Intrusive
Sharing by Hetty Gazzaniga

Intrusive
Work in progress sharing by Hetty Gazzaniga

Saturday 20 December 2025 at 6:00pm (13 minutes)

This sharing invites audiences to witness Hetty’s 2025 residency research into new choreographic movement and immersive soundscapes. the work reveals a perspective on the deeply unsettling terrain of intrusive thoughts.

Previously performed at Uillinn Dance Season, this second sharing shows the development of the work over the last six weeks and concludes Hetty’s UL co-op at Uillinn.

Hetty Gazzaniga attended Alan Foley Academy of Dance from the age of 4 and Uillinn Young Dancers from her early teens, working with artists such as Tara Brandel, Elaine McCague, and Inma Pavon. She has performed at Cork Opera House, Crawford Art Gallery, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, and solo work at Everyman Theatre, Cork in 2023 and 2024 as part of the Alan Foley Academy of Dance Showcase. Hetty is currently studying contemporary dance at University of Limerick, Irish World Academy with choreographers including Grant McLay, Monica Munoz and Justine Cooper. Through college, she has performed at the UL Glucksman Library, Dance Limerick, The Irish World Academy, The Hunt Museum, and a site specific contemporary ballet at Kinsale Arts Festival (choreography by Patricia Crosbie). She is currently participating in a nine month placement at Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre as Dance Project Assistant, with responsibility for leading Uillinn Young Dancers, support work for Uillinn dance residency/Uillinn Dance Season programmes, teaching with Alan Foley Academy of Dance and delivering dance workshops for Skibbereen Arts Festival and West Cork Feelgood Festival.

Hetty Gazzaniga UL Co-Op Residency

UDS25 – Intrusive

Choreographer/performer- Hetty Gazzaniga
Music- Justin Grounds

Supported by Uillinn West Cork Art Centre and University of Limerick