Feedback on Next Stage 2008
“For me The Next Stage was a life-affirming, creatively inspiring experience that reignited my love for the theatre and reminded me that anything is possible. It was a terrific experience and I would highly recommend it to those who want to have their horizon’s broadened and creativity encouraged.”
Melanie Clark Pullen, Actor
(The Next Stage 2008)
“The Next Stage, for me, was all about possibility. Opening up to myriad of forms and practices that the Festival had to offer and exploring these in order to feed my own professional development. I relished the chance to be able to jump in and immerse myself in it all! “
Ciaran O’Melia,
Designer
(The Next Stage 2008)
“The Next Stage was an immensely valuable experience, not just because of the engagement with visiting practitioners, but because of the opportunitis and relationships that were forged among the participants. The Next Stage yielded a tremendous galvanizing energy, from which I thoroughly benefitted.”
Róise Goan, Director, Dublin Fringe
Festival
(The Next Stage 2007)
“I found the Next Stage vastly beneficial for my practice in dance and theatre. The critical analysis of the work we saw during the Festival, which the group discussed daily, was invigorating, astute, challenging, and often inspirational. I would highly urge any dance artist/choreographer to attend The Next Stage 2009. The opportunity to meet and workshop with many of the international directors and see practically everything in the Festival are just two of the many reasons.”
Megan Kennedy,
Co-Artistic Director,
Junk Ensemble
(The Next Stage 2008)
“For me, the Next Stage opened a window to other ways to approach theatre. It also highlighted the reason to make theatre. The consistent emphasis was to find ways to connect deeply with audiences, to be challenging and relevant and to credit audiences with the intelligence to find meaning in the theatre we create. The combination of shows, group discussion and workshops was a crash-course in theatre and an enthralling one at that. I loved it.”
Christian O’Reilly,
Playwright
(The Next Stage 2008)
“Blaiseadh fuinniúililghnéitheach den amharclannaíocht náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta ab ea anNext Stage domsa. Dian-tumadh é ar stíleanna éagsúla, ar mhodhanna núálacha, ar an iliomad doirse os ár gcomhar anseo in Éirinn agus thar sáile. Mholainn an Next Stage d’éinne atá sa tóir ar an gcéad chéim eile.”
Clíona de Brí,
Actor, Writer and Director
(The Next Stage 2008)
