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Dylan Tighe talks to Peter Crawley 1/2

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Peter Crawley theatre critic is in conversation with theatre director Dylan Tighe about The Trailer Of Bridget Dinnigan. Dylan is directing a forthcoming production which is a translation and adaptation of Federico García Lorca's play The House of Bernarda Alba. In 2008 Dylan contacted the Blanchardstown Traveller Development Group about collaborating on the adaptation and has been working on the development of the work as a full scale production of this work at the Project in 2010.

In Part One, Peter and Dylan discuss the process of translation and adaptation and the challenges of transferring the action of Lorca’s play from 1930s Spain to a modern day halting site in Ireland.

In Part Two, Dylan talks about the input and collaboration of Catherine Joyce and the eleven Traveller women who will take the key roles and how that collaborative process shaped and influenced the adaptation. Dylan also discusses the politics of representation in relation to culturally diverse groups in the theatre.

The Artist in the Community Scheme funded a research phase for the production, while the ongoing development of the work is funded by a Once-Off Award from Arts Council.

Dylan Tighe talks to Peter Crawley 2/2

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Triptik – new dances for not-so-new people 1/2

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Cliodhna Shaffrey, independent arts consultant and curator, in conversation with the creators of Triptik, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Ríonach Ní Néill and Rebecca Walter. From Dec 15-19 at the Project Arts Centre, Triptik is a unique collaboration, in which the three contemporary choreographers invited people in their 60s and 70s to join in the creation and performance of new works. The outcome is three new dances, created in close collaboration with and performed by a combined company of professional and non-vocational dancers.

In Part One the three choreographers talk about the genesis of Triptik and the way this work challenges preconceptions of who should be on stage, who can make art and who can dance. In Part Two the three choreographers discuss in detail the collaborative process and how it affects the work they create.

Triptik is produced by Ciotóg in association with Project Arts Centre, funded generously by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council, and was inspired by the Bealtaine Festival.

Triptik – new dances for not-so-new people 2/2

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Create AGM Performing Culture 1/2

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Asa Simma, Saami theatre maker and musician in conversation with Catherine Joyce, Chair of the Irish Traveller Movement Chaired by Ray Yeates. Venue: Sean O Casey Community Centre, St Mary’s Road,East Wall, Docklands Dublin Performing Culture Part One: Åsa Simma’s approach to performance is to combine the traditions of her culture with her theatre training and modern media. The content of her work deals with both the day-to-day and the spiritual. Åsa discussed the role of theatre as an agent of change and a means of giving new expression to traditional Saami culture; how theatre and culture helped in the struggle for self-determination of the Saami people; and together with Catherine Joyce reflected on the broader implications of culture and politics. Performing Culture Part Two: Ray Yeates opens up to the floor for questions to Asa Simma and Catherine Joyce