Bodies of Water
Bodies of Water
At Dublin Fringe 2019
“This is a play that dances the line between what is real and what is fiction.[...Kavanagh] plays the part with the tenderness of a lover who was left behind and never got the answers she deserved.” Nomoreworkhorse
Hugely intricate show and a beautiful and moving look at grief and the unknowable. - Dublin City FM
“At the intersection of feminism, climate change and visual-arts…it’s a sly meditation on all we leave behind.” The Irish Times
Co-created by Eoghan Carrick Maeve Stone
Jonah King and Úna Kavanagh
Nominated for the Best Design Award (Dublin Fringe Festival, 2019): “For work that encompasses outstanding lighting, sound, scenic, projection, costume and overall design”
“This is a play that dances the line between what is real and what is fiction. The audience are plunged into the world of the artist. She was fascinated by the waste we generate and her final work of art was meant to be a video of the North Atlantic garbage patch.”
Bodies of Water is an exhibition by an artist you have never heard of. Ira Dean disappeared at sea in 2009 while making her final artwork. She vanished completely. But was it an accident? A tragedy? A hoax? The mystery has haunted her partner, Jan Kavanagh, for the last decade in her search for clues in the surviving artworks. Join her as she introduces us to the life and work of Ira Dean. Developed with the support of the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Corn Exchange Theatre Company, Crush Curatorial New York, Dublin City Council, The Samuel Beckett Centre and MAKE Artist Residency. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin.
Team
Performed by Úna Kavanagh Film Performance: Maria Boardman, Maeve O’Mahony Video Design: Jonah King Sound Design: Frank Sweeney Lighting Design: Eoghan Carrick, Cillian MacNamara Dramaturgy / Text: Maeve Stone Producer: Aisling Ormonde Production Manager: Sean Dennehy Stage Manager: Zoe Reynolds Assistant Director: Kevin Michael Reed, Annachiara Vispi
