Past Events
The Global Underscore and Supporting Labs
With the support of the Arts Council of Ireland, with awards for Arts Participation and Dance Travel and Training, Bernadette Divilly has been immersing herself in the Underscore with Nancy Stark Smith, the originator of this container for research and play of contact improv. For the first time in Ireland, we are going to participate in the Global Underscore this June. In preparation for the event, there will be two lab intensives before the event and one afterwards.
(CI) Dance Labs NSS Underscore – LABS as community research, composition, play and skills development.
Dates: Saturday 2nd, 9th 30th June
Time: 2-6pm
Venue:St. Nicholas’ Primary School, Waterside, Galway City
The Global Underscore is an annual event in which Nancy Stark Smith’s improvisational score, The Underscore, is practised all over the world. Take part in this global experience in Galway this June, guided by Bernadette Divilly. For more information on the history and evolution of the Underscore, click here.
http://globalunderscore.blogspot.com
Date: June 23rd
Time: 3pm-7pm
Venue: St. Nicholas’ Primary School, Waterside, Galway City
Join at 12pm for talk through with guide lines (essential unless you have previous experience)
These workshops are free to the community but booking is essential. Please email bernidivilly@gmail.com
Galway Dance Project Supports International Contemplative Dance Practice Day to celebrate Barbara Dilley’s 80th!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1858188997825689/
Tuesday March 13th 2018
Galway Times: 2pm- 5pm and 6pm to 9pm
Studio based in Galway City Westend
Booking Essential as spaces limited email bernidivilly@gmail.com or text 0851260931
First offered in 1980 by Barbara Dilley, Contemplative Dance is now practiced in its original and adapted forms all over the world. CDP brings together the discipline of sitting meditation with free movement investigations and the practice of improvisation. It is an opportunity to integrate outer and inner worlds, alone and together.
The practice begins with sitting meditation followed by personal awareness practice and then the group practice called “Open Space” occurs, where Deep Play unfolds! The session concludes with a closing circle for discussion and observations.
Facilitated by Bernadette Divilly who uses the practice into her work in Dance Movement Psychotherapy and Socially Engaged Choreography.
Winter Solstice at the Galway City Museum
Photo Credit: Dance Ireland
Date: 20th December
Time: 10:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Galway City Museum
Free: Event sponsored by Galway Dance Project and supported by the Galway City Museum. The DROP project was also supported by a residency at Dance Ireland 2016.
DROP with the language of home this winter solstice. Find your personal choreography. This workshop will deepen your connection with yourself and local and international communities in 2017 through the exploration of basic principles of dance, relaxation, organisation and presence. We will explore the embodiment of home -engaging with both personal and public spaces within ourselves and in relationship.
The objective is to explore deepest types of movement democracy and inclusivity by dropping to consciously engage with the place of home through presence. This work is influenced by the Contemplative Dance Practices of Barbara Dilley and translated by Bernadette Divilly to engage with the culture of the west of Ireland.
All welcome: This workshop is appropriate for anybody with a body who is curious about mindful movement and simple choreographic practices. This workshop suits both professional artists and the community at large. The theme this time is the language of home. Explored and engaged with through the poetry of bodies engaging with memory, place and the architect of the city.
http://www.galwaydanceproject.com
http://www.galwaycitymuseum.ie
Assert Yourself, Know Your Ground – Winter Retreat
Developmental Psychology in Action
Dates: 22nd Oct, 19th Nov and 17th Dec.
Time: 10am-5:30pm
Location: Studio, Galway City
Cost: €375 for all three
In these three workshops, participants will be taken on a developmental journey through the first year of life. This is where we hardwire our neural pathways and organise ourselves for relationship. This fundamental grounding eventually helps us to stand on our own two feet and we begin to develop our unique gait. Moving through early developmental reflexes and patterns, participants will have an opportunity to yield, to push, to reach and pull and find themselves in relationship with their own ground. Early developmental patterns are fundamentally helpful in restoring confidence and well being. Come and play. Slide, slip and slither as you remember your foundations and enjoy developing your tone. If you haven’t worked with me previously, there is an intake interview.
Email: bernidivilly@gmail.com Phone: 085 1260931
Contemplative Dance Practice – Support for Supervision
Dates: November 11th / December 9th 2017/ March 4th 2018
Times: 10am-5:30pm
Location: Galway City
Cost: €375 for all three workshops.
Contemplative Dance Practice as Supervision Support.
If interested, contact me directly. Email: bernidivilly@gmail.com Phone: 085 1260931
Mobilising Memory – Landscape Values-Place and PraxisCelebrate International Dance Day at the Galway City Museum
DROP – Mindful Movement Workshop
Led by Bernadette Divilly
Saturday 29 April 10:30am– 1pm
The Square – Galway City Museum
(In the event of bad weather, event will be in indoors.)
