CCDF 25|Birdboy

20/6
Ireland
BIRDBOY
45’
EMMA MARTIN / UNITED FALL

Created by: Emma Martin in collaboration with performer Kévin Coquelard
Stage Design: Orla Clogher & Emma Martin
Sound and Composition: Dunk Murphy
Lighting Design: Stephen Dodd
Voiceover: Faolán Ó Mhurchú-Toner
Stage Manager: Sinead Cormack
LX Programmer: Susan Collins
Production Manager: Peter Jordan
Technical Manager: Conor Burnell
Producer: Jill Murray
Education Consultant: Shane O’Reilly
Video and Image: Luca Truffarelli

Birdboy is a tribute to all the weird kids left on the sidelines. Using the metaphor of a bird and its perceived freedom, the piece burrows into the chaotic and vivid inner world of someone who doesn’t fit in. Seen through a child’s eyes and combining dance, sound, and objects, Birdboy is a journey through a frenzied and sometimes beautiful landscape of fear, isolation, fantasy, and letting go, performed by dancer Kévin Coquelard. Birdboy is the first work Emma has created for both young and adult audiences.

Emma Martin / United Fall

Emma Martin started out as a ballet dancer. She creates multidisciplinary work that has expanded into film, installation, opera, and theatre. Her work is sweaty, messy, music-heavy, and human — exploring the friction between rawness and delicacy, high art and popular culture, past and future, order and chaos, homage and intent. She graduated from the John Cranko School in Stuttgart and holds a BA in Russian and Drama & Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin. As a choreographer, she created her first show in 2010 and has been producing work through her company United Fall since 2018. Her previous performance works include King/Shrine, Night Dances, Birdboy, Orfeo ed Euridice, Girl Song, Dancehall, and Tundra. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally, touring throughout Europe and the UK. Emma is an associate artist at the Visual Centre for Contemporary Art and Dance Ireland, and an Aerowaves 2023 selected artist. United Fall is based in County Carlow and is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, with international touring generously supported by Culture Ireland.

http://www.unitedfall.com
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https://twitter.com/unitedfalI
https://www.facebook.com/unitedfall
https://vimeo.com/unitedfall

Organised by: Deputy Ministry of Culture (Department of Contemporary Culture) and Rialto Theatre.
Tickets: €8 (€30 for all performances)
Free entrance to students, soldiers, pensioners, PWD cardholders and dance professionals.