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Postponed until further notice due to Covid-19 pandemic

Sunday 15th March 2020 12pm – 4pm

Price: €15

Booking (021) 4507487 (Opening hours 1pm – 4pm Tuesday to Friday)

Programmed by Junk Ensemble, Cork City Dance Artists in Residence at Firkin Crane, Lords of Strut, will teach a Dance Workshop.

DANCE OUT

A workout class from Lords of Strut as outgoing as their outfits.

Want to feel motivated, get fit and healthy, and have a bag of dance moves ready to take over the next dance floor that gets in your way?

Part dance class, part workout, part comedy show, Lords of Strut hold court keeping the DANCE OUT class moving while DJ’ing tunes to fit the mood – slowing it down for a deep stretch and speeding it up so our asses as toned as 1981 Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Most importantly, we’ll keep you entertained with some of their homegrown motivational phrases; ‘There’s no shame in sweat’, ‘Leave it on the dance floor’ and ‘Dance like you’re riding a lobster’.

Inspired by Jane Fonda and a recent meeting with Mr Motivator, Lords of Strut have made a workout class that has style, comedy and sexy dance moves that you get to take home.No dance experience needed – No exercise experience needed – Spandex encouraged

Whether you’re as fit as a 1995 Sonya O’Sullivan or as unfit as box of hedgehogs DANCE OUT will make you feel good!

Postponed until further notice due to Covid-19

Sunday 10th May 2020 12 – 4pm 

Price: €15

Booking (021) 4507487 (Opening hours 1pm – 4pm Tuesday to Friday)

Programmed by Junk Ensemble, Cork City Dance Artists in Residence at Firkin Crane.

In this workshop Mary shares elements from her interdisciplinary practice bridging dance, film and visual arts. Exploring the relationship between dance and screen in cinema, stage and gallery settings, participants will be invited to consider their own artistic questions through a series of guided individual and group explorations. These will focus on visual languages for screen or stage, improvised and choreographed performance for the screen, and creative and technical tensions in crossing disciplines. The workshop is an opportunity to experiment with existing ideas you have or open up new questions, as well as sharing, viewing, playing back and reflecting on content. It is suitable for anyone working in dance or moving image with an interest in the crossovers between art forms. Participants are encouraged to wear comfy clothes and bring a camera/smart phone or pre-existing footage they may wish to experiment with.

For more on Mary’s work see: www.marywycherley.com

Ticket sales have been suspended due to Covid-19 pandemic

Sunday 6th September 2020 12 – 4pm

Price: €15

Booking (021) 4507487 (Opening hours 1pm – 4pm Tuesday to Friday)

Programmed by Junk Ensemble, Cork City Dance Artists in Residence at Firkin Crane

Flying Low Workshop with Lucia Kickham

Flying Low is a dance technique developed by Venezuelan dance artist David Zambrano. It’s main focus is the dancer’s relationship with the floor. Passing Through is a complex system of spontaneous composition based on collective leadership, interconnection and infinite possible pathways in space. In this workshop Lucia will introduce the participants to the key elements of these movement approaches. The workshop builds up from gentle exercises which examine the natural spiral patterns within the body and develops into more energetic and expansive sequences.

Groundedness, efficiency of movement, practicality, open awareness and group dynamics are important elements at play in this movement training. This is an energetic workshop exploring the mechanics of the body, group consciousness and decision making.

Lucia is a Dublin-based dance artist performing and collaborating internationally since 2011. Trained in The Netherlands, she has worked with companies and artists which include TRASH, Company Philip Connaughton, Junk Ensemble, Liz Roche Company, Maria Nilsson Waller.
Lucia frequently performs at festivals in Ireland and has toured throughout the UK, Sweden and The Netherlands. She has trained intensively with David Zambrano in Flying Low & Passing Through techniques, developing her interest in group dynamics within composition and teaching environments. 

In recent years Lucia has received awards from the Arts Council of Ireland, Dance Ireland, Firkin Crane Cork and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. INIT: The Warm Up Project, Kickham’s latest work, premiered at Dublin Fringe Festival in September 2019.