Round 8: A Dance Film Special
Hosted by: Naoise McGuinness
May 26th 2024
Inma Pavon
Inma Pavon is a multidisciplinary artist (SP/IRE) with a MA in Contemporary Dance Performance(UL, 2003) and a MPhil(UCC, 2015/17).
She was selected dance artist for the ICNWP’07 (Irish Choreographers New Work Platform 2007) under the mentorship of Wendy Houstoun (UK Choreographer). She was part of Daghdha Dance Company Mentoring Programme and received a Bursary Award by Dance Ireland/The Arts Council to develop new work under the mentorship of Amanda Coogan. She was commissioned a new piece by the Glucksman, Art Movements, which is now included as part of the UCC Arts Collection. She was awarded ‘Creative Dance Artist in Residence’with The Rory Gallagher Music Library in 2023. She runs InmaPavonDance co. in Cork city.
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Stephanie Keane
Dancer Stephanie Keane hails from Limerick city, where she learned Irish Step Dancing and competed at World Championship Level. Since moving to East Clare 15 years ago, she has pursued her passion to discover her own style and expression of dance through immersing herself in the tradition of the Sean Nós style of dance and learning Irish traditional tunes in her feet. By pushing the boundaries of her own dance experience, developing a deep appreciation for the nuances of this old-style dance and exploration with rhythms and music from other cultures, Stephanie has developed her own unique style of free-style Irish dance and is an established traditional Irish dance artist, performer and teacher. She continues to evolve as an artist, working on new projects in film production, theatre, dance choreography and sound production.
In 2020, Stephanie received a Project Award with the Arts Council of Ireland. Through exploration of the musicality of Sean nos dance in collaboration with musician Cormac Begley, she directed, produced and choreographed a short dance film called Eist (Listen). Eist received the Grand Prize at the Cannes Dance film festival in November 2023.
In 2023, she received a Bursary award with the arts Council to research and develop her choreographic dance practice.
Lucía Dwyer
Lucía Dwyer is a sound designer, recordist, post-audio engineer and sound installation artist. She has worked in various roles in sound, including film, sonic art installations, radio plays, and live TV, and is currently working in the sound department at Virgin Media Television. In addition to her professional pursuits, Lucía is pursuing her MA in Experimental Sound Practice at UCC. Alongside her work in sound, Lucía has directed numerous short films and experimental projects for both stage and screen, demonstrating proficiency in screenwriting, sound for film, film production and directing.
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