Breandán de Gallaí's new dance piece has brought him to centre stage

A NEW dance piece from choreographer/performer extraordinaire Breandán de Gallaí will premiere at Cork’s Firkin Crane on Friday and Dance Limerick on February 4.

De Gallaí, for almost 10 years principal at Riverdance, has been building a new and award-winning reputation more recently with provocative and challenging creations like No?ctú, a blood, sweat, tears exposé of what it’s really like to be an Irish dancer (they loved that one in Manhattan), and an amazing interpretation of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.

Now comes Linger, a work for two male dancers, which examines identity, sexuality, masculinity and ageing. Performed by De Gallaí and Nick O’Connell, Linger juxtaposes the mercurial movements of youth with the more considered gestures of the older dancer, to a rich background of photography, film and music.