Project Description
On Friday night, 27th October we had our inaugural Here and Now performance art showcase event. 6 of the artists who attended the workshops created performances for the event. The event was intended as a finale to the 6 introduction to performance art workshops which were held between July and October 2023. The workshops were created and facilitated by Rachel Macmanus and funded by Clare Community Grant. The workshops and the performance event profiled here were all hosted by glór, Causeway link, Ennis. The event was attended by friends and family of the artists.
6 artists performed, see images below. All images courtesy of John O’ Neill.
Artist 1:
Eleanor Feely who performed ‘Phoenix- a response to the events in the Middle East. Using chosen objects the work was a response to current events in the Middle East. It was a powerful, moving performance which tackled a difficult, contentious subject. Artist 1: Eleanor Feely who performed ‘Phoenix- a response to the events in the Middle East. Using chosen objects the work was a response to current events in the Middle East. It was a powerful, moving performance which tackled a difficult, contentious subject.
- Eleanor Feely
- Eleanor Feely
- Eleanor Feely
Artist 2:
Evelyn Sorohan, artist, educator and environmental activist. Evelyn’s performance was called ‘Change of Climate’, and took the shape of a participatory interactive performance, where the audience were taken through sensory, auditory and visual experiences and asked to respond through spoken word. It was an impactful, uncompromising performance eliciting a range of feelings from fear right through to hope.
- Evelyn Sorohan
- Evelyn Sorohan
- Evelyn Sorohan
Artist 3:
Our third artist to perform was educator and facilitator Josie O’ Connor who performed ‘The Path of The Spirit’. She wrote a short piece to accompany her work:
- Josie O Connor
- Josie O Connor
- Josie O Connor
Artist 4:
- Gill Moses
- Gill Moses
- Gill Moses
Artist 5:
- Caitriona Sheedy
- Caitriona Sheedy
- Caitriona Sheedy
Artist 6:
- Tina O’ Connell
- Tina O’ Connell
- Tina O’ Connell