Odyssey”, featuring 5 fabulous former pupils of Irish-German Modern Dance pioneer Erina Brady: Ann Fryer-Walsh; Margaret Becker; Ann Danaher/McGuire; Romy Hogan; and Barbara Sweetman-Fitzgerald, as well as rare 1943 footage by Irish film industry…
Wow Premier @DMulrooney @LincolnCenter 12Feb. We loved it in Dublin https://t.co/BIszfWflIn 👍 @culture_ireland #NYC pic.twitter.com/kRtbIgQRce — DarinaNíChuinneagáin (@DarinaNiC) January 27, 2016 It was a dream, and an honour to see my TG4 Splanc! film Dance Emergency/ Damhsa na hEigeandala screened larger than life on the…
I’m delighted to hear the good news that BAI Sound and Vision Fund have awarded me the funds to make a feature radio documentary on the fascinating topic of George Yeats, aka Mrs. WB Yeats. She famously wrote “thank you for leaving me out”, but…
TG4 SPLANC ARTS DOCUMENTARY (funded by TG4 & ARTS COUNCIL) 9.30pm, TG4, Wednesday July 8th, 2015 Against the backdrop of seldom-seen 1940’s bohemian Dublin, and suspicions of Nazi espionage, we recount an Irish-German artist’s forgotten struggle to bring Modern Dance/ German Ausdruckstanz to a conservative,…
My contributor copy of Tanz Magazin just arrived in the post! I’m thrilled to see Erina Brady getting (long overdue) recognition for her overlooked contribution to Irish cultural history in this month’s edition of this important publication!…
