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Vivian Brodie Hayes
Dance Deputy
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Edwina Guckian
Dance Deputy
News - 15 October 4269
Announcing Stephanie Keane as Luail’s Activating Archive Artist 2026.
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Pro Class with Luail
Professional class with Luail - Ireland’s National Dance Company.
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Sounding Boards One-to-One Mentoring
Sounding Boards | One-to-One Mentoring has been created to support emerging artists and arts workers through one-to-one conversations with exp...
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MA DANCE PERFORMANCE PLACEMENT AT UL
The MA Contemporary Dance Performance Placement offered postgraduate dance artists the opportunity to engage directly with professional compan...
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Culture Night 2026: Open Rehearsal with Luail
Behind the scenes of Luail’s latest production, Nōs, with Liz Roche, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Luail.
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Activating Archive Residency 2026
Luail and the Irish World Academy at UL, invites applications from dance artists to the Activating Archive Residency 2026.
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MA Dance Performance Placement at UL
Up to two student placements available with Luail, part of the MA Contemporary Dance Performance at UL.
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OPEN FLOOR: FOCUS ON
Focus On, shares work from individuals or organisations who are sharing or making inclusive dance on the island of Ireland.
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Open Floor Inclusive Dance Conversations
In October 2025, Luail hosted a series of in-person conversations with practitioners who have lived experience of professional dance-making, p...
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Tara Mackin
Operations Assistant
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Open Studio Sharing
Luail welcomed a small audience to an informal sharing of work developed as part of an R&D with choreographer, Marguerite Donlon.
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Resonant Bodies / Shared Sounds
A two-stage shared-island residency and creative exchange project presented by Luail, in partnership with Maiden Voyage Dance.
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Sounding Boards | One-to-One Mentoring
As part of our on-going Moving in Collaboration Programme, Luail, in partnership with Crash Ensemble, is offering one-to-one light mentoring s...
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NŌS
Luail presents Nōs, a triple bill of acclaimed and defining contemporary dance works by Akram Khan, Oona Doherty and Liz Roche.
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To this I Belong, film by Nicky Larkin
In 2024, Luail commissioned Nicky to follow the journey of To This I Belong: a project that shared dance with communities across the island of...
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FOR THE RECORD
Commissioned by Luail, For The Record is a traditional music gig, but probably not as you know it.
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Les Boréades
Luail will partner for the first time with Irish National Opera on this bold new production of Les Boréades.
News - 15 October 3578
Open Floor Report 2026
In 2025, hosted its first series of Open Floor conversations - a chance to meet with, listen to and learn from inclusive dance makers.
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CALL OUT: CHOREOGRAPHERS & COMPOSERS
Luail invites professional choreographers and composers from/or based in the North or South of Ireland – to apply for Resonant Bodies / Shar...
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Rehearsal Director
Luail – Ireland’s National Dance Company is seeking to recruit a full time Rehearsal Director and develop a panel of experienced freelance...
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Luail Workshop – Future Opportunities with the Company
Luail - Ireland’s National Dance Company, is inviting skilled professional dancers to apply for an upcoming workshop designed to engage with...
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The Fifth Sun
Merging dance, ritual, and lament, The Fifth Sun unfolds as both a eulogy and a renewal.
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TROJANS – Open House
Step into the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at Philip Connaughton's TROJANS, ahead of its return to the stage, revived by the Luail ense...
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REBELLIOUS HOPE film SCREENING
Ahead of Luail’s performance of TROJANS, Philip Connaughton will be in Leitrim, Galway and Belfast, to share his dance film REBELLIOUS HOPE.
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Carla Fazio
General Manager
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Contact Improvisation Classes
A two-day contact improvisation class with Lewis Wilkins was held, open to six dancers from the wider community.
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D2C LAB
The D2C LAB is a professional development intensive programme for international and Irish professional dance artists, who locate their practic...
News - 15 October 3362
Amanda Coogan is Luail’s 2026/2027 Artist in Residence
Amanda Coogan is Luail’s 2026/2027 Artist in Residence, taking the baton from the extraordinary Katie Davenport.
