CREDITS

VIRTUAL REALITY
VR DIRECTION Enya Belak
VR FILMING AND POST-PRODUCTION Igor Crnković
PRODUCER FOR AEROWAVES Anna Arthur
AEROWAVES COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Clàudia Brufau
AEROWAVES DIRECTOR John Ashford
PRODUCERS Sarah Latty and Bridget Webster

Produced by CoisCéim Dance Theatre
A Springback Production

Filmed live in Virtual Reality in May 2022 at The Ark Children’s Cultural Centre

ARTISTS AND CREATORS OF FRANCIS FOOTWORK
WRITER, DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER David Bolger
MUSIC & SOUND Denis Clohessy
SCENIC, LIGHTING & PROJECTION DESIGN Christopher Ash
COSTUME DESIGN Maree Kearns
HAIR & MAKEUP Val Sherlock
ISL INTERPRETER Caoimhe Coburn Gray

CAST Cristian Enmanuel Dirocie, Stephanie Dufresne, Ivonne Kalter and Jonathan Mitchell

PRODUCTION MANAGER Eamon Fox
STAGE MANAGER Stephanie Ryan
CHIEF LX Eoin Winning
SOUND ENGINEER Michael Stapleton
AV ENGINEER Laura Rainsford

PROPS Dylan Farrell
COSTUME SUPERVISOR Nicola Burke
COSTUME DESIGN ASSISTANT Pai Treeratt
PROP MAKER Craig Starkie
PHOTOGRAPHER Hugo Glendinning, Ros Kavanagh
GRAPHIC DESIGN Alphabet Soup

ABOUT

SEE, TOUCH, FEEL, DANCE in this 180° virtual reality presentation of FRANCIS FOOTWORK which was filmed live at The Ark Children’s Cultural Centre.

David Bolger’s vibrant production has been loved by audiences and critics alike since it premiered in 2019. It is a magical, empowering tale that celebrates individuality and encourages everyone to dance their own dance. Now we’re transforming the experience to bring it up close and unique to you, wherever you might live – where everyone’s seat is front row centre!

A typical presentation includes CREATIVE DANCE TALES – where younger audiences will take part in a workshop programme that bookends the VR screening for primary school-aged children to engage, explore, and create dance through kinaesthetic and collaborative learning.

“Joyful, clever, entertaining, intricate, technically superb and with a heart of goodness, Francis Footwork is a pure and simple delight. – The Irish Times

“If it all sounds a little magical and wondrous, that’s because it is. As well as being one of the most exquisitely choreographed and beautifully produced pieces of dance theatre to be had anywhere…Joyous, uplifting, and miraculously magical, “Francis Footwork” might well have you feeling a little bit starstruck. – The Arts Review

““A magical, marvellous take on dancing to your own tune” – The Sunday Business Post