PAPER PYLONS
21st - 26th February 2011 at 1pm
WOOD QUAY VENUE21st - 26th February 2011 at 1pm
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL CIVIC OFFICES
Choreography and Artistic Direction: Fiona Quilligan
Dancers: Olwen Grindley, Fiona Quilligan and Maria Nilsson
Film Direction: Marek Bogacki
Photography: Marcelo Biglia
Music: Jack Quilligan
Lighting Design: Kevin Smith
PAPER PYLONS photo: Marcelo Biglia
Choreographer Fiona Quilligan and film maker Marek Bogacki explore archival material of the Ardnacrusha Shannon Scheme and create a work that reflects the scale and innovation of the project. The dancers bring to light Paper Pylons in a series of movements, film imagery and spoken word.
"The work stems from an early memory. My father catches me running out the door 'Fiona will you roll a few sticks for the fire'. He would often talk to me about his first job as a young engineer on the Shannon hydro-electric scheme in 1925 at Ardnacrusha, Co.Clare. He described the massive scale of the operation, Siemens the contractors, the size of the turbines with hundreds of rivets hammered in by hand. Listening to his voice I imagined the men working on the spiral casings as I rolled the paper.
Choreographer Fiona Quilligan and film maker Marek Bogacki explore archival material of the Ardnacrusha Shannon Scheme and create a work that reflects the scale and innovation of the project. The dancers bring to light Paper Pylons in a series of movements, film imagery and spoken word.
"The work stems from an early memory. My father catches me running out the door 'Fiona will you roll a few sticks for the fire'. He would often talk to me about his first job as a young engineer on the Shannon hydro-electric scheme in 1925 at Ardnacrusha, Co.Clare. He described the massive scale of the operation, Siemens the contractors, the size of the turbines with hundreds of rivets hammered in by hand. Listening to his voice I imagined the men working on the spiral casings as I rolled the paper.
PAPER PYLONS was made possible with the generous support of the Arts Council of Ireland.
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Dancer: Maria Nilsson
Choreography Writer: Fiona Quilligan
Choreography Writer: Fiona Quilligan
Photography: Marcelo Biglia
Music: Fabio Keiner
Direction and Edit: Marek Bogacki
Produced by: DOCUMENTAVI 2011
