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Workshop and Residency There will also be a four day making workshop with artists Deej Fabyc, Aisling Muller and Clare Hurley on the 12th to 15th of September this workshop will bring local people and artists from further afield to work together to create costumes from natural materiels, learn photography for performance and performance techniques to develop the shape and feel of this walk. This will take place at Live Art Ireland at Milford House, Borrisokane. Following this there will be a residency for artists from further afield based at Milford house to further develop the project in collaboration with local people. The residency will be from the 11th of September until the 7th of October.
On the 5th of October there was a very special walk in the Redwood bog
A big thanks to the community of people involved in Portach Promenade: Local history from James O’Meara and James Heenan Bog Marshal Nellius O’Meara Community organisers: Olive O’Meara and Theresia Guschlbauer Castle Host: Coleesa Egan Biodiversity and bog ecology from Anne Marie Maher.
Performers, Costume Makers and Ritual Creators: Tony & Mary Coen, Mariya Hoyin, Wolodymyr Topiy, Theresa Burke, Linda Grant, Frances Mezzetti, Layla Tobin, Sandra Corrigan Breathnach and Deej Fabyc. Costume and Banners: Mariya Hoyin, Benjamin Frymier and Mary Fymier. Documentation of the walk: Michael Higgins, Oli Ryan and Juana Robles and thank you to Aishling Muller and Claire Hurley for all the inspiration during the workshop.
The walk will be documented by film artists Jouana Roubles, Michael Higgins and sound artist Oli Ryan, as such all participants will need to sign a film and photography waiver in order to take part. The project will become a film which will be shown in local community and further afield after the walk has taken place.
This project is funded by a Creative Ireland and an Arts Act grant from Tipperary Council and an Agility Award from the Arts Council. Live Art Ireland is funded by a workspaces grant from the Arts Council.
