The Festival’s Dance in Schools programme is a celebration of our year-round intergenerational programme Tipperary Dance Connecting Communities. Dance in Schools takes place throughout County Tipperary to offer rich interactions between children and artists to experience in playful, yet meaningful ways, the art of dance. This year, children in eight primary schools will have the opportunity to see a performance of What The Trees Don’t Tell.

 

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Dance in Schools performances: What The Trees Don't Tell

Created and performed by Spanish dancers/choreographers Kiko López and Héctor Plaza, What The Trees Don’t Tell compares human life with that of trees: both bear scars, seek roots, and learn to sustain themselves.

Through delicate and precise physical language, the work invites a nonverbal conversation between the two performers and their environment.

“In What the Trees Don’t Tell, we seek a real connection with the audience. We do this through gaze and attentive listening, turning each performance into a unique moment” – Kiko Lopez

Perfect for children of all ages, What The Trees Don’t Tell is more than just a performance - the space, the people, and the surroundings are not just a backdrop, but an active part of the piece: proximity, light, ambient sound, and shared energy shape the experience. The work does not aim to provide answers, but to open a space of encounter where performers and audience recognize themselves, as the trees do, in silence, connecting ourselves with what surrounds us.

This programme is supported in part by a grant from Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).