Curriculum Vitae
Qualifications
2013 Certificate: Arts in Group Facilitation (Crawford School of Art, Cork)
2004 Bachelor of Arts: Performance and Scenographic Studies (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
2001 BTEC National Diploma: Foundation Studies in Art and Design (Wyke College, Hull, England)
Performances, Exhibitions, Screenings
2018 Ionad an Bhlascaoid, Dún Chaoin: Téada, Rópaí agus Slabhraí, as Garraí an Ghiorria, directed by Anne McCabe
Abbey Theatre, Dublin: Téada, Rópaí agus Slabhraí work-in-progress sharing as part of Abbey 5x5 project as member of 'Garraí an Ghiorria' Irish language theatre arts collective
Phoenix Cinema, Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: A Walk In My Shoes film screening
Dún Síon Beach: A Walk In My Shoes: Part Three, site-specific performance with members of the Camphill Community, funded by Create
2017 Dingle marina: A Walk In My Shoes: Part Two, performance with members of the Camphill Community, funded by Create
An Taibhdhearc National Irish language theatre, Galway: Snámh na Saoirse by Róisín Sheehy, I play Eibhlín Nic Niocaill in this Irish language play which incorporates dance and song, directed by Áine Moynihan.
University of Hull, England: A Salt Circle solo performance commissioned by UK Capital of Culture for conference ‘(Re)Encountering Those We Have Lost’
Going Solo Together Dance Festival Dingle: commission to direct performance A Walk in My Shoes by a group from the Camphill Community (also funded by Arts Council/Create AIC award)
Ionad an Bhlascaoid Dún Chaoin: Snámh na Saoirse by Róisín Sheehy, I play Eibhlín Nic Niocaill in this Irish language play which incorporates dance and song, directed by Áine Moynihan.
Culture Night at An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: An Moladh group dance performance directed by Maria Svensson.
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: Please Draw Your Home community art project with mobile workshop and exhibition.
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: The Bean Project installation piece in group exhibition ‘Unity’
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: The Proposal/An Moladh group dance performance
2016 Tech Amergin Arts Centre Waterville: Clouds of Sleep solo performance as part of the event I curated ‘Movement of Three’
Dingle Library, Please Draw Your Home community art project exhibition and ‘Make Yourself At Home’ tea party event
St. John’s Theatre Listowel: Clouds of Sleep solo performance as part of the event I curated ‘Movement of Three’
An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Clouds of Sleep solo performance
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival, An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Clouds of Sleep solo performance as part of the event I curated ‘Movement of Three’
An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Clouds of Sleep solo performance as part of the event I curated ‘Movement of Three’
2015 An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Cathair filmed performances in multimedia exhibition commissioned by IMRAM literature festival, directed by Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin
An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Fé Scath directed by Áine Moynihan, a site-specific bilingual adaptation of Patricia Burke Brogan’s play Eclipsed in which I played Sister Virginia
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: In The Post interactive installation, the result of an international collaboration by post with three other artists
2014 Nest Festival of Women’s Performance Kilkenny: Pinned solo performance
Culture Night, An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Baile do Bhí: A Home That Was film showing
Féile na Mara Dingle, Port solo performance
An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Baile do Bhí: A Home That Was hand-printed book of poetry by Simon Ó Faoláin launch and accompanying film showing
2013 Púca Press Dingle: Athchruthú Traidisiúin IV shadow and light performance with poetry in collaboration with poet Simon Ó Faoláin and artist Dominique Lieb
2012 The Back Loft & city-wide projections onto buildings and in Meeting House Square Dublin: Cathair filmed performances in multimedia exhibition commissioned by IMRAM Irish language literature festival, directed by Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin.
