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We Are The Makers is a new audio documentary series focusing on the work of contemporary Irish artists and their practice. Built around extensive interviews with some of Ireland’s most eminent artists, these quarterly transmissions will be part portrait, part diary, travelogue and soundscape. With the makers as our guide, these are deep-dives into back catalogues and entire bodies of work. Dispatches from the eye of the hurricane and heart of the matter. Written and presented by Dónal Dineen. Produced and edited by Ian Cudmore. Original music by Ultan O’Brien. Commissioned by Solas Nua, based in Washington, D.C., bringing contemporary Irish art to U.S. audiences. http://www.solasnua.org/ Kindly supported by Culture Ireland. https://www.cultureireland.ie/
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Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Full episode streams on Saturday April 30th.
Hot on the heels of The Dance, Pat Collins’ masterful documentary on the same subject, Episode Five of We Are The Makers takes a deep-dive into the making of a contemporary theatrical masterpiece, Mám, by choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan, which premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2019.
This episode traces the acclaimed choreographer’s singular creative journey on a passion project which has intricately woven classical music with contemporary dance practice into the rich tapestry of traditional culture out of which it emerges. We hear in detail about how the unique musical collaboration at the heart of the production between West Kerry concertina player Cormac Begley and Berlin classical collective Stargaze, evolved and achieved concord under Keegan-Dolan’s hand. We discover the origins of his belief in dance as the art of transformation and the evolution of his practice to this point of true expression.
We Are The Makers is written and presented by Irish broadcaster Dónal Dineen and produced by Ian Cudmore. Original music by Ultan O’Brien.
Commissioned by Solas Nua in Washington, D.C., bringing contemporary Irish art to U.S. audiences.
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