A question of taste: Cathy Walsh

Cathy Walsh is a choreographer and performer from Cork. She is the movement director for the current run of Dancing at Lughnasa at the Everyman in Cork.

Best recent book you’ve read: Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy, by Barbara Ehrenreich. It is just that. A look at how humans have historically celebrated together, for various reasons, and how the absence of that shared, mass celebration leads to over-individualisation and potential depression. She gives examples of where we get our community joy now, at concerts, sports events, and protests. It’s a wonderful study for how important dancing together is!

Best recent film: Jimmy’s Hall. I loved it, it’s such a powerful and important story. I watched it on the train and I was bawling crying!