‘Seeing and Dreaming’ at Galway Arts Centre

Date Published: 26-May-2011

Seeing and Dreaming a collaboration of performance and visual art by Sarah Fuller and Vanessa Earl, takes place this Saturday at Galway Arts Centre.

In the show, visual artist and puppeteer Sarah and performer Vanessa bring two people’s stories to life using shadows, objects, puppets and people.

Dorothy is 80 and lives alone in a Victorian house in Birmingham. She has one eye, no teeth and a soft spot for Starsky and Hutch. Michael is 88. Gnarled and bed ridden, he dreams of dancing and wild horses.

Dorothy’s story is told through the memories of her eight-year old grand-daughter who spent many weekends alone with her. This is a portrait of older age told through the eyes of a child. Michael’s story focuses on the last year of his life, which has been spent in hospital. This portrait explores his changing states of mind, slipping b

etween dream, reality and memory. He is a man preparing to die.

Vanessa Earl trained at the Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School and the Laboratory for the Study of Movement in Paris.She has worked professionally in theatre for the last 16 years, with companies including Theatre of the Oppressed, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Theatre de Complicite and the National Theatre.

Sarah graduated in Textile Design at Central St Martins College of Art and Design London. In 1995 she established Dog and String Theatre and since then has devised performed and toured shows for children’s audiences both nationally and internationally. Her visual art has been exhibited widely throughout Ireland and she has considerable experience working in arts in health.

Seeing and Believing is suitable for adults and children aged 10 and over. The first viewing at Galway Arts Centre will take place at 3pm and the second is at 8pm. Tickets are €10. Booking at Galway Arts Centre 091 565886