Miss Mary
Miss Mary is an Irish tradition which no longer exists.
An outdoor solo dance, created and performed by Kristyn Fontanella, Miss Mary traces the footsteps of migrating Irish dance masters.
Traveling through parks and fields, embodying the land and its stories, she arrives at a gathering of people, she invites them to exchange and listen.
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She asks them:
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Where did you come from?
How do you move?
Will you dance with me?
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Miss Mary gathers ancestors, nostalgia and community, sharing the stories that live within us all.
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​2026 TOUR
15 March
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11 April
Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland
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3 & 4 May
Belfast, Ireland
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9 May
Wexford, Ireland
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30 & 31 May
Carlow, Ireland
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19-21 June
Sibiu International Theatre Festival
Sibiu, România
4 & 5 July
Meiben, Germany
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8 & 9 July
Dresden, Germany
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25 & 26 July
Glasgow, Scotland
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1-3 August
Spraoi International Street Arts Festival
Waterford, Ireland
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1-4 October
Findhorn Bay, Scotland
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9-18 October
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children
Galway, Ireland
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CREATIVE TEAM CREDITS
CONCEPT & PERFORMANCE Kristyn Fontanella
DRAMATURGY & MOVEMENT DIRECTION Rob Heaslip
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COSTUME Cherie White
COMPOSER Mícheál Ó Dubhghaill
High Jinks Jig, Farmer's Bridge Polka
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MUSICIANS Brian Fleming Bodhran & Bones
Fionn O Neill Bass
Greta Curtin Concertina
Kieran Fitzpatrick Accordion
Martin Schärer Percussion, Sound-design
Mícheál Ó Dubhghaill Vocals, Fiddle
MUSIC PRODUCER Martin Schärer
Pika Studio’s, Annascaul, Co. Kerry, Ireland
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SOUND-DESIGN, MIXING & MASTERING Alan Kelly
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PHOTOGRAPHY Shane Vaughan, Dani Hernandez & Cyrille Clement
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Presented in association with Age & Opportunity as part of the nationwide Bealtaine Festival - celebrating Arts and creativity as we age. Co-produced by Roscommon Arts Centre with further support from Backstage Theatre Longford and An Tain Arts Centre Dundalk.
​​IRIS programme: Cairde Arts Festival, Earagail Festival, ISACS and Fira Tàrrega.
R&D Bursaries from: Galway International Arts Festival, Town Hall Theatre, Arts Council, BeMotion Festival in Bassano del Grappa IT, and Echo Echo Dance in Derry NI.
