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EXTRATERRESTRIAL EVENTS

The truth is out there… or is it? In a spectacular new dance piece, that’s also an opera, Philip Connaughton sets out to uncover Extraterrestrial Events. From the team behind the award-winning Tardigrade, Philip is joined by four incredible dancers, composer Michael Gallen and world-renowned soprano Kim Sheehan.

This ambitious show is inspired by real UFO sighting reports made to GEIPAN, a unit of the French Space Agency investigating unidentified aerospace phenomena. One thing the events they record have in common: Doubt. Did they really happen? Do we want to know? Exploring denial, truth and fear of change, Extraterrestrial Events is a multi-sensory experience that is truly out of this world.  Extraterrestrial Events is funded by The Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin City Council and supported by Project Arts Centre, Studio Le Regard du Cygne, a Dance Ireland Residency, Axis: Ballymun, Dublin Fringe Festival and Shawbrook Dance.

“Compelling production” 
Exuent Magazine


★★★★
The Irish Times

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 “[a voice] that sets the pulse racing.” 
Financial Times on Kim Sheehan

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“…a fantastic world, immersive, consistent and authentic…” 
DRAFF Magazine

“An explosion of colour... and then they begin to sing… incredibly sensual and so beautiful... bewitching.”  ★★★★★
RTÉ Arena onTardigrade
 
“…Kim Sheehan, chanteuse à la voix céleste’…et…’une composition musicale lumineuse de Michael Gallen”
Mouvement.net

Extraterrestrial Events Promo from Philip Connaughton on Vimeo.


Listen to choreographer Philip Connaughton and Soprano Kim Sheehan chatting to Sean Rocks, ARENA about the upcoming Dublin Dance Festival show. 
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Première_Dublin Dance Festival
Samuel Beckett Theatre_ 

May 27/28_  ​
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On Tour_
Cork Opera House_
October 24_
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DIRECTION/CHOREOGRAPHY/CONCEPT_ Philip Connaughton
MUSIC _ Michael Gallen
TEXT/LYRICS _ Sourced and adapted by Philip Connaughton from the GEIPAN website

PRODUCER _ Aisling O’Brien
LIGHTING DESIGNER_Begoña Garcia Navas
PRODUCTION MANAGER _ 
Adrian Mullan
SET/VISUAL DESIGN_
 Luca Truffarelli
COSTUME DESIGN_ Emily Ní Bhroin

SPECIAL FX DESIGNER_ Grace O’Hara
DRAMATURG_Gina Moxley
STAGE MANAGER_Marella Boschi

PERFORMERS _ Zoé Bernabeu, Kevin Coquelard, Philip Connaughton, Kevin Coquelard, Michael Gallen, Lucia Kickham, Ryan O’Neill, Kim Sheehan

EXTRATERRESTIAL EVENTS Promo from Philip Connaughton on Vimeo.


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Extraterrestrial Events is created in association with Project Arts Centre and supported by  Studio Le Regard du Cygne
Images: Luca Truffarelli
© 2015. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.