Dance Performance by Solène Weinachter
Friday 18 October I 8.00pm I €15 I BOOKING online
James O'Driscoll Gallery I 60 mins
Age 12+
Themes of death, dying and loss
AFTER ALL is a celebration of our vulnerable and courageous existence. Solène attempts to conjure a better space to be with death, dying and loss, asking - what happens in the end. The solo dance performance masterfully invites the audience to ponder on their own mortality as well as explore how to celebrate life.
AFTER ALL Death Café
with Lisa Fannen and Solène Weinachter
Saturday 19 October I 11:00am I donations I BOOKING by phone 028 22090 or online
Uillinn Workspace I 120 mins
The Death Café lasts two hours and is a group directed conversation. It is a space to share any experiences, feelings or questions around death. It is not a space that offers grief support or counseling, but follows in the tradition of the Death Cafe movement (that began in 2011) and aims to host an accessible, respectful and confidential space.
The cafe can host up to 20 participants, who are welcome to discuss any aspects of death and dying that they wish to. People are also welcome to just come and listen with no pressure to contribute. There will be some time after the death café to drink tea together, and for any further informal conversations if desired.
Hosted by dancer and artist Solène Weinachter together with poet, bodyworker and celebrant Lisa Fannen
ABOUT
Solène Weinachter is an independent dancer and choreographer based in Scotland. Her artistic practice is rooted in connection with audiences using the intersection between dance, theatre, story telling, humour and what could appear as uncomfortable conversation.
Lisa Fannen (she/her) is a poet/artist performing solo and in collaboration with musicians, soundmakers and dancers. She is also a bodyworker and health activist concerned with dialogue and information exchange about health as part of movement for social justice. Lisa has also trained as a celebrant and in work that is concerned with how we tend to the dead, and to grief. She has brought these facets to supporting Solène in research and making stages of AFTER ALL, including co-faciliating Death Cafes. Death Cafes are safe spaces where people can speak about any aspect of death that they want to, and are intended to accompany the touring performances as another dimension of its engagement.
TRAILER
PERFORMANCE CREDITS
Solène Weinachter: Director & Performer
Matthias Strahm: Scenographer
Emma Jones: Lighting Design & Production Manager
Rachel Bunce: Filmmaker
Chris Thorpe: Script Adviser & Dramaturgy
Neil Callaghan: Artist Companion & Dramaturgy
Lisa Fannen: Outside Eye & Engagement
Helen Mclntosh: Producer
Amy Steadman: Production & Stage Manager
Genevieve Reeves: Documentation
Yvonne Strain: BSL performance Interpreter
Raquel Meseguer and Laura Dannequin: Audio Description
Karen Steel: Marketing and Communications
Storytelling PR: PR