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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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PERFORMANCES

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IRELAND

Cairde Festival, Sligo IE

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Fri 11 July | 2pm | National Surf Centre, Strandhill 
Fri 11 July | 4pm | Queen Maeve Square 
Sat 12 July | 5pm | Queen Maeve Square​

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Earagail Festival, Donegal IE

Mon 14 July | 12 noon | Gola Island

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CATALUNYA​​ PERFORMANCES

Fira Tàrrega

11, 12, 13 & 14 September 2025

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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

Past funders:

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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.

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Galway International Arts Festival, Town Hall Theatre, Arts Council, BeMotion Festival in Bassano del Grappa IT, and Echo Echo Dance in Derry NI.

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