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CoisCeim makes a splash at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
CoiscÉim makes a splash with david bolger's swimming with my mother
Performances daily at Dance Base, Home of Dance, until Sunday 21st August
BBC CULTURE SHOW
Swimming with my Mother is one of three dance shows, chosen from the entire Fringe programme, to feature on the BBC Culture Show. Tune in to see an exclusive interview with Artistic Director and Choreographer David Bolger and performer Madge Bolger.
Swimming with my Mother is playing to sold-out houses. Here's a flavour of what the critics are saying...
The programme of Irish work at Dance Base is particularly strong this year. Swimming With My Mother could be icky and sentimental but the combination of David Bolger, director of one of my favorite Irish companies, and his 77-year-old mother Madge (in her stage debut) is so lovely and genuine, it brought tears to my eyes. Chitra Ramaswamy, Scotland on Sunday
***** ....very gently disarms you, warms you with its affectionate humour and beguiles you with the mood of shared reverie... Mary Brennan, The Herald
***** ...this already highly successful and award winning show is, as the Nat King Cole song in the show says, Unforgettable. Irene Brown, The Edinburgh Guide
**** ...the most popular works are Irish imports. Sensitive without resorting to sentimentality and staged with ingenious simplicity, David Bolger's Swimming With My Mother is a lovely depiction of a parent-child bond that was forged in the water. Bolger is a beautiful fluid mover and his septuagenarian mum, Madge, a wonderful watchful, anchoring presence. Donald Hutera, The Times
**** Swimming With My Mother is a gorgeous duet that induces both tears and laughter.......A swimming teacher her whole life, Madge also loves dancing and Bolger's choreography perfectly brings the two together. Kelly Apter, The Scotsman
**** The dynamics of the mother-son relationship are not just an end in themselves but open up a meditation on what it means to pass on a skill you love, or a joy in movement. A gentle, joyful, intergenerational gem. Lizzie Steward, The Shimmy Skinny
CoisCéim Dance Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support of Culture Ireland in our visit to Edinburgh, and the continued support of The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Dublin City Council and our CoisCéim Angels. And a special thanks to all the staff at Dance Base.
Swimming with my Mother was originally presented as a work-in-progress at Dublin Dance Festival 2010.
Don't forget to check out CoisCéim on the BBC Culture Show on BBC 2, Thursday, 18th August, 2011, @ 7.00 p.m!
***** ....very gently disarms you, warms you with its affectionate humour and beguiles you with the mood of shared reverie...
Swimming with my mother - 2011
The Herald
