Genesis Collective present A Lost Opera at ABSOLUT Fringe 2011

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ABSOLUT Fringe Box Office
Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
1850 374 643 | www.fringefest.com

Project Arts Centre, East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
21 -- 24 September 2011, preview 20 September, 7.30pm
Tickets from €10 - €15

"A rare opportunity to see a new choreographic work by the world-renowned trailblazer Deborah Hay, performed by the always innovative Genesis Collective."
-- Roise Goan, ABSOLUT Fringe Festival Director

"In these dark recessionary days these reflections are the sparks that inspire the artist and illuminate the rest of us."
- Irish Theatre Magazine on Genesis Collective

Performed by Ella Clarke, Cindy Cummings and Julie Lockett
Choreographed by Deborah Hay
Directed by Jason Byrne
Lighting Design by Sarah Jane Shiels

At the 2011 ABSOLUT Fringe Festival, innovative Irish dance company Genesis Collective will present a newly commissioned trio specially created by eminent US choreographer Deborah Hay (http:/www.deborahhay.com/) for acclaimed dancers Ella Clarke, Cindy Cummings and Julie Lockett. This will be Hay's first choreography specifically created for Irish-based dance artists and is the inspired manifestation of these artists' involvement with Hay and her work. A Lost Opera will be created with direction from award-winning Irish director Jason Byrne (http://www.loosecanon.com/)

Deborah Hay is a Bessie Award-winning choreographer and was one of the founding members of the Judson Dance Theater, one of the most radical and explosive 20th century art movements. Her work is at the cutting edge of international contemporary dance and her choreographies are now being commissioned and performed by internationally renowned practitioners and dance companies. Commissioning artists include choreographers: William Forsythe, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker.

Clarke, Cummings and Lockett have been working with the choreographies of Deborah Hay since 2002. They have collectively commissioned 9 of her solo works (2 of them gifted) and performed 7 adaptations nationally and internationally. They have actively maintained a creative exchange with Hay via their participation in her annual Solo Performance Commissioning Projects, attendance at numerous international workshops and a sustained dialogue through Hay's mentorship of Genesis Project Dublin. This latest collaboration represented the culmination of these years of work together.


Kindly supported by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Dance Ireland.

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