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Echo Echo Festival Presents Tradition and Beyond
Second edition of this short festival rooted in and extending the Irish tradition.
Dance | Music | Performance | Workshops | Talks | Residencies
22nd - 24th September 2023 at Echo Echo Studios and Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin
Welcome
"Welcome to the second edition of the Tradition and Beyond Festival.
The festival focuses on artists who come from different backgrounds in the rich and varied streams of Traditional Irish Dance. They all continue to work from a deep commitment to it while finding ways that the tradition may develop, adapt and change as time moves on.
We again focus the festival on artists who are invited to be in residence at Echo Echo Studios and at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin. We give these exceptional artists, time and space to reflect and create after which they will perform concerts of new work.
We also present Áirc Damhsa in a concert of dance and music and a video showing of a youth dance project by Áirc Damhsa founder Edwina Guckian. The invited artists will also teach open workshops and there's a "round table" discussion to finish off.
Come along to watch and join in. Great deals are available on festival passes - make a weekend of it!"
Steve Batts, Echo Echo Artistic Director
Programme 2023
Sarah Fennell, Caoimhe Ennis, Jonathan Kelliher, Sinéad Murrihy, Mary McGuiggan, Maura Johnston, Paraig O'Brien, Edwina Guckian, Caitlín Nic Gabhann, Áirc Damsha, Brendán de Gallaí, UNiversity of Limerick BA Irish Dance.
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Echo Echo Festival Team
- Artistic Director – Steve Batts
- Associate Artistic Director – Ayesha Mailey
- Company Manager – Ailbe Beirne
- Development Officer – Anna Nolan
- Technical Manager – Barry Davis
- Echo Echo Ensemble – Ayesha Mailey, Kelly Quigley, Zoe Ramsey, Tonya Sheina
- Video and Photography – Simon Alleyne
- Publicity artwork and design – Ciaran Harley at zoocreative
- Publicity support - Brian Fisher
- Board of Directors – Ciara Bradley, Deirdre Gillespie, Gail Mahon, Cath McBride, Tina McCauley, Frank Rafferty
Festival Supporters
Produced by Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company in partnership with Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, Siamsa Tíre, Leitrim Dance Project and University of Limerick.
Tradition and Beyond 2023 is kindly supported by the Department for Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sport and Media Co-operation with Northern Ireland Funding Scheme.
Echo Echo Principal Funder is Arts Council of Northern Ireland and The National Lottery through ACNI. Echo Echo is supported by Derry City and Strabane District Council and the Garfield Weston Foundation.
