The Tipperary Dance Festival Masterclass Programme has become the Pro Sessions Programme. A unique opportunity for a close encounter in the studio with international artists at Tipperary Dance Festival. This is your chance to explore their distinctive approaches to creative and choreographic processes.
Wanjiru Kamuyu performs An Immigrant’s Story on 10 October and will be part of the panel for In and Between on 09 October.
Wanjiru Kamuyu is a Kenyan-born choreographer, performer and educator based in Paris. Winner of a New York Bessie Award for Outstanding Choreographer, she trained in the United States and began her career with leading companies including Urban Bush Women and Molissa Fenley and Company. She has performed internationally for renowned artists such as Bill T. Jones, Robyn Orlin and Bartabas, while developing her own choreographic work.
Fuelled by unearthing and illuminating unheard, under-heard, untold, rarely heard, ignored stories, especially of marginalised communities, Wanjiru's work conceives the body as a vector for liberation and healing. Dance is a space of self-transformation and expression, moving beyond words to penetrate the depths of the cellular invisible body.
I create socially and politically engaged works that speak to our human conditions. My works aim to stimulate, evoke and provoke individual and collective reflection through the transformative celebration of dance. Dance gives birth to our limitless potential, providing a window of investigation into the fears, questions, desires that hide in our thoughts and spirit.
Pulling from my creative toolbox let us investigate, collaborate and support individual and collective creative inquires all while having FUN!
Ticket options
Single workshop: €15
Day bundle (two workshops): €25
Full programme bundle (seven workshops): €80
The Pro Sessions programme - View the full programme
07 Oct am: Pro Session 1 – Alexandre Iseli & Murielle Elizéon (Ireland/France)
07 Oct pm: Pro Session 2 – Alexandre Iseli & Murielle Elizéon (Ireland/France)
08 Oct am: Pro Session 3 – Marxtel Rodríguez & Jon López (Spain)
08 Oct pm: Pro Session 4 – Reinaldo Ribeiro (Brazil/Spain)
09 Oct am: Pro Session 5 – Wanjiru Kamuyu (Kenya, USA, France)
10 Oct am: Pro Session 6 – Alessandra Azeviche (Brazil/Ireland)
10 Oct pm: Pro Session 7 – Annekatrin Kiesel (Germany/Ireland)
With the Support of Dance Ireland
