Grace Cuny in residence

Grace is a dance artist from Fort Worth, Texas. She began her training in ballet under the directions of Alexander Vetrov, Paul Mejia, and Maria Balogh. She danced a season with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet in Washington, D.C. before receiving her B.F.A. in Dance Performance from SMU in Dallas. Upon graduating, she moved to NYC where she worked as a freelance dancer with groups like Linked Dance Theatre and Reliant Tom. Her love for live performance and improvisation encouraged her to explore standup and improv comedy, forming an improv troupe with members of an Upright Citizens Brigade class. In 2021 Grace moved to Ireland to pursue her M.A. in Contemporary Dance from the Irish World Academy and has been working in Ireland ever since.

Grace will be using this week at Dance Limerick to revisit her personal projects, including an existing solo project in development (SPACE CADET), as well as using the time to compile perspectives from fellow freelance dancers. Comprising morning training, improv sessions and a creative lab, interspersed with periods of discussion and reflexion.