David Bolger Explained
David Bolger (born 1968) is an Irish choreographer, dancer and theatrical director.[2] He is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.[3]
Early life
Bolger was born in Dublin in 1968 and grew up in Sandymount;[4] he lived next to the singer Agnes Bernelle and actor Christopher Casson. His father was a haulage contractor.[5]
Career
Bolger enrolled in Dublin City Ballet aged 16.[5]
He founded the dance company CoisCéim (Irish: "footstep") in 1995.[6] [7] [8]
In 2001, he co-wrote and choreographed the film Hit and Run, which won the Paula Citron Award for Choreography for the Camera at the Moving Pictures Festival, Toronto and the Jury Prize at the Dance on Camera Festival. He was nominated at the American Choreography Awards.[9]
Bolger was the choreographer for the film Dancing at Lughnasa (1998).[10]
He created A Dash of Colour for the opening ceremony of the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games.[11]
In 2007 he was elected to Aosdána.[12]
In 2011 he won an Ivey Award for his work on the Guthrie Theater's H.M.S. Pinafore.[13]
In 2022 he directed Orfeo ed Euridice at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival.[14]
Notes and References
- Once upon a dance floor - CoisCéim's Francis Footwork. 27 April 2022. www.rte.ie.
- Book: Wulff, Helena. Dancing at the Crossroads: Memory and Mobility in Ireland. 25 October 2008. Berghahn Books. 978-1-84545-590-3 . Google Books.
- Book: That Was Us: Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance. Fintan. Walsh. Willie. White. 4 October 2013. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9781783195343 . Google Books.
- Book: McGrath, A.. Dance Theatre in Ireland: Revolutionary Moves. 3 December 2012. Springer. 9781137035486 . Google Books.
- Web site: Upfront: David Bolger on dance, a magical childhood, and the power of the dog. independent. 15 May 2022 .
- Book: Sweeney, B.. Performing the Body in Irish Theatre. 14 February 2008. Springer. 978-0-230-58205-7 . Google Books.
- Book: The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance. Eamonn. Jordan. Eric. Weitz. 18 September 2018. Springer. 978-1-137-58588-2 . Google Books.
- Web site: Performance History. CoisCéim Dance Theatre. July 2024 .
- News: Hit and Run. The Irish Times.
- Lughnasa "After" Easter: Treatments of Narrative Imperialism in Friel and Devlin. Clutterbuck, Catriona. 1999. Irish University Review. 29. 1. 101–118. 25511534 . JSTOR.
- Web site: Aosdána. aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
- Web site: Aosdána elects 15 new members including, for the first time, choreographers.. Arts Council. webmaster. 27 May 2013. www.artscouncil.ie.
- Web site: Performance: In the swim of things. Rohan. Preston. Star Tribune.
- Blackwater Valley Opera Festival: Orfeo ed Euridice at Lismore. 17 May 2022. www.rte.ie.
