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JOHN SCOTT - Artistic Director

John Scott, born in Dublin, trained at

Dublin City Ballet working with Anna

Sokolow. He performed with Yoshiko

Chuma and in Meredith Monk’s Quarry -

studied with Susan Buirge, Anne Crosset,

Andy De Groat and Janet Panetta.

His work is humorous, quirky and

idiosyncratic, playing with different

performance situations, from theatres

to museums to a restaurant, using

performers of different styles, ages and

backgrounds.

Board of Directors

Anthony Doyle

Caroline Cutliffe-Slattery

Gavin Quinn

Maureen Mc Sherry

Linda Murray

Marina Rafter

Michael Scott

Elie Schulmann

Jurgen Simpson

Friends of JSD

Dance Theatre (USA)

Maureen Mc Sherry

Paul Langland

John Scott

Carleigh Welsh

Collaborators of JSD

Click here for a list of people who have collaborated with IMDT

Company

John Scott Dance, based in Dublin, Ireland, is a physically/culturally diverse ensemble ranging from Virtuosic Cunningham dancers to African Torture survivors. Scott , a choreographer and singer, has studied and performed with Meredith Monk, Sara Rudner, Yoshiko Chuma and Anna Sokolow He also studied with Susan Buirge.

His recent works include BODY DUET, ACTIONS, FALL AND RECOVER and THE WHITE PIECE. Tours include CDC- Les Hivernales, Avignon, studio le regard du cygne and Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France, Tanzmesse NRW, Germany, Dance Base, Edinburgh, La MaMa, PS122 New York, Queer Zagreb, Croatia, Centro Culturel del Bosque, Mexico, Forum Cultural Mundial, Rio De Janeiro, Kanuti Guildi SAAL, Estonia.

Scott’s choreography is playful, virtuosic and passionate and has been described as Beckett meets Monty Python. Touring Ireland, they pioneer dance as an artform in a country known more for literature and text based drama.