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Amanda Coogan
Artist-in-Residence 2026/2027
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Cake Dance
This Drogheda Cake Dance, hosted by Dance Deputy Edwina Guckian is part of Seán Corcoran Series; welcoming dancers, chancers and everything...
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Asymmetrical-Motion Workshop
In January 2026, Luail opened a workshop with Lucas Condró for dancers from the wider community.
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MOONLIGHT DREAM
Step into a world of wonder Moonlight Dream, a gentle dance and live music experience for families with children under six.
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TROJANS
Luail's revival of Philip Connaughton's remarkable production, TROJANS.
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First Fortnight Festival
Luail partnered with First Fortnight Festival in 2026 to share a series of dance and live music events rooted in community.
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Archive
Unique opportunities for dance artists based in Ireland to engage with significant archives of dance and cultural heritage.
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To This I Belong
All-island project across the four provinces of Ireland, celebrating home, landscape, and community.
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Daily morning workshops with Akeim Toussaint Buck
Akeim Toussaint Buck worked with the Luail company last November, supporting the research and development of a new work by Mufutau Yusuf.
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Tanya Quinn
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Contemporary with Aaron Shaw
The Countertechnique® class was a contemporary dance technique class that made the dancers sweat, build stamina and move.
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DANCEHALL MEMORY GATHERING
Do you remember the old Dancehalls? In 2025, we gathered with groups across Ireland to hear their stories.
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GENERAL MANAGER
Luail is seeking a General Manager to work closely with the Executive Director in overseeing the day-to-day management of the organisation and...
News - 15 October 2964
Mufutau Yusuf elected to Aosdána
Aosdána honours artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the creative arts in Ireland.
News - 15 October 2947
Announcing Anderson de Souza as Luail’s Activating Archive Artist 2025
Announcing Anderson de Souza as Luail’s Activating Archive Artist 2025.
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Moving in Collaboration International Intensive 2025
Two intensive weeks of deep creative engagement, shared exploration, and expanded perspectives.
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Culture Night 2025
Luail hosted a special dance workshop led by company dancers Clara Kerr and Sean Lammer for members of the local community.
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Touch Points
As a new national arts organisation, Luail is working to build relationships with venues, artists, institutions and audiences.
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Robyn Byrne
Company Dancer
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Activating Archive Residency 2025
Luail - Ireland’s National Dance Company and the Irish World Academy at University of Limerick, invites applications from Ireland-based danc...
News - 15 October 2717
Dancers’ Reflection on CHORA – Tom O’Gorman
Tom O’Gorman shares how each piece pushed him in different ways - technically, physically, and artistically. From the precise demands of par...
News - 15 October 2718
Dancers’ Reflection on CHORA – Rosie Stebbing
To close this series of reflections, Rosie Stebbing shares her perspective on the creation and performance of CHORA. As a member of Luail’s...
News - 15 October 2713
Dancers’ Reflection on CHORA – Clara Kerr
CHORA features three pieces by three choreographers, performed by a new group of dancers collaborating for the first time. In this series, the...
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Participatory Artist Training
In May 2025, Luail’s foundational partner Maiden Voyage Dance commenced its pilot participatory artist training programme with five early...
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Luail Workshop
Luail invited skilled professional dancers to a workshop designed to engage with the company’s artistic team.
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Nuala McGreevy
Company Manager | Maiden Voyage Dance
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Masterclass | Guy Nader and Maria Campos
A dynamic masterclass shared as part of the Dublin Dance Festival programme in 2025.
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Jenny Roche
Dr. Associate Professor | Irish World Academy of Music & Dance
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IMPASSE
A compelling exploration of ethnicity, identity and the experience of the Black diaspora.
