As part of the ChoreograpHER cycle.
Discover five proposals honouring a new generation of women choreographers.
Four striking portraits of life in Belfast. Oona Doherty draws from her fellow countrymen's intimate and social reality to create a piece that mixes ferocity and tenderness.
“Hard to be soft”, or the difficulty of showing vulnerability when under constraint. The dance affirms here her powerful capacity to sieze reality.
Creation 2017
Piece for 11 dancers
Choreography and artistic direction Oona Doherty
Sound design and composition David Holmes
Performers Oona Doherty, Sam Finnegan, John Scott, Jemima Brown "Sugar Army" : Diane Antunes, Mila Bouhou, Camille Canetto, Romane Coutelle, Hana Doghmane, Priscille Geraud, Alexa Jaba, Capucine Lebaz, Eliza Le Gall Martel, Matilda Narvaez Monnet "Gate Boys" : Macéo Bouhou, Léo Bruna, Thomas Rodier
Set and lighting design Ciaran Bagnall
Lighting design assistant Sarah Gordon
Set build Peter Lorimer
Photography and film Luca Truffarelli
Screenings Jack Phelan
OD works Dorothée Alemany, Directrice de développement - Lucie Gissinger Maurandy, Chargée de production - Franck Guille, Responsable financier - Christine Maupetit, Administratrice de production - Marie Prédour, Directrice technique
Original production Prime Cut Productions
Coproduction Pôle européen de création – Ministère de la Culture / Maison de la Danse aide pour la Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2018, Belfast International Arts Festival, Dublin Dance Festival
Support La Briqueterie, CDCN du Val-de-Marne, Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Support for the Individual Artist Major Award, The British Council
The show was developed through Prime Cut Productions REVEAL Programme (Belfast)
Winner of prix d'excellence décerné aux artistes solistes par le Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Photography HTBS Press