Invitation to a Journey

A co-production between CoisCéim Dance Theatre, Crash Ensemble,
Fishamble: The New Play Company & Galway International Arts Festival

We must ask nothing of artists but to be of their own time. – Eileen Gray
She crafted and she made.
She flew a plane.
She gave her lovers gifts.
She let her heart be broken.
She was an original and she was endlessly reproduced.

Eileen Gray defied expectations – from her innovative designs to her unconventional personal life she challenged what it meant to be an artist, a woman and to be Irish.  Inspired by her inimitable life and work, INVITATION TO A JOURNEY is a powerful, evocative new work by Ireland’s leading performance companies.
As Gray fused elements to create new forms, INVITATION TO A JOURNEY combines contemporary dance, music and theatre to create a compelling illustration of a once-forgotten, now celebrated, Irish modernist.

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Cast

Directed by David Bolger, Jim Culleton
Written by Gavin Kostick
Original Score by Deirdre Gribbin
Choreography David Bolger
Musical Direction Kate Ellis
Design Maree Kearns
Lighting Design Sinéad Mckenna
Sound Design Kevin Gleeson
Hair and Make-Up Val Sherlock
Stage Manager Paula Tierney
Assistant Stage Manager Steph Ryan
Production Manager Nic Rée
Costume Supervisor Barbara McCarthy
Company Class Teachers Jennifer Fleenor, Laura Macken, Mónica Muñoz Marín
Photography Ros Kavanagh
Publicist Sinead O’Doherty
PR Gerry Lundberg 
Company Manager Jonathan Pearson
Company Manager (Pre-Production) Sarah Latty
Production Administrator Maeve Hegarty
Producers Neva Elliot (Crash Ensemble), Paul Fahy (Galway International Arts Festival), Eva Scanlan (Fishamble), Bridget Webster (CoisCéim Dance Theatre)

Justine Cooper
Ingrid Craigie
Kate Ellis
Ivonne Kalter
Ronan Leahy 
Emma O’Kane
Deirdre O’Leary
Alex Petcu
Maria Ryan
Kate Stanley Brennan

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Reviews

★★★★
The Irish Times

‘sensual and emotional… a journey well worth taking’
Sunday Business Post

‘extraordinarily stylish… elegant production’
Sunday Independent

‘striking… imaginative insights’
Guardian

‘virtuoso performance that mesmerises’ 
Irish Independent
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‘passionate, brilliant, visually stunning and pushing the boundaries of the possible. A must see.’ 
Examiner.com