Photo by Ste Murray
“An ingenious odd couple. The pairing of a traditional musician with a maker of contemporary theater…occupies a rarified zone.”—Irish Times
Irish Arts Center starts the new year with Bellow, a surprising theatrical rendering of the extraordinary real-life story of one of Ireland’s foremost accordionists, Danny O’Mahony, a man who has dedicated his life to the preservation of traditional Irish music.
Alongside Danny’s sublime live playing, this production from Dublin-based theatre company Brokentalkers—described as “one of Ireland’s most fearless and path-breaking theatre companies” (Irish Times)—features an original electronic composition by Valgeir Sigurðsson and contemporary dance by Emily Kilkenny Roddy, resulting in an arresting, astonishingly beautiful theatre performance exploring the weight of tradition, the capriciousness of memory, and the artist’s need to express their true self.
Join us for this North American premiere, presented January 7 through 18 only, as part of Under the Radar, a citywide festival of more than 20 leading NYC cultural institutions convening provocative, groundbreaking international and U.S. artists to celebrate risk-taking art and ideas.
Bellow
JL Greene Theatre
at Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
Hell’s Kitchen, NYC
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