A Reimagined Dance Festival
Dance & Circus
Online from December 7th-11th, 2020
About
SpringMoves Dance Festival in partnership with The ISACS Network and Dance Ireland put out on open call for short films featuring dance or circus as the main art forms. They were looking for work that creatively engages with these forms and blurs the lines between them.
The response was overwhelming! Be prepared to be amazed and awe-struck by the captivating creations. Listen in to the artists interviews. Join us for Workshops & Keynote Talks.
Schedule
Monday 7th December
6:30pm
Festival Introduction from Louise Costelloe (Dance Ireland), Lucy Medlycott (ISACS) and Vivian Brodie Hayes (SpringMoves Festival Director) with festival welcome from Liz Burns, County Wexford Arts Officer.
7pm
SpringMoves Short Films
Present With Me (6min 30) – Richard Chappell / Daniel Martin, UK
Born of the Trees (4min) – Magalie Lanriot / Rachel Ní Bhraonáin, Ireland / Portugal
Submerged (11min) – Kim Mc Cafferty / Jessie Keenan, Ireland
Tuesday 8th December
11am – 1pm
Online Dramaturgy Workshop with Lou Cope
(In association with Where Dance Meets Circus, a partnership with ISACS and Dance Ireland)
7pm
SpringMoves Short Films
Crowned (3min 30) – Neema Mwande, Ireland / UK / African diaspora
Anasa (4min) – Maja Zimmerlin / Thomas Delord, Germany / Belgium
Floor Falls (2min 30) – Jennifer Paterson / Lewis Gourlay / Abby Warrilow, Scotland
Waves Break, The Cycle Repeats (3min 30) – Sarah Kinneen, Ireland
The Event (3min 40)– TeaTime Company / Astrid en Roel, Netherlands / Ireland / Belgium
Wednesday 9th December
7pm
SpringMoves Short Films
Special Family Viewing Night
Crouching Tiger (3min) – Guillaume Cousson, Ireland
Walls of Limerick (7min 30) – Máire Dee / Kathryn Cooley, Ireland
How to Sink a Paper Boat (13min) – David Bolger, Ireland
Thursday 10th December
11am – 1pm
Online Dramaturgy Workshop with Lou Cope
(In association with Where Dance Meets Circus, a partnership with ISACS and Dance Ireland)
7pm
SpringMoves Short Films
Wire Repeal (2min 30) – Ken Fanning / Angelique Ross, Ireland
Fallow Table (6min) – Junk Ensemble / Luca Truffarelli, Ireland
Tide (5min 30) – Laura Murphy, Ireland
GREEN Touch (4min) – Cipolla Collectiva, Hungary
Friday 11th December
7pm
Dancer goes on a journey / Circus comes to town
– Alister O’Loughlin, Keynote Talk
(In association with Where Dance Meets Circus, a partnership with ISACS and Dance Ireland)
7:45pm
I Take This Place (5min) – Wexford produced dance/circus short film premiere screening
Collectiva, Hungary
Festival Launch & Welcome
We are delighted to have Louise Costelloe of Dance Ireland and Lucy Medlycott of Irish Street Arts, Circus & Spectacle Network join our festival director, Vivian Brodie Hayes, to introduce you to this years festival. Have a listen as the ladies chat about what you can expect over the next few days!
Films
Artist Q&A
Our festival director, Vivian, has a chat with Rachel Ní Bhraonáin about her film, ‘Born with the Trees’. Have a listen as Rachel shares with us the inspiration behind the film and a deeper explanation of how such an impressive piece of art came to life!
Vivian, our festival director, chats with Hannah Rogerson from TeaTime Company about her film ‘The Event’. Take a listen as Hannah chats about adapting her practise this year, along with some exciting artistic plans for the future!
Take a listen as Vivian chats to David Bolger from acclaimed Irish dance company CoisCéim Dance Theatre about his film, ‘How to Sink a Paper Boat’.
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