Photo: Philippe Mathys
WHO CALLS THE WIND SILVERS THE WAVE AND LULLS THE MANCHILD TO SLEEP
Justine Doswell with text by Marina Carr
An evocative meditation on memory and time, told through Mnemosyne (the mother of memory), her daughter Terpsichore and her daughters, the Sirens.
A play for dancers, exploring what is passed down through the female line. The forgotten lineage with its old truths and old lies. The fallen daughters of the Earth. Raging angels. Swans of the goddess. Girls of gold.
FRIDAY 3 OCTOBER 2025, 4pm DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL- Work in progress performance at Samuel Beckett Centre, DU PLayers, Trinity College Dublin
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THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2025, 7:30pm SHAWBROOK RESIDENTIAL - Work in progress performance at Shawbrook, Co Longford.
THURSDAY 21 AUGUST 2025, 7:30pm CIVIC THEATRE RESIDENCY - Open rehearsal, work in progress sharing on the main stage of Civic Theatre, Tallaght.
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Choreography: Justine Doswell in collaboration with the dance artists
Text by: Marina Carr
Dance Artists: Nana-Yaa Appiah, Maxine Bauvin, Aneta Dortova and Axelle Sechao.
Co -Direction and creation: Justine Doswell and Gea Gojak
Text Direction: Gea Gojak
Actor: Hilda Fay
Sound Designer: Ivan Birthistle
Associate Sound Designer: Chris Nolan
Music: Bachspace, Acid Pauli (AKA Martin Gretschmann), Microgravity and Rivet
Text recording: Brian Hogan
Costume: Axelle Sechao in collaboration with Justine Doswell
Producer: Jenny Traynor
Production Manager / LX: Civic Theatre residency: Gearoid Ó Hallmhuráin
Production Manager / LX: TCD DU PLayer's theatre, Samuel Beckett Centre: Jack Leitch
Additional tech support: Joe Glasgow
Production Photography: Philippe Mathys
2024 research and development at UCD CFA Trapdoor Dance Artist in Residence 2024 and Dance Ireland Residency December 2024:
Nana-Yaa Appiah, Robyn Byrne, Boris Charrion, Aneta Dortova, Nora Fay, Oran Leong, Emily Kilkenny Roddy, Hannah Rogerson and Alex Vostokova,
Funded by the Arts Council, supported by Dublin Theatre Festival, Civic Theatre Tallaght, Shawbrook and DU Players, Trinity College, Dublin.
Special thanks to all my collaborators, Philippe Mathys for saying yes. Liz Roche, Jazmin Chiodi for their wisdom. Willie White and Roise Goan, Stephen McManus/Dublin Theatre Festival, Dr Victoria Durrer / UCD, the CFA team, dlr Arts Office, Kenneth Redmond & IMDT, Jenny Traynor, Sheila Creevey, Louise Costello / Dance Ireland, Catharina Louw, Philip Dawson at Shawbrook, Donal Sheils & the team at Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Trinity College Dublin's DU Players - Jessie Byrne & committee, Paul Conroy / Leinster Cricket Club, Sarah Latty / CoisCéim, Megan Kennedy / Junk Ensemble for your support and help.
Short video with excerpts of Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Residency Aug 22 - 26 2025:
