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Relive a DDF dance experience or browse the list of iconic and influential artists who have taken to the stage as part of Dublin Dance Festival.

Winter 2021 Edition

Winter 2021 Edition

Artistic Director

Benjamin Perchet

The Winter 2021 Edition invited audiences back into the theatre to experience three long-awaited premieres from leading Irish artists as well as an iconic work by renowned French choreographer Maguy Marin.

Summer 2021 Edition

Summer 2021 Edition

Artistic Director

Benjamin Perchet

In May 2021, we brought fresh, daring and courageous dance online. We presented new and pioneering dance performances, glimpses behind the scenes and moments for families, artists and communities to connect.

DDF Digital Capsule 2020

DDF Digital Capsule 2020

Artistic Director

Benjamin Perchet

During an unprecedented period of restriction and physical distancing, the DDF Digital Capsule offered a space to continue to experience dance. To watch, discuss, listen, reflect and move together, from a distance.

2019

2019

Artistic Director

Benjamin Perchet

Collective release, worlds collide, every body moves. From 1-19 May 2019 we celebrated our 15th Edition - a world of party, politics and power.

Opening with RIOT starring the Queen of Ireland Panti, and closing with master of contemporary dance Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, our 2019 Edition spanned a series of conversations worth having:

Power of Party
Dedication to Dance
The Shifting World
Moving Every Body

2018

2018

Artistic Director

Benjamin Perchet

Main Acts

English National Ballet (UK)
Oona Doherty (Northern Ireland)
Robyn Orlin (South Africa)
Junk Ensemble (Ireland)
Yvonne Rainer (USA)
Patricia Guerrero (Spain)
A Life of Play (Ireland)
Top 8 Hip Hop Dance Battle (Ireland)
Christos Papadopoulos (Greece)
Dancing Artificial Intelligence (Switzerland)
Lea Moro (Switzerland / Germany)
Liz Roche (Ireland)
Ali Chahrour (Lebanon)

2017

2017

Artistic Director

Benjamin Perchet

Main Acts

Colin Dunne (Ireland)
Christos Papadopoulos / Leon & the Wolf (Greece)
Balletto di Roma (Italy)
Emanuel Gat / Awir Leon (France)
Top 8 Hip Hop Dance Battle (Ireland)
Moveable Feast (Ireland)
Maguy Marin (France)
Maria Nilsson Waller (Ireland / Sweden)
Mithkal Alzghair (Syria / France)
Liquid Loft / Chris Haring (Austria)
Company Philip Connaughton (Ireland)
Pere Faura (Spain)
Liz Roche Company (Ireland)
DANCE! The NELKEN–Line (Germany)

2016

2016

Artistic Director

Benjamin Perchet

Main Acts

Aerites Dance Company (Greece)
Cristiana Morganti (Italy)
Alonzo King LINES Ballet (USA)
Siamsa Tíre (Ireland)
Kidd Pivot/ Electric Company Theatre (Canada)
Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre (Northern Ireland)
Akram Khan Company (UK)
Liz Roche / Katherine O’Malley (Ireland)
Fernando Belfiore (Netherlands)
Liadain Herriott / Justine Cooper (Ireland)
Ioannis Mandafounis & Aoife McAtamney (Switzerland / Ireland)
Euripides Laskaridis (Greece)
Cie 14 :20 (France)
Embodied (Ireland)
Moveable Feast (Ireland)

2015

2015

Artistic Director

Julia Carruthers

Main Acts

Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods (Germany / Belgium)
Liz Roche Company (Ireland)
Israel Galván (Spain)
Willfredd Theatre / Emma O'Kane (Ireland)
Eva Meyer Keller (Germany)
Robbie Synge (UK)
Sylvain Emard Danse (Canada)
Renegade (Germany)
La Macana (Spain)
Company B (Ireland)
Meytal Blanaru (Belgium)
Claudia Catarzi (Italy)
Thomas Haurt (Belgium / Switzerland)
Maria Nilsson Wallet (Ireland / Sweden)
Tabea Martin (Switzerland)
Bokko (Netherlands)
Dublin Youth Dance Company (Ireland)
Aoife McAtamney & Nick Roth (Ireland)
Barrowland Ballet (UK)
Celestine Hennermann (Germany)

2014

2014

Artistic Director

Julia Carruthers

Main Acts

Emma Martin Dance (Ireland)
Russell Maliphant Company (UK)
Cie. Willi Dorner (Austria)
Andersson Dance (Sweden)
Compagnie Non Nova (France)
Arcane Collective (Ireland / USA)
Ponydance (Ireland)
Alexis Vassiliou (Cyprus)
Dan Caham (UK)
Sonia Sanchez (Spain)
Clément Dazin (France)
Fishamble (Ireland)
Pan Pan Theatre Company / Irish Modern Dance Theatre (Ireland)
Irish Modern Dance Theatre (Ireland)
Gandini Juggling (UK)

2013

2013

Artistic Director

Julia Carruthers

Main Acts

Tero Saarinen Company (Finland)
Jean Butler (Ireland / USA)
Ultima Vez (Belgium)
Aoife McAtamney (Ireland)
Fearghus Ó Conchúir (Ireland)
Ros Warby (Australia)
Stephanie Lake / Larissa McGowan (Australia)
Lucy Guerin Inc. (Australia)
CoisCéim (Ireland)
Philip Connaughton (Ireland)
Jon Kinzel (USA)
Daniel Linehan (Belgium / USA)

