Global Desires 2024
A darkly funny ensemble performance for Dublin Theatre Festival 2024
In the darkly funny and provocative Global Desires, we meet Polina, a Russian poet, living in Dublin 8.
Polina desires World Peace, whilst others desire...
To play.
To die.
To not get comfortable.
To keep their desires fresh.
With an international ensemble of performers we consider our myriad desires – romantic, political, physical, hidden, desperate – against the desire plots of Maxim Gorky’s play Summerfolk.
Like Polina and Gorky, you may desire to change the course of history – and discover you can’t. And you might leave wishing to never desire again – just to find...peace.
Dublin Theatre Festival, Bay 1, The Digital Hub
Performed by IBeatriz Santana, Polina Cosgrave, Laurence Cunningham, Joan Somers Donnelly, Clara FitzGerald, Neo Gilson, JJ , David Ferreira-Alves, Luca Pierucci and Jong Gewei ensemble (Ghent)
Directed by Maud Hendricks and Bernie O’Reilly
Co Created by JJ (movement artist), Outlandish Theatre ensemble (Dublin 8), Jong Gewei ensemble (Ghent)
Jong Gewei Ensemble: Minas Zarifyan, Odile Versele, Alexia Nutter, Mingus Peeters, Aleks Nasipyan, Cecile Verwee, Yaël Bobo, Juliette Guimet, Adel Aïcha Ben Abid, Sander Lambert, Brajan Bartikowski.
Team (creative + supporting): Suzanne Versele, Famke Dhont, Bart Capelle, Georgina del Carmen Teunissen, Renée Goethijn, Haider Al Timimi, Sofie Joye, Siebren Nachtergaele, Lore Termont. Technical support: Pieter Durnez
Lighting Design: Pedro Pacheco
Costume Design: Liza Cox
Set Design: Andrew Kirwan
Music and Sound Design: Oli Ryan
Dramaturg: Nicholas Johnson
Outreach Artist: Fióna Bolger
Front of House and communications: Constanza Abbas Blanco
Image by Maud Hendricks
Video by Maud Hendricks
Funded by Arts Council, Dublin City Council
Supported by The Coombe Hospital, Griffith College, The Digital Hub, Jong Gewei (Ghent)