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TOURING 2026 (April 18- May 9)

We are in shambles.

Ciseach is a pulsating contemporary incantation weaving together a tapestry of dance, rhythm, live music and voice that seeks to rekindle our broken relationship with the land....

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Backstage Theatre celebrates 30 years | Outdoor CADU, Town Square, Longford, May 10th 2025

Céilí Afro Dabke i Ireland’s first world music céilí. It vibrantly brings together African dance, traditional Dabke dance from the Levant (Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon), the Irish céilí dances and Ukrainian folk dance. Established in 2018 as a way to bring people from all cultures together, Céilí Afro Dabke extends a warm invitation to everyone to meet with our neighbours from around the world, join in and dance together.

Céilí Afro Dabke is a core part of The Welcoming Project, a dance programme designed to foster cultural integration and social inclusion.


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Interweaving dance, film, music and text ‘Floating on a Dead Sea’ is inspired by Young‘s time in Palestine; the feeling of being lifted and held by the generosity and kindness of a people, in a place where nothing is normal. A place where everyday life, dreams and aspirations are stifled, basic rights denied, and lives lived unfulfilled. This is Young’s immersive and visceral reflection on life in the West Bank prior to the 2023/24 war, and places us in the footsteps of ordinary Palestinians, giving us the chance to witness their sense of enduring injustice and feel their urgency and need for action. This profoundly moving work features stunning visuals by Luca Truffarelli and offers a chance to listen more deeply to voices seldom heard.

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’A Call To You’ is Catherine Young Dance’s latest work emerging from the urgency of the incomprehensible times we are living in. It is a call to come together, a call to explore the fragility and friction of community. 

Featuring a cast of outstanding international performers, with live music directed by Young’s long-time collaborator Martin Schärer and inspired by Ukrainian folk dance traditions, ’A Call To You’ is a fervent celebration of life, togetherness and dance. It offers an antidote to division, the imagery of war and the endless rhetoric of politics. As words fail, the body speaks – untamed and unapologetic.

‘Uplifting’ — The Irish Times...