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Nicola Curry
Artistic Director | Maiden Voyage Dance
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Mufutau Yusuf
Choreographer-in-Residence
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Zöe Ashe Browne
Dance Artist in residence 2025-2027
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Fearghus Ó’Conchúir
R&D Artist 2025
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Glòria Ros
Rehearsal Director and Dancer
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Hamza Pirimo
Company Dancer
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Rosie Stebbing
Company Dancer
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Meghan Stevens
Company Dancer
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Tom O’Gorman
Company Dancer
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Sean Lammer
Company Dancer
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Clara Kerr
Company Dancer
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Jou-Hsin Chu
Company Dancer
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Research & Development 2025
Luail supported research and development periods with dance artists Colin Dunne, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Zoë Ashe-Browne and Mufutau Yusuf.
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Self-facsia release workshop series
A workshop series designed to equip dancers with an easy-to-learn technique to enhance and support their movement practice.
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Choreo-graph/Sceno-graph
Scenography mentoring with Katie Davenport for emerging choreographers
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Commissions & Co-Productions | Touring
Sentient
Sentient explores a passage in Samuel Beckett’s Molloy where the author explores his wonder, and ‘unknowing’, for the bees.
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Partnering | Creation Tools
This workshop, explored movement techniques created and developed by Guy Nader and Maria Campos.
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Bridging
Choreographer Amir Sabra with composer Rossa Ó Snodaigh and members of Kíla, bring two distinct worlds of dance and music together in a char...
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Chora
Luail opened the Dublin Dance Festival’s 21st Edition at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre with its first major production, Chora.
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Reverb
Dance, legacy and melody collide in this electric celebration of live-music and movement.
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Dancehall
A decade on, Emma Martin and Andrew Hamilton’s Dancehall, revived for the Luail ensemble, bolder and more alive than ever.
News - 15 October 2026
Luail’s Inaugural Dance Deputies Announced
In November 2024, we welcomed Luail’s inaugural Dance Deputies: Vivian Brodie Hayes in the South East and Edwina Guckian in the North West.
News - 15 October 2098
In the Studio with Mufutau Yusuf
In December, one of our inaugural R&D dancers Mufutau Yusuf (Junior) spent some time in the studio with the company, to begin the creative pr...
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Seán Dennehy
Production Manager
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Alisson Rocha
Digital Marketing Associate
News - 15 October 2099
In the Studio with Luke Murphy
One of our first R&D artists, Luke Murphy, spent 10 days in December 2024 in the studio, introducing the group to his artistic approaches, way...
News - 15 October 2026
Luail x Maiden Voyage Partnership Announced
Maiden Voyage will lead on shared programmes of commissioning, artist development and engagement in Northern Ireland as part of the partnershi...
News - 15 October 2026
Limerick Launch
This month, we gathered with funders, partners and the wider community to launch our partnership with the Irish World Academy at the Universit...
News - 15 October 2026
Boombox Gathering
We were part of a full-day of dance in Limerick with Tobi Omoteso’s Boombox Gathering, a community-led street dance gathering with showcases...
News - 15 October 2026
Inaugural Activating Archive Residency
The inaugural Activating Archive Residency recipient, Rachel Ní Bhraonáin is currently undertaking her residency in the US.
News - 15 October 2026
Uillinn Dance Season
Artistic Director Liz Roche in conversation with Uillinn Artist in Residence Luke Murphy as part of Uillinn Dance Season 2024.
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Phil Mullen
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Miranda Driscoll
Creative & Executive Producer
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Niamh Mongey
Public Engagement Manager
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Michelle Cahill
Programme Administrator
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Nicky Larkin
Commissioned Artist
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Amir Sabra
Commissioned Artist
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Dylan Quinn
Commissioned Artist
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Tobi Omoteso
Commissioned Artist
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Luke Murphy
R&D
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Lucia Kickham
Commissioned Artist
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Edwina Guckian
Commissioned Artist
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Colin Dunne
R&D 2024/2025
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Croí Glan Integrated Dance
R&D
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Caroline Armstrong
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Matthew Higgins
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Helen Phelan
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Finola Cronin
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Helen Meany
Board Chair
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Katie Davenport
Artist-in-Residence 2024/2025
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Ryan O’Neill
Dance Artist-in-Residence 2024/2025
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Liz Roche
Artistic Director & Choreographer
