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As part of Studio Light Moves – Open Futures 2026 residency programme, we invite you to join us for a Creative Lab Day at Dance Limerick on Saturday 23 May to explore the creative potential of collaboration between dance and digital arts. The Lab Day is designed for individuals who are interested in deepening their practice, connecting with other artists working in these fields, and engaging in conversations, provocations and exchange of information.
The day features hands on workshops with established artists working at the cutting edge of dance and technology, presentations by this year’s Open Futures 2026 artists, facilitated discussions and insights from artists who have previously been part of the programme.
We are thrilled that festival director and multi-disciplinary artist Jo Mangan will be joining us on the day along with Hutchinson | Kemp, the collaborative practice of Sophie Hutchinson and Billy Kemp, Georgia Tegou and Kristina Pulejkova, Aoife Dunne, Jürgen Simpson, Aisling Murray and this year’s Open Futures artists.
Junctions Timetable:
10am-5pm (running all day): Installation ‘Mutoscope’ by Hutchinson | Kemp.
10am: Introduction to Junctions from Jo Mangan.
10:25am: Session 1 – Interactive Insights into Artist’s Process hosted by Jo Mangan with artists Aoife Dunne, Jürgen Simpson, Clemence Debaig & Rebecca Evans followed by panel discussion.
12:20pm: Movement break led by Laura Murphy.
12:30pm: Session 2 – Current Research Sharing with Open Futures’ Artists 2026 Ed Devane & Doris Vahtra, and Roberta Ceginskaite & Diarmud Farrell.
1pm-2pm: Lunch break.
2pm-3pm: Session 3 – Presentations with previous Open Futures Artists Hutchinson | Kemp on their work ‘Mediated Motion’, and Georgia Tegou & Kristina Pulejkova on ‘HOMECOMING’.
3:30pm: Session 4 – Introduction from Aisling Murray (BETA Festival) followed by Roundtable Discussions.
5pm: End of day.
Booking & Info on our Events page.
Studio Light Moves – Open Futures is funded by The Arts Council | An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Limerick City and County Council. The programme is supported by partners Dance Limerick, Limerick City Gallery of Art, and the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance and DMARC at the University of Limerick.
