Synopsis

The Dionysus Molecule #1 by Tony Yap & Brendan O’Connor (15 min)

A paradox at hand. faced with emotional choices.

Without Contraries is no progression. The presence of contrary elements is an impetus for unleashing imagination to exploit inherent possibilities.

Dionysus has been represented as the protector of those who do not belong to conventional society and thus symbolizes everything which is chaotic, dangerous and unexpected, everything which escapes human reason and which can only be attributed to the unforeseeable action of the gods.

Biography

Brendan O’Connor
Brendan graduated in dance at the College of Dance, Monkstown. He was excepted to the Laban Centre London and the Fontys Dance Academy in the Netherlands. Fontys suited Brendan well and worked on his technique and found his place in Dance theatre using choreography that allowed him to express his strong, personal ideas and concepts in his physicallity.

After a dance trip to Ghana he found his interest in strong and psychi-physical energy and pursued this direction in his consequent connection with India with his work in the slums of New Delhi.

Brendan continued with his own unique work which linked him to opportunities various dance companies in The Netherlands, as well as some of the leading dance companies in Ireland such as Dance Theatre of Ireland and Modern Irish Dance Theatre.
In Melbourne Brendan performed in a improvisation project with Sue K at the back door space and also has also performed in an improvisation, ‘Time, space, place’ devised by Mike Hornblow with Tony Yap Company (TYC). In November 2009 Brendan at the site-specific Melaka Arts and Performance (MAP) Festival, Malaysia.

Brendan is still currently working with the TYC focusing on the approach of looking from inner landscape to choreography. He is pushing his boundary to find a personal, pure and authentic movement language.

His past works include Exodus', created by Loretta Yurick and Robert Connor and 'Grand Junction' by Charles Linehan, Dance Theatre Ireland which he toured around Ireland. In 2007 he cherographed a second piece for the Kathputli Colony in new Delhi India called 'Life Goes On'. In 2006 he danced in a film for Irish television in a piece called 'Buail' choregraphed by John Scott founder of the Modern Irish Dance Theatre. He performed in a duet that he created with Fiona Keenan O Brien called 'Cara Mo Chara' at the Pavillion in Dun Laogaire Ireland for Dance Youth Ireland Festival. In New Delhi he also choreographed 'Life Is A Dance' with young artists from the Kathputili Colony. Brendan danced in 'Chain Of Collaboration' for Festival Mundial choreographed by Joshua Trebia performed in Netherlands and also in the National Theatre of Dance in Ghana, Africa. Brendan participated in boththe past 'MAP Festival' and performed a solos including ‘Changing Times' and 'Inward Journey' which he performed in Las Vegas, and also in a dance tour in Indonesia at the 'In The Arts Island Festival'.