Dublin Dance Festival

18 May to 01 June 2021

Dēmos - films of separation and togetherness

A suite of interconnected shorts, Dēmos – films of separation and togetherness is the first part of a new collaborative project between choreographer Liz Roche and composer David Coonan, commissioned by Dublin Dance Festival and the Abbey Theatre in association with Crash Ensemble and filmmaker José Miguel Jiménez. Filmed live on the stage of Dublin’s iconic Abbey Theatre, Dēmos brings together musicians and dancers, posing urgent questions of how to feel together in a time when togetherness feels fractured.  The films follow journeys through the cracked spaces these bodies occupy; through liminal spaces between movement and sound, through spaces physical and digital, real and imagined.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS

Cast

Musicians: Kate Ellis (Cello) , Brian Bolger (Guitar), Alex Petcu (Percussion)
Dancers:Justine Cooper, Kévin Coquelard, Lucia Kickham, Yumi Lee, Luke Murphy and Emily Terndrup

Recorded Musicians: Larissa O'Grady, Macdara Ó Seireadáin, Barry O'Halpin, Máire Carroll

Credits

Films by José Miguel Jiménez and Liz Roche
Choreography: Liz Roche
Composer: David Coonan
Edited by: José Miguel Jiménez
Filmed by: Steve O'Connor and Peter Martin
Set & Costume Designer: Katie Davenport
Lighting Designer: Sinead McKenna
Projections: José Miguel Jiménez
Dramaturg: Shane O'Reilly
Photography: Steve O'Connor
Production Manager: Eamonn Fox
Stage Manager: Lisa Krugel
Music Producer & Sound Engineer: Adrian Hart
AV assistant: Eavan Aiken
Band Coordinator: Jonathan Pearson

Commissioned by Dublin Dance Festival and The Abbey Theatre, in partnership with Crash Ensemble and New Music Dublin. Liz Roche Company is strategically funded by The Arts Council of Ireland | An Chomhairle Ealaíon