One of the more unusual festivals taking place this week is the Light Moves festival in Limerick from the 3rd to the 6th of November. It is a festival of Dance on Film, and includes such names as Terence Malick, Olwen Fouéré, Tacita Dean and more. Full details can be found on their website here.

LIGHT MOVES – Ireland’s international festival dedicated to dance on film.

Limerick 3-6 November 2016

Light Moves, Ireland’s festival of dance on film, is back for its third year, with a programme that showcases beautiful, thought-provoking and cutting-edge new work in Limerick venues 3rd-6th November.

This year’s festival will feature artists from home and abroad, past and present, including Merce Cunningham, Terence Malick, Olwen Fouéré, Tacita Dean, Jennifer Walshe, Temper-Mental MissElayneous, Laura U. Marks, Vivienne Dick, John Scott, Douglas Rosenberg, and Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion.

The festival is an opportunity for audiences both local and international to watch, learn, film, compose, dance, discuss and participate. The programme will include Irish and world premieres, performances, installations, workshops, labs and talks from leading artists and thinkers from across the world. The festival includes a special focus on work from Ireland, a participatory project for older people and screenings for audiences aged 4+.