TIR NA WHERE?
MARIE DENHAM
Tir na Where?
“Tir na Where?” is the mixed up place we have ended up post-pandemic. Turned inside out and thrown upside down. Between the world closing up and reopening, have we been forced back into consumerism, or did we ever leave? This performance will travel to the land of youth, the land where dead souls meet, jump into the ocean, and climb underground. Through themes of chaos and grounding we will travel between these worlds and ask; Where is this world we are in now? The hope is through the voyage we will rediscover how to reconnect with this earth our own souls.
Join us in the garden of A4 Sounds when the sun sets and the shadows come out! Through shadow puppetry and storytelling Marie will create a beautiful experience under the stars. The show will be live scored by violinist and fiddle player Lucie O’ Flynn (Shiftwork).
MARIE
DENHAM
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@flightoffancyshadow
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marie.denham@gmail.com
Flight of Fancy means the imagination in your mind’s eye. Flight of Fancy was co-founded by Marie Denham and Megan woods 10 years ago as an exploration of the imagination and a reimagining of Irish myths from a female empowerment and eco-friendly standpoint. Today Marie continues to hold up this torch as the artistic director and producer. She works in collaboration with different artists, musicians, storytellers depending on the project. Marie is a self-taught puppet maker and puppeteer. She is the secretary of the Irish Puppetry Union “Irish UNIMA”. Her puppetry style is experimental using intricate hand cut card puppets and found objects, flowers, herbs to weave spells around each piece that she creates. Her puppetry has been recognised on a national scale in the “Cork Puppetry Festival” as one of the top shadow puppeteers in the country and internationally her work was shown in “Shadows Across the Globe” the first global shadow puppetry festival.
Marie has been developing her own style of storytelling and is interested in the retelling of ancient myths with a modern lens. Her influences include the philosophy’s of John O’ Donohue and John Moriarty.