To mark the International Day of Older Persons, we are proud to share two special releases that celebrate the diversity of older people and importance of lifelong creativity.
Now available for 24 hours only, Rebellious Hope is a powerful new dance film by Company Philip Connaughton. Commissioned by Bealtaine and Project Arts Centre, and produced by Once Off Productions, REBELLIOUS HOPE is a new short dance film by choreographer Philip Connaughton, filmmaker Luca Truffarelli, and composer Mel Mercier. Featuring acclaimed performers from Ireland and France (ages 46-85)- Joanna Banks, Jonathan Mitchell, Amy Swanson Salmon Ashley Chen, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, John Scott and Magali Caillet Gajan- the film explores the enduring artistic drive, growth, learning, and the relentless pursuit of creative evolution.
Also released today is An Internship in the Forest, a new essay by Dr Trudy Meehan, Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Drawing on her clinical and academic experience in Ireland and South Africa, Dr Meehan calls for artists to enter communities as learners, not experts — approaching each home as a rich, personal landscape, and each individual as a source of deep knowledge and wisdom.
We invite you to engage with these works today and join us in celebrating the lifelong creativity of ageing.
Rebellious Hope Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/bealtaine-festival-special-screening-rebellious-hope-tickets-1679052534329?aff=oddtdtcreator
Trudy Meehan Essay: https://bealtaine.ie/an-internship-in-the-forest-by-dr-trudy-meehan/
