Second Edition of Pan Pan Platform in partnership with AOB Arts Management Announced

17 August 2020

We are delighted to announce the second edition of the Pan Pan Platform at Dublin Fringe Festival in partnership with AOB Arts Management.  This initiative connects experienced producers and makers with exciting artists.

The artists and shows that make up the 2020 Pan Pan Platform are Murmuration’s Will I See You There, produced by Dara Ó Cairbre, and Matt Bratko & Frank Sweeney’s Initiation, produced by Marisa Conroy. These shows will present their world premieres this September at Dublin Fringe Festival 2020: Pilot Light Edition. These two projects will receive artistic mentorship from Gavin Quinn and Aedín Cosgrove and producing support from AOB Arts Management’s Aisling O’Brien and Producer Kate Lennon.

“Developing new performance ideas is at the centre of Pan Pan’s raison d’être which is born from a desire to be individual and provide innovation in the development of theatre art. We fully support the emergence of new work from young and innovative artists and are delighted to support the two shows with AOB Art Management at Pan Pan Platform at Dublin Fringe.” – Pan Pan

 “I am delighted to be partnering with Pan Pan and Dublin Fringe Festival on the Pan Pan Platform again this year, and to get the opportunity to support exciting makers and producers on their new work. Through this initiative, Pan Pan, Dublin Fringe Festival, my Co-Producer Kate Lennon and I, will support and guide both the makers and producers through the stages of producing a show in Dublin Fringe Festival 2020 and beyond. In these strange times; an artist-led approach is vital in how organisations partner, pool resources, share knowledge and collectively try to navigate this time together”. - Aisling O’Brien, AOB Arts Management.

A man crouched over a wooden floor covered in red wax with a red candle in front of him
Initiation by Matthew Bratko & Frank Sweeney

“It’s brilliant to see leading artists like Pan Pan and experienced producers like Aisling O’Brien and Kate Lennon share their skills and expertise with the next generation of contemporary performance makers. They have selected two really exciting shows from this year’s festival programme, made by highly-skilled emerging artists whose work is pushing theatrical form. I look forward to seeing the results of this initiative in September when both have their world premiere at Dublin Fringe Festival 2020: Pilot Light Edition.” – Ruth McGowan, Festival Director, Dublin Fringe Festival.

Since its inception, Pan Pan has constantly examined and challenged the nature of its work and has resisted settling into well-tried formulas. Developing new performance ideas is at the centre of the company’s mission. All the works created are original, either through the writing (original plays) or through the totally unique expression of established writings. Pan Pan tries to approach theatre as an open form of expression and has developed an individual aesthetic that has grown from making performances in a host of different situations and conditions. Pan Pan is committed to presenting performances nationally and internationally and developing links for co-productions and collaborations. The company has toured in Ireland, UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and China.

AOB Arts Management specialises in cultural producing, project management, artist support and development, and works with some of Ireland's leading creative makers and organisations in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Art.