2012

2012

Artistic Director

Julia Carruthers

Main Acts

Liz Roche Company (Ireland)
Trisha Brown Dance Company (USA)
Aracaladanza (Spain)
Brokentalkers (Ireland)
Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion (UK)
Klaus Obermaier (Austria)
Sarah Dowling (UK)
CCNR Yuval Pick (France)
Mette Edvardsen (Norway)
Liv O’Donoghue (Ireland)
Howool Beak (Germany / South Korea)
Dmitrijs Gaitjukevich (Latvia)
Alexander Andriyashkin (Russia)
Junk Ensemble (Ireland)
Aakash Odedra (UK)
Divya Kasturi (UK / India)
Luca Silvestrini (UK)

2011

2011

Artistic Director

Laurie Uprichard

Main Acts

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan (Taiwan)
Ponydance (Ireland)
Eiko & Koma (Japan / USA)
Jérôme Bel (France)
José Navas (Canada)
Koncentrat (Poland)
Fearghus O’Conchuir (Ireland)
De Stilte (Netherlands)
Erik Kaiel (Netherlands)
Balbit Singh Dance Company (UK)
Compagnie Sui Generis (France)
Mugiyono Kasido (Indonesia)
Hiroaki Umeda (Japan)
Jodi Melnick & Burt Barr (USA)
Yasuko Yokoshi (Japan / USA)

2010

2010

Artistic Director

Laurie Uprichard

Main Acts

Raimund Hoghe (Germany)
Vicky Shick (USA)
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca (Spain)
David Bolger (Ireland)
Jean Butler & Tere O'Connor (USA / Ireland)
Junk Ensemble (Ireland)
Yvonne Rainer (USA)
NNChalance (Italy)
Alessandro Sciarroni (Italy)
Caterina Sagna (France / Italy)
Silvia Gribaudi (Italy)
Carlotta Sagna (Italy)
Helen Herbertson & Ben Cobham (Australia)
Rex Levitates (Ireland)
Beppie Blankert Danceconcert (The Netherlands)
La BaZooKa (France)

2009

2009

Artistic Director

Laurie Uprichard

Main Acts

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Belgium)
Evidence A Dance Company (USA)
Irish Modern Dance Theatre (Ireland)
Wendy Houstoun (UK)
Daghda Dance Company (Ireland)
Daniel Léveillé Danse (Canada)
Rachid Ouramdane (France)
José Navas (Canada)
Ioana Mona Popovici (Romania / Czech Republic)
Lucy Guerin Inc. (Australia)
David Zambrano (The Netherlands)
Cas Public (Canada)

2008

2008

Artistic Director

Laurie Uprichard

Main Acts

The Forsythe Company (Germany)
Jenny Roche (Ireland)
Colin Dunne (Ireland)
Ballet Preljocaj (France)
Sarah Skaggs (USA)
Risa Jaroslow (USA)
Jean Butler (Ireland)
Ioana Mona Popovici & Nanohach (Romania / Czech Republic)
Betontanc (Slovenia)
Reykjavik Dance (Iceland)
Kitt Johnson X-Act (Denmark)
Tere O’Connor Dance (USA)
Girl Jonah (UK)
Philippe Saire (Switzerland)

2006

2006

Artistic Director

Catherine Nunes

Main Acts

Les Ballets C de la B (Belgium)
Jérôme Bel & Pichet Klunchun (France / Thailand)
Nigel Charnock (UK)
Willi Dorner (Austria)
Raimund Hoghe (Germany)
Irish Modern Dance Theatre (Ireland)
John Jasperse Company (USA)
Charles Linehan (UK)
Montalvo-Hervieu (France)
Seosamh O Neachtain (Ireland)
Jenny Roche (Ireland)
Shen Wei Dance Arts (China / USA)
TPO (Italy)

2004

2004

Artistic Director

Catherine Nunes

Main Acts

Aracaladanza (Spain)
Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion (UK)
Dance Theatre of Ireland (Ireland)
Danstheater Dee (Netherlands)
Mark Morris Dance Group (USA)
Rosas (Belgium)
Rex Levitates (Ireland)
Stephen Petronio Company (USA)
New Art Club (UK)
Thomas Lehman (Germany)
Sonia Sabri (UK)
Josef Nadj (France)
Deja Donné (Czech Republic)

2002

2002

Artistic Director

Catherine Nunes

Main Acts

Abbondanza-Bertoni (Italy)
Ballet Freiburg / Pretty Ugly (Germany)
Jérôme Bel (France)
Rosemary Butcher Company (UK)
The Michael Clark Company (UK)
CoisCéim Dance Theatre (Ireland)
Cindy Cummings (Ireland)
Merce Cunninghan Dance Co. (USA)
Daghda Dance Company (Ireland)
Akram Khan (UK)
Irish Modern Dance Theatre (Ireland)
Vincent Mantsoe (S. Africa)
Austin McQuinn (Ireland)
Mary Nunan (Ireland)

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