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Extraordinarily impressive. It’s as if O’Donoghue and cast have taken often familiar ideas, words and images and rearranged them into something akin to a fresh melody. One in which what inhabits the space between the notes is raw, visceral and cuts through like a razor blade.✮✮✮✮
The Arts Review
Choreographed movements, at times profound and comical... coupled with thematic music, sound design and lighting continue the documentary feel, resulting in stylish and well-composed chaos. Over 80 minutes of poignancy and absurdity AFTER delivers a lesson in living life and enjoying it while we can. ✮✮✮✮
The Reviews Hub
With knowing style, striking visuals.... and touching optimism, they are still editing their memories when no one will be around to remember.✮✮✮✮
Irish Times
The piercing Liv O’Donoghue, suspicious of male domination of discourse, delivers a new vision of the future in The 27th Manifesto: a document drawn on speeches by women throughout historY is heard in a biting voice-over by Gina Moxley. But most compelling is the reveal, with dollops of white paint onto perspex glass, of a ghostly projection of a mysterious female leader sermonising in unknown surroundings.
Exeunt Magazine
A couple of generations of talented Irish choreographers have emerged since then, and the latest which includes O’Donoghue, is supremely confident in craft and ambition. There’s not a hint of swagger in that confidence; rather it is displayed through open-palmed humility and openness to outside opinions and influences.
Irish Times
Liv O’Donoghue’s dance reinforced the sure-footedness and sharp attention to detail that give her work a satisfying sense of completeness. The choreography always operates to its own inner logic so that no movement feels out of place, and her concept and its realisation are in constant harmony.
Irish Times
A beguiling duet full of flowing sequences and stillness.✮✮✮✮
Irish Times
Thought provoking, unsettling and original, combining into a powerful theatrical evening that lingers in the mind afterwards. Shocking and unflinching, it is honest theatre that never pulls punches, nor overdoes it in anyway, letting it speak for itself and to us. This makes an evening of original, satisfying, intelligent contemporary dance theatre, or any theatre for that matter. It is great to see such creative staging, lighting and storytelling, coupled with a skilled dancer and choreographer who’s not afraid to make bold choices.
theredcurtainreview.com
Ireland's independent dance scene has rarely been healthier, with lots of exciting choreographers around. pick of the bunch right now is probably Liv O’Donoghue.
Irish Times
Liv O’Donoghue proved herself worthy of being Ireland's dancer of the year in a standout performance.
Sunday Times
With long slender limbs and a rough edge to her elegant moves, she is a joy to watch... she's a captivating presence.
Sunday Times
Liv O’Donoghue is doubtlessly one to watch... one of only three Irish works to be selected to be part of the main festival programme, Prompted Breathless will give you an idea of what is new and exciting Irish choreography.
Vulgo
The Arts Review
Choreographed movements, at times profound and comical... coupled with thematic music, sound design and lighting continue the documentary feel, resulting in stylish and well-composed chaos. Over 80 minutes of poignancy and absurdity AFTER delivers a lesson in living life and enjoying it while we can. ✮✮✮✮
The Reviews Hub
With knowing style, striking visuals.... and touching optimism, they are still editing their memories when no one will be around to remember.✮✮✮✮
Irish Times
The piercing Liv O’Donoghue, suspicious of male domination of discourse, delivers a new vision of the future in The 27th Manifesto: a document drawn on speeches by women throughout historY is heard in a biting voice-over by Gina Moxley. But most compelling is the reveal, with dollops of white paint onto perspex glass, of a ghostly projection of a mysterious female leader sermonising in unknown surroundings.
Exeunt Magazine
A couple of generations of talented Irish choreographers have emerged since then, and the latest which includes O’Donoghue, is supremely confident in craft and ambition. There’s not a hint of swagger in that confidence; rather it is displayed through open-palmed humility and openness to outside opinions and influences.
Irish Times
Liv O’Donoghue’s dance reinforced the sure-footedness and sharp attention to detail that give her work a satisfying sense of completeness. The choreography always operates to its own inner logic so that no movement feels out of place, and her concept and its realisation are in constant harmony.
Irish Times
A beguiling duet full of flowing sequences and stillness.✮✮✮✮
Irish Times
Thought provoking, unsettling and original, combining into a powerful theatrical evening that lingers in the mind afterwards. Shocking and unflinching, it is honest theatre that never pulls punches, nor overdoes it in anyway, letting it speak for itself and to us. This makes an evening of original, satisfying, intelligent contemporary dance theatre, or any theatre for that matter. It is great to see such creative staging, lighting and storytelling, coupled with a skilled dancer and choreographer who’s not afraid to make bold choices.
theredcurtainreview.com
Ireland's independent dance scene has rarely been healthier, with lots of exciting choreographers around. pick of the bunch right now is probably Liv O’Donoghue.
Irish Times
Liv O’Donoghue proved herself worthy of being Ireland's dancer of the year in a standout performance.
Sunday Times
With long slender limbs and a rough edge to her elegant moves, she is a joy to watch... she's a captivating presence.
Sunday Times
Liv O’Donoghue is doubtlessly one to watch... one of only three Irish works to be selected to be part of the main festival programme, Prompted Breathless will give you an idea of what is new and exciting Irish choreography.
Vulgo