"I began looking at the writings of Milan Kundera and was particularly interested in his stories of disappearance, his descriptions of the properties of memory and how he portrays the complexities of loss and betrayal. I imagined a nuanced, subtle performance world where the interaction between the dancers would give the feeling that every moment was marked, necessary and given weight.

The performers engage with the material in a heightened manner and this in turn adds a texture and depth that heightens the experience of the spectator in turn.

The exploration of memory, disappearance and separation are occurring themes in my work. I come from a society which has experienced struggle, loss and ultimately dissociation. It continues to deal with the latter."

Choreography: Liz Roche
Company: Liz Roche Company
Cast: Alan Gilsenan, Katherine O'Malley, Alexandre Iseli, Liv O'Donoghue, Justine Cooper, Jenny Roche, Grant McLay
Producer: Kerbute Productions

Dance production filmed at The Abbey Ireland's National Theatre

52:13 min

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Liz is Artistic Director of Dublin based dance company Liz Roche Company. Her work for the company has been performed throughout Ireland and internationally, most notably at the South Bank Centre London, the Baryshnikov Arts Centre and Judson Memorial Church New York, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Meet in Beijing Festival, Festival De La Nouvelle Danse Uzes and Centre Culturelle Irlandais in Paris. She has been commissioned to make new dance for a number of dance companies including the National Ballet of China, Scottish Dance Theatre, CoisCéim Dance Theatre and Dance Theatre of Ireland. Liz has also choreographed "Unsung", directed by Morleigh Steinberg for RTÉ Dance on The Box and co-choreographed "Cold Dream Colour" with Steinberg and "Oguri", with music by Paul Chavez and the Edge.

Liz recently choreographed "King Lear" at the Abbey Theatre. Other work at the Abbey Theatre includes "Alice in Funderland", "The Government Inspector", "The Cherry Orchard", "Burial at Thebes" and "The House of Barnarda Alba". Other theatre and opera work includes "Medea" for Siren Productions, "Festen" for The Gate, "The Talk of The Town", "Miss Julie" and "The Secret Garden" for Landmark Productions, "The Mines of Sulphur" for Wexford Festival Opera, "Aida" for National Opera of Korea, "Semiramide" for Rossini Opera Festival & Liceu Barcelona, "Lucia Silla" for Opernhaus Zurich and Opera de Nice and "Lady Macbeth" of Mtsensk, "Queen of Spades" and "The Silver Tassie" for Opera Ireland. Liz has just completed her three year role as Choreographer-in-Residence at The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at University of Limerick and is also a former recipient of Peter Darrell Choreographic Award, Bonnie Bird U.K. New Choreography Award and the Dublin Fringe Festival Jane Snow Award. She is currently a selected artist on the Modul Dance European network.

www.lizrochecompany.com