All movement levels welcome. Age 15+ (Book with Galway City Museum)
Dance, Place and Cultural Navigations
2:30pm – 4pm Galway City Museum Education Room
A series of short performaces, screenings and panel discussions
2.30pm Screening of Ciúnas directed by Bernadette Divilly and evolved in collaboration with NUI Galway Arts Office and Múscailt Arts Festival. Dancers: Elodie Rein, Doireann Carney and Maeve Gallagher. Videographer Maria Gibbons. It explores the place, power and presence of women at NUI Galway followed by a short talk by director/choreographer Bernadette Divilly.
For more details visit Galway Dance Project
Events are free but booking is essential. (Book with Galway City Museum)
Contemplative Dance Practice – small group practice
Dates: March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Home Studio, Palmyra Avenue, Galway City
Cost: €50 per workshop or €200 for all five
Booking essential with deposit– please contact me via text on 085 1260931 or email bernidivilly@gmail.com to secure your place.
These workshops introduce participants to the Contemplative Dance Practices of Barbara Dilley (www.barbaradilley.com).
CIÚNAS lecture | Bernadette Divilly
Illustrated lecture on the creation and development of CIÚNAS, exploring power, presence and place. Bernadette will give some background to this project and discuss the creative process, the challenges and playful investigations involved. The project evolved in collaboration with the NUI Galway Arts Office and Múscailt Arts Festival.
Tuesday, March 7, 12pm, Bank of Ireland Theatre
http://www.nuigalway.ie/muscailt
DROP 2017
with Bernadette Divilly and Galway Dance Project
Photo Credit: Dance Ireland
Date: 7th January
Time: 2pm – 4:30pm
Location: Galway City Museum
Free. Event sponsored by Galway Dance Project and supported by the Galway City Museum. The DROP project was also supported by a residency at Dance Ireland 2016.
DROP – A workshop deepening your connection with yourself and community in 2017 through the exploration of basic principles of dance, relaxation, organisation and presence. We will explore the theme of transition -engaging with both personal and public spaces within ourselves and in relationship.
The objective is to explore deepest types of movement democracy and inclusivity by dropping to consciously engage in place through presence. This work is influenced by the Contemplative Dance Practices of Barbara Dilley and translated by Bernadette Divilly to engage with the culture of the west of Ireland.
All welcome: This workshop is appropriate for anybody with a body who is curious about mindful movement and simple choreographic practices. This workshop suits both professional artists and the community at large.
http://www.galwaydanceproject.com
http://www.galwaycitymuseum.ie
26/08/16
Contemplative Dance Workshop Following New Movements Showing of DROP
(Showing of DROP – Thursday 25th at Dance House)
Date: Friday 26th August
Time: 10am – 5pm
Cost: €60 ( €40 for Dance Ireland members/Low waged)
Place: Dance Ireland, Foley St. Dublin
Suitable for: Professional dancers and professionals engaged in urban design, architect, city landscapes and health and wellbeing in the city.
Facilitator: Bernadette Divilly – Somatic Psychologist and Choreographer
This workshop will focus on key elements of a new dance performance initiative, DROP. We will share sanctuary though allowing the dance that finds us implanted in space and place and to place ourselves beyond the limits of good or bad and to seek connection. Participants will be invited to experience Contemplative Dance practices such as the Four Postures of Mindfulness and to track their perceptions through eight sensory channels as a way of engaging with their health and well being in the city.
02/07/16
Walking Wisdom: Mobilising Memory in Contested Spaces Presentation
Where: Landscape Values: Place and Praxis Conference NUI Galway
When: Saturday 2nd July 15:00 – 16:40
http://www.conference.ie/Conferences/menu.asp?menu=1975&Conference=448—
19/03/16
06/03/16
Mindful Movement Workshop & CIÚNAS (Múscailt 2016)
Working on the theme Mother, this workshop will investigate the mother’s influence through contemplative dance. It will be followed by CIÚNAS, an improvised dance performance choreographed from scores and developed from the contemplative dance practices of Barbara Dilley. The theme is Mother, inspired by ‘Of Woman Born’ by Adrienne Rich.
Dancers: Elodie Rein, Saoirse MacNicholas, Doireann Carney, Maeve Gallagher. Choreographer: Bernadette Divilly
Sun, March 6, 12pm, BoI Theatre (workshop) 2pm, Engineering (CIÚNAS)
muscailt.nuigalway.ie
08/03/16
Contemplative Dance Workshop – International Women’s Day (Múscailt 2016)
This workshop will investigate the work done by women, paid and unpaid, and will give an opportunity to dance and validate the contribution of women to the work field. Work equals the amount of force applied to move another a certain distance. Let’s play with work while addressing very real issues. All genders welcome.
Tues, March 8, 7pm – 9pm, Engineering Building, ENG-2002 / Lecture Room 04
muscailt.nuigalway.ie
20/02/16 and 21/02/16
Contemplative Dance Practice Workshop
In this two-day workshop participants will be introduced to contemplative dance practice. Key elements in this work include Dharma Art, Somatic Intelligence, and Improvisation.
