Out of Time is Colin Dunne’s first full-length solo production. In this multi-media show he seamlessly integrates movement, text, film and sound design with the step dance tradition for which he is internationally acclaimed, to offer a contemporary perspective of the art form.
Collaborating with sound engineer Fionán de Barra, Dunne’s percussive footwork is digitally processed live then looped, remixed and layered to create a hauntingly evocative soundscore. He is joined onstage by projected archival images of dancers from the 1930’s onwards – including himself as a ten year old boy. Movement, sound and image come together to create a provocative dialogue between past and present.
Intimate and playful, Out of Time is both an unsentimental homage to Irish step dance, and a bold investigation of Dunne’s personal and artistic relationship with a tradition that has shaped his life.
Out of Time will delight and provoke in equal measure
Irish Independent
.. an intimate, sincere and funny artistic calling card which tells us why he is who he is, and how he is where he is
Irish Times
Creation and Choreography
Colin Dunne
Direction
Sinéad Rushe
Sound Design
Fionán de Barra
Film Design
Sean Westgate
Lighting
Colin Grenfell
Costumes
Joan O'Clery
New Music
Ian McDonnell
Recorded Music
Martin Hayes and Denis Cahill
Producer
Maura O'Keeffe
Originally commissioned by Glór Theatre, Ennis. Supported by The Arts Council/ Chomhairle Ealaion. Additional support from Clare County Council, Daghdha Dance Company, and Green Hippo Ltd.
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