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Dance Matters Dance Matters book launch edited by Aoife McGrath and Emma Meehan. Read more
WRoGHEADED WRoNGHEADED screenings in Romania. Read more here... Read more
Director Mary Wycherley with DP Eleanor Bowman Masterclass via Zoom : Dancing Screens. Read more
Person wearing red trousers and a white cardigan lying on the ground in a forest. Work continues on Weathering ahead of 2023 performance Read more
Image of a drak blue sky and tree branches Work continues on Weathering ahead of 2023 performance Read more
Dancers laying on a large tree branch. In the Bell's Shadow to screen at Queen’s University Belfast & Dancer from the Dance Festival Read more
Young girl in the forest with a moduler synthesizer CLOCK at PIMA! Fest 2022 Read more
Image of hands adjusting a machine. 10 years since The Dance of Making at The West Cork Arts Centre Read more
Sinter 1 SINTER This piece probes the in-between and mines underneath the surface of the everyday. Read more
Sinter 2 SINTER This piece probes the in-between and mines underneath the surface of the everyday. Read more
Sinter 4 SINTER This piece probes the in-between and mines underneath the surface of the everyday. Read more
Wrongheaded 1 WRoNGHEADED Fierce physicality and restless poetry intertwine in a film that highlights the current debate in Irish Society around choices available to women regarding their bodies. Read more
Bells 1 IN THE BELLS SHADOW Exploring cycles of life and decay in a world defined by the senses. Read more
Bells 2 IN THE BELLS SHADOW ‘In the Bell’s Shadow’ is a collaboration between screendance director Mary Wycherley and contemporary dance pioneer Joan Davis. Vivid imagery, heightened by Jürgen Simpson’s… Read more
Bells 4 IN THE BELLS SHADOW ‘In the Bell’s Shadow’ is a collaboration between screendance director Mary Wycherley and contemporary dance pioneer Joan Davis. Vivid imagery, heightened by Jürgen Simpson’s… Read more
Making 1 THE DANCE OF MAKING The gradual changing nature of manual craft and traditions, caused in part by perceived notions of progress, is examined through a three-screen film installation. Read more
Making 2 THE DANCE OF MAKING The gradual changing nature of manual craft and traditions, caused in part by perceived notions of progress, is examined through a three-screen film installation. Read more
Making 4 THE DANCE OF MAKING The gradual changing nature of manual craft and traditions, caused in part by perceived notions of progress, is examined through a three-screen film installation. Read more
Frames & fragments FRAMES & FRAGMENTS A 22-minute portrayal and recognition of process revealing an intimate and layered journey which embraces the essential qualities of the artists in making. Read more
Mary Wycherley FRAMES & FRAGMENTS A 22-minute portrayal and recognition of process revealing an intimate and layered journey which embraces the essential qualities of the artists in making. Read more
STARTING WITH T An interdisciplinary diptych installation involving women drawn from a range of communities in Limerick City. Read more
Wycherley A MOMENT IN TIME Certain and uncertain, seeking and finding, this work navigates movement and the process of decision-making in dance. Read more
Invisible Histories INVISIBLE HISTORIES invisible histories is an interdisciplinary live performance work made for the gallery environment that explores time and memory through dance, sculpture and sound art. Read more
Mary Wycherley performing invisible histories dance INVISIBLE HISTORIES invisible histories is an interdisciplinary live performance work made for the gallery environment that explores time and memory through dance, sculpture and sound art. Read more
Nebula film still NEBULA The use of diffusion of light and detail removes the emphasis from body part, thereby highlighting movement. Read more
invisible histories ii installed invisible histories II : intersections A site-specific re-working of a 2018 work for solo performer, sculptural objects and sound art. This adaptation is commissioned by Tipperary Dance Platform for The Main Guard… Read more
Magdalena Hylak performing invisible histories II : intersections A site-specific re-working of a 2018 work for solo performer, sculptural objects and sound art. This adaptation is commissioned by Tipperary Dance Platform for The Main Guard… Read more
Lucia Kickham performing Main Guard invisible histories II : intersections A site-specific re-working of a 2018 work for solo performer, sculptural objects and sound art. This adaptation is commissioned by Tipperary Dance Platform for The Main Guard… Read more
