The Act of Existing

A performance shaped by others. In this provocative new duet by Philip Connaughton for Croí Glan, performers navigate a world of shifting rules, unexpected choices and uncertain outcomes. Blurring the boundaries between observation and participation, the work invites audiences into a live encounter where influence is never straightforward and responsibility is never neutral. Playful, unsettling and revealing, this striking new work explores what it means to simply be ourselves in relation to others. As expectations, choices and boundaries shift, The Act of Existing asks whether the simple act of being can become something profound. Funded by: the Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Developed in partnership with Dance Cork Firkin Crane, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, & Dance Ireland. Image Credit: David Keegan