OFFSPRING (A MODERN FRANKENSTEIN) BY EMILY TERNDRUP

We are thrilled to present a preview of Emily Terndrup's OFFSPRING (A Modern Frankenstein): A visceral reimagining of Mary Shelley's iconic novel, Frankenstein, that fuses dance, theatre, and visual storytelling into a genre-smashing confrontation of the thrill and terror of creation – in life, in art and in the body. As the artist at the centre of the work grapples with conflicting desires of motherhood and artistic expression, the lines between creator and creature blur.

Electrifyingly physical, darkly funny and unflinchingly intimate, this high-voltage dissection of a classic tale exposes urgent questions of creation and consequence in an increasingly unstable world.

Emily is in residence at Dance Cork Firkin Crane in August to develop this work. OFFSPRING (A Modern Frankenstein) will premiere in Dublin later this year.

Creative Team:
Directed by Emily Terndrup
Written by Emily Terndrup, after Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Performed and choreographed by Emily Terndrup, in collaboration with Luke Murphy and Ryan O’Neill
Sound Design and Composition: Michael John McCarthy
Lighting Design: Matt Burke
Chief LX : Arden Tierney
Stage Management: Molly Foley
Producer: Leigh Hussey
Design Consultant: LaurA Fajardo Castro
Creative Constructions by Nicole Clifford and Arran Mac Gabhann

Warning: Not suitable for younger audiences

Emily Terndrup is a multidisciplinary performer, choreographer, and director now based in Cobh, Co Cork. Her international performance career has included work with Punchdrunk, Gallim Dance, Liz Roche, Luke Murphy/Attic Projects, Bobbi-Jene Smith, and others. Her work spans the mediums of physical theatre, dance, film, and immersive performance in the pursuit of harnessing the narrative power of the body to weave stories that are both intensely personal and universally resonant.

OFFSPRING (A Modern Frankenstein) premieres at Dublin Fringe Festival in September.

Funded by Cork County Council. Developed with support from the Cork Theatre Collective, Dance Cork Firkin Crane, and The Everyman Theatre. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.