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  • The Blue Boy


    Blue_Boy_2_Foto_Daniel_Keane

    © Daniel Keane

    by Feidlim Cannon and Gary Keegan
    World premiere
    Brokentalkers, Dublin / Ireland

    Direction Feidlim Cannon, Gary Keegan Movement Eddie Kay Music and composition Séan Millar Video Kilian Waters Set and costumes Lucy Andrews, David Fagan Cast Dylan Coburn Gray, Eddie Kay, Gary Keegan, Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy, Stephen Lehane, Mary-Louise McCarthy Musician Lucy Andrews

    THU April 25, 6 pm
    FRI April 26, 10 am

    THEATER AN DER PARKAUE ° Bühne 2

    70 minutes, followed by an audience discussion
    Age: 15 upwards
    in English with German surtitles

    SYNOPSIS

    In their show Brokentalkers exposes the huge faults in the Irish educational system. Since the beginning of the 19th century the state has given financial support to children’s homes led by Catholic priests. A huge number of official reports have brought to light the fact that children in these homes have been beaten, neglected and sexually abused until very recent times. The Ministry for Families only acknowledged these cases for the first time in 2011, and made a public apology to the victims. The production starts in the past but then moves its attention to current educational methods.

    “The Blue Boy” is a very special form of documentary theatre. The production uses recordings of contemporary witnesses and authentic extracts from films. The impressive choreography combines contemporary dance with elements of sign language.

    Brokentalkers was set up in 2001 and today it is generally regarded as Ireland’s most innovative theatre group. It also shows its work on the international stage. Its productions have been presented in theatres, public spaces and on the Internet. The shows are always related to challenges presented by today’s world and are put together with the aid of self written and borrowed texts, dance, music, interviews, film and other found material.

    Blue_Boy_1_Foto_Daniel_Keane

    © Daniel Keane

    A coproduction with the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival, LÓKAL Theatre Festival Reykjavík, Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival Groningen, Korjaamo Theatre/Stage Festival Helsinki and the Cork Midsummer Festival with generous support from the Norfolk and Norwich Festival and Culture Ireland.

    Brokentalkers are supported by The Arts Council, Dublin City Council and Culture Ireland. Brokentalkers are part of Project Catalyst, an initiative of Project Arts Centre.

    Brokentalkers are represented worlwide by Sarah Ford / Quaternaire www.quaternaire.org