DDF News — 12 May 2025
DDF Blog: OFFSTAGE with Chora
In the lead-up to the world premiere of CHORA by LUAIL – Ireland's National Dance Company in collaboration with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, we’ve got a glimpse behind the scenes with the artists and creative teams bringing this triple bill to life.
Through a five-part video series titled The Making of CHORA, Luail offers insight into each of the choreographers' processes, the music, and the collaborative journey behind the production. Here's a look at each part of the series:
Part 1: The Making of CHORA | Guy Nader & Maria Campos
Choreographers Guy Nader and Maria Campos share their insights and thoughts into the creation of I Contain Multitudes, as part of the triple bill performance.
Watch Part 1
Part 2: The Making of CHORA | Mufutau Yusuf
We now turn to Mufutau Yusuf, Luail’s Resident Choreographer, as he shares his insights into his piece Invocation. This piece, set to Julia Wolfe’s Dig Deep, carves out a dark, expansive world – a space where trauma, memory, and emotion linger.
Watch Part 2
Part 3: The Making of CHORA | Liz Roche
In this video, Liz Roche reflects on Constellations, a piece that explores the subtle interplay between constancy and change. Set to Nimbus by Sam Perkin, the work invites audiences to experience how energy is exchanged, reshaped, and transformed through interaction.
Watch Part 3
Part 4: The Making of CHORA | Irish Chamber Orchestra
Last month at the University of Limerick, Luail met with the Irish Chamber Orchestra to explore their creative journey behind CHORA. Orchestra leader Katherine Hunka shared insights into this rich collaboration, highlighting the ensemble’s process of exploration and discovery through the music of three remarkable composers: Sam Perkin, Simeon ten Holt, and Julia Wolfe.
Watch Part 4
Part 5: CHORA | Audio Description & Touch Tour
An Audio Description and Touch Tour experience will be offered for CHORA at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. Mo Harte will provide a live audio description of the performance, available via headphones, allowing blind and low sighted audience members to experience the movement, design, and atmosphere of the show through vivid narration. Before the performance, audience members can also take part in a pre-show touch tour – an opportunity to explore elements of the set, costumes, and space, guided by Mo.
Watch Part 5
Chora opens DDF’s 21s Edition at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Tues, 13 May at 7:30PM with the Audio Description and Touch Tour starting at 5:50pm.
CHORA is not only a daring performance – it’s a bold beginning.
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