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Presenter: Mariah Maloney
Fulbright U.S. Scholar and former Trisha Brown Dancer, Mariah Maloney offers a lecture demonstration with audience participation and discussion. Mariah's Fulbright project is dedicated to exploring the intersectionality of traditional Irish music and dance forms and live music culture in dialogue with postmodern choreography and dance improvisation practices.
Mariah invites audience members inside her process, offering an opportunity for each audience member to try on the structures and movement scores evolving out of current research and Mariah’s signature work, Irish Solo (Turas) 2008.
“Irish Solo: Turas (thruss) began on a Sunday afternoon in Dublin’s Temple Bar where I witnessed three musicians playing vigorously on a tiny corner stage. This vibrant solo dance is infused with the mood, rhythms and textures of traditional Irish music played by Lad Lane. The traditional music of Ireland - the instrumentation and the vocals all resonate deeply for me... the challenge and excitement of this project is to further discover and express the spirit of this music in a solo dance.” Mariah Maloney