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A black and white photo of two dancers. An older woman with grey hair in a long black dress holds a man, with dark hair in a white shirt and dark trousers. She carries him across her shoulders.

Dance: Dances Like a Bomb by Junk Ensemble at the Project Arts Centre

28 - 29 Mar 2024, 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Past)

Project Arts Centre, 39 Essex St East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2



A powerful, uplifting duet exploring ageing and care, blending visceral imagery, dance and music.

Celebrating the strength of mature bodies and challenging the cult of youth, the show is a reclaiming of the ageing body created by dance-theatre innovators Junk Ensemble. Featuring acclaimed actor Mikel Murfi and leading dance artist Finola Cronin (formerly of Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal) the performers are heroic, vulnerable, comedic, and completely themselves in the work.

They care fiercely for each other and defend their independence. As they hold each other up and push each other down, the ‘performance’ of age is unpacked as a reminder of ourselves: our worst and our best.

Project Arts Centre and Junk Ensemble are thrilled to present an ISL interpreted performance by Caoimhe Coburn Gray, followed by an ISL interpreted talk with performers Finola Cronin and Mikel Murfi, co-creators Jessica Kennedy and Megan Kennedy, and moderated by Cian O’Brien on Thursday, March 28.

If you require assistance for your visit, email access@projectartscentre.ie or call 01 8819 613. You can find the latest information about Project’s accessibility here.

For more information, visit projectarts.ie.

Production images for Dances Like a Bomb by Junk Ensemble featuring Mikel Murfi and Finola Cronin, photography by Fionn McCann.

Production images for Dances Like a Bomb by Junk Ensemble featuring Mikel Murfi and Finola Cronin, photography by Fionn McCann.

Production images for Dances Like a Bomb by Junk Ensemble featuring Mikel Murfi and Finola Cronin, photography by Fionn McCann.


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