Magdalena Hylak Lucia kickham in invisible histories ii invisible histories II : intersections A site-specific re-working of a 2018 work for solo performer, sculptural objects and sound art. This adaptation is commissioned by Tipperary Dance Platform for The Main Guard… Read more
Blue film still no 5. (rupture) This is a body and a body of water from a body of work. no 5 from a series created with new and archival imagery. (2008 -2020) Read more
Marion Cronin dancing on Mountain for Far-flung Dances Far-flung Dances A site-specific exploration through dance, movement and film responding to a selection of County Tipperary’s unique and natural environments and places. The work unfolds in a… Read more
Marion and Sarah Dancing in the Meadow Far-flung Dances A site-specific exploration through dance, movement and film responding to a selection of County Tipperary’s unique and natural environments and places. The work unfolds in a… Read more
Marion Cronin Dancing on Mountain Far-flung dances Far-flung Dances A site-specific exploration through dance, movement and film responding to a selection of County Tipperary’s unique and natural environments and places. The work unfolds in a… Read more
Sarah Ryan performing in Far-flung dances Far-flung Dances A site-specific exploration through dance, movement and film responding to a selection of County Tipperary’s unique and natural environments and places. The work unfolds in a… Read more
Marion Cronin Performing in Far-flung Dances Far-flung Dances A site-specific exploration through dance, movement and film responding to a selection of County Tipperary’s unique and natural environments and places. The work unfolds in a… Read more
Sarah Ryan in Far-Flung Dances Far-flung Dances A site-specific exploration through dance, movement and film responding to a selection of County Tipperary’s unique and natural environments and places. The work unfolds in a… Read more
Female dancer in green and white top and colourful hat looking to the left. Light Moves 2021 Light Moves Festival Celebrates Adventurous Dance, Film & Media Arts. Read more
Two people wearing googles looking down to the right. Open Futures 2022 Studio Light Moves: Open Futures is an annual residency opportunity for artists across multiple disciplines. The programme is a platform for dance artists and media artists… Read more
Person with laptop showing a robot's head in front of their face. Light Moves 2018 The passion with which our audiences and artists have embraced the avenues of possibility for dance and movement enabled by the screen and new technologies is enlivening. From the… Read more
Person throwing bucket of white liquid. Light Moves 2017 Screendance emanates from a desire to embrace the potential of the body and choreography within the possibilities enabled by the moving image. It is an opportunity to reconsider… Read more
Person with a butterfly crown looking directly at the camera Light Moves 2016 Since its inception in 2014, Light Moves has supported the artistic exploration of choreography and body on screen. Screendance offers unique ways of engaging with identity,… Read more
Blacj and white image of the back of a person holding a bucket. Light Moves 2015 These works explore and expand on the notion of choreography, enabling the body to take centre stage whilst advocating screendance as a way of both making film and thinking about… Read more
A person sitting on a beach chair with ice falling on them. Light Moves 2014 Film’s capacity to relocate movement within astonishing new cinematic worlds has enabled a new dance to emerge; a dance in which camera, editing and sound reveal new perspectives… Read more
Person standing with a mobile phone held in their hand with a project over them. Open Futures 2021 Studio Light Moves: Open Futures is an annual residency opportunity for artists across multiple disciplines. The programme is a platform for dance artists and media artists… Read more
Woman stands in knee deep water with back to camera Weathering Created in collaboration with writer Jools Gilson, singer Ceara Conway and composer Jürgen Simpson, Weathering showcases Wycherley’s hallmark interdisciplinary style. Navigating… Read more
News
Work continues on Weathering ahead of 2023 performance
Book Review - Screendance from Film to Festival: Celebration and Curatorial Practice by Cara Hagan
CLOCK at PIMA! Fest 2022
10 years since The Dance of Making at The West Cork Arts Centre
In the Bell's Shadow to screen at Queen’s University Belfast & Dancer from the Dance Festival
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