Spring Forward Festival presents
When the Bleeding Stops by Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir tackles the silence and taboo that seems to engulf menopause in Western society, as well as the choreographer’s personal experience of ageing as a dancer.
Vulture by Ching-Ying Chien revolves around an old Tibetan myth about vultures. The vulture is a creature that only survives because of another’s death. It is part of a food chain that humans have transcended. But in the human race there are always those who benefit from others misfortunes.
These performances are presented as part of Spring Forward Festival, which is taking place in Dublin, from Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 April. It brings together 21 inspiring dance makers from around Europe.
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Credits
Production Credits
When the Bleeding Stops
Creator and Choreographer: Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir
Performers: Kristjana Stefánsdóttir, Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir, Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir, Sigrún Ólafsdóttir, Sveinbjörg Þórhallsdóttir and many more.
Sound, light and video design: Brett Smith
Thanks to: Egill Ingibergsson, Alexander Graham Roberts, Brogan Davison, Valdimar Jóhannsson and Reykjavík Dance Festival.
Special thanks to: all the amazing women who have participated in the project.
Vulture
Choreography and performance: Ching-Ying Chien
Composer/guitarist/vocal: Joseph Ashwin
Drummer: James Heggarty
Lighting Design: Jui-Hsuan Tseng
Costume Design: Marie Cantenys
Tour manager: Wan-Ju Wang
Production and coordination: PROJECT ZERO (Man-Ching Hsia and Sally Liu
The development of Vulture’s first version was produced by : Akram Khan Company as part of their Portraits in Otherness initiative, and premiered on 7 June 2018 at Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells Theater, UK.
Commissioned by: National Performing Arts Center – National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Taiwan.
Sponsored by: the National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan. Made possible by a grant from the Lo Man-Fei Dance Fund, Cloud Gate Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan.
Photographer: Chia-Yeh Lee
Trailer videographer: Kuan-Yu Chen
Trailer editor: Cheuk-Lam Chi
Biographies
Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir works as an independent choreographer and a stage artist in Iceland and has created works for Iceland Dance Company, Reykjavík Dance Festival and Reykjavík City Theatre to name but a few. Lovísa has received awards and nominations for her work both as a choreographer and a dancer. Last year, her newest creation, When the Bleeding Stops, was nominated as “the Most innovative performance of the year” at the Icelandic Theatre Awards.
Ching-Ying Chien is a freelance artist graduated from the Department of Dance of National Taiwan University of Arts, who currently works with Akram Khan Company (UK) and Compagnie du Hanneton (FR). She has worked with Akram Khan Company since “iTMOi” in 2013. Her performance in Until the Lions won the Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) at the 2016 National Dance Awards (UK). In 2020 she started working with James Thierrée and Compagnie de Hanneton in the creation of Mo’s and ROOM. Together with Akram Khan, she co-created a duet for Can We Live with Robots, a TV documentary commissioned by Channel 4.
Funding
Aerowaves is Co-funded by the European Union and Spring Forward 2023 in Dublin is possible thanks to the support of: Pro-Helvetia, Culture Ireland, Onassis STEGI, Italian Cultural Institute, the British Council, the French Embassy and the Goethe Institute in Dublin. The festival is presented in collaboration with: Dance Ireland, Project Arts Centre, Smock Alley Theatre, The Complex, Samuel Beckett Theatre and CoisCéim Broadreach.
Project Arts Centre is proudly supported by The Arts Council and Dublin City Council.