Oona Doherty: Specky Clark

Fraisse, incorporating both new and existing tracks from the contemporary Irish folk band Lankum. “One of the most original and provocative voices of her generation”—THE BOSTON GLOBE “This contemporary choreographer and performer from Belfast is astonishing”—GIA KOURLAS, NEW YORK TIMES WINNER, OONA DOHERTY // Silver Lion 2021 VENICE BIENNALE PERFORMERS Diarmuid Armstrong Maëva Berthelot Malick Cissé Gerard Headley Clay Koonar Gennaro Lauro Zoé Lecorgne Ryan O'Neill Erin O'Reilly Joel Small Music: Lankum and Gavino Murgia, featuring David Holmes and Raven Violet Composition and sound design: Maxime Jerry Fraisse Lighting design: John Gunning Set design: Sabine Dargent, assisted by Caroline Menassol Costume design: Darius Dolatyari-Dolatdoust, in collaboration with Constance Tabourga, assisted by Aela Bristiel, Lena Manin, Paul Escamez, Ambre Beylier, Meryl Degez, and Christina Clerisse Rehearsal director: Ryan O'Neill Audio cast: Louise Conaghan, Janie Doherty, Sam Finnegan, Stephen Rae, Garry Rowntree Technical direction: Marie Montfort Prédour Lighting manager: Thibault Gambari Creation set manager: Lisa M. Barry Set engineer: Juliette Pierangelo Latex props: Jessie Chalumeau Photos and visuals: Luca Truffarelli Subtitles: Nadir Bouassria, after a translation by Francesco Leto Special thanks: Jen Malarkey OD Works Development director: Dorothée Alemany Logistics: Lucie Gissinger Maurandy Administration: Christine Maupetit Co-production: Ballet Preljocaj/CCN Aix-en-Provence (FR); Dublin Dance Festival and the Abbey Theatre (IE); Sadler's Wells, London (UK); International Summer Festival Kampnagel (DE); Festspielhaus St. Pölten (AT); Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (FR); Tanz Köln (DE); MC2: Grenoble (FR); CCN Ballet National de Marseille (FR) Residencies: Ballet Preljocaj/CCN Aix-en-Provence, KLAP-Maison pour la Danse Marseille, CCN Ballet National de Marseille Please be advised that the performance contains smoke, theatrical haze, and gunshot sounds. GROUP PACKAGES AND TICKETING OPTIONS Bring your friends, family, and colleagues for a night of theatre and hospitality at Irish Arts Center. Learn more about group packages here. Interested in bringing a group of ten or more, or a student group? Email ciara@irishartscenter.org for more info! Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland, Tourism Ireland, the Arnhold Foundation, Alan Klein, and the Harkness Foundation.