Gathering Three - Dancer From The Dance Festival of Irish Choreography 2026

Dancer from the Dance Festival of Irish Choreography is a series of mixed programmes or gatherings of Irish and Irish-identifying visionaries, 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 12 visionaries performing short exciting dance works celebrating the strength and diversity of the Irish identity and the Irish dance landscape.

Choreographer: Oona Doherty – Almost Blue. Choreographed and Performed by Oona Doherty. Commissioned by Cork Midsummer Festival, Oona Doherty’s Almost Blue is a goodbye dance, a farewell. An attempt to movewhat has come before and expand t hrough chaos back to the gentle hum that came before the beginning. It is a waltz of the inner solar system.

Choreographer: Justine Doswell – Monologue II – text Marina Carr – dancer Axelle Sechao

Partners include Dance Ireland, Project Arts Centre, IFI Irish Film Institute, Dublin City Council, Galway Dance