David Bolger

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]

David Bolger
Born1968 (age 54–55)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Known forchoreography
Notable workThe Wolf and Peter[1]
Movementcontemporary dance
ElectedAosdána (2007)
Websitecoisceim.com

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]

References
  1. "Once upon a dance floor - CoisCéim's Francis Footwork". 27 April 2022 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Wulff, Helena (25 October 2008). "Dancing at the Crossroads: Memory and Mobility in Ireland". Berghahn Books – via Google Books.
  3. Walsh, Fintan; White, Willie (4 October 2013). That Was Us: Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781783195343 – via Google Books.
  4. McGrath, A. (3 December 2012). Dance Theatre in Ireland: Revolutionary Moves. Springer. ISBN 9781137035486 – via Google Books.
  5. "Upfront: David Bolger on dance, a magical childhood, and the power of the dog". independent.
  6. Sweeney, B. (14 February 2008). "Performing the Body in Irish Theatre". Springer – via Google Books.
  7. Jordan, Eamonn; Weitz, Eric (18 September 2018). "The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance". Springer – via Google Books.
  8. "Performance History". CoisCéim Dance Theatre.
  9. "Hit and Run". The Irish Times.
  10. Clutterbuck, Catriona (1999). "Lughnasa "After" Easter: Treatments of Narrative Imperialism in Friel and Devlin". Irish University Review. 29 (1): 101–118. JSTOR 25511534 – via JSTOR.
  11. "Aosdána". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
  12. webmaster, Arts Council (27 May 2013). "Aosdána elects 15 new members including, for the first time, choreographers". www.artscouncil.ie.
  13. Preston, Rohan. "Performance: In the swim of things". Star Tribune.
  14. "Blackwater Valley Opera Festival: Orfeo ed Euridice at Lismore". 17 May 2022 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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