Two of Ireland’s most exciting companies join forces for a creative collaboration that will push the boundaries of contemporary music.
Project Arts Centre is at the forefront of cutting edge art in Ireland, remaining dedicated to enabling artists to create work of high quality and ambition, and Crash Ensemble are Ireland’s foremost contemporary music ensemble. Breaking rules is all par for the course for these two organisations, which is why embarking on this partnership is a natural progression of their shared ambition, giving Irish contemporary music a permanent home.
As part of this residency, Crash Ensemble will perform a series of concerts and events at Project Arts Centre over the next two years, bringing adventurous, ground-breaking new music to Irish audiences. The residency will encourage creative enquiry, artist collaboration across art forms and cultivate a new approach to the concert experience.
Kate Ellis, Co-Artistic Director, Crash Ensemble: I am thrilled to welcome Crash Ensemble back to Project Arts Centre, affirming our commitment to presenting an innovative contemporary music programme for our audiences. I have been a fan of Crash Ensemble’s work for many years and I look forward to the superb programmes they are planning and the potential collaborations between this legendary ensemble and the many artists with whom we work.
Cian O’Brien, Artistic Director, Project Arts Centre: This residency will be officially launched at an event in Project Arts Centre on Friday 31st July and will be followed by a series of intimate early evening events starting this August. Crash Ensemble’s first major concert as part of the residency will take place on the 2nd November 2012 and will feature works written especially for the ensemble by some of the most distinctive creative voices in American and Irish contemporary music in the last 30 years.
