In the darkness, eight dancers run for their lives. A cosy room gives shelter and safety from the dangerous world outside. But as the drama unfolds, the question arises, have they locked the danger outside or within.
Inspired by the Greek muth of Ariadne, Hanging On By A Thread takes the fertility godess' labyrinth as a metaphor for the dark and moody side of the human psyche.
Using brutal and high-octane choreography and the insightful text of psychoanalyst R.D. Laing, Knots takes us through a series of passionate physical and verbal confrontions.
David Bolger's production springboards the action from the daily routine of the office into a spectacular adventure.
Chamber Made is performed in a hotel bedroom and this intimate setting allows audiences an immediate and voyeuristic experience. A young couple burst into the hotel room...
Swept is a site specific duet which fuses dance, text, music, light and sound. In theis physical journey of fun and friendship, Swept takes place in the intimate Peacock Theatre's foyer bar.
David Bolger's contemporary dance work explores man's increasingly destructive relationship with the sea and myths surrounding those mysterious creatures .... mermaids.
Co-produced by CoisCéim Dance Theatre and Rough Magic Films HIT AND RUN is a dark, edgy, dance film about the disintegration of a young urban gang whose lives are changed forever in one night.
Taking as his inspiration the original ballet, Le Sacre du printemps by Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky, David Bolger creates a bold and vigorous choreography.
In BOXES ideas and discoveries are collected and transformed. The magic that lies within the box-like nature of our lives is unleashed with fun and frolicking poignancy. Discover the beauty in cardboard!
What is compulsive behaviour? How do we stop it from happening if it's compulsive? Can we give in or take flight against compulsion? The stage becomes a minefield where Order and Chaos play together.
Choreographer David Bolger holds up a looking glass to reflect the myriad of images he can create, give form to, and re-shape to express elasticity of movement.
SEASONS fuses the choreographic styles of three dance makers to create a kaleidoscopic journey through autumn, winter, spring and summer.
In the first ever co-production between the Abbey Theatre and a dance theatre company, CoisCéim fuses its unique movement style with dialogue to bring to life thirteen characters in a hopeless search for love and lust after Lent.
David Bolger has developed BALLADS out of a desire to come to terms with the emotional aspect the great Irish Famine of 1845.
BACK IN TOWN was inspired by the lyrics and music of the rock icon Phil Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy.
In HIT AND RUN the audience is taken into a twilight zone where power, corruption and violence are the forces that determine survival.
DRAGONS AND TONICS is a conceptual dance which deals with duality, games, physicality, fluidity and time creating its own model of romance, ritual, fantasy and dreams.
STRAIGHT WITH CURVES is a combination of dance and theatrical images exploring sexuality, power and relationships.
A fast paced journey to present day Ireland, REEL LUCK captures the pace of transformation in Irish culture over recent decades.
DANCES WITH INTENT is an action packed cocktail of humour, compassion and acrobatics which displays the diversity of CoisCéim.
