Bridging

Bridging

Bridging takes its name from the Living Bridge outside the Irish World Academy, UL.

In October 2024, Amir Sabra shared his work Bridging, at the Irish World Academy at UL. The piece was then shown at Dance Cork Firkin Crane at the Take Off Festival, and also at Dance Limerick as part of What Next Festival in 2025.

This piece was created in collaboration with the students from the MA in Contemporary Dance Performance at the Irish World Academy, UL, choreographer Amir Sabra with composer Rossa Ó Snodaigh and members of Kíla.

From the dancers’ first step into the space, until their final movement on the ground, Bridging explores the Palestinian traditional dance, Dabke with Irish traditional music and contemporary dance forms; bringing different worlds of art and dance together.

Bridging was originally commissioned by Luail – Ireland’s National Dance Company, to mark its foundational partnership with the Irish World Academy of Music at Dance at University Limerick in 2024.

Cast and Team

Choreography
Amir Sabra
Composer
Rossa Ó Snodaigh
Musicians
Brian Hogan
Rónán Ó Snodaigh
Cast
Maeve Fahey
Lu Han
Molly Kelly
Wenlin Li
Yaying Lin
Yaqian Liu
Jyoti Soni
Verna Tainio
Xiaofeng Yan
Photography
Maurice Gunning

2024-2025 TOUR

23 Oct 2024
Irish World Academy of Music & Dance, UL
15 Feb 2025
What Next Festival Limerick
21 Feb 2025
Take Off Festival Dance Cork Firkin Crane