16-28 May 2023

Dublin Dance Festival 2023 Edition

Tickets: €15-22 (+ €1 booking fee)

Let go. Take Heart. Begin again.

Discover dance from world-renowned artists with Dublin Dance Festival’s 2023 Edition this May. Dance that invites us to be open and courageous, to celebrate love and our shared humanity, and to reconnect with ourselves and the world around us.

Compagnie Catherine Gaudet (Canada) presents The Pretty Things
17-18 May | 19:30 (55 mins)
Tickets: €22/18 (+ €1 booking fee)

In this critically acclaimed dance work, award-winning Canadian choreographer Catherine Gaudet brings us on a journey from naivety and conformity to liberation and power. Find out more.

A colour photo of a white man with brown hair wearing glasses. He is looking deadpan into the camera. He is positioned in the centre of the image, sitting at a desk in a room in which he is surrounded by computers and phones from the 90s.

The Archivist presents The Prometheus Project
17-20 May | 4.30pm, 5.30pm & 6:30pm Daily (45mins) | Tickets €15/12 (+ €1 booking fee)

The Prometheus Project, by award-winning Irish choreographer and DDF Artist in Residence Luke Murphy, is a series of five distinct but interconnected performance installations, which will be developed and presented over three years.  Find out more.

There are four dancers all wearing full-body floral morph suits. Two dancers are positioned on the floor, while the other two dancers are being dragged by the two standing dancers. We see that are on the floor are being positioned into an L shape by the dancers that are standing.

 Liz Roche Company presents Yes and Yes
20-21 May | 19:30 (70 mins)
Tickets: €22/18 (+ €1 booking fee)

Marking 100 years since its first publication, Yes and Yes is a contemporary response to one of the most important works of modern literature, James Joyce’s Ulysses. Yes and Yes comes to Dublin Dance Festival following sold out performances in Washington D.C, Philadelphia and Ireland. Find out more.

Pan Pan presents The Sudden
24-25 May | 19:30 (60 mins)
Tickets: €22/18 (+ €1 booking fee)

Exploring everything in reverse, The Sudden starts with a closing night party. By all accounts, it hasn’t gone well. The cast of dancers use the audience to put together the final scene – the missing piece of the puzzle. Find out more.

There are four dancers all wearing full-body floral morph suits. Two dancers are positioned on the floor, while the other two dancers are being dragged by the two standing dancers. We see that are on the floor are being positioned into an L shape by the dancers that are standing.

Marco D’Agostin presents Best Regards
26-27 May | 19:30 (60 mins)
Tickets: €22/18 (+ €1 booking fee)

Best Regards, by Italian dancer and choreographer Marco D’Agostin, is a touching tribute to his late mentor. It’s a letter written to someone who will never answer. A dance in the shadow (or light) of Charnock – pioneering performer and co-founder of British dance company, DV8 Physical Theatre. Find out more.

Accessibility

Please do not hesitate to contact us at access@projectartscentre.ie or call 01 8819 613. You can find the latest information about Project’s accessibility here.

Funding

The Pretty Things is supported by Québec Government Office.

Best Regards supported by Dunne & Crescenzi.

Dublin Dance Festival is supported by The Arts Council and Dublin City Council.

Project Arts Centre is proudly supported by The Arts Council and Dublin City Council.

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