Junk Ensemble (styled junk ensemble) is an Irish dance theatre company working in a genre related to

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. The company was established in 2004 by identical twin sisters Jessica and Megan Kennedy. It is based in

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and tours throughout Europe and North America. Its productions focus on unique and original visuals and production methods.

Awards

Junk Ensemble won the

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Touring Award in 2008. In 2011, they won the

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Best Production Award for their production ''Bird with Boy'', and ''Drinking Dust'' was listed as an ''

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'' Highlight the same year.

Press

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'' has written that "junk ensemble has created some of the most impressive contemporary dance in Ireland of recent years" and '' Irish Theatre Magazine'' wrote that Junk Ensemble "do not disappoint in artistic experiment with bold visual staging and musical adventuring."

Productions

Productions are listed with the year and venue of their debut. * ''The Rain Party'' (2007) * ''Drinking Dust'' (2008) * ''Pygmalian Revisited'' (2010) - Aix-en Provence Festival * ''Five Ways to Drown'' (2010) - Dublin Dance Festival * ''Sometimes We Break'' (2012) -

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* ''Bird with Boy'' (2011) - Dublin Fringe Festival * ''The Falling Song'' (2012) - Dublin Dance Festival * ''Blind Runner'' (2013) -

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, short film * ''Dusk Ahead'' (2013) -

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* ''It Folds'' (2015) -

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, joint production with Brokentalkers * ''Walking Pale'' (2016) - Dublin Dance Festival * ''Soldier Still'' (2017) -

* ''Dolores'' (2018) -

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References

External links

* {{authority control Dance companies in Ireland