OVERVIEW

• Description

  CoisCéim Dance Theatre creates, and presents contemporary dance theatre to national and international audiences.

  The name comes from the Irish word for footstep and is pronounced “kush kame”.

  Founded in 1995, CoisCéim’s style of performance is contemporary and vibrant, with a knowing regard for the everyday. Artistic Director, David Bolger embraces a selection of dance styles to articulate stories and emotions that are relevant to the landscapes in which we live. The scale of the company's work ranges from duets in a hotel bedroom, (Chamber Made) to the large-scale spectacle, A Dash of Colour (which was seen by millions on television and involved over 75,000 people for the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics, 2003).

  In 2001, CoisCéim became the first dance company to secure funding from Bord Scannán na hÉireann for a dance film. Co-produced with Rough Magic Films, Hit and Run was filmed on location around Dublin. It premiered as part of the first International Dance Festival at the Irish Film Institute in May 2002 and was shown on Network 2 Television on 25 December 2002. It has subsequently been shown at over 16 national and international film festivals during which time it has won five major awards including the Paula Citron Award for choreography, the very prestigious Jury Award at the Dance on Camera at the Lincoln Centre Festival for Dance in New York and a Creative Excellence award at the Houston Indie Festival in 2002.

Address

First and Second Floor,14 Sackville Place, Dublin 1,Co. Dublin

Email

info@coisceim.com

Website

www.coisceim.com

Phone

+ 353 (0)1 878 0558

Artistic Director

David Bolger

Executive Producer

Bridget Webster

Company Manager

Sarah Latty

Director of CoisCéim Broadreach

Philippa Donnellan

New Irish Plays Produced By CoisCéim Dance Theatre