Volcano – Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects
A voyeuristic journey across four performances, as two characters grapple with power, time and trust.
If you missed this award-winning series by acclaimed director and choreographer Luke Murphy in the theatre, now is your chance to experience it on screen. Spanning four 45-minute episodes, Volcano blurs the boundaries of television, experimental theatre, contemporary dance, and psychological sci-fi thriller to create a hybrid performance for a Netflix era.
In a liminal space, two exasperated characters recreate the greatest hits of their lives: a night at a rave, a favourite game show, an 80s music-video. They pass the time, or quietly cling to distant memories of a life out of reach. As the narrative unfolds, the deeper precarity of their circumstances come into focus, leading the audience through a fever dream of questions and upended assumptions.
Available Online as part of DDF Digital 2023
22 Nov – 3 Dec 2023
€6 single film, or book all 4 DDF Digital 2023 films for €15
Book Online: dublindancefestival.ie
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Directed and Choreographed by Luke Murphy
Performed by Luke Murphy, Will Thompson
Rehearsal Direction: Stephen Moynihan
Dramaturgy: Lily Ockwell
Script: Luke Murphy
Story Development: Adam Burton, Luke Murphy, Emily Terndrup
Lighting Design: Stephen Dodd
Set Design: Alyson Cummins and Pai Rathaya
Costume Design: Pai Rathaya
Associate Costume Designer: Laura Fajardo Castro
Composition and Sound Design: Rob Moloney
Music Mix: Chaz Moloney
Filmmaker: Patricio Cassinoni
Camera Assistant: Ben Shachman
Editor: Ardi Raamets
Sound Recordist (Film): Cormac O’Connor
Cast: Film Clips
Adam Burton
Amaya Gill
Ciaran Bermingham
Emily Terndrup
Ghaliah Conroy
Gina Moxley
John McCarthy
Lily Ockwell
Luke Murphy
Mufutau Yusuf
Pearse Donoghue
Rocio Dominguez
Sile Maguire
Will Thompson
Production Manager: Simon Bird
Stage Manager: Chris Hopcraft
Chief LX: Gavin Kennedy
Sound Engineer: Aidah Sama
Producer: Gwen Van Spÿk
Assistant Producer: Sophie Coote
Performance Content Research and Development with Knut Vikstrom, Lucia Kickham, Robin Byrne, Ryan O’Neill and Tom Lane.
The company extends special thanks to Zlata Filipovic, Martin Brown, Veronica Foo.
Volcano was originally funded by The Arts Council of Ireland | An Chomhairle Ealaion Arts Grant Fund and created and presented with the support of Galway International Arts Festival; Firkin Crane; Graffiti Theatre; Galway Dance Project; and Shawbrook Dance.