Highlights include ‘Giselle’, Robyn Orlin, ‘Ion’ and, of course, dancing AI

Selina Cartmell’s dark version of the fairytale has just opened at the Gate Theatre. Here’s how the story of dance and destruction took shape

In the Gate’s dark Christmas spectacle, a bold retelling tries on an old fairytale for size

Hip hop battles and technological duets feature in a diverse range of shows

Dancers from 11 countries to perform in 40 events over 10-day programme

Her new work, with musician Neil Martin, is designed as a conversation between music and dance and sees her going back to her roots

As the Tiger Dublin Fringe festival prepares for this month’s event, a dozen of the artists taking part give the low-down on their shows

Migration and exile are unlikely themes for a dance festival, but they are clearly in evidence during the opening days of DDF

How can a dance festival engage with the refugee crisis? Powerfully, it seems

Shakespeare, Dante and Bach feature in a programme that’s strong on the classics

In her new show, choreographer Liz Roche makes a golden connection to the poet

A year of Yeats. The return of the Gathering. The zaniness of TedFest. The muckiness of the National Ploughing Championships. The musical magic of Electric Picnic. The spectacular scenery of Earagail Arts Festival. And much more. Consider yourself told

Liz Roche Company’s latest collaboration with Maiden Voyage Dance takes a tumble with the words of Seamus Heaney

A North-South co-production by Liz Roche and Nicola Curry is inspired by Heaney’s ideas about displacement

Video screens, singers in stilettos, a team of dancers and a lot of body paint: mind your steps at ‘Tardigrade’, Philip Connaughton’s latest work

Three companies – Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Liz Roche Dance Company and CoisCéim Dance Theatre – are touring new work together. Is it an act that other arts sectors could or should follow?

Council has a budget €56.9 million for 2014