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.
PERFORMANCES
PERFORMANCES (AS PART OF BEALTAINE 2025)​
The Square, Roscommon IE
Saturday 24th May | 2pm
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Edgeworthstown Library, Longford IE
Friday 30th May | 2pm
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Market Square, Dundalk IE
Saturday 31st May | 2pm
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IRELAND PERFORMANCES
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 | 2pm | Mullaghmore Green
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
September 2025
https://www.firatarrega.cat/en_index/
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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,
Echo Echo Dance in Derry NI.