Dance Matters in Ireland Contemporary Dance Performance and Practice
This book addresses the need for critical scholarship about contemporary dance practices in Ireland. Bringing together key voices from a new wave of scholarship to examine recent practice and research in the field of contemporary dance, it examines the ex
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Dance Matters in Ireland Contemporary Dance Performance and Practice
Editors Aoife McGrath School of Arts, English and Languages Queen’s University Belfast Belfast, UK
Emma Meehan Centre for Dance Research Coventry University Coventry, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-66738-6 ISBN 978-3-319-66739-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66739-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017951524 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Image by Luca Truffarelli of Liv O’Donoghue in The 27th Manifesto (2016) choreographed by Liv O’Donoghue, as part of Embodied at the GPO (2016). Embodied at the GPO was produced by Dublin Dance Festival and commissioned by An Post’s GPO Witness History Public Art Commission Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank Trinity College Dublin and Dance Ireland who supported the Dance Matters symposium that contributed towards the development of this book. We also extend heartfelt thanks to the contributors to this volume, who responded patiently throughout the editing process. We are grateful to the practitioners who inspired our writing, especially those who gave generously of their time in rehearsal rooms and interviews, and provided access to archive materials. We would like to thank the Drama Department, Queen’s University Belfast, and Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University for supporting us throughout the completion of the project.
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Contents
Introduction 1 Aoife McGrath and Emma Meehan Part I Critical and Historical Perspectives Revisiting Lunar Parables: Dublin
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