Dances with Intent
It was inventive, lyrical, very funny and confirms my opinion that David Bolger is one of the finest choreographers in these islands
Its first production as a company, DANCES WITH INTENT is an action packed cocktail of humour, compassion and acrobatics which displays the diversity of CoisCéim. TAPS WITH SAX explores the comic elements of precision, percussion and panache of a vaudevillian double act. HON NIN MYO, meaning “from this moment on” is a lyrical solo dealing with the emotions surrounding death and bereavement. TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS, a deliciously bold piece introduces four characters caught in a world of conflicting sexual desires, where each tells a different story in a subtle comedy of manners.
1995 Galway Arts Festival Programme: see DANCES WITH INTENT on page 15
…that rare thing, a truly funny dance piece, uses mime, dance and acrobatics to witty and pertinant effect
Gallery
Performed at
Dublin Theatre Festival
Samuel Beckett Theatre
Dublin
3 - 7 October 1995
Galway Arts Festival
An Taibhdhearc
Galway
22 - 23 July 1995
Guinness Magic of Dance Festival
TAPS WITH SAX
Malahide
29 May 1995
Premiere Dancetime Festival
Old Museum Arts Centre
Belfast, United Kingdom
16 - 18 February 1995
Credits
Original Cast
TAPS WITH SAX David Bolger, Diane Richardson, kenneth edge (saxophone)
HON NIN MYO Aideen Gohery
TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS David Bolger, Aideen Gohery, Marcus Cunningham, Kenneth Edge (Saxophone), Ruth Hickey (Clarinet), Danusia Ozlislik (Piano)
Subsequent Cast Members
jim white (dancer. temporary arrangements), Fintan Sutton (clarinet), John Hogan (alto sax/saxophone), Gary Deaton (Saxophone), Audrey Phelan (Piano)
Choreography
TAPS WITH SAX David Bolger, Diane Richardson
HON NIN MYO David Bolger
TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS David Bolger
Composer
TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS Kenneth Edge
TAPS WITH SAX & HON NIN MYO Existing scores arranged by Kenneth Edge
Lighting Design Paul Keogan & John Riddell
lighting operation john riddell / dave o'leary
Costume, hair, & make-up Design Val Sherlock
Production Manager John Riddell
Stage Manager diane richardson / Stephen Dempsey
assistant stage manager mary lally
producer bridget webster
photography kip carroll
additional photographs by darren james & kevin mcfeely
1995 sponsors the arts council, iarnród éireann, bus éireann, philips, and the college of dance
special thanks for all their support in 1995 we thank: charlie o'neill, panicprint, spectrum print management, harcourt office supplies, the old museum arts centre, the belltable arts centre, the project arts centre, the galway arts festival, the samuel beckett centre, the irish life dublin theatre festival, the gaiety theatre, deborah keogh, kate hyland, siobhan bourke, donal shiels, raymond keane, kay spratt, mary bolger, john hogan, danusia oslizlok, fintan sutton, paul keogh, joanna banks, gavin dorian, john scott, collette, mick, and jacinta at the dance centre, marcus cunningham, ben dwyer, maureen edge
