IONA KEWNEY
2024
ODENSE
Waiting for the Sea Eagle. September 11th, 12th, 13th
2023
WORLD
Ultima Vez / Wim Vandekeybus 'Infamous Offspring' on Tour.
2022
VIENNA.
Austrian Premiere. 24th, 25th November. On the Edge Festival.
LYON.
Les Subsistances. World Premiere Waiting for the Sea Eagle. November 10th, 11th, 12th.
LYON.
Knights of the Invisible Co-Production with Les -Subsistances. October 31st -12th Nov.
BRUSSELS.
17th- 25th October. Rehearsals supported by Ultima Vez studio.
DENMARK.
14th May. Dynamo, Odense. Workshop 1100 -1700.
DENMARK.
1-14th May. Dynamo Workspace for Performing Arts.
PAISLEY.
23rd April, 19th May, 21st May. Drawing workshops at Outspoken Arts.
EDINBURGH.
25- 29th April. Dance Base residency.
SWITZERLAND.
25- 31st March. Dance/ Art Film making with Augustin Rebetez.
PARIS.
February 22-24th. Dance Film with Musician Ela Orleans.
PAISLEY.
Feb 10th, 17th, 19th. Drawing workshops at Paisley Arts Institute / Outspoken Arts.
DUBLIN.
January 31st -5th Feb. Choreographic and movement Mentor. Dance Ireland.
2021
PAISLEY.
Teaching drawing workshops for Outspoken Arts. October 7th, 14th, 21st.
PAISLEY.
Paisley Institute of Arts Drawing Competition Exhibition. 4-26th June.
GLASGOW.
The Briggait WASPS artists and makers Market. Sept 4th,5th.
PERTH.
Wasps artists and Makers market. July 31st, August 1st.
GLASGOW
New Society East. 'Portal' Art exhibition of 8 visual artists. May 1, 2, 3rd.
GLASGOW.
Royal Glasgow Institute. 'Interactions of Colour' Group Exhibition. Dec 5th-Jan 29th 2021.
GLASGOW.
WASPS The Briggait. Solo art exhibition' Levitation to the future' in the front galleries. Dec 11th -Feb 4th 2021.
2020
NANTES
France. Le Lieu Unique . OCTOBER 2nd, 3rd. Knights of the Invisible performances.
ODENSE (DK).
Dynamo Workspace for Circus and Performing Arts. July 22nd -August 9th.Residency Award.
ODENSE (DK).
Writer of 2 page Article for Nordic Circus Magazine. Performance and artist talk 8th August.
GLASGOW.
SWG3 National Review of Live Arts Legacy Archive Launch. March (cancelled).
STOCKHOLM.
Cirkus Mania. Solo at Nikikitopia Under Bron. Feb 15th.
GHENT.
KASK School of Arts and Conservatorium . Circus Dialogues Residency . Jan 10-17th.
2019
TALLiNN.
Guest Teacher MA Contemporary Physical Performance Making (CPPM). November 24th-30th.
BERLIN.
International Theatre festival POTSDAM 'Black Regent ' November 1st,2nd.
STOCKHOLM.
Teaching the 1st and 3rd year Bachelors Students DOCH, University of Circus and dance. OCTOBER 14th-25th.
MERVELIER.
Switzerland Art film creation August 5th-12th.
STOCKHOLM.
Guest Teacher for MAsters students at DOCH, University of Circus and Dance. FEB 27th, 28th, MARCH 1st.
KILBIRNIE.
Solo Art Exhibition at The Studio Gallery May 11-25th.
EDINBURGH.
Dancebase. Handbalancing workshop May 5th.
BRUSSELS.
Rehearsals for new work 'The Lighthouse' at Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus Studios. Feb 8th-24th.
LONDON.
Rambert School of Contemporary Dance. Guest teacher for 2nd year & 3rd year students.
2018
ABERDEEN.
National Trust for Scotland -Haddo House and Aberdeen Artists Society- Residency October.
KAUKONEN (FIN).
Hiljaisuus-festivaali / Silence Festival in Lappi, Finland. Dates tbc June 6-9th.
NORWAY.
Teater Innlandet , Hamar. Teaching Movement Workshops. June 21, 22,23rd.
EDINBURGH.
Dance base residency 22nd April- 4th May.
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME.
