“Choreographer Tara Brandel’s “Too” has a serious bone to pick. A yin yang production juxtaposing the softly spoken with some hard edged anger,..”
The Arts Review, 2019
TOO
‘Too’, asks… How are we treated as female dancers? What are our experiences? How is difference navigated? What does it mean to be seen? And who are we dancing for? Drawing on the personal experiences of the two women and the reflections of a wider group of female dancers, this brave new duet delves into the deep and complex territory of gender experience.
Choreography Tara Brandel
Music Lea Miklody, PJ Harvey, Propeller, Hope Waits
Lighting Sarah Jane Shiels
Costumes Tara Brandel
Performers Linda Fearon, Tara Brandel
Actor for recorded text Dee Cotter, Siobhán Heapes, Tara Brandel
All the words in this duet have been woven together from numerous interviews with female dancers about their MeToo experiences within the dance sector. Thank you to all the women who were willing to share their stories.
Visible and Invisible
A physical and aural narrative of travel, migration and change Visible and Invisible is rooted in the complementary physicalities and rapport of the two dancers, their impetus to move and then rest and then move again as they assist and support each other.
Choreography John Scott
Music Tom Lane
Lighting Sarah Jane Shiels
Costumes John Scott
Performers Linda Fearon, Rebecca Reilly
Image: Marco Novara
For the Double Bill
Artistic Directors Linda Fearon and Tara Brandel
Production Manager Darach O’Ruaric
Producer Gwen Van Spijk
Tour dates:
Firkin Crane Theatre, Shandon, Cork, October 2019 (Premiere)
Project Arts Centre, East Essex Street, Dublin October 2019
Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, October 2019
Dance Limerick Performance Space, St Johns Church, Johns Square, Limerick November 2019
Ballina Arts Centre, Barret Street, Ballina, November 2019
The programme is supported by a Dance Project grant from Arts Council and created with the added support of our partners Dance Ireland, Firkin Crane, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre and An Sanctoir.
Special thanks to Paul McCarthy and Andrea Stapleton and all the team at Firkin Crane; Justine Foster at Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre; Paul Johnson and the team at Dance Ireland.