Programme
Dancing Invisibilities
Established in 2023, The Parsley Collective comprises Mary Nunan, Angie Smalis, Rachel Sheil, Salma Ataya, and Isabella Oberländer. Individually and together, these dance artists work in the fields of choreography, performance, improvisation, interdisciplinary collaboration, writing, and education.
The physical body is only part of what matters for these five dancers. They also seek to draw attention to immaterial and invisible realms. What matters to them is ‘emptying to receive’. Through movement and stillness they reveal impulses, images, and fragments of stories as they emerge through the density and porosity of their bodies and the space(s) they occupy. Visible. Invisible. Passing through…
Join us on Saturday, 6 December 2025 at 7pm. This event is open to the public and booking is not required.
This performance will be the culmination of The Parsley Collective’s micro-residency at Ormston House as part of their Dance-Artist-in-Residence at Dance Limerick and Limerick City and County Council for 2025 and 2026. Through this scheme, the group will refine an approach to movement, research, and improvisation. They will also hold performances, lead workshops, and participate in discussions about historical and current collectives in the arts and their foundational ideologies.
The Dance Artist in Residence scheme is funded by The Arts Council of Ireland, Dance Limerick, and Limerick City and County Council in association with The GAFF, Ormston House, Limerick City Gallery of Art, the Limerick Civic Trust / People’s Museum of Limerick, and the Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies at the the University of Limerick.
