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6 April to 17 April 2026

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Yves Lorrhan Silva Santos

Research and Development – The Boxes

6 April to 17 April 2026

Uillinn Dance Season: Spring 2026

The Boxes  – Open rehearsal I UCC and Bollinger Family Space at Uillinn I Thurs 9 Apr, 11:00am to 12:00pm I Drop in for 10 to 20 minutes anytime during this hour I Free entry I Booking HERE

Boxes and Bodies – Workshop I UCC and Bollinger Family Space at Uillinn I Sat 11 Apr, 12:30am I 1.5hours I Free entry I Booking HERE, no experience necessary

An embodied exploration of how we carry structures, limits, and identities within us. Through movement and object work, participants will reflect on the boxes that shape their behaviours, their sense of safety, and their freedom to express.
Guided by physical exploration and improvisation, this workshop invites participants to engage with the body as a site of awareness and transformation. Using the box as both a physical and symbolic object, we will investigate how social expectations, internalised patterns, and unseen boundaries influence the way we move, relate, and perceive ourselves.
Participants will be encouraged to question these structures and to explore new possibilities of movement, expression, and presence. The workshop creates a supportive and reflective space where curiosity, sensitivity, and personal interpretation are central, allowing each individual to navigate their own relationship with control, vulnerability, and freedom.

The Boxes – Work-in-process performance sharing I UCC and Bollinger Family Space at Uillinn I Thu 16 Apr, 5:00pm I 40mins including discussion I €5/€7 I Booking HERE

The Boxes is an ongoing performance project that explores the relationship between the body, social structures, and identity. This work-in-progress invites audiences into an early stage of creation, where movement, objects, and imagery are used to investigate themes of limitation, protection, and belonging.
Through the symbolic use of “boxes,” the piece reflects on the visible and invisible boundaries we carry — shaped by societal expectations, stereotypes, and personal histories. The body becomes a space of tension and transformation, navigating between restriction and freedom, control and expression.
This sharing offers a glimpse into the creative process, opening space for reflection, dialogue, and exchange with the audience as the work continues to evolve.

The Boxes is a dance and performance research project that explores how masculinity and patriarchy shape bodies, emotions, and relationships. Through contemporary dance, storytelling, rhythm, and embodied practices, Yves investigates the “boxes” men are taught to fit into — strength, control, silence — and what happens when these structures are questioned, broken, or reimagined.

Join Yves for a series of open rehearsals, informal sharing’s and movement-based workshops designed to welcome everyone—no dance experience is needed. Each session invites participants to reflect on identity, gender expectations and embodiment in a supportive and creative environment. These encounters with the community will directly shape the artistic process, deepening the connection between the work, the artist and the people of West Cork.

The Boxes is a dance and performance research project that explores how masculinity and patriarchy shape bodies, emotions, and relationships. Through contemporary dance, storytelling, rhythm, and embodied practices, the work investigates the “boxes” men are taught to fit into — strength, control, silence — and what happens when these structures are questioned, broken, or reimagined.

This residency supports the research and development of The Boxes, a dance and performance project that investigates how masculinity and patriarchal structures shape the body, behaviour, and emotional expression. The main aim is to deepen the physical and dramaturgical language of the work through embodied research, improvisation, rhythm, and storytelling. During the residency, the focus will be on refining movement material, exploring themes of restriction and release, and developing ways to translate personal and collective experiences of masculinity into an engaging performance format.

My work sits at the intersection of contemporary dance, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, body awareness, and social reflection. Across my practice, I use movement as a tool for questioning social norms, reconnecting people with their bodies, and creating spaces for dialogue and transformation. The Boxes builds on my long-term research into masculinities, patriarchy, and emotional education, continuing my commitment to work that is both artistically rigorous and socially engaged.

As part of the residency, I aim to connect with the local community through open rehearsals, informal sharing’s, and facilitated movement-based workshops. These moments invite participants to reflect on their own experiences of identity, gender expectations, and embodiment, regardless of dance experience. Community voices and encounters will directly inform the artistic process, strengthening the relationship between the work and the people it seeks to engage.

The Boxes is about listening to what the body carries in silence — and allowing movement to become a space where vulnerability, questioning, and change are possible.

Yves Lorrhan is a Brazilian dance artist, teacher, and choreographer from the northeast of Brazil, currently based in Ireland. With over 26 years of experience, his practice spans Afro-Brazilian, ballroom, and contemporary dance. He was a co-choreographer with Cia Bamberg de Dança for nearly a decade, co-creating five productions and performing extensively across Brazil. In Ireland, he has collaborated with artists and companies including Irish Modern Dance Theatre and Croí Glan. His work has been presented internationally, supported by multiple awards and residencies. His current research explores masculinity, identity, and patriarchy through embodied practice.

Yves was awarded an Arts Council Project Award for 2026.

https://www.instagram.com/yveslorrhan/

Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre acknowledges the financial support of The Arts Council  / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Crespo Foundation in making this residency possible.

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