A film by Liz Roche Company
Co-produced with Invisible Thread Films.
Directed by Alan Gilsenan, choreographed by Liz Roche, co-created by Shane O’Reilly. 13 min, Ireland 2021. - on loop
Filmed in the Goethe-Institut in Dublin, “Näher” is a dance film that follows four lost souls as they move and gather in shared moments of remembrance, bringing life to haunted spaces new and old, evoking fleeting memories and suspended dreams. The film draws from the original production of “Näher… closer, nearer, sooner” commissioned by Goethe-Institut Irland on the occasion of its re-opening in 2018. It explored W.B. Yeats’ belief that the dead dream backwards through their lives. Journeying through the building, the choreography offered opportunities to dream back into the lives of the performers and share in their search for the moments of most meaning to them.
Directed by Alan Gilsenan
Created and Choreographed by Liz Roche
Co-created by Shane O’Reilly
Dancers: Finola Cronin, Kévin Coquelard, Liv O'Donoghue, Grant McLay
Director of Photography: Colm Hogan
Original Music: Ray Harman
Camera Assistant: Aoife Quinn
Sound Recordist: Kieran Horgan
Costumes by Catherine Fay
Costume Maker: Mara Kuvika
Editor: Bjorn Mac Giolla
Online Edit & Grade: Michael Higgins
Sound Mix: Paul Finan
Graphics: Hugh Rodgers
Producer: Zlata Filipović
Presented by the Goethe-Institut Ireland and Liz Roche Company.
Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council.
Opening hours of the gallery:
Monday-Thursday 10am – 7pm
Friday 10am – 5 pm
Saturday 10am – 3 pm
Please note that due to the protected structure of the building the gallery is not wheelchair-accessible.
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