Hanging in There Nick Bryson & Damian Punch (Ireland) Using comedy, dance, contact improvisation and theatrical instinct, two male dancers give insight into overcoming bygone differences. A gentle work of physical theatre that explores the connection between the vocabulary of the peace process in Northern Ireland and that of contemporary dance.This production is supported by Daghdha Dance Company.

Commingle Catherine Young (Ireland) A pulsating blend of live, African drums and traditional Irish rhythms makes this a breathless presentation of the energy of African dance. Performed by an ensemble cast from West Africa, Argentina and Ireland, this is a work that reflects a culturally diverse Ireland.

Catastrophe Communication Combinatoria Caroline Hainaut & Palle Dyrvall (Sweden) If our days are numbered and the mushroom cloud awaits us all, then let’s at least have a laugh about it. Chaotic doomsday dancer and stand-up comedian Dyrvall flaunts his finest Houellebecqian style in this prophetic story of the Omega Man. A barrage of earth-shattering predictions, a flood of paranoid words about impending disaster and a dancing genius in overdrive.

Selected for Aerowaves 2006 at The Place, London. Supported by Projects Arts Centre.