Chora
with the Irish Chamber Orchestra
Chora
with the Irish Chamber Orchestra
Luail opened the Dublin Dance Festival’s 21st Edition at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre with its first major production, Chora, performed by the company’s ensemble alongside the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
Drawing on the ancient Greek concept of ‘chora’ — a space that is both physical and abstract — this triple bill presents a dynamic exchange between dancers and musicians, drawing on themes of memory and landscape.
Each work creates its own distinct and evocative atmosphere within the shared terrain of Chora: Invocation by Mufutau Yusuf is set to the composition Dig Deep by Julia Wolfe; Constellations by Liz Roche is performed alongside Nimbus by Sam Perkin; and I Contain Multitudes by choreographers Guy Nader and Maria Campos features Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt, rearranged for the Irish Chamber Orchestra by Marijn van Prooijen with kind permission from the Simeon ten Holt Foundation.
