Spring Forward Festival 2023 took place in Dublin, Ireland between 27 - 29 April, across a number of local venues, including Project Arts Centre, Smock Alley Theatre, The Complex, Samuel Beckett Theatre and Dance Ireland.
[Video filmed and edited by Enya Belak]
Aerowaves brought together the #Twenty23 selection of artists from around Europe to a professional international audience. In addition, former Aerowaves artist Oona Doherty presented Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus, the work that was selected by Aerowaves in 2017, but had never been presented live before as part of the festival.
In Dublin we saw 21 performances over 3 days and welcomed 196 dance professionals from 42 countries.
In addition, this was an opportunity to meet the international group of journalists and writers of the Springback Academy and the producers and curators of the Startup Forum programme. Aerowaves also invited 10 dance makers based in Ireland, to be part of the Spring Forward Artists’ Encounter, and participate in an intensive programme which included a professional development workshop, opportunities to network and access to the festival programme. On the morning of Saturday 29 April at Dance Ireland, there was a talk featuring Oona Doherty, Olga Dukhovnaya and Nick Bryson moderated by Roísín O’Brien,
Aerowaves is Co-funded by the European Union and Spring Forward 2023 in Dublin was possible thanks to the support of: Pro-Helvetia, Culture Ireland, Onassis STEGI, Italian Cultural Institute, the British Council, the French Embassy and the Goethe Institute in Dublin.
The festival was presented in collaboration with: Dance Ireland, Project Arts Centre, Smock Alley Theatre, The Complex, Samuel Beckett Theatre and CoisCéim Broadreach.