In this week’s episode, we chat with Vitor Bassi, a dancer and actor.
We discuss his move to Ireland to take a break from performing, and how the pandemic led him back to dance and to rediscover his passion for physical theatre. Vitor shares his insights on the importance of mental health and self-care. He is currently performing When the Moon Spun Round at the 2025 Dublin Dance Festival.Connect with us:⁠Instagram:⁠ / confession_boxcollective ⁠Website⁠⁠: https://confessionboxcollective.com/⁠Facebook⁠: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...⁠LinkedIn: / confession-box-collective Book a podcast recording with us: https://calendly.com/confessionboxcol...

On this week's episode, we chat to Robyn Byrne a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and movement director from the Midlands, working across dance, theatre, film, circus, and outdoor spectacle. She was a 2023 Next Generation Award recipient and Tipperary Dance Associate Artist. Her choreographic works include O before I (film,2020), Glimmer (dance installation, 2022). In 2023, she choreographed MOSH, which won the Best Ensemble at the Dublin Fringe Festival and will tour nationally later this year. Her new show Queen of the Meadows premieres this May for Live Collision Intl. Festival. As a movement director, Robyn has worked on screen short His House, Home and theatre shows Gammy, and Wide Open. Since 2018, she has collaborated with Emma Martin/United Fall and performed in Night Dances. Other performance credits include works with Junk Ensemble, Irish National Opera, and Company Philip Connaughton.

Here's a link to the Film O Before I https://youtu.be/qt9U37c8d7I.

Instagram: @robin.red.breast

Website: www.robynbyrne.com

Show tickets: https://projectartscentre.ie/events/queen-of-the-meadows-by-robyn-byrne/

On this week's episode we chat with Amy O'Donnell, originally from Oldcastle, Co. Meath, has been working in the arts for nearly 20 years. She started her career with Druid Theatre Company and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Administrator and General Manager at Irish Modern Dance Theatre. Amy spent a decade in London, working on large-scale children's theatre productions with Minor Entertainment and as an Administration Manager at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Recently, she's been involved with Dance Cork Firkin Crane and The Gate. She is currently on the committee of the Cavan Arts Festival and on the board of John Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre. For the past three years, Amy has been Associate Producer with Livin’ Dred, a role she takes immense pride in and feels incredibly fortunate to be part of this wonderful theatre company.