Philip Connaughton

Philip is a choreographer/performer originally from Dublin. He began dancing locally and then went on to train at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. As a choreographer, his first solo, Embody, was created during a residency at Movement Research (NYC), and since then he has been performing his work internationally. He was Associate Artist of Dance Ireland [2013/14] and Artist in Residence at Axis Ballymun [2012] where he created Mortuus Est Philippus for Dublin Dance Festival. In 2014, he formed Company Philip Connaughton and made a large-scale ensemble piece Tardigrade that won best design in the Tiger Dublin Fringe Awards. His lecture-performance Dance Uncovered (sensational) was featured in Dublin Dance Festival 2015. Following that, he created Whack!! in collaboration with Ashley Chen of Compagnie Kashyl in Paris in April. It just completed a very successful Irish and French tour, was performed at MOMA NYC in September 2016 and continues to tour throughout France in 2017/18 with upcoming performances at Maison de la Danse, Le Manège de Reims and La Briquetterie. 
In 2016, Philip was the proud recipient of the 16 x 16: Next Generation Bursary Award.


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