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Soldier Still

Direction and Choreography: Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy
In collaboration with the cast

Set Design: Sabine Dargent

Lighting Design: Sarah Jane Shiels

Composition: Denis Clohessy

Costume Design: Sarah Foley

Dramaturg: Gary Keegan

Performers: Dr Tom Clonan, Karl Fagerlund, Geir Hytten, Lucia Kickham, Julie Koenig, Stephen Moynihan, Fernando Balsera Pita

Producers: Gwen Van Spijk, Michelle Cahill

Production Managers: Adrian Mullan, Anthony Hanley

Stage Managers: Barry O’Donovan, Rachel Bergin

Design for Dance Intern (2017): Félicie Barbey

 

Irish Tour 2018 / Belfast International Arts Festival 2017 / Dublin Fringe Festival 2017 / Mermaid Arts Centre 2017

A cast of international dancers and former soldiers collaborate to explore the viciousness, vulnerability and trauma of violence. Soldier Still is a new dance theatre work that blends movement, text, music, real stories and real people, to create a harrowing tale of beauty and brutality. Developed from a series of interviews with current and former soldiers from the Irish Defence Force, The British Army and the Bosnian war, Soldier Still explores the after effect of war, the retirement of a soldier and the indelible traces left behind.

Performed by four exceptional dancers and former captain Dr Tom Clonan, the production is a poetic human perspective of the impact of violence, telling a universal tale of trauma. Winning Best Design at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2017, the stunning and simple set design is an active participant in the piece, accompanied by a visceral sound design.

★★★★★ 'Raw power and a palpable elegance ... Not to be missed' The Arts Review

★★★★ 'Junk Ensemble’s most visually focused work to date.' The Irish Times

★★★★ ‘Dynamic and rich contemporary contemplation of the trauma of militant violence … Powerful.' The Reviews Hub

Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. A co-production with Mermaid Arts Centre and Project Arts Centre. Supported by Dance Ireland and Dance Base Edinburgh. Junk Ensemble are Project Artists at Project Arts Centre.