Junk Ensemble: Dolores
Venue: The Black Box
photo credit Luca Truffarelli
19 + 20 November 2024, The Town Hall Theatre, Galway Tickets
DOLORES gives voice to a once-silenced girl in this immersive feminist reimagining of Lolita.
Inspired by Vladimir Nabokov’s poetic and disturbing novel Lolita, DOLORES reveals three facets of the character: the neglected and traumatised orphan, the candy-fed girl filled with American hopes and dreams, and the Dolores who lived - a woman full of fire and retribution. Through darkly cinematic imagery, music, text and movement, DOLORES exposes the unsettling abuse and tragedy of a young girl.
The acclaimed cast of performers and musicians - including actors Derbhle Crotty and Mikel Murfi - lead the audience through intricately designed rooms visited in the novel: a 1950’s car, a girl’s cluttered bedroom, a cheap motel in mid-America, and a lonely highway road.
First performed in 2018 at Dublin Dance Festival
"Dolores combines visual eloquence with the gut-punch of a victim impact statement" The Irish Times ★★★★
"There is simply no resisting “Dolores’” power. Provocative and unapologetically brilliant, “Dolores” offers a uniquely thrilling experience...One worth several revisits to make sure you don’t miss a thing." The Arts Review ★★★★★
“A brilliant interference of Nabokov’s best-known work…compelling and mesmerising…the show is a string of highlights.” Irish Independent
“Rivetingly dark: Junk Ensemble’s dance-theatre reimagining of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is thrilling and revelatory." Exeunt Magazine
Created and presented with funding from The Arts Grant Fund/Arts Council Ireland, with support from Project Arts Centre.
Concept and Direction: Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy
Choreography: Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy in collaboration with the performers
Performers: Derbhle Crotty, Deirdre Griffin, Julie Koenig, Mikel Murfi
Musicians: Berginald Rash, Daniel Luke
Scenography: Valerie Reid
Dramaturgy/Collaborator: Jo Timmins
Music: Denis Clohessy
Lighting: Sarah Jane Shiels
Re-lighter: Iris Liange
Costumes: Sarah Foley
Set building: Ger Clancy
Producer: Gwen Van Spÿk
Associate Producer: Ciara Lynch