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Email Article Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 10:39AM
This afternoon on Grafton Street.
Street performance as part of Dublin Dance Festival
I have been thinking a lot lately about how can we put value on culture, in a time when funding is lacking and any investment requires a quick return.
The Irish Times recently published an article about cultural business. I'm intrigued to know how can we convince the powers that be, of the intangible benefits of culture in our country and how we must protect, support and fund it adequately.
To read the piece by Pamela Duncan
click here Irish Times
Email Article Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 05:49PM
Images via Dublin Dance Festival
Uplifliting, fun and innocent are the best words I can find to describe Clouds show by Aracaladanza. I enjoyed the performance as much as I enjoyed the silent (and not so silent) 'wows' 'ahhh!' and 'how did they do that' remarks by the under 5's in the audience. They were saying, what we were all thinking!
Sitting in front of me, in row 1, were two little girls, they were silent, speechless, for the whole 50 minutes. They kept looking at their parents in awe. What an experience for them.
It's magical to watch people perform, but to be so close that you are almost part of the show is a memory I'm sure they will treasure for a long time.
Surreal and magical shadow dancing
Inspired by Magritte's work and as described on Aracaladanza's website: "Nubes is a work that transforms the absurd into an artistic engine and emphasizes the relation of dance to objects to transform them into protagonists."
It was a wonderful experience, my first at the Pavilion. From the friendly reception by all the Festival volunteers at the entrance, the auditorium's intimate setting, to the floating balloon skirts worn by the dancers...I'm so glad I went.
There still may be tickets for Sunday's shows, and if you'are anywhere between 4 and 104 and would like 50 minutes of magic and art, don't miss it if you can.
I would like to thank the Pavilion Theatre for the tickets, which I won in a competition on Facebook!!!
Email Article Posted on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 02:21PM
It’s taken me weeks to put pen to paper and write this post. I started blogging in 2008 when I became frustrated and disillusioned with my industry. Feeling increasingly ‘dumbified’, isolated and lost in the ever so consuming nature of fashion. I missed years of research, experience, passion and simply learning for pleasure.
For the past few years I’ve immersed myself in trying reignite the passion which I had lost a few seasons ago. In doing this I’ve been inspired by so many people including Jessica Hische (campaigner of the Don't Work for Free league...as well as letterer extraordinare), who I met (cough cough…embarrassingly stalked at Offset earlier this year)
She’s taught me that it’s OK to be a crazy cat loving creative/artist as well as a total nerd. And about the importance of procrastination…or as she would describe it... Procastiwork
Jessica at Offset Via Creative Review
As it's officially the year of science...and I'm a closet 'geek' (or maybe out of the closet by now) I've spent the past months procastinating listening and learning about science. All kinds of science from physics to biology...if it's too techinical or too hard I'm out...but if it's less complicated and specially if it can be applied creatively, I'm hooked!
So I've learnt this year that you can love art and science...at the same time...and that when they come together it can be magic!
It’s amazing how one thing leads to another, and through her I started following another inspiring creative (slash) techie (slash) ping pong champion Russ Maschmeyer.
Here is a video which they made showcasing his MOTIV User Testing research project and which exemplifies what I mean about art meeting technology
"MOTIV gives digital musicians expressive control by interpreting their physical gestures in real-time"
But do go to his blog to read more about it. It’s fascinating www.strangenative.com/whats-in-a-name/
How technology is giving artists new ways to express themselves is a field I’m really fascinated by. In my ‘fashion world’ it’s people like Hussein Chalayan who are truly innovating through technology in a way that takes fashion beyond industry and more towards science, design and innovation.
When I first read the program for Dublin Dance Festival 2012 I was thrilled to see Klaus Obermaier will be presenting Apparition. A fantastic interview by MICHAEL SEAVER in the Irish times where the relationship between science and dance is discussed. Irish Times
I’ll be posting all this week about the different events happening as part of the festival
Check out their program, there is something for everyone. www.dublindancefestival.com
In the mean time......
Here is a little peak at what Klaus Obermaier does.
Email Article Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 11:55AM
The Doorman at Brown Thomas
A week after its launch, DublinTown.ie has become a roaring success.
The site reached thousands of hits in a couple of days and over 60,000 people have watched the launch video on Youtube!
A collaborative initiative between Dublin City Business Improvement District, local creatives and business owners.
It's a beautiful and detailed representation of what Dublin is today.
If you have a few minutes to spare check out the website, it's just breathtaking
(Be warned ...you may spend more than a few minutes!)
Congratulations to everyone involved in this project!