“We will explore sanctuary allowing the dance to find us. Solos will give expression to our dance and personal movement histories and influences. We will work on spontaneous compositions and maps of space. We will also work on group mind and the concept of village”
Saturday 20 February, 12-6pm & Sunday 21 February, 2-6pm
St. Nicholas’ School Hall, Waterside, Galway
Cost: €40/€20 concession
To book a place on the weekend workshop with Bernadette Divilly, email contact@galwaydanceproject.com
For more information on this workshop, click here.
http://www.galwaydanceproject.com
13/02/16
Authentic Movement and the Nervous System
The practice of Authentic Movement cultivates awareness of relationship with self, other and the whole. The ground form involves two roles, that of a mover and a witness. The witness practices the art of clear sensing and ownership of direct experience. The mover learns to allow movement emerge from deep within and witness takes responsibility for being present and giving unconditional attention to the actions of the mover and what gets evoked.
This workshop focuses on regulation of the nervous system,through engaging with 3 of the many different maps of the nervous systems. These maps were developed during my training with Mark Taylor USA BODYMINDMOVEMENT (http://www.bodymindmovement.com/faculty.html)
IAHIP Office, 40 Northumberland Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
10am – 4:30pm
For more information and to sign up for the workshop, click here
01/02/16
In this workshop we will share contemplative dance practice, focusing on the deep well of well-being within, allowing the dance of being find us. There will be the opportunity for stillness, mindful movement and sharing in the rich cultural heritage of Brigit or Bríd. Transition into Spring, honoring the tradition of Imbolc and Lá le Bríde.
Key elements in this work: Celtic Ritual, Meditation, Somatics, Cultural Heritage and Dance Movement.
Delight and Design
Nun’s Island Theatre
Friday September 18th 2015
(An Improv based Choreographic Investigation developed through Creative Cities / Walking Wisdom)
A two part dance investigation exploring influence, difficulty and delight engaging with city spaces using a body intelligent approach. To conclude, audience comments and conversation focusing on the themes of Body, DELIGHT and Design are welcome.
Choreographer Bernadette Divilly
Ensemble: Doirean Carney, Elodie Rein, Bernadette Divilly Walking Wisdom Woodquay (IRE)
Choreographic scores inspired by the Contemplative Dance work of Barbara Dilley
and supported by principles from the discipline of Authentic Movement.
Part of Culture Night, organised by Galway Dance Project.
SIÚL –THE DANCE OF SURVIVAL AND TRANSCENDENCE
WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE
Choreographed & Performed by Bernadette Divilly
Workshop July 16th
10 am – 5 pm
Performance July 17th8 pm with post-show conversation
Firkin Crane
Online Booking:
www.firkincrane.ie
Box Office:
021 4507487
Walking Wisdom Woodquay
Past Present Possibility
Saturday 18 July, 3pm
http://www.giaf.ie/events/walkingwisdomwoodquay
Increasing attention is being given to local level and bottom-up approaches that focus on culture, territory, local diversity, and optimizing local resourcesA Conversation on Creative Cities
Participants include: Bernadette Divilly, Choreographer and Dance Movement Therapist, Sheila Gallagher, Woodquay Resident and artist with an interest in Biodiversity, Eleanor Hough, Community Education Facilitator and Map Minder and Rosemarie Webb, Senior Executive Architect, Galway City Council
Chair: Dr. Nessa Cronin, co director
‘Walking is man’s best medicine’
HIPPOCRATES
Wisdom Mapping Woodquay
The people of Galway are invited to join in a free inter-generational event open to all which will be facilitated by Choreographer and Dance Movement Therapist Bernadette Divilly and partners in The Walking Wisdom Woodquay Project.
Woodquay is a place and a community in transition. Woodquay is having a gathering, in order to honour through mapping, local knowledge and memory. Places of significance will be mapped using the wisdom of the body and mindful listening. The event takes places on Saturday 24th January 2015 from 2pm to 5pm starting from The Rowing Club, Woodquay.
Why map Woodquay? Woodquay is a vital city centre community with many people from different walks of life sharing a city landscape outside the walls of the medieval city of Galway. Today, although hampered by heavy traffic, Woodquay is a place rich in memory, full of potency and creative possibility. Many of the older members of the community are in a more advanced stage of life and some of their very specific and particular knowledge will be of great value if recorded through mapping. Examples of this knowledge could include gems of wisdom about places of historical interest, craic, language, a place of trade, crafts, rituals, characters, species of wild life in water, air and land and Galway’s waterways.
Walking Wisdom Woodquay is an Arts Participation Project with an objective to use the wisdom of the body to articulate challenges to urban design. Bernadette Divilly, the project originator, wants to honour local knowledge and memory; “This needs to be documented so that future generations of architects, city planners, and citizens of the city can be informed”.
Walking Wisdom Woodquay is funded by the Arts Council and Galway City Council and project partners include Galway City Architects Office, the Town Hall Theatre, Galway Dance Project, Galway One World Centre, and NUI Galway Ómos Áite Irish Place Studies and Community Knowledge Initiative.
