on earth as it is in heaven

Daghda Dance Company, 1996

Choreography: Mary Nunan
Dancers: Diane Bourginone, Douglas Comley, Darren Crosby, Lucy Dundon, Ríonach Ní Néill, Virginie Roy
Costumes: Tanya Power
Lighting: Paul Keogan
Music: Phillip Glass

Ensemble choreography commissioned by Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique and de Danse, Lyon, France. Premiere Performance: Pompidiou Center, Paris.
Later developed as an ensemble choreography for Daghdha Dance Company. Toured to as part of ‘Three Piece Suite’ programme to Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin; Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick; Firkin Crane, Cork.

Lucy Dundon. Photographer Arthur Gough.

Virginie Roy, Ríonach Ní Néill, Douglas Comley, Diane Bourginone, Darren Crosby. Photographer Arthur Gough.

Daghdha Dance Company, 1996

Reviews

(For performances as part of ‘3 Piece Suite’ Programme 1997)

‘Among the best of the festival [Dancefest ’97]… all seven dancers swooped, soared and wheeled splendidly.’ – Carolyn Swift, The Irish Times

‘Engagingly passionate with a good use of space and strong musicality’ – Maureen Kellagher, The Examiner

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