Commissioned by Dublin Theatre Festival and BITE:07, Barbican, London
Composed by Philip Feeney
Designed by Merle Hensel
Lighting by Adam Silverman
Sound Designed by Gareth Fry
Following on from the smash hit and award-winning Giselle at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2003, Michael Keegan-Dolan and Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre have explored the story of the T·in BÛ Cuailnge, taken it apart and created a raucous, celebration of the hypocrisy at the heart of our society.
A cast of runts, egomaniacs and masochistic deviants squabble in our bogs and towns. From corrupt planning officials, to compulsive-lying plasterers, to adulterous librarians, The Bull explores the seedy, savage underbelly of contemporary society, both urban and rural.
The Bull is set in Kilmaccullen, home of the Cullen family, owners of the most valuable Limousine Bull in the country. They are visited by Maeve Fogarty and her husband Alan; a sycophantic, wealthy couple from the big city, who require the Bull for their own self worth. Two worlds collide and all hell breaks loose.
Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre joins forces with the Dublin Theatre Festival and The Barbican International Theatre Events, London, to bring to the stage a radical retelling of an Irish epic, with a company of fourteen performers, dancers, actors, singers and musicians from Ireland, the UK, USA, Italy, Nigeria, Slovakia, Austria and France.
Contains scenes which some may find disturbing.
ìsuch talent is unmistakeable; we call them choreographers because no other words describe their magicî
The Observer
ìMichael Keegan-Dolan is a visionary, pushing the boundaries of dance and theatreî
The Irish Times
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