Junk Ensemble: Powerful Trouble

Wednesday 11 October – Sunday 15 October 2023
Junk Ensemble: Powerful Trouble | Wednesday 11 October – Sunday 15 October 2023 | Royal Hibernian Academy | Image: Photography Fionn McCann | photo in a space with grey floor and brick wall painted white; we see five figures; the one to the left is facing the other four, but leaning way back, with arms stretching out to the side and back, and covered head to toe by red gauze; the four other figures are clad in black; one is in a full black dress with black sleeves, the others are in outfits closer to swimsuits, also all black; all four have their arms stretched upwards as they look back at the figure in red; one of the four is wearing black gloves; the lighting is somewhat moody, and a shadow of two raised arms is cast onto the brick wall

A highly visual live performance installation from renowned dance innovators Junk Ensemble, taking place at the RHA.

World premiere. Purchase Tickets HERE

A highly visual live performance installation from renowned dance innovators Junk Ensemble in collaboration with acclaimed artists Jesse Jones, Olwen Fouéré, Aideen Barry, Vicky Langan, Planningtorock, and Katie Kim. Created for six dancers and a percussionist, this immersive promenade spectacle in the RHA is a celebration of the witch as a symbol of dissidence. Powerful Trouble is a disturbance – a collision of artists’ interrogations marked by muscular choreography, euphoric beats, visceral imagery and a live band.

Junk Ensemble has built a reputation as one of Ireland’s leading voices in dance, creating work that sheds light on important human issues relevant to society today. Associate Artists at Project Arts Centre and previous Artists-in-Residence at Tate Britain, their productions have garnered widespread praise across Ireland and internationally.

Conceived and Directed by Jessica Kennedy and Megan Kennedy
Choreography in collaboration with dance artists Salma Ataya, Robyn Byrne, Justine Cooper, Lucia Kickham, Julie Koenig, Yumi Lee
Collaborating Artists Aideen Barry, Olwen Fouéré, Jesse Jones, Vicky Langan, Planningtorock
Scenography and Lighting Design: Sarah Jane Shiels
Music and Sound Design: Irene Buckley
Costume Design: Katie Davenport
Costume Supervisor: James Seaver
Musician and Percussion Composition: Caitríona Frost
Additional Composition: Planningtorock
Band: Katie Kim
Stage Manager Miriam Duffy
Production Management ShowScope
Associate Producer Michelle Cahill
Producer Gwen Van Spÿk

Photography, Fionn McCann

Wednesday 11 October – Sunday 15 October 2023
Royal Hibernian Academy
15 Ely Place, Dublin 2
Telephone: +353 1 661 2558
info@rhagallery.ie
www.royalhibernianacade...
Opening hours / start times:
Monday 11:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 11:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 11:00 - 19:00
Thursday 11:00 - 19:00
Friday 11:00 - 19:00
Saturday 11:00 - 19:00
Sunday 14:00 - 17:00
€15 - €25, Tickets available from DTF. See link in main text.

12 – 14 Oct, 5.30pm & 8.30pm 15 Oct, 4pm & 7pm

 
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