ARTIST AT WORK
FRINGE LAB established Artist at Work in 2020. These paid idea development residencies take place with host venues across Ireland over the festival dates, shining a light on artistic process and the often-invisible work done by artists.
ANDREA WILLIAMS is an Irish-Cape Verdean multidisciplinary artist based in Cork. She moves between different mediums such as dance, experimental theatre, visual arts and directing. Recent work includes Hive City Legacy at Dublin Fringe Festival 2022, EPG (Exploitation, Power, Greed) with Olympio, and Dubh for FeliSpeaks. Most of her work is a search and reconnecting with her lost African heritage as well as making connections between cultures. She created, and performed in UNDEFINED which was presented as part of Cork Midsummer Festival 2023.
In partnership with CoisCéim Dance Theatre, Dublin.
JENNI NIKINMAA is a playwright and theatre-maker from Finland, based in Inishmore, Aran Islands. She works with immersive, poetic plays and experiences that often escape outside traditional theatre space. Currently, she is developing a play called Sheep, which is about sheep (not about humans. Or humanity) within the FUEL development programme with Druid Theatre. She is also writing about bold birds.
In partnership with Interface, Connemara.
CAL MCELWEE is a multi-disciplininary queer theatremaker based in Belfast, who focuses on representing queer people in larger than life, fantastical scenarios (like spies and superheroes). Paper Moon tells the story of a queer kid bringing their own imaginary fantasy kingdom to life using only paper, projections and whatever words pop into their head. It discusses queer escapism, solitude and the simple joy that can come from just making stuff up.
In partnership with The MAC, Belfast.
GOBLINSGOBLINSGOBLINS is a drag queen and character comedian who has been confused for neither. Born in the Dublin cabaret scene their favourite characters are unqualified passive aggressive monsters. During this residency, they will be working on Cornucopia Jones Wants You To Succeed! In this piece you’re invited on a self-help odyssey from a warmly shameless life coach who wants to empower YOU! with the elite secret of lying.
In partnership with Irish Theatre Institute, Dublin.
CHINEDUM MUOTTO is a multi-disciplinary artist, cultural producer, researcher, and educator. The multi-disciplinary nature of his work allows for the weaving of stories that are elaborate yet simple, and his tireless use of ‘found objects’ or the colloquial both in the physical and conceptual allows for the permeation of ideas that mutate across boundaries and space. Play features heavily within his creative process.
In partnership with Irish Theatre Institute, Dublin.
