Education, Training and Awards:
Arts Council of Ireland
Arts Participation Agility Award
2023
Arts Council of Ireland
Arts Participation Project Award
Cutlure Ireland
Touring grant for Speak Like No One in Particular
2022
Arts Council of Ireland
Visual Art Agility Award
Children and Young People Agility Award
Robida
Summer School of Margins
Fairy Dust Teaching
Play-Based Learning Training
2021
Arts Council of Ireland
Theatre Project Award
Arts Participation Bursary Award
Professional Development Award
Santarcangelo Festival (IT) / Beyond Participation Network
How To Be Together? Summer School
Firestation Studios / CREATE
Landscapes of Daring Political Dreams led by Jeanne van Heeswijk and Phoebe Bachman
Vlaamse Gemeenschap Commissie
Starter Project Award
Het Theatre Festival
Shortlisted for the Roel Verniers Award for the concept of Speak Like No One in Particular
Galway Theatre Festival/Galway 2020
InterAction Bursary - laboratory for participatory and interactive theatre
2019
Kunstenfestivaldesarts
School of Darkness led by Sepake Angiama
2017 - 2018
a.pass (advanced performance and scenography studies)
post-master research trajectory
2017
CREATE/Arts Council Ireland
Artist in the Community Scheme R&D Bursary Award
2015 – 2016
Limerick School of Art and Design, LIT
MA Social Practice and the Creative Environment. First Class Honours.
Firestation Studios
Performative Curating summer school led by Florian Malzacher, Gregory Sholette and Joanna Warsza
2015
Arts Council of Ireland
Arts Participation Bursary Award
2013
Theatre Forum
MAKE
Next Stage (at Dublin Theatre Festival)
2006 – 2010
University College Cork
BA Drama and Theatre Studies International. Joint honours degree with Spanish. First Class Honours. Received the title of college scholar. ERASMUS Scholarship at Universitat de Barcelona.
Artistic Work:
Upcoming
Curtain Politics - story of a play-centered collaboration (publication) November, Cork Midsummer Festival / School of Magical Politics,
Ile aux Oiseaux (citizen-artist within the project) June-September, Chantiers Battus/Ile du Lien Social, Brussels, Belgium
School of Magical Politics (residency) July-August, N22 & KWP at GC DeZeyp, Brussels
2024
Cycles (large scale participatory arts event) July, Carlow Arts Festival/ART:23, Carlow
To Be What We Are (short film) June, Cruinniu Na Nog/International Cork Film Festival, Cork
Cycling and Singing (workshop) June, Carlow Arts Festival/ART:23, Carlow
Ile aux Oiseaux (citizen-artist within the project) June-September, Chantiers Battus/Ile du Lien Social, Brussels, Belgium
Academy of Margins, an experiment in Learning-with (magazine contributor), June, Berlin, Germany
Hamel (ensemble member in the vocal performance by YouYou group & Myriam von Imschott) April, De Singel, Antwerp
Imaginary Yellow (group exhibition), April, Zsenne Art Lab, Brussels
School of Magical Politics (performance) April, Moving Pictures/New Polyphonies, Brussels
Mapping workshop (mentoring/workshop) March, Joan Sommers Donnelly/Idioaesthetics Research
To Be What We Are (short film), March, St.Patrick’s Day Screening, Cork International Film Festival, Cork
World of Scribes (book-world), March, Arts and Health Showcase, Creative Brain Week, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
TBWWA & School of Magical Politics (residency) March, Green Corridor, Brussels
2023
To Be What We Are (short film) Irish Premiere, November, International Cork Film Festival, Cork
To Be What We Are (installation) November, TUSLA Youth Summit, Cork
Speak Like No One in Particular (radio-theatre performance) November, Batard Festival, Brussels
To Be What We Are (installation) October, 9th National Childprotection and Social Work Conference, University College Cork, Cork
Cycles (large scale participatory arts event) POSTPONED, September, Carlow Arts Festival/ART:23, Carlow
To Be What We Are (short film) Premiere, September, Homo Novus Festival, Riga
Cycles (residency and workshops) July- August, Carlow Arts Festival / Art:23, Carlow
To Be What We Are (installation) Premiere, June, Cork Midsummer Festival
BePart Residency (residency) March-June, Cork Midsummer Festival/BePart European Network, Cork
MOTA 015 (conversation) February, Green Corridor, Brussels
MOTA Residency (residency) February, Green Corridor, Brussels
2022
YouYou (ensemble member in the vocal performance by Myriam von Imschott), December, Monty, Antwerp
MOTA 014 (conversation) September, Decoratelier, Brussels
