“Stirring, Arresting, Darkly Comic Phantasmagoria”

—The Irish Times  ★★★★

—The Stage ★★★★

—The Review Hub ★★★★

The Circus Animals’ Desertion sets W.B. Yeats’ romantic notions of nationhood against the flames of nationalism, radicalisation, and xenophobia engulfing the world today. Inspired by the automatic writing experiments of George and Willian Butler Yeats The Circus Animals’ Desertion takes the form of a collective dream poetically told through mask and dance.

Created by Brokentalkers

Devised and directed by Feidlim Cannon and Gary Keegan

Music by Sean Millar

Choreography by Jessica Kennedy

Set design and Masks by Ger Clancy

Costume design by Sarah Foley

Lighting design by Stephen Dodd

Photography by Futoshi Sakauchi

World Premiere at the Dublin Theatre Festival, 2016.  A co-production with Project Arts Centre and Mermaid Arts Centre. Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.