Ériu Dance Company
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Ériu Dance Company was set up by Breandán de Gallaí in 2010. In addition to Lïnger the company has produced two significant works, NOĊTÚ and Rite of Spring, which have been met with positive peer review. NOĊTÚ was nominated for 2 Drama Desk awards, “Outstanding Choreography” and “Unique Theatrical Event” (New York 2012). Rite of Spring opened the 2012 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann attracting 14,000 spectators. The work received a nomination for the coveted Allianz Business to Arts Awards (Dublin 2013).
De Gallaí’s overarching artistic ambition is to explore the expressive potential of the traditional Irish dance form and to use this potential to engage with issues rarely explored in traditional dance. His artistic ethos is inspired by choreographic genius Pina Bausch and her perspective on dancers – “I’m not so interested in how they move as in what moves them.” By simultaneously maintaining the traditional Irish dance legacy and emphasising the expressiveness of the dance, de Gallaí desires to bring a fresh perspective to the art form. New York critics have noted de Gallaí as a “visionary choreographer”, who has produced “arguably the most challenging Irish dance work ever seen on a New York stage.” |
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