2011 An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Port solo performance
IMRAM Irish language literature festival Dublin: Cosán filmed performances in multimedia exhibition commissioned by IMRAM, directed by Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin
Tech Amergin Arts Centre Waterville: Port solo performance
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Port solo performance
The Marina, Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: Patrúin/Patterns Group exhibition by ‘i to i’ collective
2010 The Wren’s Nest Dingle: Port solo performance
2009 University of Sheffield, England: Ciorcal Salainn solo performance hosted by the ‘Death group’
Odin Teatret Holstebro, Denmark, ‘Transit’ Festival: The Acts: Vigia lead performer in group work directed by Jill Greenhalgh
The Marina, Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: An Object lesson/ Bun Ábhar group exhibition by ‘i to i’ collective
2008 The Marina, Dingle: Ciorcal Salainn performance collaboration with singer Jennifer Riordan
An Díseart, Dingle: Scáil performance collaboration with singer Jennifer Riordan
The Marina, Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: Gan Ainm/Anonymous group exhibition by ‘i to i’ collective
Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff, Wales: The Acts: Vigia lead performer in group work directed by Jill Greenhalgh
Sin Fronteras Magdalena festival, Santa Clara, Cuba: The Acts: Vigia solo performance directed by Jill Greenhalgh
2007 University of Wales, Aberystwyth: The Acts: Vigia lead performer in group work directed by Jill Greenhalgh
An Díseart, Dingle: Scáil performance collaboration with singer Jennifer Riordan
Buenos Aires, Argentina: 6th Encuentro of the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, ‘CORPOLÍTICAS Body Politics in the Americas: Formations of Race, Class and Gender’: The Acts: Vigia lead performer in group work directed by Jill Greenhalgh
2005 Greenroom, Manchester: North-East a performance in collaboration with Reckless Sleepers
Greenroom, Manchester: Paper Dress solo site-specific interactive performance
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales: Saints group performance directed by Pearson/Brookes
Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth, Wales: 100 Years in Boxes: As Worlds Fall Apart directed by Richard Gough
University of Wales, Aberystwyth: The Long Flight Ahead group performance by Bachi at ‘The Articulate Practitioner’ conference and theatre festival
Greenroom, Manchester: Going Home solo performance, Method Lab showcase
The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland: Going Home solo performance for the ‘National Review of Live Art’
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales: Latinoamerica group dance performance choreographed by Andrea Servera from Argentina
2004 Greenroom, Manchester: Going Home solo performance, Emergency festival
Greenroom, Manchester: Each of Us group performance by Bachi, Emergency festival
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales: Each of Us group performance by Bachi, Experimenta festival
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales: Each of Us group performance by Bachi
Aberaeron Seafood Festival, Wales: site-specific and interactive performance by Bachi
Awards
2018 Abbey 5x5 Anne McCabe secured this award for our group Garraí an Ghiorria to workshop ideas and present a work-in- progress on the Peacock stage
2017 Garraí an Ghiorria I was funded to participate in this ten day workshop which aimed to bring together a range of practitioners working in Irish language theatre, facilitated by Polish company Song of the Goat in the Donegal Gaeltacht and by Feidlim Cannon of Dublin-based experimental theatre company Brokentalkers in Corca Dhuibhne.
2017 Artist in the Community Scheme Phase Two Arts Council of Ireland award managed by Create, awarded to realise a dance project with a group from the Dingle Camphill Community. We made three site-specific live performances, a photographic exhibition and the film A Walk In My Shoes.
