“Butler and Martin engage in an intense, affectionate, sometimes flirtatious musical conversation. Butler is an extraordinary dancer, the accent of her dancing is distinctly Irish. Her footwork is light and crisp—she skitters across the floor, like a butterfly skimming the surface of a lake.” Marina Hass The New Yorker Jean Butler’s last Danspace commission, hurry…
Tuesday, November 17 – Saturday, November 21 at Danspace Project, 131 East 10th Street. The world premier of celebrated dancer/choreographer/GIH faculty member Jean Butler’s new duet, this is an Irish dance, created with Belfast-based cellist Neil Martin in co-presentation of Danspace Project, Irish Arts Center, and Project Arts Centre, Dublin, unearths this iconic artist’s roots by…
Great day in @redbox recording a lullaby I’ve written for world’s first ever BabyDay – Sun, 27th September 2015, here in Belfast…
Magical clouds in Vermont, where Jean Butler & myself float off in rehearsal on our dance piece. NYC – Nov – be there! Tuesday, November 17 – Saturday, November 21 at Danspace Project, 131 East 10th Street. The world premier of celebrated dancer/choreographer/GIH faculty member Jean Butler’s new duet, this is an Irish dance, created with…
