DDF News — 9 Jul 2024

DDF2024 Photo Gallery

Opening in the magnificent setting of Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan presented the sensational 13 Tongues which awed audiences with exquisite dance, spectacular light projections and evocative music. Following the buzz of Opening Night, there were sold-house houses and standing ovations for performances in the Abbey Theatre, Project Arts Centre and The Ark, as well as outdoor performances, workshops and a special celebration of hip hop culture.

Browse the DDF2024 photo gallery to relive some of the energy and excitement of the 2024 programme...

DDF2024 Launch

Joined by friends, colleagues and supporters in Dublin, we were delighted to announce the full 2024 programme on Wednesday 6 March and to welcome important and relevant work by artists from home and abroad.

Anna Walsh (DDF Chair), Jazmin Chiodi (DDF Artistic Director)

DDF Artistic Director, Jazmin Chiodi

DDF Artist in Residence, Luke Murphy

Jazmin Chiodi, Joanna Banks, Anna Walsh, Luke Murphy

Jazmin Chiodi, Maureen Kennelly, Carina McGrail

Jazmin Chiodi, Taipei Representative Mr Pierre (Tzu-Pao) Yang

Caroline Kennedy, Debbie Clancy

Anna Walsh, Benjamin Perchet, Jazmin Chiodi, Luke Murphy

Mark O'Brien, Jazmin Chiodi, Jen Coppinger

Rowena Neville, Jeanette Keane

Karen Howley, Bee Sparks, Diana Bamimeke

Moyra D'Arcy, Miranda Driscoll, Liz Roche, Nicola Curry

Derval Mellet, Kate Brady

Ruth Riordan, Caroline Kennedy, Alisson Rocha

Karen Aguiar, Tobi Omoteso, Cathy Coughlan

Mary Wycherley, Lisa McLoughlin

John Scott, Greta Bourke

Jeanette Keane, Sarah Latty

Laura Murphy, Pato Cassinoni

Miranda Driscoll, Jazmin Chiodi, Moyra D'Arcy, Helen Meany

Ramona Lasch, Stephen Falloon, Jazmin Chiodi

Jazmin Chiodi, Elisabetta Sabbatini, Carina McGrail

Alessandra Aseviche, Rachel Ní Bhraonáin

Opening Night at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan presented their spectacular show, 13 Tongues, in the magnificent setting of Bord Gáis Energy Theatre to kick off the 2024 Edition of Dublin Dance Festival in style. It was a night to remember as dance fans from across Ireland and further afield donned their finest and came together for this incredible performance.

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Dublin Dance Festival Artistic Director Jazmin Chiodi, Councillor Mannix Flynn and Taiwan Ambassador Pierre Yang

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Bronagh Gallagher

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Councillor Mannix Flynn and Christina Hong

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Inna Mazurenko

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Lisa McLoughlin and Mufutau (Junior) Yusuf

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Julia Carruthers, Catherine Nunes, Alan Gilsenan and Valerie Bistany

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Karen Howley and Andrew Duffy

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Dublin Dance Festival Executive Director Carina McGrail, Stephen Faloon, Ting Chuang and Natalie Hans

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Dublin Dance Festival Artistic Director Jazmin Chiodi (centre) with Ana Laura Cachaza – Ambassador of the Argentine Republic (left) and Nicholas Vidal

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Dublin Dance Festival Chairperson, Anna Walsh

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Ruth Riordan and Caroline Kennedy

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Sheila Creevey and Karen Aguiar

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Ting Chuang

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Cian O'Brien

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Greta Bourke and John Scott

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Lila Sears and Kasha Green

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Rachel Ní Bhraoinain and Tilly Taylor

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Laurie Uprichard

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Chris O'Rourke and Lili Heller

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Bernard Hanratty and Caroline Kennedy

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Joanna Banks

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Jack Gilligan and Bernadette Madden

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Dublin Dance Festival Artistic Director, Jazmin Chiodi

DanceScapes 2024

In a special celebration of hip hop culture, DDF invited trailblazing French hip hop artists from Collectif FAIR-E to host DanceScapes 2024. During the Festival, members of this renowned French collective came together with leading Irish hip hop artists Jessie Thompson, Jessie O’Reilly and Tobi Balogun for a week of creative labs, collaboration and community sharings at Dance Ireland.

This intensive exchange culminated in a day and night of public workshops, cyphers and hip hop performances at Project Arts Centre on 18 May, spotlighting French-Irish exchange and marking the first time that Breaking is to be included in the Olympic Games (Paris 2024).