Unscripted and Unchoreographed

Honey & Lemon are multidisciplinary entertainers who bend the expectations of dance for its makers, audiences and participants. Experimenting with movement, voice and film, they use pop culture to create shared understanding in the mystique of contemporary dance. Founded as a creative partnership in 2020 by artists Millie Daniel-Dempsey and Amy Robyn Lyster, Honey & Lemon was built on a de...

Honey & Lemon are multidisciplinary entertainers who bend the expectations of dance for its makers, audiences and participants. Experimenting with movement, voice and film, they use pop culture to create shared understanding in the mystique of contemporary dance. Founded as a creative partnership in 2020 by artists Millie Daniel-Dempsey and Amy Robyn Lyster, Honey & Lemon was built on a de...

Honey & Lemon are multidisciplinary entertainers who bend the expectations of dance for its makers, audiences and participants. Experimenting with movement, voice and film, they use pop culture to create shared understanding in the mystique of contemporary dance. Founded as a creative partnership in 2020 by artists Millie Daniel-Dempsey and Amy Robyn Lyster, Honey & Lemon was built on a de...

Ben Sullivan is a multi-award winning dancer/choreographer based between Dublin and Belfast with a keen focus on progressive artistic practice. Recently they have closed out two National Tours with Rachel Ní Bhraonáin’s “MOSH” and NAF Dance’s “Ham Sandwiches and Discipline”. Their recent choreographic works include; Dogsick (Scene and Heard 2026), Turf v0.01 (Dance Ireland's A/W 2025 Residency...

Laura is an upcoming theatre maker based in Zwolle, the Netherlands. She studied at ArtEZ University of the Arts, where she completed the course of ArtistcourseArtist Educator in Theatre & Media in Zwolle. Her work is often socially engaged and centers on our human nature and the worlds and systems we build around us. Approaching these situations with a playful, open, and fresh perspective is...

Raquel Montero Calero is a multidisciplinary artist with a rich background in drama, dance, and visual arts. Raquel brings a vibrant and inclusive energy to her work. As a performer, playwright, choreographer, and facilitator, she is passionate about creativity, expression, and the transformative power of the arts and the importance of collaboration between artists from different backgrounds and a...

Ami began her actor training at the age of three and has performed in numerous TV dramas and theatre productions, including Marie Antoinette: A Musical, directed by Tamiya Kuriyama, and the opera The Magic Flute, directed by Emmanuelle Bastet. Alongside acting, she became a versatile dancer, training in classical ballet, ballroom dance, street dance, and Tanztheater, winning multiple national and...

Masha is an actor and theatre-maker originally from an eastern border city Kharkiv in Ukraine, where she had over 14 years of theatrical experience. She began performing in 2009 with the National Children’s Theatre of Ukraine (‘Sorvantsy’), and later earned a degree in Marketing and Public Relations from Kharkiv National University. After relocating to Ireland, She joined Lúminaria’s national chil...

Chander van Daatselaar is a movement director, dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher from The Netherlands. Chander began his formal training at RijnIJssel, completing the Fast Track Dance program in 2016. He further developed his skills in Modern Dance Theatre at Fontys School of Art in 2017 and earned a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance with Foundation Year at the prestigious Trinity Laban Conse...

Sarah McKenna Dunne is an award-winning writer, storyteller and arts facilitator known for her work in theatre, film, and socially engaged arts projects. Her writing credits include A Border Cure (Scene+ Heard 2026), The Girls of the Sacred Heart (Culture Night 2024), a tribunal play on the Cavan orphanage fire, and Grief of the Seventh Child (Creative Cavan 2023), an upcoming documentary on tradi...

Anna Buchmueller is a Dublin-based, New York-born Creative Producer and Theatremaker. She holds a BA in Theater and American Studies from Wesleyan University (High Honors). In the United States, Anna has worked with several theatre companies, including Colt Coeur, Keen Company, and Ojai Playwrights Conference. In Dublin, she has produced the sold-out runs of RESIN by Robert Downes [Scene + Heard F...

Daniela Poch  is an interdisciplinary artist working across theatre, dance, music, and education. She holds a BA in Acting (Practice and Body Studies) from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an MFA in Movement Directing and Teaching from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (RCSSD), London. Her training includes advanced international programs such as ImPulsTanz Vienna. Her pract...

