Cormac Mohally Residency

Cormac Mohally's Juggling and Movement Residency Exchange is a Ceist Residency.

There will be a joint Showing Friday 14 November 6pm, with resident Artists Jack Philp and Cormac Mohally

Inspired by a focus on the theatre and movement of juggling, Cormac Mohally, circus and street performance artist, will collaborate with Berlin based circus artist Liam Wilson on a research exchange to dive into further creating movement sequences as a solo and duo.

Cormac Mohally taught himself to juggle at 13, dropped out of school and became a full time artist using circus and street performance. The initial passion for juggling came through trick satisfaction, and as a performer Cormac learned to multitask tricks like unicycling and juggling while performing for an audience. A modern contemporary style of juggling integrates movement, drawing on dance techniques to create fragmented patterns and choreography. With Cork City Council bursary support, Cormac will collaborate with Sirio Rubio on a research exchange during this residency to dive further into creating movement sequences as a solo and duo.

The usual skill of juggling, learned as a teenager, became a career for Cormac Mohally after he attended the Belfast Circus School in 1999. Immediately he put himself out in the world and cut his teeth on the streets of Cork busking his way into local folklore before honing his craft with Lords of Strut who went on to become Street Performance World Champions in 2013. This comedy dance acrobatic duo had one mission, to save the world with dance, and along the way created 6 indoor theatre shows, pop up street raves in alleys, performing live on Britain’s Got Talent before creating the much loved RTEJr Series Body Brothers who danced their way into living room tellies.

Cormac has been instrumental in elevating Circus and Street Performance through his company Pitch’d Productions, and is the Artistic Director of UpDown Circus Festival.

Liam Wilson grew up in Scotland, climbing trees, hillwalking and teaching himself to juggle. His passion for creative movement exploded, bringing him into contact with many teachers including Stefan Sing, Roberto Olivan, Morgan Cosquer and Guillaume Martinet. His style matured, taking on a visual emphasis and using innovative juggling as a tool for communication and storytelling.

Supported by a Cork City Council Bursary