2017 Artist in the Community Scheme Phase One Arts Council of Ireland award managed by Create, awarded for research and development of dance project in collaboration with a group from the Camphill Community, Dingle
2017 Síol Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded to fund mobile art workshop for project Please Draw Your Home
2016 Arts Act Grant Kerry County Council, awarded for the Kerry tour of ‘Movement of Three’ which I curated and performed the solo Clouds of Sleep
2015 Creative Work Development Bursary Kerry County Council, awarded to create a new solo dance piece – Clouds of Sleep
2015 Síol Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded towards my own creative development
2013 Scéim Sparánachta d’Ealaiontóirí Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded to support the making of the film Baile do Bhí/ A Home That Was, and my own creative development
2010 Scéim Sparánachta d’Ealaiontóirí Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded to support the making of the solo performance Port
2008 Scéim Sparánachta d’Ealaiontóirí Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded to support the making of Ciorcal Salainn
2005 Method Lab Commission from Greenroom, Manchester to develop solo Going Home
Qualifications
2013 Certificate: Arts in Group Facilitation (Crawford School of Art, Cork)
2004 Bachelor of Arts: Performance and Scenographic Studies (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
2001 BTEC National Diploma: Foundation Studies in Art and Design (Wyke College, Hull, England)
Performances, Exhibitions, Screenings
2018 Ionad an Bhlascaoid, Dún Chaoin: Téada, Rópaí agus Slabhraí, as Garraí an Ghiorria, directed by Anne McCabe
Abbey Theatre, Dublin: Téada, Rópaí agus Slabhraí work-in-progress sharing as part of Abbey 5x5 project as member of 'Garraí an Ghiorria' Irish language theatre arts collective
Phoenix Cinema, Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: A Walk In My Shoes film screening
Dún Síon Beach: A Walk In My Shoes: Part Three, site-specific performance with members of the Camphill Community, funded by Create
2017 Dingle marina: A Walk In My Shoes: Part Two, performance with members of the Camphill Community, funded by Create
An Taibhdhearc National Irish language theatre, Galway: Snámh na Saoirse by Róisín Sheehy, I play Eibhlín Nic Niocaill in this Irish language play which incorporates dance and song, directed by Áine Moynihan.
University of Hull, England: A Salt Circle solo performance commissioned by UK Capital of Culture for conference ‘(Re)Encountering Those We Have Lost’
Going Solo Together Dance Festival Dingle: commission to direct performance A Walk in My Shoes by a group from the Camphill Community (also funded by Arts Council/Create AIC award)
Ionad an Bhlascaoid Dún Chaoin: Snámh na Saoirse by Róisín Sheehy, I play Eibhlín Nic Niocaill in this Irish language play which incorporates dance and song, directed by Áine Moynihan.
Culture Night at An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: An Moladh group dance performance directed by Maria Svensson.
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: Please Draw Your Home community art project with mobile workshop and exhibition.
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: The Bean Project installation piece in group exhibition ‘Unity’
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: The Proposal/An Moladh group dance performance
2016 Tech Amergin Arts Centre Waterville: Clouds of Sleep solo performance as part of the event I curated ‘Movement of Three’
Dingle Library, Please Draw Your Home community art project exhibition and ‘Make Yourself At Home’ tea party event
St. John’s Theatre Listowel: Clouds of Sleep solo performance as part of the event I curated ‘Movement of Three’
An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Clouds of Sleep solo performance
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival, An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Clouds of Sleep solo performance as part of the event I curated ‘Movement of Three’
An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Clouds of Sleep solo performance as part of the event I curated ‘Movement of Three’
2015 An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Cathair filmed performances in multimedia exhibition commissioned by IMRAM literature festival, directed by Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin
An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Fé Scath directed by Áine Moynihan, a site-specific bilingual adaptation of Patricia Burke Brogan’s play Eclipsed in which I played Sister Virginia
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: In The Post interactive installation, the result of an international collaboration by post with three other artists
2014 Nest Festival of Women’s Performance Kilkenny: Pinned solo performance
Culture Night, An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Baile do Bhí: A Home That Was film showing
Féile na Mara Dingle, Port solo performance
An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Baile do Bhí: A Home That Was hand-printed book of poetry by Simon Ó Faoláin launch and accompanying film showing
2013 Púca Press Dingle: Athchruthú Traidisiúin IV shadow and light performance with poetry in collaboration with poet Simon Ó Faoláin and artist Dominique Lieb
2012 The Back Loft & city-wide projections onto buildings and in Meeting House Square Dublin: Cathair filmed performances in multimedia exhibition commissioned by IMRAM Irish language literature festival, directed by Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin.
