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John Scott Dance

@johnscottdance.bsky.social
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Dublin choreographer. Aosdana member. HYPERACTIVE, Mermaid,Bray, Sept 30.Cloud Study, Festival Racconti Di Altre Danze, Oct 11. Strategically funded by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social,and Culture Ireland #cultureireland

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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We Dance HYPERACTIVE at Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, on September 30th www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/eve...
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Rehearsal for HYPERACTIVE at Mermaid Arts Centre Bray, September 30th www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/eve...
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
First dance / last dance
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Great writing by Gia Kourlas on Madonna and dance: The Dance Floor Saved Madonna. Then She Made It Big Enough for Everyone. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/a...
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How Madonna Put Motion Into Music With Her Dance Performances
Dance is neither a tool nor an accessory for Madonna. It is an unwavering force in her performing life.
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
HYPERACTIVE at Mermaid, Bray on September 30th, is a high-energy human dance installation for five virtuosic male dancers with wild street energy www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/eve...
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HYPERACTIVE - Mermaid Arts Centre
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Human Geography memory at Galway In Arts Festival
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Helter - Skelter exhibition by Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince at Fondazione Prada, Venezia is stunning and disturbing
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The Dancer from the Dance Festival of Irish Choreography is, of course, listed in Europe's Perpetual Dance Festival calendar of tanz.dance, as well tanz.dance/the-dance-fe...
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tanz.dance - The body's art
tanz.dance erzählt zweisprachig kraftvolle Geschichten von großartigen Autor:innen und Fotograf:innen aus aller Welt. Kunstjournalismus über den Körper, eine Kunst für sich.
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L'Info tout court @linfotoutcourt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Festival OFF Avignon 2026 : nos découvertes jeune public
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Festival OFF Avignon 2026 : nos découvertes jeune public
Spectacles jeune public au Festival OFF Avignon 2026 : nos découvertes vues sur place, pour enfants, ados et familles.
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Dawn Robertson 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷 @hayloftbooks.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Tiago Rodrigues, director of Avignon Festival: 'Thanks to Europe, thanks to democracy, how lucky I have been!' The director of the Avignon Festival discusses the indelible mark that the Portuguese dictatorship left on his family history. Interview by Sandrine Blanchard for Le Monde
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Mediapart @mediapart.fr · 16/07/2026
La nécessité de défendre un service public de la culture attaqué de toutes parts et de réinventer une politique culturelle en voie d’effondrement traverse le Festival d’Avignon depuis quelques jours. Avec des stratégies qui ne convergent pas toujours.  Par Joseph Confavreux
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Mobilisation dans la culture : Avignon sur le pont
La nécessité de défendre un service public de la culture attaqué de toutes parts et de réinventer une politique culturelle en voie d’effondrement traverse le Festival d’Avignon depuis quelques jours. Avec des stratégies qui ne convergent pas toujours. 
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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Han Kang urges action against rising hatred in Korea at Avignon Festival www.koreajoongangdaily.com/lifestyle/no...
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Nobel laureate Han Kang urges world to 'overcome' hatred
At the Avignon Festival, Nobel laureate Han Kang said both Korea and the world must seek a new path beyond division.
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Students of Codarts hogeschool voor de kunsten attended Christopher Roman Dancer from the Dance Festival workshop at @danceireland.bsky.social
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Amazing workshop today for Dancer from the Dance Festival at DanceHouse with William Forsythe master Christopher Roman
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Dancer from the Dance Festival, July 6th-8th projectartscentre.ie/events/dance...
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Dancer from the Dance Festival, July 6th-8tho: Irish/Danish Astrid Sweeney’s Unhinged, investigates Irish step dance as sonic practice through instability, feedback,collective listening. Soundscape/live performance Moss Kissing Project Arts Centre Jul 7 projectartscentre.ie/events/gathe...
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Dancer from the Dance Festival. July 6th - 8th
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Astrid Sweeney shows Unhinged, a work in progress at Dancer from the Dance Festival. An Irish-Danish performer and choreographer, Astrid’s work moves across dance, sound, and visual art to explore the body as an archive and a site for world-building. she has worked extensively with Damien Jalet
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Dancer from the Dance Festival features a performance every night at Project Arts Centre by BBOYALEON, winner of @redbull.bsky.social BC One national finals. BBOYALEON is known for his explosive moves and smooth transitions on the floor. July 6th/7th/8th
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Dancer from the Dance Festival in partnership with Dance Ireland presents a Workshop with Visionary Dance Artist Christopher Roman (ex Forsythe, Deborah Hay) on July 7th www.danceireland.ie/whats-on/eve...
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Wonderful review of Oona Doherty’s Hard To Be Soft at @risingmelbourne.bsky.social theconversation.com/risings-inte... by Angela Conquet
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RISING’s international dance highlights reveal the beauty and brutality of being human
From Belfast’s streets to the end of the world, Oona Doherty and Florentina Holzinger delivered some of the most arresting dance works in this year’s program.
