EARWORM is a collaboration between The Bonny Men, director Gavin FitzGerald and choreographer Sibéal Davitt. Visceral movement, animal imagery and wild traditional music collide producing a piece that creeps and crawls its way under the skin. The concept behind this project was to tell a story through movement, nightmarish imagery and traditional Irish music […]
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ATTENTION YOUNG DANCERS AGED 15-25! I’m delighted to announce that Olwyn Lyons and I have been commissioned to lead a new contemporary class and choreography project with CoisCéim Dance Theatre‘s Creative Steps in January 2017. We have a really interesting theme in store and can’t wait to get started. Follow the link for details and […]
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I spent the month of August in Limerick working with UK choreographer, Lea Anderson, on a new piece entitled ‘Snapshot’. We performed in Dance Limerick; The Cube in NUIG Galway; Firkin Crane, Cork and Dance House Dublin. The work was devised in Dance Limerick as part of Step Up: Dance Project 2016. I’m currently dancing […]
Read more "Dancing in Limerick"Last night we showed 3 previews of Embodied at the GPO. All performance starting today are SOLD OUT! Crazy! Thanks to everyone for the support. Here I am having a little rave to myself in Fógraím / I Proclaim.
Read more "Embodied premieres today!"I had the pleasure of performing as part of Centenary on RTÉ on Easter Monday. The show was beautifully choreographed by David Bolger, directed by John Comiskey and starring many talented singers, dancers and actors. I danced some sean-nós steps with friends Emma O’Sullivan, Samantha Harvey and Eamonn Moloney with music by the fabulous Sharon […]
Read more "‘Centenary’ on RTÉ"Athbhliain faoi mhaise a chairde, tá súil agam go raibh Nollaig mhór mhaith agaibh! If you’ve made a resolution to learn sean-nós dance in 2016 then come along to my free taster class in DanceHouse on Wednesday, 6 January 2016 from 7-8 http://www.danceireland.ie/events/free-taster-classes. Beginners and intermediate classes in DanceHouse, Foley St. and Raw Condition Gym, […]
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Preparations for ‘Trip-nós’ @ Electric Picnic 2015 are coming along nicely. If you’re going to be at this year’s Picnic, make sure to pop over to the Mindfield area where An Puball Gaeilge is situated. We’ll be performing at 1pm on Sunday. Have a listen to the very talented Ruth McKiernan practicing the final number!
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Sibéal Davitt 