Every year Tipperary Dance offers a series of bursaries facilitating the participation of professional and trainee dancers in the Pro Sessions Programme. The bursaries are awarded following an Open Call for applications. The bursaries support dancers by providing free sessions, accommodation and local transport, and facilitating access to the wider festival programme.

We look forward to welcoming the TDF26 Bursary Dancers to Thurles this October, and to seeing the exchange, collaboration and creative energy that they bring to the festival.

 

Selected Dancers

Cullen Krishna, Irena Wiktor, Jil Keltesch, Mayara Pessanha, Siún O'Kane, Subhashini Goda, Aoibhinn O'Dea, Vanessa Sharp, Itzel Limon Diaz, Ummu Anuar

 

Other TDF26 Participants

We are also delighted to welcome Arianna Guasso, Tipperary Dance's outreach artist, and Rachel Sheil, recipient of the 2026 National Dance Residency Partnership award.

 

 

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With the Support of Dance Ireland