The Dance

2021 Documentary

Thrillingly documenting the creation of a new dance show by Michael Keegan-Dolan, acclaimed Irish filmmaker Pat Collins reveals a work that is expressive and exhilarating.

Our Review

by Deirdre Molumby
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'The Dance' is made for a particular kind of audience

Directed by Pat Collins (‘Living in a Coded Land’, ‘Silence’) and choreographed by Michael Keegan-Dolan, ‘The Dance’ brings to life an international dance and theatre work titled MÁM. MÁM was the result of eight weeks of intensive work and improvisation. The project is performed by twelve international dancers and seven musicians, with contemporary collective s t a r g a z e and Irish traditional concertina player Cormac Begley behind the music.

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