Hip hop theatre version of The Táin runs at The Milk Market, Limerick, 20-25 July 2014 – Ireland’s first Hip Hop Theatre Production
A hip hop theatre re-telling of The Táin opens at The Milk Market, Limerick on Sunday 20th July and runs for six nights until Friday 25th July. “The Táin” production fuses physical theatre and urban art forms – hip hop dance theatre, rap, graffiti art, film – with performances by a cast of international, national and local artists, to an original soundtrack by hip hop duo Icarus Rising, and is being presented in association with Limerick City of Culture and Dance Limerick.
This is the first hip hop theatre production to be produced in Ireland and is being made in Limerick by performance and creative artists from and living in Limerick, in collaboration with leading international guest artists. Further details and ticket information from www.thetain2014.com , www.limerickcityofculture.ie and www.dancelimerick.ie
The story:
The city is the state, two tribes collide, a hero emerges. The epic Irish tale of Cúchulainn and Queen Maeve is launched into today’s simmering underworld of urban turf wars. Fired by passion and pride, Cúchulainn seeks to defend his territory at all costs. In this explosive re-imagining of the ancient story, there are scores to be settled, sacrifices to be made and the ultimate prize to be claimed.