Speak Like No One in Particular, a guide (publication launch) August, Kilkenny
Speak Like No One in Particular (radio-theatre performance) August, Kilkenny Arts Festival, Kilkenny
Speak Like No One in Particular (try-out) July, GC de Kriekelaar, Brussels
Mythmakers (downloadable game development workshops) April-June, Living Commons/Chikka Dodda Arts Lab, Cork/Mumbai/online
School of Magical Politics (residency) May, wpZimmer, Antwerp
BePart Residency (residency) April-June, Cork Midsummer Festival/BePart European Network, Cork
2021
School of Magical Politics (laboratory) October, Hungarian Theatre Insitute at Babes Bolyai University, Cluj
TOPOS II. How to be together? (collective residency curated by Chiara Orgentini) October, wpZimmer, Antwerp
School of Magical Politics (residency) September, Living Commons, Cork
Asking the Audience II. (radio-portrait), June, KAK, Brussels/radio online
Speak Like No One in Particular (residency and try-out), June, Kunstcentrum BUDA, Kortrijk
Asking the Audience (conversation series), May, Galway Theatre Festival, Galway/online
Given Landscape (performative walk), May, Nada & Co., Brussels
Theatre for the Children of the Future (working group and residency), March-April, Kaaitheatre, Brussels
Given Landscape (residency), January, Kaaitheatre, Brussels
2020
Speak Like No One in Particular (wip), November, Volksroom, Brussels 2020
MOTA 007 (talk), October, De Markten, Brussels
Echolocation Exercise I. (performance), August, 12 Kitchens/N0dine, Brussels
Sohasincs (article), May/June, Szinhaz, Hungary
Speak Like No One in Particular (scratch sharing), May, InterAction, Galway 2020 (online)
Being on the inside (text), April, Covid-Chronicles, artsandhealth.ie (online)
Kutatonaplo (article), April, Szinhaz (HU)
The World of Scribes (book-world publication), March, Helium Arts&Health (online)
2019
Seven Summer Stars (collaborative project), Oct-Mar '20, Helium Arts & Health (IE/online)
Salon #6 re-enactment/canon (talk), December, n0dine, Brussels
Salon #5 (talk), November, Atelier Kito, Brussels
Salon #4 (talk), October, Zinnema, Brussels
Salon #3 (talk), September, Tropicana, Brussels
How to build a playground? (performative workshop), September, Spare Room, Cork (IE)
Rising Pressure (participatory installation), June, Montignacht/Monty, Antwerp
Salon #2 the body writing itself (talk), May, Workspacebrussels, Brussels
Border Observatory, hide and seek, March, Performatik19, Kanal Center Pompidou, Brussels
Salon #1 (talk), February, workspacebrussels/Bewogen, Brussels
uncertain matter (participatory performance), February, Bewogen, Brussels
Quarter Block Party (festival), February, Cork
Un-Common Neighbours (book launch), February, Quarter Block Party, Cork (IE)
2018
Border Stories (automated conference-machine), September, Piece Me Back Together (again), GC De Platoo, a.pass, Brussels
uncertain matter (participatory performance), July, a.pass, Brussels
Manifesto for Political Magic (performance), April, a.pass, PAF (FR)
Quarter Block Party (festival), February, Cork
Talking Over a Common Ground (talk series), February, Quarter Block Party, Cork
2017
War/Lace/Vertigo (excursion), November, a.pass, Brussels/Bruges
Office of Good Ideas (residency/publication), October, North Main Street, Cork
Quarter Block Party (festival), February, Cork
2016
Utopia Ltd. (theatre), September, Dublin Fringe Festival, Dublin
Utopia Ltd. (theatre), June, Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork
Radio Silence, a radio-game (radio game), June, Cloudlands, Dublin
Radio Silence, a radio-game (radio game), May-June, Cork University Hospital
Radio Silence, a radio-game (radio game), May, Cloudlands, Cork City Council Atrium, Cork
Radio Silence, a radio-game (radio game), April, Limerick City Hospital, Limerick
Radio Silence, a radio-game (radio game), April, Waterford University Hospital, Waterford
Radio Silence, a radio-game (radio game), April, Cloudlands, Waterford
Radio Silence, a radio-game (radio game), March, Galway University Hospital
Radio Silence, a radio-game (radio game), March, Cloudlands, Galway Arts Center, Galway
There Be Dragons (conversational performance), February, Quarter Block Party, Cork
Quarter Block Party (festival), February, Cork
2015
Utopia Ltd. (public residency), June, Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork
Radio Silence, a radio game (radio game), June, CUH fm
Quarter Block Party (festival), February, Cork
2014