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Last performance of Meal Kaleidoscope by Oona Doherty at Day Tripper, @risingmelbourne.bsky.social today. Dancing with Louis Lovett
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
With Oona Doherty’s Hard To Be Soft in Melbourne at @risingmelbourne.bsky.social. Premiere tonight at Malthouse Theatre
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In Bangor rehearsing Hard To Be Soft with Oona Doherty for @risingmelbourne.bsky.social supported by #CultureIreland
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I just saw ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ on a flight. Very impressive and fascinating. I visited the Hancock Shaker Village a long time ago and it sparked a fascination in me. ‘Dance and God Are Inseparable in ‘Ann Lee’ and Beyond www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/a...
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Dance and God Are Inseparable in ‘Ann Lee’ and Beyond
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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Cannes Film Festival 2026 Lineup
A breakdown of the legendary French festival's most anticipated movies—from Jordan Firstman's directorial debut to the latest projects from past Oscar nominees.
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Thank you @image-museum.bsky.social and Five Lamps Arts Festival for great performance of Physical Universe
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Dancer Guillermo Rodriguez in our work Physical Universe in Five Lamps Arts Festival at @image-museum.bsky.social in Scannán Glas exhibition. Sunday April 19th at 6pm
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Physical Universe at Five Lamps Arts Festival at @image-museum.bsky.social on Sunday April 19th at 6pm
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
April 16 #MerceDay is Merce Cunningham’s birthday. I’m lucky to have worked with some amazing Cunningham dancers including Valda Setterfield, Cheryl Therrien, Ashley Chen, Cedric Andrieux, Jules Cunningham, Jaime Scott, Derry Swan, Matthew Mohr, Daniel Squire
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Physical Universe is at 5 Lamps Arts Festival, April 19th at 6pm
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Eric Lagadec @ericlagadec.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Cette image prise hier par Reid Wiseman à bord de la mission Artemis II va devenir iconique. Quelle beauté !
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 03/04/2026
This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
That's home. That's us.
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Irish Modern Dance Theatre /John Scott @imdtjohnscott.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Limerick’s great Tobi Omoteso, co founder and Artistic Director of Top 8 Street Dance Battle was attacked in his car and his eyesight is in danger. Support his treatment www.gofundme.com/f/bk5hf-help...
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Donate to I got attacked and shattering glass has damaged my eyes, organized by Tobi Omoteso
March 28, 2026. That is the day the world went dark. It was the d… Tobi Omoteso needs your support for I got attacked and shattering glass has damaged my eyes
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-sita - @ro-cocco.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
#AwardWinningWomen Day 14 Including Martha in this month’s award winning women - her awards are too many to list Mother of Modern Dance 🩰👑 Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring youtu.be/XmgaKGSxQVw?...
Martha Graham
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A New Documentary Spotlights the Martha Graham Dance Company, 100 Years On www.vogue.com/article/mart...
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A New Documentary Spotlights the Martha Graham Dance Company, 100 Years On
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The Met: Cloisters @metcloisters.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Plaque with The Annunciation www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/se…
The Cloisters Collection, 1956
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Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Tina Modotti Easter Lily and Bud, c. 192 Museum of Modern Art
Black-and-white photo of an open Easter Lily and an Easter Lily bud.
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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Oblique strategy.
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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Irish choir goes viral with Giant's Causeway video
A Northern Irish choir has gone viral online after they received over 10 million views for a performance video filmed at the Giant's Causeway.
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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Every Known Work by Georgia O’Keeffe Has Been Digitized and Made Available Online
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Every Known Work by Georgia O’Keeffe Has Been Digitized and Made Available Online
Upon hearing the names of Arthur Dove or Marsden Hartley, the saturated colors and organically askew lines of those painters' landscapes may appear before your mind's eye. But unless you have a specia...
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
David Byrne and choir singing David Bowie’s Heroes - maybe it will briefly lift your spirits in these times of intolerance and hatred and violence ( recorded in the lobby of the The Public Theater) youtu.be/mbeq_bDRMPw?...
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David Byrne with Choir! Choir! Choir! - Heroes
YouTube video by Manos proposes
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
At Reparation Nation #tanzplattformdeutschland26 #festspielhaushellerau
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I’ve just arrived in Dresden (thanks to #GoetheInstitutIrland) for Tanzplattform Deutschland 26. But the first performance is cancelled due to a WW2 bomb
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Staging Beckett @stagingbeckett.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Samuel #Beckett’s no 19 Jasper Johns artist’s book of Beckett’s Fizzles
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Film Briefly @filmbriefly.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Celia Rowlson-Hall brings contemporary dance to film through choreography on The Testament of Ann Lee and acclaimed TV and movie projects.
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John Scott Dance @johnscottdance.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This Sunday in Dublin
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Magtegi🏳️‍⚧️(COMMS OPEN) @magtegi2.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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