OONA DOHERTY (Northern Ireland)
SPECKY CLARK
OONA DOHERTY (Northern Ireland)
SPECKY CLARK
Oona Doherty draws on her family history and Irish folklore, setting off in search of her grandfather Specky Clark. Nine performers unfold this coarsely charismatic and acutely sensitive story. Dance, theatre and a collection of images conjure up an intimate and poignant Belfast.
Creation 2024
Piece for 9 dancers
Artistic direction and choreography Oona Doherty
Performers Diarmuid Amstrong, Maeva Berthelot, Malick Cisse, Gerard Headly, Clay Koonar, Gennaro Lauro, Michael McEvoy, Erin O’Reilly et Faith Pendergast
Dramaturgy Enda Walsh
Light design John Gunning
Music Lankum with participation of Gavino Murgia, Canto Tenore
Sound conception Maxime Fraisse
Sets Sabine Dargent
Costumes Darius Dolatyari
Production diffusion Gabrielle Veyssiere
Production OD Works
Coproduction Pavillon Noir Aix en Provence FR, Théâtre de la Ville Paris FR, Dublin Dance Festival IE, Sadler's Wells Londres UK, Klap - Maison pour la danse Marseille FR, Kampnagel Hambourg DE, Fiestpielhaus Sankt Polten AU, The Abbey Theater Dublin IE, MC2 Grenoble FR, Julidans Amsterdam NL, Ballet National de Marseille FR, Tanz Köln DE, BRITISH COUNCIL, FTA - Montreal
Photography Portrait Oona Doherty © Luca Truffarelli / Visuel avant création © Oona Doherty