ABOUT
Dance artist, choreographer and creative producer, Justine trained at Legat and Central in the UK.
Resident in Dublin since 1997, she has worked with numerous notable Irish and international choreographers, directors and companies, including Liz Roche Company (formerly Rex Levitates) / Jodi Melnick US; John Scott's Irish Modern Dance Theatre / Fabrice Dugied FR / Sean Curran US / Sara Rudner US; CoisCéim Dance Theatre; Ballet Boyz UK / Charles Linehan UK; Dance Theatre of Ireland / Les Carnet Bagouet, Dominique Bagouet FR; Charleroi Danse BE / Merce Cunningham USA / Paul Taylor Dance Company US / Karole Armitage US / Lucinda Childs US / Joachim Schlömer DE; The Abbey Theatre, Landmark Productions, Opera Ireland amongst others.
Inspired by dynamic structure and living systems her choreographic practice is rooted in collaboration and has been supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin City Council, Culture Ireland, Dance Ireland, Dublin Dance Festival, Dance Limerick, Dance Cork Firkin Crane, Shawbrook, Tipperary Dance/Grand Studio Brussels, Irish Modern Dance Theatre Liz Roche Company/The Lir Academy, THEATREClub, Dance Resource Base Northern Ireland, axis Ballymun and the Complex.
Photo: Martin Mai
Choreographic highlights include the premiere of her new full length creation, Messier 45, presented by Dance Cork Firkin Crane, November 2023; DYAD - a live performance film in St Patrick’s Cathedral - presented by Dublin Dance Festival 2021 for their Summer 2021 Digital Edition and in 2022 presented by Dance Limerick as a live performance.
In addition, Justine’s short dance film, Is there balm in Gilead? made in collaboration with filmmaker Luca Truffarelli and commissioned by Irish Modern Dance Theatre, premiered at Dancer From The Dance Festival July 2022 in partnership with the Irish Film Institute. Footage in development was included at The Pina Bausch Centre’s Under Construction Festival May 2022. The film has since enjoyed international success in 2023. Film Festivals include Dance Camera West, Los Angeles supported by Culture Ireland; Worldfest, Houston (Silver Remi winner); Cannes World Film Festival (Best Dance Film); San Francisco Dance Film Festival; The Outlet Dance Project, New Jersey, Leeds International Film Festival and Covent Garden Film Festival, London.
Theatre, opera, and screen highlights include: Joyce’s Women (The Abbey – The National Theatre of Ireland), Elvis is My Daddy (Olympia Theatre/The Everyman, Cork), Heresy (Project Arts Centre), The Chronic Identity Crisis of Pamplemousse (Northern Ireland Opera), Dusk (The New Theatre) and popular Irish indie-rock band Irish band The Coronas’ music video We Couldn’t Fake It.
Over the years, Justine has taught for a multitude of organisations and has participated in an extensive range of outreach projects. In partnership with city council's arts offices, she has also enjoyed being resident in various primary and post-primary schools. Additionally, Justine was responsible for the Junior section of Dublin Youth Dance Company (12-17yrs) led by Artistic Director Mariam Ribon, September 2016 - July 2022.
In relation to her choreographic practice, Justine was an Arts Council of Ireland Next Generation 2021/22 recipient, an Associate Artist with Irish Modern Dance Theatre (2021–2023), and the Trapdoor Dance Artist in Residence at UCD’s Creative Futures Academy in 2024, funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. She was an Artist in Residence with Dublin City Council Culture Company (2024/25). Currently, supported by Arts Council funding, she is developing a new full-length work, Who Calls the Wind, Silvers the Wave and Lulls the Manchild to Sleep? in collaboration with renowned Irish playwright Marina Carr - work in progress, in partnership with Shawbrook and the Civic Theatre Tallaght, was shared at the Dublin Theatre Festival 2025, as part of their Programme + in partnership with the Irish Theatre Institute's International Theatre eXchange (ITX) 2025 .