Postcards - Crash Ensemble + Laura Sheeran (Screenings)
Gallery @ Watergate Theatre, August 8, 2025 - August 16, 2025
Crash Ensemble, a group known for its fearless approach to contemporary music, continues to push boundaries with Postcards. Recorded at the Festival last year, Postcards brings together seven bold new compositions exploring humanity’s relationship with the environment. Filmmaker-in-Residence Laura Sheeran’s live visuals beautifully interweave with each piece.
Postcards consists of a series of three-minute compositions by an eclectic group of creators: Dani Larkin, Emmelle Wadding, Jenn Kirby, Maeve Kelly, Michael Sullivan, Neil O’Connor, and Paul Scully. Each piece explores critical environmental and existential issues, reflecting the urgency of addressing climate change and our impact on the planet.
As part of this project, Crash Ensemble commissioned Filmmaker-in-Residence Laura Sheeran to create accompanying visuals that beautifully interweave live visual stories with each piece.
Duration: 27 minutes, running on a continuous loop (each composition is approximately 3 minutes)
Programme credits:
Films by Laura Sheeran
Composers:
Maeve Kelly
Jenn Kirby
Elle Wadding
Dani Larkin
Neil O'Connor
Michael Sullivan
Paul Scully
Crash Ensemble:
Susan Doyle, Flute
Leonie Bluett, Clarinet
Larissa O’Grady, Violin
Lisa Dowdall, Viola
Kate Ellis, Cello
Roddy O’Keeffe, Trombone
Alex Petcu, Percussion
Recorded by Jonathan Nangle at Kilkenny Arts Festival 2024
Edited, mixed and mastered by Brian Bolger
More info available at Kilkenny Arts Festival