Shawbrook

16/06/2026

Join us this Thursday the 18th at 7.30pm at the Forest Stage! You are all welcome to a free sharing with out artists in residence - Richard Pye, Theo Canham-Spence, Anne Rowe, Dale Mckay & Caitlin Barnett

Comrades in the Dark
inspired by the poetry and prose
of Bobby Sands.

Supported by the The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

07/06/2026

We know its raining but we are still dreaming of summer! Our summer residencies start today with the brillant Caitlin Barnett.

During her residency at Shawbrook, choreographer Caitlin Barrett will further develop Comrades in the Dark, a contemporary dance work inspired by the poetry and writings of Bobby Sands and the 1981 Irish hunger strike.

Originally created as a 40-minute ensemble piece for four male dancers, the residency will focus on expanding the work into a full-length production through the development of new choreography, live music, and spoken text.

Free Sharing
Thursday 18th June
At 7.30pm All Welcome!!

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05/06/2026

Our Forest is lush so it must be summer! Excited to announce the line up for our Summer set of Creative Space Residencies!!!

Check out our website shawbrook.org for more details on each resident and what they plan to work on, explore and create while they here in Shawbrook!

We are thrilled to welcome Caitlin Barnett, Deirdre Griffin, James Grennan, Catherine Young, Luke Murphy, Lucie Labadie, Carro Sharkey, Thomas Goetz and Nicola Moran. Starting this Sunday!

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24/05/2026

Really excited to have Kelly Keesing with us this week for her creative space residency!!

"Kelly and collaborators will continue the development of ‘Speak to Me’, a dance theatre work exploring memory, perception, and the fragile space between inner and outer worlds.

Set within a shared domestic environment, the work moves through shifting states of connection, emotional proximity, disorientation, and return. Bodies move together, fragment, dissolve, and reappear.

Through movement research and choreographic experimentation, the residency will focus on uncovering the physical language and emotional atmosphere of the work, whilst continuing to shape its visual world through light, space, and cinematic imagery.”

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18/05/2026

Beautiful Future - Linden Dance Company

Performers Chris Radford, Sara McQueen, Azizi Cole, and apprentice Ellie Waller, LIVE MUSIC

Join us for a special sharing this Thursday 21st May at 7:30pm at Shawbrook, Legan (N39 RD74).

Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy this work in progress in the Big Studio with a chance to meet the artists afterwards.

Come along and be part of the process!

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10/05/2026

We are extremely excited for the return of Linden Dance!!! During their residency, they will explore their new project 'Beautiful Future'.

Inspired by the book 'How to Fall in Love with the Future' by Rob Hopkins, the work will argue for the power of imagination in combating environmental dread and anxiety... If we dare to imagine a joyful, liveable future together, we’ll find the courage, and the practical steps, to start building it today.

Set around a rotating 'sun dial' set, the project will see two dancers (Chris Radford and Sara Macqueen) and musician (Azizi Cole), explore a positive approach to the climate emergency through envisaging how much better and more beautiful our world can be, if we can change our behaviours.

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05/05/2026

05/05/2026

DEATH RALLY (work in progress)

Join us for a special sharing on Thursday 7 May at 7:30pm at Shawbrook, Legan (N39 RD74).

This is an open invitation to experience the work as it evolves — set on the forest stage, with a chance to meet the artists afterwards.

With collaborators:autin




Death Rally explores how awareness of mortality can bring bodies together — how we gather, rupture, and repair. A rally for life that holds both fragility and defiance.

Through breath, weight, proximity, timing, and stillness, the work builds an intense, wordless space while holding care for emotional wellbeing.

Come along and be part of the process!

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04/05/2026

The tent is up, the floor is laid, outdoor season is here!!!! Come join us for an amazing sharing this Thursday at 7.30pm at the Forest Stage with .autin EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!

26/04/2026

We can't wait to have Johnny Autin and his team arrive for their two residency! Johnny will work on a piece called DEATH RALLY during his time.

“ I am turning towards a smaller, studio-rooted language that explores how mortality awareness can reorganise bodies together. The work examines how we gather, rupture, and repair. The title signals a paradox: a rally for life that acknowledges fragility and defiance in the same breath. The research will develop score-based tools. These include breath, weight, and proximity tasks, gather and release cues, timing, and stillness. The aim is to hold intensity without text while safeguarding emotional wellbeing."

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