Junk Ensemble presents Dances Like A Bomb
A powerful and uplifting duet exploring ageing and care.
Blending visceral imagery, dance, text and music, Dances Like A Bomb is a reclaiming of the ageing body, created by multi-award-winning dance innovators Junk Ensemble.
Dances Like A Bomb is a reclaiming of the ageing body by multi-award-winning dance innovators Junk Ensemble, performed by leading dance artists Finola Cronin (formerly of Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal) and Luc Dunberry (formerly of Sascha Waltz & Guests). Celebrating the strength and beauty of mature bodies and challenging the cult of youth, the performers are heroic, vulnerable, comedic, acerbic, and completely themselves.
They care fiercely for each other and defend their independence. As they hold each other up and push each other down, the universality of ageing and the ‘performance’ of age is unpacked, alongside the limits of love and care.
Press quotes
“Surreal, beautiful and extraordinarily human” ★★★★★ The List
“Big, powerful” ★★★★ The Times
“Intriguing… clever… poignant” ★★★★ The Stage
“Macabre and comical… a delight” The Guardian
“Superb performers… A heartfelt celebration of two people growing old together” ★★★★ The Irish Times
Credits
Concept and Direction Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy
Choreography Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy, created in collaboration with Finola Cronin, Mikel Murfi & Luc Dunberry
Performers Finola Cronin, Luc Dunberry
Set Design Sabine Dargent
Music Denis Clohessy
Lighting Design Stephen Dodd
Costume Design Saileóg O’Halloran
Text Finola Cronin, Luc Dunberry, Mikel Murfi
Producer Ciara Lynch
Voice Coach Andrea Ainsworth
Production Manager Simon Bird
Stage Manager Marella Boschi
Set Build Ger Clancy
Photography Fionn McCann, Luca Truffarelli
Funding credits
Funded by The Arts Council of Ireland | An Chomhairle Ealaíon Arts Grant Fund & Arts Council Touring Award with support from Dance Ireland. Original support from Dublin Dance Festival, Shawbrook Dance, Dublin City Council.
Special thanks to Gwen Van Spÿk and Michelle Cahill.
