Percolate Residency Artists 2018

We had an amazing response to our Open Call for applications for Percolate, our Artist Residency Programme, receiving a high number of submissions from various parts of the world. We are delighted to announce that the following dance artists have been awarded a residency to create/develop new work at Dance Limerick from June – August 2018: Deirdre Griffin | 11 – 22 June | Work-in-Progress showing Friday 22 June Deirdre is a Dublin-based dance artist. Since graduating from Fontys Academy, she has performed extensively with Irish choreographers and companies including the Looseysmokes, Thisispopbaby, Catherine Young Dance and most recently Junk Ensemble. Deirdre will use her studio time to reconnect with her choreographic practice and to collaborate with composer Craig Cox in developing a framework for a new dance and music piece which takes Hope as its central theme. Stephanie Scheubeck | 22 July – 3 August | Work-in-Progress showing Friday 3 August Stephanie is a movement artist and film-maker. Her area of research is the relationship between synaesthesia and dance with the aim to promote synaesthesia as an example of diversity in society. Stephanie will work with two musicians Ferdinand Kavall and Ciaran Markey, and dancer, Matt Cleary, to discover and elaborate new artistic implementations of the theme with either a focus on analogue visuals and sound or with a featuring of digital media. Art & Synaesthesia Workshop with Stephanie | Thursday 26 July | 6-8pm | Dance Limerick Studio | €5 This multi art form workshop centres around synaesthesia, a fascinating neurological phenomenon where the senses blend. The workshop is open to all levels of experience in art and dance. Come along & let’s boost our creativity! Dance, imagery, sound, drawing and painting enrich one another in a creative exchange. Through somatic movement we tune into our sensory perception, let vivid imageries arise stimulated by music and sounds which we will translate into creative drawings and paintings. In vibrant improvisations we translate the paintings and drawings into dance. Kate Hilder | 12 – 24 August | Work-in-Progress showing Thursday 23 August Kate is a Feldenkrais practitioner with an interest in Action Theatre and Improvisation. Kate will work with Edinburgh-based dance artist Skye Reynolds and with London-based artist Seke Chimutengwende to develop her solo and duet performance practice. Professional Classes | 10-11:30am | Dance Limerick Studio | €7 or free for studio subscriber Deirdre Griffin – 15 & 20 June Stephanie Scheubeck – 27 July & 1 August Kate Hilder – 15 & 22 August