2011 An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Port solo performance
IMRAM Irish language literature festival Dublin: Cosán filmed performances in multimedia exhibition commissioned by IMRAM, directed by Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin
Tech Amergin Arts Centre Waterville: Port solo performance
Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival An Lab Theatre & Arts Centre Dingle: Port solo performance
The Marina, Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: Patrúin/Patterns Group exhibition by ‘i to i’ collective
2010 The Wren’s Nest Dingle: Port solo performance
2009 University of Sheffield, England: Ciorcal Salainn solo performance hosted by the ‘Death group’
Odin Teatret Holstebro, Denmark, ‘Transit’ Festival: The Acts: Vigia lead performer in group work directed by Jill Greenhalgh
The Marina, Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: An Object lesson/ Bun Ábhar group exhibition by ‘i to i’ collective
2008 The Marina, Dingle: Ciorcal Salainn performance collaboration with singer Jennifer Riordan
An Díseart, Dingle: Scáil performance collaboration with singer Jennifer Riordan
The Marina, Féile na Bealtaine Arts festival Dingle: Gan Ainm/Anonymous group exhibition by ‘i to i’ collective
Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff, Wales: The Acts: Vigia lead performer in group work directed by Jill Greenhalgh
Sin Fronteras Magdalena festival, Santa Clara, Cuba: The Acts: Vigia solo performance directed by Jill Greenhalgh
2007 University of Wales, Aberystwyth: The Acts: Vigia lead performer in group work directed by Jill Greenhalgh
An Díseart, Dingle: Scáil performance collaboration with singer Jennifer Riordan
Buenos Aires, Argentina: 6th Encuentro of the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, ‘CORPOLÍTICAS Body Politics in the Americas: Formations of Race, Class and Gender’: The Acts: Vigia lead performer in group work directed by Jill Greenhalgh
2005 Greenroom, Manchester: North-East a performance in collaboration with Reckless Sleepers
Greenroom, Manchester: Paper Dress solo site-specific interactive performance
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales: Saints group performance directed by Pearson/Brookes
Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth, Wales: 100 Years in Boxes: As Worlds Fall Apart directed by Richard Gough
University of Wales, Aberystwyth: The Long Flight Ahead group performance by Bachi at ‘The Articulate Practitioner’ conference and theatre festival
Greenroom, Manchester: Going Home solo performance, Method Lab showcase
The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland: Going Home solo performance for the ‘National Review of Live Art’
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales: Latinoamerica group dance performance choreographed by Andrea Servera from Argentina
2004 Greenroom, Manchester: Going Home solo performance, Emergency festival
Greenroom, Manchester: Each of Us group performance by Bachi, Emergency festival
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales: Each of Us group performance by Bachi, Experimenta festival
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales: Each of Us group performance by Bachi
Aberaeron Seafood Festival, Wales: site-specific and interactive performance by Bachi
Awards
2018 Abbey 5x5 Anne McCabe secured this award for our group Garraí an Ghiorria to workshop ideas and present a work-in- progress on the Peacock stage
2017 Garraí an Ghiorria I was funded to participate in this ten day workshop which aimed to bring together a range of practitioners working in Irish language theatre, facilitated by Polish company Song of the Goat in the Donegal Gaeltacht and by Feidlim Cannon of Dublin-based experimental theatre company Brokentalkers in Corca Dhuibhne.
2017 Artist in the Community Scheme Phase Two Arts Council of Ireland award managed by Create, awarded to realise a dance project with a group from the Dingle Camphill Community. We made three site-specific live performances, a photographic exhibition and the film A Walk In My Shoes.
2017 Artist in the Community Scheme Phase One Arts Council of Ireland award managed by Create, awarded for research and development of dance project in collaboration with a group from the Camphill Community, Dingle
2017 Síol Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded to fund mobile art workshop for project Please Draw Your Home
2016 Arts Act Grant Kerry County Council, awarded for the Kerry tour of ‘Movement of Three’ which I curated and performed the solo Clouds of Sleep
2015 Creative Work Development Bursary Kerry County Council, awarded to create a new solo dance piece – Clouds of Sleep
2015 Síol Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded towards my own creative development
2013 Scéim Sparánachta d’Ealaiontóirí Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded to support the making of the film Baile do Bhí/ A Home That Was, and my own creative development
2010 Scéim Sparánachta d’Ealaiontóirí Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded to support the making of the solo performance Port
2008 Scéim Sparánachta d’Ealaiontóirí Ealaín na Gaeltachta, awarded to support the making of Ciorcal Salainn
2005 Method Lab Commission from Greenroom, Manchester to develop solo Going Home
