Dancer from the Dance Festival of Irish Choreography is a series of mixed programmes or gatherings of Irish and Irish-identifying choreographers, crossing borders of ethnicity, dance practices, generations, genders and dance styles from Contemporary to sean nós to classical ballet. Now in its 8th year, the festival features over 22 choreographers performing short exciting dance works celebrating the strength and diversity of the Irish identity and the Irish dance landscape.
Dancer from the Dance Festival of Irish Choreography 2026
Irish Modern Dance Theatre
6 - 8 July
Partners include Dance Ireland, Project Arts Centre, IFI Irish Film Institute, Dublin City Council, Galway Dance and Millenium, Année européenne des Normands
Gathering One: 6th July 8pm
Programme:
Rory Fitzgerald – CROSS Contamination (Choreographer); dancers: Santiago Novo, Raphael Lacombe, Rory Fitzgerald, Natalie Fabiola Gustavsen, Giacomo Liam Durante 13 minutes
Julie Lockett – Landgut (Choreography, performance and text) 12 mins
Magdalena Hylak – Standing (Choreographer); dancers: Roberta Ceginskaite and Magdalena Hylak 20 minutes
Favour Odusola – Way (Choreography and performance) 10 mins
Intermission 15 minutes
Rosie Mullin, God Love Her (Choreography and performance) 20 minutes
Ruaidhri Maguire – Nocte Angelli (Choreography), Dancer Callum McGregor 7 minutes
Grace Cuny – SPACE CADET (Choreography and performance) 15 mins
BBOYALEON – Solo (Choreography and performance) 5 mins
PANEL DISCUSSION – The Dancing Body – Who gets to be Irish?
6 July, 4:30pm | Upper Foyer
Tickets €5
A Panel talk on the contemporary perceptions of Irishness and concepts of the Irish dancing body. Moderated by Seona MacReamoinn: a dance writer for numerous publications including The Irish Times and Sunday Times.
Speakers include:
Ghaliah Conroy is an Irish/French Guianese Maker and Performer based in Dublin. She graduated from Fontys Dance Academy with a bachelor’s degree in Dance and Choreography and has since had an Inter-Disciplinary approach when it comes to performing, creating and working in the arts. Ghaliah is very much interested in political work and views the world with an open critical eye, never shying away from discomfort. Her dance film ‘SUNKEN WORKS/don’t bite’ recently won the French Ministry of Culture award at the Cannes dance film festival. Ghaliah most recently performed in The Gate Theatre’s ‘POOR’, ANU Theatre’s show ‘The Good Luck Club’, Malaprop’s ‘HOTHOUSE’ and ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ in the Bord Gais Theatre. She also premiered her solo dance show ‘SUNKEN WORKS’ in The Netherlands and then The Project Arts Centre as part of Live Collision.
Louise Costello, Programme Producer at Dance Ireland, Specialties: arts management, creative producing and programming, dance dramaturgy and choreographic thinking, project and events management.
Dr Ebun Joseph, lecturer, author, and consultant. She is founder and module coordinator of the first Black Studies module in Ireland, CEO and Founder of the Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies(www.iabs.ie).
Gathering Two: 7 July 8pm
Programme:
Ashley Chen (Company Kashyl) – Tumble (Choreography and performance) – 25 minutes
Safire Hikari and Yves Lorrhan – Stray (Choreography and performance) –
Alex O’Neill – Toss The Feathers (Choreography and performance)
Zoë Ashe Browne – Sibling (Choreographer); dancers: Christina Guieb and Toon Theunissen. – 8 minutes
intermission
Astrid Sweeney – Work in Progress: Unhinged (Choreographer and performance); soundscape and live performance: Moss Kissing – 20 minutes
Fiona Quilligan – Signals (Choreography); music: Fergus Johnston; performers: Dominic Harrison, Niamh O’Flannagain, Jiyeong Kim, and Mirela Romano – 20 Minutes
BBOYALEON – BBOYALEON Solo (Choreography and performance) 5 Minutes
Gathering Three: 8 July 8pm
Programme:
Aneta Dortová – Bolero (Choreography and performance); bandoneon: Agustina Taborda – 13 minutes
BBOYALEON – BBOYALEON Solo (Choreography and performance)
Josué Reis – ABIIM: A Body in Internal Motion (Choreography); dancers: Talita Lima, Ikaro Cavalcante and Josué Reis – 8 minutes
Subhashini Goda Mallari Iteration 2 – 7 minutes
Oona Doherty – Almost Blue (Choreography and performance) – 15 minutes
James Greenan Finding my Feet – 4 minutes
intermission
Rory Fitzgerald/ CROSS Contamination – 13 minutes
Tobi Balogun/ Di:Aspira (Choreography and performance) – 7 minutes
Justine Doswell / Monologue II (Choreographer, in collaboration with Axelle Sechao); text: Marina Carr; performers: Axelle Sechao and Justine Doswell – 8 minutes
Cristian Emmanuel Dirocie / Balance – 5 minutes
Jessie Thompson / Bench – 15 minutes
Funder credits
Irish Modern Dance Theatre/John Scott Dance is strategically funded by the Arts Council with additional funding from Dublin City Council and Culture Ireland.
Dates
6 - 8 July
Space
The Space Upstairs
Tickets
€24/22
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Time
8pm
Duration
Each performance will last approx 1 hour 10 mins, no interval
Genres
Dance
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