Roisin Whelan Workshop for Dance Professionals on Nov 5th

Róisín Whelan Dance / R.W.D. WORKSHOP

Sunday 5 NOV @ Galway Dance/Terryland 

2-4pm

To accompany their production of Man Down at Town Hall Theatre Galway on Monday 6th November, R.W.D in association with Galway Dance will host a two hour workshop for professional dancers and advanced students over 16. Participants will be led through a movement and dance workshop exploring themes and ideas of the show. 

This workshop is designed for professional dancers and students over 16 at an advanced level.  The workshop begins with a warm-up, followed by learning excerpts from the show which involve highly physical floorwork phrases and duet work.

The work will delve into Róisin’s narrative style of movement with a focus on dynamic movement which will challenge the participant throughout.

We will be working with different qualities of repertoire from quick, count based phrases to more drawn out and smooth phrases that swap between floor and upright sequences, exploring dynamic qualities that are present throughout the show and taking on the emotional language of the performance through movement.

This will be a chance to explore Róisín’s work and her studio practice. Róisín will introduce you to some of the creative tasks used to create the performance. 

Duration 2 hours 

Places are limited to 16 participants. 

This workshop is free for ticket holders and only available to those who hold a ticket to the performance. Please book as places are limited.

For booking, email contact@galwaydance.ie

Róisín Whelan

Róisín Whelan is a choreographer and facilitator who creates highly physical and technically demanding work with strong narratives that are accessible to all.

Her recent choreographic work includes The Glasshouse, commissioned by Ballet Ireland; The Parting Glass commissioned by The University of Malta, The Tipsy Flamingo commissioned by Valencia Dancing Forward, The Galaxy of Occupations commissioned by Tipperary Dance and a Dublin City Council Creative Hubs Commission, and Man Down funded by The Arts Council Project Award 2022, touring award November 2023. 

Roisin holds a Bachelor of Performing Arts and Master of Performance (Distinction) from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Before setting up her own company, she performed extensively with Black Box Dance Company (Denmark), Matthew Bourne’s award-winning New Adventures (UK), and Bregenz Festspeile (Austria). Roisin is the recipient of the inaugural Propel Award, a three-year-long artist development and mentorship program funded by the Strollers Network, Ireland’s largest consortium of Arts Centres.