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Cork Dance Initiative’s debut event In It For The Long Run (2021) –  Over the course of a week CDI connected with audiences and the dance community both locally and nationally in a series of live, in person and virtual bite-size events. The four members of CDI each provided an opportunity to creatively engage with an aspect of CDI’s formation. Lisa Cliffe focused on what is needed to nourish and grow something new with a meet and greet stall at the Coal Quay, Cork City. Luke Murphy considerd the principles that guide coming together in an online movement score which can be viewed and danced to. Siobhán Ní Dhuinnín reflected on conversations about the value of dance through movement and text in a live stream from her garden. Ruairí Ó’Donnabháin questioned the methods and philosophies that inform collaboration and the creation of CDI, in an online performance lecture informed by his neighbours and butter. The week culminated in an online gathering on Sunday June 27th 2021 with the four members of Cork Dance Initiative sharing the details of a model for a grassroots dance collective in Cork.

Bite-sized Events

  • Lisa: Sat 19th June Coal Quay Market, Cork City. For a summary of Lisa’s Market Stall click here.
  • Siobhán Ní Dhuinnín Mon 21 June – Live from a Cork City centre garden, Siobhán shares movement that stems from conversations with people from different walks of life about the value of dance in their lives and work.
  • Luke Murphy Wed 23 June – Luke considers the principles that guide coming together in an online movement score which can be viewed and danced to.
  • IM – Ruairí Ó Donnabháin Friday 25 June – 360 video  click and drag on the screen to move around in the video, change your view, get closer to the action on the table.

Following their debut at Cork Midsummer – Cork Dance Initiative shared bite-size dance events in-person and virtually in partnership with West Cork Arts Centre on Tuesday 29 June as part of In It For The Long Run, celebrating dance in Co. Cork and connecting with the West Cork dance community.

The day culminated in an online gathering at 8pm on Tuesday June 29th with four members of Cork Dance Initiative to share the details of a model for a grassroots dance collective in Cork.