Tearmann Aiteach / Queer Sanctuary – Isabella Oberländer & Fearghus Ó Conchúir

Sweaty dancing, fabulous strangeness, abundance, transforming naked bodies, sparkling visual design and gorgeous garments. What’s not to love?

Tearmann Aiteach / Queer Sanctuary dances a welcoming space that supports flourishing, solidarity and spritely sparkle. It has grown out of Fearghus Ó Conchúir and Isabella Oberländer’s separate practices as artists of different genders, generations and nationalities. Their dancing together celebrates what’s possible between their queer bodies and others.

You’re invited to watch, and if you fancy, to dive in. Dress up or not. Sparkle.

To create a space for transformation, exchange and spritely sparkle, the artists have collaborated with other queer artists and allies. There are fabulous garments designed by fashion designer Gregor Pituch that have their own strong presence and shape the movement. There’s nudity. The world is also created in dialogue with Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍 whose interactive design amplifies and modifies the queer bodies and the space for dancing.

Isabella Oberländer is a dance artist who has aligned her performance practice with a wide range of queer and feminist art-making in Ireland. Fearghus Ó Conchúir is a dance artist whose work has investigated the politics of gay experience in Ireland. They have been developing this work together for the past two years.

Please note: Contains nudity, loud music & flashing lighting

• Concept, choreography and performance Isabella Oberländer & Fearghus Ó Conchúir
• Dramaturgy Luke Pell
• Scenic Design Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍
• Fashion Design Gregor Pituch
• Producer Louisa Borg Constanzi Potts
• Production Manager / Lighting Designer Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin

Produced by Oberländer and Ó Conchúir and with the support of An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Dance Limerick, Dance Cork- Firkin Crane, Dublin Fringe Festival, Dance Ireland, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Tipperary Dance Platform and Dublin Dance Festival.