Resonant Bodies / Shared Sounds
Photo: Luca Truffarelli / Dancer: Hamza Pirimo
Shared Island Residency & Creative Exchange: Resonant Bodies / Shared Sounds
Maiden Voyage Dance is delighted to partner with Luail Ireland’s National Dance Company to host Resonant Bodies / Shared Sounds, a unique Shared Island residency bringing together choreographers and composers from across the island of Ireland.
This two-stage residency forms part of Luail’s Moving in Collaboration programme and offers a rare opportunity for artists to connect, exchange ideas and develop new collaborative approaches across disciplines.
About the Residency
Taking place from 20–25 July 2026 at Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, the residency will bring together 21 professional artists working across choreography and composition.
Participants will engage in an intensive week of creative exchange, guided by leading artists:
Jonathan Burrows (choreographer)
Liz Roche (choreographer)
Brian Irvine (composer)
Together, participants will explore new ways of working across sound and movement, with a focus on collaboration, experimentation and shared learning.
What Happens Next
Following the Belfast residency, one choreographer and one composer may be invited to continue their development with the Luail Ensemble in Dublin in November 2026, offering a further opportunity to deepen the work within a professional production context.
Who Should Apply
We welcome applications from professional choreographers and composers working across all forms, styles and cultural practices, including:
Contemporary dance
Traditional arts
Improvisation
Hip-hop and street dance
Interdisciplinary and experimental practices
We actively encourage applications from artists across the island of Ireland, and are committed to ensuring the residency is inclusive and accessible.
We will actively work with artists to identify and provide any access supports required, ensuring the residency is accessible to all.
How to Apply
🗓️ Deadline: Friday 20 March 2026, 5pm (GMT)
Find full details and submit your application here
About the Programme
Resonant Bodies / Shared Sounds is the second edition of Luail’s Moving in Collaboration programme. The initiative is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Shared Island Civic Society Fund, alongside Luail’s core funder, The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
Maiden Voyage Dance is principally funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and supported by Belfast City Council.