Mourning is a Muscle
A denim-drenched journey through grief, queerness and lineage - part performance, part installation.
Four years after their father’s death, Barry began writing letters to him. What started as a private mourning ritual became a way to move again.
Fusing ritual, music, design and movement, this tender and electric new work travels from Annie Lennox to Neil Diamond, Carlow fields to London lockdown, line dancing to lip-syncing.
A call to witness mourning in all its forms: spectacular, ordinary and everything in between.
For audiences 14+
Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Developed with the support of Carlow Arts Festival, Carlow Arts Office, Dublin Fringe Festival, OUTBOX, Pan Pan, Shoreditch Town Hall, & VISUAL Carlow.
Image Credit: Dónal Talbot
Information
PLEASE NOTE: contains themes of grief and parental loss. This performance contains haze effects and strobe lighting.
Outside of the performances, elements of Mourning is a Muscle will be exhibited in the foyer of Project Arts Centre - you are invited to visit and encounter this work in your own time.
Cast & Crew:
Creator/Performer: Barry Fitzgerald
Set & Costume Designer: Rūta Irbīte
Sound Designer: Tadhg Kinsella
Lighting Designer: John Gunning
Movement: Barry Fitzgerald & Daniel Hay-Gordon
Dramaturg: Ben Buratta
Costume Maker: Harry Whitham
Graphic Design: Brenda O'Lochlainn
Stage Manager: Em Kelleher
Production Manager: Iris Liange
Producer: Anderson de Souza
Credits:
Project development: Philip Connaughton, Jane Deasy, Alice Quinn Banville.
PERFORMANCES:
9 Sep, 18:30 (preview)
10 Sep, 18:30
11–12 Sep, 15:45 & 18:30
Prices: €20 (full), €18 (conc.), €16 (preview)