Cloudlands phase 3 (collaborative project), Oct - Jun '15, Cork University Hospital, Helium Arts & Health, Cork
Quarter @ TDC (event), November, Theatre Development Center, Cork
Quarter @ TDC (event), August, Theatre Development Center, Cork
Taken by the Others (playscape), June, 72Hr Interactions, Ruhr Triennial
Quarter @ TDC (event), May, Theatre Development Center, Cork
Quarter @ TDC (event), February, Theatre Development Center, Cork
2013
Islands are just a bunch of squiggly lines (performative installation), November, Beyond the Box, Pallas Project/Studios, Dublin
Quarter @ TDC (event), November, Theatre Development Center
Exit Strategy (theatre), September, New Theatre, Dublin Fringe Festival, Dublin
Quarter @ TDC (event), August, Theatre Development Center
Exit Strategy (theatre), June, Cork Arts Theatre, Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork
2012
Quarter (project space), Nov - Feb '13, Cork
12 a Day (performance), Theatre Development Center, Cork
Cloudlands phase 1 (collaborative project), Oct - Jun '13, Cork University Hospital, Helium Arts & Health, Cork
No One Can Hear You In There (theatre), June, Solstice, Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork
Solstice (festival), June, Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork
Let's Play Design (installation), February, Sample Studios, Cork
2011
Osteoporosis (musical), September, The Pav, Cork
Osteoporosis (musical), June, Solstice, Cork Midsummer Festival
Solstice (festival), June, Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork
Fuck My Life (theatre), April, Koln (DE)
Fuck My Life (theatre), March, Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork
2010
Puppet Portal Project (collaborative project), Nov-Dec, Cork University Hospital, Helium Arts & Health, Cork
Makeshift Christmas Flashmob (audio guided performance), Dec, Cork
Fuck My Life (theatre), CAMPO, Ghent (BE)
Fuck My Life (theatre), Frascati, Amsterdam
Fuck My Life (theatre), Belfast International Theatre Festival, Belfast (UK)
because the bus is always late (intervention), September, Cork Culture Night, Cork
Fuck My Life (theatre), National Theatre of Scotland, St. Andrews (UK)
Fuck My Life (theatre), July, Kiasma, Helsinki (FI)
Fuck My Life (theatre), June, LIFT, London (GB)
Fuck My Life (theatre), June, Cork Midsummer Festival
Story of the Siren (theatre), March, Granary Theatre, Cork
pedagogical projects and publications
2024
(mentor) project planning support on ‘She Sells Sea Shells on the She Sore’ with Julia Rubies Subiros, Brussels
(mentor) Mapping workshop for Joan Sommers Donnelly/Idioaesthetics Research, Brussels
(publication, contributor) Academy of Margins, an experiment in Learning-with, Robida, Berlin, Germany
2022
(mentor) Joan Sommers Donnelly, Brussels
(book, co-editor) Speak Like No One in Particular, a guide, Kilkenny
2020
(mentor) Mark Durkan, Choose Your Own Adventure, Cork
(editor) Sina Seifee: Critical Bestiaries, a.pass, Brussels
(article, writer) Kutatonaplo, Szinhaz - April , Budapest
(article, writer) being on the inside, Covid Chronicles, artsandhealth.ie
(article, writer) Sohasincs, Szinhaz - May/June, Budapest
2019
(book, co-editor) un-Common Neighbours, placing socially engaged practices, Cork
(article) On Participation, Un-Common Neighbours, placing socially engaged practices, Cork
(artistic coordinator) Common Ground, Cork
2018
(artistic coordinator/facilitator) Common Ground, Budapest
(artistic coordinator) Common Ground, online training
(artistic coordinator/facilitator) Common Ground, Cork
2016
(book, co-editor) Collaborations Toolkit, Rovaniemi
2015
(facilitator) Life Scripts, Ommen, The Netherlands
(facilitator) Wonderous Stories III, Ommen, The Netherlands
(facilitator, co-organiser) IN-SITU, training in site-specific theatre, Budapest
2014
(mentor, coordinator) Future Producers, Cork
2013
(facilitator) Wonderous Stories I, Ommen, The Netherlands
2012
(coordinator) TITLE Residency, Solstice, Cork
2011
(coordinator) Let's Play!, Cork
other artistic roles
Brussels Artist Run Network - Core Group member 2024 - to date
MOTA000 - Artistic Team 2019-date
Artist Commons - Collective Member 2019-date
Sample Studios - Performing Arts Programmer 2015 - 2016
Theatre Development Center - Steering Committee Member 2014 - 2017
Firestarter Network - Board Member 2012 - 2019
Makeshift Ensemble - Artistic Director 2010 - 2019
Solstice - Creative Co-Producer 2010-2012
Granary Theatre - Front of House Assistant 2009 - 2011