Queen of the Meadows
Robyn Byrne
Location:
Project Arts Centre, Dublin
Space:
Space Upstairs
Form:
Live Art + Dance
Duration:
50 mins
Date:
Thursday May 8th
Start time:
8pm
Ticket price:
€18 / €16
Age: 15+
Contains strobe lighting
Robyn Byrne presents the premiere of her evocative new dance duet, Queen of the Meadows, as part of Live Collision International Festival 2025.
“Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two –
And see what worms are eating
At the rind”
– Langston Hughes
Looping and weaving through atmospheric underworlds, undulating movements, and sonic landscapes, Queen of the Meadows offers a glimpse into a world beyond our current reality. Inspired by folk medicine, feminism and cyclic patterns in life and in history, the show invites us to trust our intuition, in order to break free from cycles we are trapped in.
This is a momentary escape from the present. It is a look to the past, to find hope for the future.
“the five cast members (who are exceptional) explode onto the stage in a flurry of bodies, potent bursts of energy and passionate releases” ★★★★★
— Irish Times, for MOSH, choreographed by Robyn Byrne
About the Artist
Robyn is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and movement director from the Midlands, with a diverse portfolio spanning dance, theatre, film, circus, and outdoor spectacle. In 2023, she was awarded the prestigious Next Generation Award and appointed Tipperary Dance Associate Artist for the 2023–2024 season. She was also the National Dance Residency Partnership artist in 2022.
Her choreographic works include O before I (film), showcased at the Leeds International Film Festival 2021 and Dance Lens Melbourne 2023, and Glimmer, a dance installation presented at the Live Collision International Arts Festival in 2022. In 2023, Robyn choreographed the stage production MOSH, which won the Best Ensemble Award at the Dublin Fringe Festival and will tour nationally later this year.
As a movement director, Robyn has contributed to the projects His House, Home, a Screen Ireland Focus short (written by Philip Emo, directed by Ashling O’Regen Sargent), Gammy (written by Kate Finnegan, directed by Laura Sheeran), and Wide Open (written by Joe Murphy, directed by Hildegard Ryan). Since 2018, she has collaborated with Emma Martin/United Fall, recently completing a national tour as a performer in Night Dances. Other performance credits include work with Junk Ensemble, Irish National Opera, Company Philip Connaughton.
Credits
Created by Robyn Byrne
Devised and choreographed in collaboration with Susanne Engbo Andersen
Performed by Robyn Byrne and Susanne Engbo Andersen
Rehearsal Director – Róisín Harten
Set & Costume Designer – Nina Lopez Le Galliard
Lighting Designer – John Gunning
Composer – Anthony Cant
Audio Engineer & Associate Sound Designer – Arran Mac Gabhann
Creative Producer – Tilly Taylor
Production Manager – Sarah Timmins
Stage Manager – Fiona Keller
Photo by Faolán Carey.
Image edit by Luke Carparelli
Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon with support from Live Collision and Backstage Theatre Longford, and creative production support from field:arts. Developed with support from Shawbrook Residential, National Dance Residency Partnership, FRINGE LAB at Dublin Fringe Festival, Dance Ireland, Bækkelund International Residency Center for Artists and Dublin Dance Festival.