For our final episode of Season 1 , we’re joined by Jeffrey Gormly, a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans theatre, dance, choreography, and the social sphere, as both an advocate and practitioner of creative process. As a signature artist , Jeffrey has written numerous plays, essays, and publications, while his collaborative projects have connected him with theatre and dance artists, social...

On this week's episode we chat to Heather Hennessy who is an exciting up-and-coming theatre maker based in Dublin (and occasionally Monaghan!). A recent graduate of Coláiste Dhúlaigh, Heather has already built an impressive portfolio, with credits including Bullied , Madeira , and Dublin Touring Theatre’s upcoming productions Sally’s Return and Tropical Fish in the Tolka .

This week we chat with filmmaker and animator Steve Woods about his new book on the history of Irish animation and the impact animation has had on Irish television. Steve also shares insights into his work on dance films, including collaborations with choreographers like John Scott of the Irish Modern Dance Theatre. With a career in film since 1988, Steve’s work spans animation, documentaries, exp...

On this week's episode we chat to Marie Riley, who is a Yorkshire-born movement director and dancer who works in theatre. Having graduated with a Drama degree from the University of East Anglia, she combined acting with her movement and dance heritage to fuel her practice. She is fascinated in how movement work impacts character development and physical storytelling. The MA Movement: Directing...

On this week's episode we chat to Marie Riley, who is a Yorkshire-born movement director and dancer who works in theatre. Having graduated with a Drama degree from the University of East Anglia, she combined acting with her movement and dance heritage to fuel her practice. She is fascinated in how movement work impacts character development and physical storytelling. The MA Movement: Directing...

This week on the pod, we’re chatting with Deo Laguipo! Deo’s a photographer, videographer, tattoo artist, and freelance illustrator — basically a creative powerhouse. What makes her story even cooler is that she actually started out as a Mechatronics Engineer working in the semiconductor industry before deciding to ditch the 9–5 life to chase something more creative. We talk about what pushed her...

This week on the pod, we’re chatting with Deo Laguipo! Deo’s a photographer, videographer, tattoo artist, and freelance illustrator — basically a creative powerhouse. What makes her story even cooler is that she actually started out as a Mechatronics Engineer working in the semiconductor industry before deciding to ditch the 9–5 life to chase something more creative. We talk about what pushed her...

On this week's episode we chat to Chen Ching. Who is an actor, dancer, and movement director from Taiwan, currently based in London. With a background in acting and over 15 years of professional dance training including Martial Arts, Contemporary Dance, and Chinese Dance-working across theatre and film. Recent credits include The Fishbowl Girl (Golden Horse-nominated, Clermont-Ferrand 2025) an...

In this episode, we sit down with Ingrid Nachstern , Artistic Director of Night Star Dance Company , to go behind the scenes of her new award-winning film PINS IN HER EYES (2025). We chat about the importance of the Income for the Arts scheme , her creative process, and the journey that brought her from translator and classical ballet teacher to internationally acclaimed choreographer, filmmaker,...

On this week's episode we chat to Al Bellamy. Al Bellamy first became interested in challenging traditional direction methods with her debut production, Anne (Samuel Beckett Theatre, 2019) where she self-directed her foray into ethics and intimacy onstage. She spent some years engaging as Creative Producer and Production Manager for works such as DUBH (Dublin Theatre Festival, 2021), The Tolu...

On this week’s episode, we chat with Emma Browne – a ballet dancer, teacher, and the Founder and Principal of EmBrace Dance Academy. Emma shares what it was like to move from Ireland to Russia to pursue ballet training after just two years of dancing, and the challenges and lessons that came with that experience. We also discuss the importance of creating a nurturing and supportive environment for...

On this week's episode we chat to Jools Gilson, a Cork based dance artist who has been doing professional work for dance / theatre venues, galleries and broadcast radio for thirty years. Her practice is knotted, knitted and woven between the disciplines of dance theatre, writing and textiles; choreographies linked to ancient bog bodies and their textiles; 30,000 sewing needles hung from a gall...

On this week’s episode, we chat with Inma Pavon, a Spanish multidisciplinary artist, choreographer, and teacher based in Cork. We talk about her journey to Ireland—arriving first as an au pair before studying dance—and how her experiences shaped her creative path. Inma shares how practices like breath work inspire her classes, and why she prioritizes letting each participant move at their own pace...