Brokentalkers present Bellow.
Bellow tells the extraordinary real-life story of one of Ireland’s foremost accordionists, Danny O’Mahony, a man who has dedicated his life to the preservation of traditional Irish music and to the mastery of his craft.
Bellow takes the audience on a raw, intimate, deeply personal journey of self-reflection, passion, and the pursuit of artistic purpose. Bellow weaves together past and present as Danny revisits pivotal moments in his life, his first taste of music as a child, the mentors who shaped him and the unrelenting pursuit of mastery that left room for little else.
Alongside Danny’s sublime live playing, Bellow features an original electronic composition by Valgier Siggurdson, new writing and contemporary dance, heightening the tension between past and present.
Bellow is a unique and astonishingly beautiful theatre performance exploring what it means to be an artist.
Credits:
Written & Created by Feidlim Cannon, Gary Keegan & Danny O’Mahony
Performed by: Danny O’Mahony, Gary Keegan & Emily Kilkenny Roddy
Movement Director: Eddie Kay
Sound Design & Composition: Valgeir Sigurðsson
Set Design: Sabine Dargent
Lighting Design: Sarah Jane Shiels
Costume Design: Sarah Foley
Dramaturg: Bjarni Jonsson
Mask Design & Construction: Ger Clancy
Creative Producer: Rachel Bergin
Bellow is funded by The Arts Council of Ireland.
Co-Produced by The Everyman, Droichead Arts Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre and Town Hall Theatre Galway.
Supported by Dublin Theatre Festivals Futures Award.
Touring is kindly supported by Culture Ireland
