The Leitrim woman on a mission to revive sean-nós dancing around Ireland
Dancer and choreographer Edwina Guckian on The Devil’s in the Dancehall, how angry her research into the show made her, and the liberation of dance
Edwina Guckian
Dancer and choreographer
‘It was hard, but I was stubborn’: Irish ballet star Melissa Hamilton on fighting for her dream
After a year at Elmhurst, naysayers told her she would never make it even to the corps de ballet – but a window opened
Gralton’s Hall: The rebirth of an important ‘den of iniquity’ in Co Leitrim
Built in 1921, it was a place of great reverie, dance, debate and music. It was also a target of the Catholic Church
Sean-nós dancer Edwina Guckian: ‘I have very bad eyesight – which comes in really useful, as I can’t see the audience’
Edwina Guckian was thrilled when Zoë Conway composed a piece for her. They’re about to perform it with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Dublin
The Guide: CMAT, Fontaines DC, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they end
May 17th-23rd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Leitrim’s ‘stairway to heaven’ gets upgrade in bid to lure tourists
Pathway up to O’Rourke’s Table reopens with plans to renew tradition of mountain-top ‘hooley’
Michael Harding: My courageous farmer friend fights his loneliness by dancing
Old dancers used to be lionised for their steps, because their exuberance contrasted with their seniority, evoking both awe and pity in the tragic ritual
Drawing from the Well: Back to a deep source of Irish tradition
Irish Traditional Music Archive brings its collection to life in a concert at the National Concert Hall on September 11th
Irish priest hailed as peacebroker by Philippine government
Fr Michael Guckian was killed in a Co Roscommon hit-and-run incident last weekend
‘This is load-of-crap forestry, miles upon miles of it. Everything is dead in there’
Locals in Leitrim are trying to block the widespread planting of Sitka spruce trees
The Leitrim Equation solves a few musical mysteries
Among the gems uncovered in this show on Leitrim’s music heritage are a song from Turlough O’Carolan and a forgotten star of the New York stage
Boyfriend Kyle takes a gamble on Molly as Roses stay on message
Impervious to irony, and terrifying in their positivity, the Roses still impress
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