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SUMMARY:An Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu - Solo Dance Performance
DESCRIPTION:Dance Cork Firkin Crane\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nWanjiru Kamuyu\, dance artist\, explores the gaze placed on the ‘foreigner’ in a new society\, using satire\, contemporary dance and physical performance to interrogate migration and identity. Presented by the Regional Dance Network: Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre\, Dance Limerick\, Tipperary Dance and Dance Cork Firkin Crane. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nWanjiru Kamuyu\, Choreographer\, Dance Artist\, Creator \n\n\n\nWKcollective\, dancers \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nAn Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu is a solo dance performance presented by the Regional Dance Network: Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre\, Dance Limerick\, Tipperary Dance and Dance Cork Firkin Crane\, taking place on Thursday 15 October 2026\, from 7.30 to 9pm\, at Dance Cork Firkin Crane\, John Redmond St\, Shandon\, Cork\, T23 Y584. \n\n\n\nWanjiru Kamuyu\, dance artist\, is engaged in questioning the notions of place\, belonging and otherness. A cosmopolitan on three continents – Africa\, North America and Europe – wherever she decides to set up home\, is she considered an immigrant? \n\n\n\nHer solo dance performance interrogates the gaze upon the “foreigner” in a new space\, new society. The work\, through satire\, offers a critical eye on the notions of place and placement that are prevalent in today’s political discourse. An Immigrant’s Story is a Bessie Award winner in the category Outstanding Choreographer. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by the Regional Dance Network: Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre\, Dance Limerick\, Tipperary Dance and Dance Cork Firkin Crane. \n\n\n\nLocated in a heritage building in Shandon\, Cork’s north city centre\, Dance Cork Firkin Crane specialises in supporting dance artists\, presenting dance performances and encouraging people in Cork to engage with dance of all kinds. \n\n\n\nWe provide an inclusive and welcoming space for dance work to be developed and viewed through a year-round programme of residencies\, workshops\, studio rentals\, community programmes\, dance performances and special events. \n\n\n\nOur programme is mission driven\, aiming to identify\, nurture\, and support local and regional artists while simultaneously introducing artists and audiences to national and international choreographers. We support an annual dance artist in residence and are developing other national dance advocacy projects in partnership with Dance Ireland\, Dance Limerick\, Galway Dance and Tipperary Dance. \n\n\n\nArtist residencies supporting the research\, development\, and production of new work are a central aspect of DCFC’s programme. In addition\, a series of professional presentations\, with a lens towards audience engagement\, take place throughout the year. Professional and community classes for adults and youth are also offered. \n\n\n\nDance Cork Firkin Crane is the home of Inclusive Dance Cork (IDC)\, a training programme for people with and without disabilities who are interested in learning inclusive dance methods. Learn more about IDC here. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWKcollective creates immersive\, visceral experiences through the medium of contemporary dance. Project-based works weave stories and express universal experiences. Collaboration across artistic disciplines opens discourse and intrigue through the power of poetic expression in vocal and physical movement. Founded by Kenyan-American choreographer Wanjiru Kamuyu in 2009\, WKcollective attracts multidisciplinary artists of diverse cultural backgrounds to the creative canvas. Drawing upon these art forms to stimulate fresh\, innovative\, vulnerable\, raw\, graphic art to generate personal and social reflection through a transformative celebration with dance. \n\n\n\nWanjiru Kamuyu holds an MFA from Temple University and began her career in New York with Urban Bush Women and Molissa Fenley. She has collaborated with artists including Bill T. Jones\, Robyn Orlin\, Bartabas\, Irène Tassembedo\, and Anne Collod amongst others. Since 2017\, Kamuyu has created several works presented across Europe\, Africa\, Asia\, and the US\, as well as a dance film\, La Visite (2020). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/an-immigrants-story-by-wanjiru-kamuyu/
LOCATION:Dance Cork Firkin Crane\, John Redmond Street\, Shandon\, Cork\, T23 Y584
CATEGORIES:Dance
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