Croí Glan dancers have landed! They are in Miami for fourth US tour to San Francisco International Arts Festival and Karen Peterson Dance 25th Anniversary of Integrated Dance in Miami. This exciting international tour has been made possible by a welcome award from Culture Ireland.
A unique training opportunity for people with physical disabilities who would like to train as professional dance teachers and performers, and for professional able-bodied dancers, who would like to train in Integrated Dance.
Croi Glan is delighted to welcome Plamen Lubenov. A break dancer with a disability from Bulgaria. He will be joining the company from March 2015 and we are very excited to have this vibrant and extremely skilled young dancer with a disability working with us.
The Rhythm of Fierce Trailer from Fearghus O'Conchuir on Vimeo.
Croi Glan's co-director Mary Nugent was granted an Arts and Disability Connect grant ​to under take a week of intensive research looking at how to apply ballet technique to her body. Working with dancer Dawn Mulloy and film makers Lisa Fingleton and Reena Blake, the research culminated in a sharing at the Firkin Crane, and a short documentary.
Croi Glan is excited to be involved in 2 new projects over the coming year. Fearghus O'Conchuir will be making a site relevant piece with Croi Glan, premiering at the Firkin Crane in February 2015.
Leonie McDonagh is choreographing a piece to tour to cafes at Arts Festivals around Ireland Summer 2015.
We are very excited to be working with these two choreographers, and we know that they will both challenge and stretch us as dancers.
Croi Glan is looking for people with physical or intellectual disabilities who would be interested in training in professional Integrated Contemporary Dance, with the view of potentially joining Croi Glan as a professional dancer for our 2015 programme of performances.
We will be holding a series of LAB training days in Cork, Summer -Autumn 2014.
with 2 more dates tbc.
to commit to the series of 4 training days.
(if you decide after the initial training that you're interested in going further).
be based in Cork city.
This Vocational Training can potentially lead to joining Croi Glan as a paid professional dancer with the company in 2015 ,(if you decide after the initial training that you're interested in going further).
to commit to the series of 4 additional training days, and to be able to commit to all the rehearsal periods and tour dates.
to be aware that this is Professional paid work as a Contemporary dancer.
Croi Glan perform in Finland!
Croi Glan have been invited to The Integrated Dance and Theatre Festival in Turku, Finland in August, organised by The Threshold Association. We will be performing On the Wall choreographed for Croi Glan by David Bolger.
We're performing at the Skibbereen Arts Festival Friday 1st August at 7pm in Abbeystrewry Hall.