If you did not get to see Rialto Twirlers at The LAB last month, you will now be able to see it once again, on the big screen. Rialto Twirlers (2010) is screening before the 'first film Mike Leigh should have made', Bronco Bullfrog (1969) at The IFI, Temple Bar, Dublin from June 11 - June 17.

To book your tickets online click here

The last day of my exhibition Rialto Twirlers, The LAB, Foley Street is tomorrow. So, check it out if you haven't. I also became aware of a feature film in development, working title - Untitled Baton Twirling Project (2011) - it's star is Jessica Biel. So I presume it is a Bring It On type of affair.
Anne Maree Barry - surfing the zeitgeist.

Rialto Twirlers is screening at the Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Film Festival at the Irish Film Institute, Dublin this Sunday 18th April at 12.15PM. It is part of the festival's Short Film Programme:

I spoke about the Rialto Twirlers project and film at DATA at The Joy Gallery last Friday. It was actually about time I spoke at DATA as I have been going to meetings since 2002, although recently I haven't been to many - too busy editing ;). I had not been to the Joy Gallery/Red Space before and was pleasantly surprised - they have a really good set up. Their aim is to focus on experimental art, music/art cross collaborations and new media work.

You can check out more information on the night here

and a blog review from Grace McEvoy aka Green on Light

**I did take off my coat after the first five mins of speaking :)

lighthouse cinema test screening - photos taken with nokia e63

Myself and Nicky went to the Light House Cinema this morning to test Rialto Twirlers.

You still can get tickets here: http://jdiff.ticketsolve.com/shows/23497715/events

I have been quite busy and creative lately, so excuse my absence. I also have been reading instead of going online at night - who would have thought that this past time would induce sleep and relaxation?

Dr. Jonathan Ilan of A$$quake and I will be interviewing Mark later in the week. This interview will be screened at a seminar/dialogue evening at my studio, in the new year.

Below is a clip of the final routines from Bring it On. Who is better - East Compton Clovers or Rancho Carne Toros???

The Rialto Twirler Project and Film is kindly supported by the Arts Council, Common Ground and Still Films.

I didn't realise the popularity of Cajmere's (an alias of Green Velvet) 'It's time for the Perculator' until I had a search on You Tube - it's a big wedding track apparently. It is also my new ringtone. I saw the first funny below on Mad Decent and then found the other clip as my search widened. The girl in the second clip is really doing the perculator dance 'properly'.

I am going to a Majorette Competition in Tallaght this Sunday (not as a competitor... as part of my documentary Rialto Twirlers) so I will be looking out for any 'percolator' type dance moves. It might be interesting to know what dance moves Irish girls practice outside of organised groups like the majorettes. Do kids here do the rolex sweep - or is that simply a U.K. phenomenon? American and U.K. youths seem always eager to put their dance moves on You Tube without embarrassment. I'll make it my mission to find some information regarding what Irish teens do on Sunday.

Thunderheist, Jerk it. (director Go That)


Santogold, Lights Out. (director Rob 'Whitey' McConnaughy)

The second majorette competition of the year was held last sunday - a pom pom event. I have noticed a shift in the music the majorettes' are dancing to - the current trend is rock-a-billy. However, Flo Rida and Rihanna are still quite popular. My own team - the Rialto Twirlers performed to 2-Unlimited's No Limits, which actually sounded good on the old PA system - Or perhaps I had eaten too many sweets and was also tired of repeat plays of Michael Sembello's Maniac (on the dancefloor).

My artists residency at Studio 468 at St. Andrew's Community Centre, Rialto in association with Common Ground came to an end last week. I am now studio-less - which kind of sucks. However, my documentary short with The Rialto Twirlers is progressing at full speed - exciting times.

I found this interview over on Pitchfork .I was introduced to the work of Steve Reich in art school by one of my tutors, Sean Taylor, who once gave a lecture on sound and contemporary classical music. Recently, music has begun to inform my practice directly. My documentary short concerning the Rialto Twirlers primarily focuses on rhythm, movement and colour. I have been thinking about the soundtrack for quite a while now and how it will compliment the visual - perhaps by using a continual sound and shifting the rhythm by their hypnotic movements.



Steve Reich:Part One


Steve Reich:Part Two

This is old news but something I quite like - M.I.A. has the same shoes as The Rialto Twirlers' wear to perform. I am going to twirling/majorettte practice in a few hours just to chat with Denise the co-ordinator and show her my sketch animation to see what she thinks. After the disastrous baton twirling competition a couple of weeks ago they are now back on form and using Pom Poms for the next competition in June. I am at the stage where I realise this is going to be a very long project. I am also beginning to think I need to narrow down what I want to achieve - and focus on making a documentary. This is going to be quite a challenge - as I am one person but when needs be I am positive I can get help. With all the footage I am sure I can make experimental shorts at my leisure. This shoot with M.I.A. was shot in Kehinde Wiley's studio. His paintings are based on photographs of urban black men who Wiley sees on the street. Dressed in street clothes, they are asked to assume poses from the paintings of Renaissance masters, such as Titian and Tiepolo the result being a fusion of hip-hop and art history. This juxtaposition, classical vs. contemporary has been seen before, most noticeably Tom Hunter's photography work 'Living in Hell and other Stories' where staged photographs are derived from Renaissance paintings whilst being influenced by stories from the Hackney Gazette. However, I got a funny feeling that Wiley is doing something different.