Dán is a performance piece created by an Irish Berlin based collective: under the direction and choreography of Marguerite Donlon, assisted by Maureen Gleason; actress Mary Kelly, Composer/DJ Dara Smith and Dancer Camilla Matteucci bring contemporary Irish poetry to life through dance, music and spoken word.
Dán is what happens when a Dancer, a DJ and an Actor walk into a bar. Armed with contemporary Irish poetry, Dán is a rare opportunity to experience these disciplines, respond, fuse and explode. This experimental blind date is a party, a celebration and an ode set to the pulse of one of our most cherished poets.
Come see.
The creative ensemble behind Dán primarily consists of Irish artists who are now based in Berlin. These creatives include choreographer and director Marguerite Donlon, actor and playwright Mary Kelly, composer and DJ Dara Smith, and dancer Camilla Matteucci.
Marguerite Donlon is a contemporary choreographer, theatre director, and curator based in Berlin and Osnabrück. After a soloist dance career with the English national ballet in London and later with the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, she began her international choreographic career in 1999. Donlon has been a ballet director for several theatres in Germany, including Saarländisches Staatstheater and, most recently, Theater Osnabrück. She is currently working as a freelance choreographer for theatre and dance companies worldwide.
Mary Kelly is an actor and playwright (published by Nick Hern Books, London and Stinging Fly, Dublin) based in Berlin and working in Germany since 2011. She previously worked at The Gate Theatre with Second Age Theatre Company, Guna Nua Theatre Company and more, and she toured her own work nationally.
Dara Smith is an Irish visual artist, art director and musician based in Berlin since 2011. He has trained and worked in both the visual and audio sides of the industry. He loves communicating and telling stories, both linear and interactive, through a wide range of mediums and platforms. He has released electronic music and performed worldwide as Lakker with Ian Mc Donnell and solo as Arad.
Camilla Matteucci is a freelance dancer and teacher based in Berlin. She has performed with with many theatres in Germany such as the Staatsoper Hannover, Theatre Nordhausen and Theatre Osnabrueck. In the last two years Camilla has worked as the choreographic assistant to Marguerite Donlon.