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The following successful projects were selected:
* Admit One - Choreographer John Scott, Director Steve Woods and Producer Catherine Lyons.
* Deependance - Choreographer David Bolger, Director Conor Horgan and Producer Martha O’Neill.
* Her Mother’s Daughter - Choreographer Cindy Cummings, Director Oonagh Kearney, Composer Denis Clohessy and Producers Rachel Lysaght and Steven Davenport.
* Mo MhórChoir Féin - Choreographer Fearghus Ó Conchuir, Director Dearbhla Walsh, Composer Iarla Ó Lionaird and Producer Maggie Breathnach.
The completed short dance films will be premiered on RTÉ Television during this year’s Dublin Dance Festival which runs from 8-23 May and then screened in Temple Bar’s Meeting House Square [tbc].
Speaking about the scheme, Fionnuala Sweeney, Head of Film and International Arts, at the Arts Council said: “Dance on the Box provides a unique opportunity for film and dance artists to collaborate and the Arts Council is delighted with the response to the third round of the scheme. We would like to congratulate all of the successful applicants and look forward to seeing four imaginative and engaging dance films on RTÉ Television as part of the Dublin Dance Festival in April”.
David McKenna, RTÉ Television's Executive Producer Arts & Cross-Media, added: “The exceptional quality of this year’s applications highlights the value placed on this scheme by film and dance artists. We are particularly grateful to the short-listed creative teams who met us and are very much looking forward to premiering these films on RTÉ during the Dublin Dance Festival.”
Dance on the Box
Date: 31 Mar 2010
Over fifty applications were received from producers, directors and choreographers across the country and twelve applicants were short-listed for interview. This is the third round of the RTÉ Dance on the Box scheme with awards of €22,000 for each project chosen. The following successful projects were selected:
* Admit One - Choreographer John Scott, Director Steve Woods and Producer Catherine Lyons.
* Deependance - Choreographer David Bolger, Director Conor Horgan and Producer Martha O’Neill.
* Her Mother’s Daughter - Choreographer Cindy Cummings, Director Oonagh Kearney, Composer Denis Clohessy and Producers Rachel Lysaght and Steven Davenport.
* Mo MhórChoir Féin - Choreographer Fearghus Ó Conchuir, Director Dearbhla Walsh, Composer Iarla Ó Lionaird and Producer Maggie Breathnach.
The completed short dance films will be premiered on RTÉ Television during this year’s Dublin Dance Festival which runs from 8-23 May and then screened in Temple Bar’s Meeting House Square [tbc].
Speaking about the scheme, Fionnuala Sweeney, Head of Film and International Arts, at the Arts Council said: “Dance on the Box provides a unique opportunity for film and dance artists to collaborate and the Arts Council is delighted with the response to the third round of the scheme. We would like to congratulate all of the successful applicants and look forward to seeing four imaginative and engaging dance films on RTÉ Television as part of the Dublin Dance Festival in April”.
David McKenna, RTÉ Television's Executive Producer Arts & Cross-Media, added: “The exceptional quality of this year’s applications highlights the value placed on this scheme by film and dance artists. We are particularly grateful to the short-listed creative teams who met us and are very much looking forward to premiering these films on RTÉ during the Dublin Dance Festival.”
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