Dancing on the edge

Brink, directed by Belfast choreographer Eileen McClory*, was created as a response to the tension, frustration and division caused by the Brexit vote. It exposes the futile, frustrating and divisive nature of high-risk negotiations where everything is 'on the table' and even the smallest mistake could be fatal. 

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Epilogue was created and devised from the lived experience and personal reflections of professional dancers, Jane Mooney and Sandy Cuthbert. The film by Eileen McClory* is a frank reflection of what dance took from and gave to the performers throughout their careers, and what happens when the curtain comes down and the applause has faded.

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Directed by dancer and choreographer Oona Doherty, this film trilogy is a new cinematic mutation; a poetic exploration of working-class masculinity, urban decay and organised religion, all told from the frenetic point of view of the dancer.  The film was commissioned by Art Night and Fact in collaboration with 180 Studios.

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Turnabout was created in late 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Commissioned from choreographer Jennifer Rooney and composer Elaine Agnew, Turnabout explores hope in a seemingly hopeless time and togetherness in a world of social distancing and mask wearing. The film’s sung text was developed by writer Olive Broderick from workshops with 10- to 11-year-olds in schools across Belfast and recorded by 80 young voices from Belfast Philharmonic Youth and Chamber

Choirs.

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A series of short films which paired 8 dance artists and 8 artist collaborators during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Each work was created in response to the artist's changing relationship to their internal and external environments during the first pandemic lockdown Matchmake is made up of eight films. 

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