The Falling SongBelfast Festival 2012 ; World premier Dublin Dance Festival 2012
October 24th, 25th; May 18th, 19th & 20th
The MAC, Belfast ; Project Arts Centre, Dublin
‘An elegant simplicity permeates their work… excellent cast of four male dancers’ The Irish Times
‘Perfectly executed… adrenalin pumping and unsettling… marvelous’ Irish Theatre Magazine
So quickly wings can be replaced by crutches. Male physicality is pushed to the extremities to explore self-destruction, invincibility and failure. Performed by an international all male cast and a live children’s choir, The Falling Song looks at the nature of flying and falling and the dangerous relationship between the two.
Creation and Choreography: Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy
Performers: Omar Gordon, Carl Harrison, Eddie Kay, Jesse Kovarsky
Musician: George Higgs
Choirs: Ballyholme Primary School directed by Rosemary Smyth (Belfast); Piccolo Lasso directed by Ite O’Donovan (Dublin)
Visual Design: Aedín Cosgrove
Sound Composition/Design: Denis Clohessy Costume Design: Emma Downey
Producer: Richard Wakely
Photography: Fionn McCann
Video and Production Photography: Kilian Waters