Dublin Dance Festival returns this May

The Dublin Dance Festival has announced its return this year from May 17 - 29.

Promising "world-class flamenco, cutting-edge contemporary premieres, dazzling street dance and joyousowork for younger audiences", it will feature performances and participatory dances around Dublin at the Project Arts Centre, the Abbey Theatre, Wood Quay Amphitheatre, Christchurch Cathedral and DanceHouse Ireland with more details available below:

DanceScapes

"Wood Quay Amphitheatre is set to come alive and vibrate with pulsating rhythms and the fierce energy of three young female artists. Three short dance works will showcase female voices from a diversity of backgrounds connected by street dance culture in Ireland. Onai Tafuma, Jessie Thompson and Jessie O’Reilly serve up powerfully personal stories, with raw intensity and a passion that sweeps audiences up for an unforgettable dance experience."

DanceScapes
Commissioned by DDF and co-curated by Top 8’s Tobi Omoteso.
Wood Quay Amphitheatre
Fri 27 May, 4pm
Sat 28 May 5:30pm
Sun 29 May, 12pm& 5:30pm
FREE, no booking required

The Shake

"A participatory dance project that brings people together… to move, to dance, to vibrate. Whether ancient mysticism or the latest dance meme is your thing, The Shake will resonate with you. Part dance class, part concert, part hooley, we’re here to move on up and shake it out."

The Shake
Laura Murphy
Wood Quay Amphitheatre
Sat 28 & Sun 29 May, 2pm & 4pm
€5

Street Pantone

"A site-specific performance inspired by Dublin’s cityscape, at Christchurch Cathedral. Dance artist and architect Gilles Viandier envelops the surrounding structures and spaces with a brightly coloured monochrome veil made of 30 metres of lycra – at once delicate, strong, compact, expansive, and bold."

Street Pantone
Gilles Viandier
Christchurch Cathedral
Sat 28 & Sun 29 May, 12:30pm & 4:30pm
FREE, no booking required

Dances Like a Bomb

"A powerful and uplifting duet exploring aging and care from dance innovators Junk Ensemble. Acclaimed actor Mikel Murfi and leading Irish dance artist Finola Cronin (former Pina Bausch company) celebrate the strength and beauty of mature bodies and challenge the cult of youth."

Dances Like a Bomb
Junk Ensemble
Project Arts Centre
Wed 25 & Thurs 26
€22 / €18 conc.

A Call To You

"A companion piece to Catherine Young’s trilogy exploring human rights through the lens of the human body; Floating on a Dead Sea & State of Exception and the forthcoming Universal Declaration."

A Call To You
Catherine Young Dance
Project Arts Centre
Fri 20 & Sat 21
€22 / €18 conc.

Fallen From Heaven (Caída Del Cielo)

"Rocío Molina, a wild and boundary-breaking star of the flamenco world performs to live music which combines original composition, flamenco and rock, this daring work transforms a traditional dance form into an explosive, theatrical experience."

Fallen From Heaven (Caiída Del Cielo)
Rocío Molina
Abbey Theatre, on the Abbey Stage
Tues 24 & Wed 25
€13 — €40 (conc. available)

Tickets for events that require booking can be purchased from dublindancefestival.ie

Watch a trailer below.