James Joyce’s only daughter, Lucia, flourished as a modern dancer at the heart of the artistic avant-garde in 1920s Paris. In this illustrated talk on Monday, June 16th at 6pm in Alliance Française Dublin, dance historian, writer/director, and documentary maker Deirdre Mulrooney shares highlights of her time walking in Lucia’s footsteps while on artist residency at Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris last year.
Deirdre Mulrooney is the author of Irish Moves, an illustrated history of dance and physical theatre in Ireland, Lucia Joyce: Full Capacity, and a book on Pina Bausch (her PhD). Her films have been broadcast on RTE, TG4, and selected for film festivals worldwide, from Lincoln Center NYC Dance on Camera Festival, to Bloomsday Film Festival at the IFI. As part of her ongoing project to re-inscribe the body into Irish cultural history Deirdre has been reclaiming Lucia Joyce as a significant artist since her RTE Lyric FM feature radio documentary and short dance film starring Evanna Lynch.
The talk is presented in collaboration with the French Embassy in Ireland and Alliance Française Dublin.
The event is free but booking is essential.
