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Junk Ensemble

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Yves Lorrhan

12-3.30pm, September 27th, Garter Lane Arts Centre Waterford

ABOUT

Join us in Garter Lane Arts Centre for an afternoon of workshops, suitable for anyone with a performance practice and experience with movement. In the evening Junk Ensemble present their show Dances Like A Bomb in the Garter Lane Theatre

12-1.30pm Junk Ensemble/Megan Kennedy

The workshop will begin with an energetic and physically inclusive warm-up and progress into task-based exercises devised in groups and in pairs. Movement tasks will draw on themes from Dances Like A Bomb and include text and memory focused tasks, relying on a physical, creative devising process from participants. Director Megan Kennedy from Junk Ensemble will facilitate this workshop. Stick around to see Dances Like A Bomb on the Garter Lane Stage at 8pm Tickets to the show available through Garter Lane

About Junk Ensemble

Junk Ensemble is a multi-award winning Dublin-based dance theatre company founded by twin sisters Megan Kennedy and Jessica Kennedy. The company is committed to engaging diverse audiences through the creation and presentation of brave, imaginative and accessible work that sheds light on important human issues relevant to society today. Current Associate Artists at Project Arts Centre and previous Artists-in-Residence at The Tate, Junk Ensemble has built a reputation as one of Ireland’s leading voices in dance.

2-3.30pm Yves Lorrhan

Flow in Connection — This workshop will be divided into two parts. In the first part, participants will explore different ways of expressing themselves freely. Everyday actions, words, and emotions will be transformed into movement, allowing the body to become a channel for personal expression. In the second part, through partner dances, we will focus on how to flow with the stimulus of another body - developing responsiveness, adaptability, and the ability to embrace improvisation in a more natural and fluid way.

About Yves

Yves is a dance artist and choreographer from Northeast Brazil based in Ireland. With 26 years of dance experience, he excelled in Ballroom, Afro-Brazilian and Contemporary Dance. For the past 5 years, he worked with renowned Irish artists Tara Brandel, Kate Wilson, Jess Rowell, Philip Connaughton, Alessandra Azevedo, Osaro Adams, John Scott, Andrea Willian, David McGovern, Oran Leong and others. He also performed at various festivals, events and also abroad. In 2023, He was granted the Dance Agility Award of the Arts Council of Ireland. In 2024, he was awarded a residency at Dance Ireland and also at Live Arts Ireland. Yves is one of the twelve artists selected to take part of the fourth edition of the Artists Encounter by Aerowaves Europe in November this year. Also in 2024, Yves was granted the Dance Bursary Award of the Arts Council of Ireland to develop his practice. in 2025, as part of the Bursary award, he created the ‘Inner Man’ group, a reflective group of men that aims to debate and reflect on masculinities and the role of men in society. Recently, he was awarded the Artist in the Community Scheme award by Create Ireland.

PLEASE NOTE

The workshop day is FREE but spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and your booking is only secured with a deposit of €15 - which will be returned in full after you attend the workshops, or if you cancel up to 24hrs before the workshop. Participants attending the full day will be prioritised. There are stipends available towards access, childcare and travel costs. 

For more information and to Book Your Spot: https://forms.gle/4UVn9vfqA4jV9BQj7

This event is part of my 3rd year as Dance Artist in Residence, supported by the Arts Council and Waterford City and County Council

Dublin Theatre Festival 2025; check out my choreography in The Maker by Dan Colley and I’ll be performing in I Fall Down by Gina Moxley