John Scott's Irish Modern Dance Theatre Presents
A gathering of Irish and Irish-identifying choreographers who cross national borders, practices, ethnicities, and generations, curated by John Scott.
With Choreographer Tobi Balogun and others to be announced!
Accessibility
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Credits
Choreographers: TBC
Curator: John Scott
Producer: Carla Fazio
Production Manager: Gearoid o’Hallmhurain
Stage Manager: Michaela Conley
Interns: Lia Bernhardi
Biographies
Tobi Balogun is a Multidisciplinary Artist, working across Dance, Theatre, Voice and Design. In 2020 he received a Create Bursary to develop phase one of BLACK CANVAS – an R&D project in relation to Black-Irish creatives and communities. In 2021 he also received an Art’s Council – Bursary Award to develop work emerging from this, which included a curatorial residency in Dance Ireland (MoveMEANT 2022), LIBERTY VIBES – and event supported by DCC Local Live Performance, and NATIVES as part of Culture Night (2022). He is also part of a strategic thinking partnership between DDF, 5 lamps Festival, Carlow Arts Festival and Top 8. In 2022 he was invited to perform at John Scott’s Dancer from the Dance and also choreographed and performed JUXTA for Project Arts Centre’s Open Day. As a choreographer and movement director he worked with Theatre Maker Louise White, Felispeaks and with music artists Burna Boy and Ed Sheeran among others.
Press
“Launched in 2019, Scott’s personal crusade to promote Irish choreographers on the global stage began as a labour of love to challenge limiting, confused, and often negative notions about Irish choreography and identity… the festival’s growth over the past three years has been staggering… Scott’s determination has this year’s festival shining a light on some of our finest choreographers, and dance film makers, positioned as part of a global practice and historic tradition, commanding form and space with the very best. [The Festival suggests] “that Irish choreography, like being Irish, like dance itself, and dance on film, is everything you thought it was and everything you thought it wasn’t. And lots in between you never thought possible or never thought of at all. Shaping identity, and dance, well into the future.” Chris O’Rourke, The Arts Review, July 2021”
Funding
Supported by The Arts Council, Dublin City Council, Dance Ireland, Irish Film Institute, Dublin City University, Galway Dance Project, Dance Cork Firkin Crane, Dance Limerick, Scottish Government Ireland Office, Fidget Feet
Project Arts Centre is proudly supported by The Arts Council and Dublin City Council.