We are beyond excited to announce that our very own festival of new music, ICC Salon, will be taking place from the 12th-20th of November at Unit 44, in Stoneybatter, Dublin.

ICC Salon will be showcasing a wealth of new music from Ireland's brightest emerging composers - 25 composers will premiere 30 new pieces produced through innovative collaborations with visual and dance artists as well as with Ireland's finest musicians and ensembles.

These novel creations will feature throughout the festival with performances from the Kirkos Ensemble, ConTempo Quartet, Ficino Ensemble and Paul Roe. Dance artist Laura Sarah Dowdall will engage the audience through an immersive performance of one composition and there will be a film screening of visual artists’ animations with accompanying ICC composed soundtracks.

Schedule

Saturday 12th

12-5pm, Dance Theatre Ireland - Embody Lab!

An experimental space for musicians to tune-in, experiment and fluidly integrate movement into their performance.

Laura Sarah Dowdall is a dance artist ~ choreographer, working collaboratively with musicians and multimedia artists across all modalities. She creates immersive interactive performances that invite audience to engage and cocreate.

Based on Laura’s performance practice, movement research and choreographic approach, this workshop offers a deep dive into embodiment practices, somatic listening, contemporary dance, haptic communication, contact improvisation and creative scores.

This workshop will be followed by an Open Floor Jam (bring your body, an open mind and your instruments!)

Check out more about Laura - @laurasarahdowdall

Laurasarahdowdall.wix.com/dancer

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Friday 18th

1pm - ConTempo Quartet

featuring works by Michael Riordan, Yue Song, Luke Smyth, Stephen Kavanagh and Oisín Dilger.

7pm - Kirkos Ensemble

featuring works by Andy Ingamells, Mary Barnecutt, Thomas Dunne, Arthur Greene, Kevin Free and Cormac Fitzpatrick.

Saturday 19th

7pm - Paul Roe (clarinet) and Laura Sarah Dowdall (dance artist)

featuring works by Kevin Free, Luke Smyth, Oisín Dilger, Kellie O’Neill Donnchadh MacAodha, and Santiago Kodela.

Sunday 20th

5pm - Ficino Ensemble

Featuring works by Santiago Kodela, Darragh Kelly, Galen Mac Caba, William Chester, Jamie Evans and Alan Perrin

8pm - Salon Flicks

6 films by artists AlanJames Burns, Claudikat, Cillian Green, Cian Redmond and Lisa McDonald will be screened featuring soundtracks composed by Maeve Kelly, Abigail Smith, Mary Barnecutt, Donnchadh Mac Aodha, Rachel Nic Thomás and Lark McIvor.