Artist Support - Selma Daniel

24 May 2023

22-23 May 2023

"It was a great experience to spend these 2 days residence in Draíocht to get to know other artists and explore new possibilities for collaboration. The first day I spent focused time with a conductor singer, Cibele Sabioni, and together we explored our curiosities and restlessness to see how can we juxtapose voice and movement. The second day was an encounter with another Dance Artist, Yasmin Mello Cabrera, where we had an opportunity to share our practice, play and improvise together, exploring the concept of pause and movement and instant composition. This is a very rewarding time, to “just” nurture my practice with no pressure of making. Thank you Draíocht for a lovely and precious time." - Selma Daniel

About the Artist

Selma Daniel is an Associate Dance Artist with Solstice Arts Centre, with over 20 years’ experience in dance performance, choreography, and education. Selma holds an MA in Contemporary Dance Performance from University of Limerick.

In 2022 Selma launched Meath Move, in partnership with Solstice Arts Centre, is a new initiative to bring the community together through a series of opportunities from pre-school children to professional artists.

Selma’s recent productions include: Paper Plane (2021), about family diversity for young audiences supported by the Arts Council of Ireland's YPCE Project Award 2020; OutWall (2021) a dance piece for public spaces that investigates self-isolation and architecture. OutWall premiered as part of Culture Night, presented by Meath County Council Arts Office under the Local Live Performance Scheme in association with Solstice Arts Centre. Work in progress Befriending my Monster (2023) in partnership with First Fortnight and Solstice Arts Centre funded by YPCE Bursary Award.

In 2019 Selma founded LittleLion Dance Theatre company which produced a Dance Theatre show A-do-le-TA! for young audiences supported by the Arts Council Project Award 2019. AdoleTA! was further developed for a screen format and toured in Shanghai International Children's Festival, China in 2021 as well as in Festivals and schools around Ireland. This tour was a co-production with Solstice and funded by Culture Ireland.

As a performer, Selma has performed her solo Inside Things for Creating Spaces (Dance Theatre of Ireland), New Movements (Dance Ireland), Fusion Platform, (Imagine Festival, Waterford, Ireland), Mamuska night (I.F. O.N.L.Y. Festival) and An Damhsa: Laois Dance Platform. In addition to 9 years of dancing with Brazilian Dance Companies where she toured extensively in Asia, South America and Europe.

As an educator, Selma has been developing workshops specially tailored for families and children of all ages and for childcare facilitators. She has facilitated dance workshops for Cruinniú na nÓg, Kaleidoskope Family Festival, The Ark, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board Station Road, Solstice Arts Centre and preschools around Kildare, Meath and Dublin areas.

More ... https://selmadaniel.com/

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Draíocht invests significantly in the development of artist's practice by the provision of benefit in kind support such as space, technical support, admin/marketing support and specialist expertise.

Our Artist Support Series, launched during Covid-19, helped 79 artists in 2020 and 50 artists in 2021, with the provision of free rehearsal and creative space.

Space to rehearse, write, create, film, dance, think & plan ... whatever was needed!

With thanks to our funders Fingal County Council & The Arts Council.

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