Award-winning dance-theatre artist Luke Murphy presents excerpts from his enthralling series of installations, The Prometheus Project. Reimagining the myth of the fire-stealing god, Prometheus, it becomes a drama of power dynamics, power-cuts and the earth’s shrinking resources.
With video images, music and an evocative soundtrack, choreographer and dancer Luke Murphy explores his ideas behind this exciting new work-in-progress, bringing a powerful Ancient Greek myth into the present day.
Lighting design: Stephen Dodd
Set design: Amy Pitt
Sound design: Rob Moloney
Producer: Gwen Van Spÿk for Attic Projects
www.atticprojects.com
About The Prometheus Project (Episode One) Dublin Dance Festival 2023
‘An impressive beginning to the series, with its combination of narrative, immersive installation and use of movement as emotion, saying what words can’t express.’
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Michael Seaver, Irish Times
Originally from Cork City, Ireland, Luke Murphy is a performer and choreographer based between London and Ireland. Currently he is Artist-in-Residence at Dublin Dance Festival and an Associate Artist at The University of Greenwich-Bathway Theatre.
Luke has been working with Punchdrunk since 2009 in productions of The Burnt City, London, The Third Day:Autumn, Sleep No More in Boston, New York and Shanghai, and The Drowned Man. In addition he danced with Belgian company, Ultima Vez from 2014-2018. Other past engagements include Martha Clarke’s Angel Reapers, Kate Weare Company, Pavel Zustiak's Palissimo Company, Erik Hawkins Dance Company, as well as performing in special projects with Jonah Bokaer, John Kelly, Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Heidi Latsky, John Scott's Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Luca Silvestrini's Protein, Ben Duke’s Lost Dog Dance, Alexandra Waierstall, Liz Roche, Sean Curran, Douglas Dunn and Janis Brenner.
His own work has been presented throughout New York, Ireland, Germany, England and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and his production for Attic Projects, Volcano, at Galway International Arts Festival, won the Best Production award at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards in 2021.
He has been supported through commissions and residencies from Arts Council of Ireland, Cork City Council, CultureIreland, DanceIreland (Associate Artist), Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Duo Multicultural Arts Center, University of Limerick, The Kelly Strayhorn Theatre, The Dragon's Egg, The Bessie Schoenberg Residency at The Yard, DanceLimerick, Firkin Crane (Dance Artist in Residence 2016-17), TDP Try Residency, Foundation For Contemporary Arts, Irish Arts Centre, Pavilion Theatre, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Shawbrook, Tanztendenz Munich, DanceNow Silo Kirkland Farm and The Kaatsbaan International Dance Centre.
Luke has been commissioned by several departments and companies to create original works including the B12 Festival, 10HL in New York, Point Park University, Step Up Project at The University of Limerick, ReVolve Dance Theatre, Maiden Voyage for which his work Fragile Ghosts was chosen to represent Northern Ireland at British Dance Edition 2014.
He is the founder and programming director of the Catch8 Workshop Series and is currently dance curator at Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre. Luke earned a BFA in Dance and English from Point Park University (2009) and an MA in Choreographer from University of Chichester (2017).
