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Catherine Young was born in Dublin in 1972. She holds a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Dance Performance and has studied and worked with Printz Dance Project (USA), PURe Dance Company (USA), The American Conservatory Theatre (USA), Retina Dance Company (UK/Belgium), Lacina Coulibaly (Kongo Ba Teria Dance Company – Africa), Ousseni Sako (Salia ni Seydou Company – Africa), Wendy Houstoun (UK), Siamsa Tire (Irl) and Hofesh Schecter Company (UK) among others. Her work is heavily influenced by African dance and yoga.
In 2005, Catherine Young became Kerry County Council’s Dancer in Residence, in which role she continued until 2008. In that year, as part of her residency, Catherine Young founded the Kerry Youth Dance Theatre as a creative voice for teenagers and young adults. The company has produced a strong body of work and was nominated for the Kerry Arts & Culture Award in 2010. In 2010, Young established her professional dance company YoCo (Young & Company), and in 2011 went on to curate and launch the nMotion Dance Festival as part of her residency at The National Folk Theatre (Siamsa Tire).
Catherine is a board member of Dance Research Forum Ireland. She teaches master classes and workshops and performs regularly in Ireland, Europe and the USA.
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DVD containing excerpts of Catherine Young’s works and performances, including And It Doesn’t Go Away at Carnegie Arts Centre, Kenmare on 20 November 2009 (duration 00:05:03); Cross Talk with Printz Dance Project at Siamsa Tire, Tralee on 25 September 2009 (00:04:40); Ode performed by YOCO Dance Company at Siamsa Tire, Tralee 1 May 2010 (00:04:48); At-One-Ment (excerpt 1) at the nMotion Dance Festival at Siamsa Tire, Tralee 19 April 2011 (00:06:30); At-One-Ment (excerpt 2) at the nMotion Dance Festival at Siamsa Tire, Tralee on 19 April 2011 (00:09:44); FELA Tribute (marked on the menu as African Dance) at the nMotion Dance Festival, Siamsa Tire, Tralee on 19 April 2011 (00:08:57); and a short film of excerpts from the nMotion Dance Festival at Siamsa Tire, Tralee on 19-20 April 2011 (00:02:57). Also images of Catherine Young during performances of her works; images taken at the Culture Night event at the Carnegie Arts Centre in Kenmare on 24 September 2010; images of performances by Catherine Young’s dance company YOCO; and images taken during the nMotion Dance Festival in 2011. One file, entitled ‘YOCO Dance Company (2010)’, is corrupted and cannot be opened. With a related cover.
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