New Vic Theatre. Circus 50:50- Teaching Day lecture on Visualisation through physicality to selected participants. April 16th.
NANTES (FR).
RENTRER AU VOLCAN. 10th, 11th April.
BERLIN.
Guest teacher at Katapult. March 23rd,24th,25th.
STOCKHOLM
Subtopia Residency .Alby March 1-14th.
2017
AARAU (CH).
CIRQU'6 at Alte Reithalle. 'Black Regent'. 23,24th June.
DUBLIN.
Circus school teaching Movement Workshop. May 30th,31st, June 1st.
PORTUGAL.
CCVF Centro Cultural Vila Flor. Guimaraes. May 13th.
NANTES (FR).
'Rentrer au Volcan' April 10, 11th.
STOCKHOLM.
Teaching at DOCH Masters in contemporary circus .21,22,23rd Feb.
BASEL. (CH)
'Rentrer au Volcan'. Jan 6,7th.
2016
PARIS.
La Marbrerie. 'Black Regent' -November 5th.
Mexico City.
International Contemporary Dance Festival of Mexico City-Teatro de la Ciudad. 'Black Regent'. July 29,30,31st
PRAGUE (CZ).
Zero Point Festival. Teatro Divadlo v Celetné. 'Black Regent'.July 20th.
PRAGUE (CZ).
Theatre Academy of Prague HAMU. Workshop Masterclasses. July 21.22.23rd.
GLASGOW.
Solo Art Exhibition 'My Machines' at Mono. July 6th-August 10th.
DELÉMONT (CH).
October 20,21st.
PARIS.
Centre Culturel Suisse. 'Rentrer au Volcan.' October 26,27,28th.
NORFOLK NORWICH Festival.
White Nights Kabaret RHCompany. May 18-29th.
MA Scene Nationale de Montbeliard (FR). 'WILD WOMEN' Festival. April 6th.
BRUSSELS (B).
Rehearsals at Ultima Vez studio Mar22-April 2nd.
2015
LAUSANNE (CH).
'RENTRER AU VOLCAN' Nov 26th- December 11th.
LAUSANNE (CH).
THEATRE VIDY Oct /Nov /December.
BRUSSELS (B).
New performance creation with 2 others at Wim Vandekeybus studio. October.
TALLIN (EE).
Movement Masterclass, Tallin. Baltic Nordic Network. August 27,28th.
HELSINKI (FIN).
ZODIAK Centre for New Dance. Residency. July1-31st.
BRUSSELS (B).
Garage29. OFF Festival, May 29th.
GENT (B).
RESIDENCY. Les Ballets C de La B. and Circuscentrum. April.
RENNES (FR).
Ay-Roop Festival. Cirque au Théâtre du Vieux St Etienne.March 25,26th.
BRISTOL (UK).
In Between Time Festival. National Trust Tyntesfield House. Feb 14, 15th.
GLASGOW
CREATIVE SCOTLAND QUALITY PRODUCTIONS FUNDING AWARD.
LONDON (UK).
London International Mime Festival. Southbank Centre. Jan 12, 13th. 'Black Regent'.
LONDON (UK).
Queen Elizabeth Hall. Invited speaker at Circus Futures Conference.
2014
HELSINKI (FI).
WHITE NIGHTS KABARET with RACEHORSE COMPANY. DEC 2-21st
STRASBOURG (FR).
Les Migrateurs residency NOV 1-16th. Premiere. 'Black Regent'.
TURINO (IT).
Mirabilia residency OCT 7-21st.
GENT. (B).
MIRAMIRO Festival at Sint-Baafsabdij/St Baafs Abbey. JULY 26, 27th.
MULHOUSE (FR).
Scenes des Arts de la Rue. JULY 18,19th.
TOULOUSE.
La Grainerie, fabrique des arts du cirque et du l'itinerance. Festival-JUNE 6th.
Mexico City.
Festival Internacional Cuatro X Cuatro/ arte escenico. MAY 1 - 10th.
STRASBOURG.
Theatre Haute Pierre. Residency . APRIL 15-26th.
LONDON.
National Theatre Studio Residency. March 26th-April 4th.
2013
LYON (FR).
Les Subsistances. Festival Mode d'Emploi. NOVEMBER 16th and 17th.
CHERBOURG (FR).
LA BRECHE Pole National des Arts du Cirque. France. Co -production Residency OCT 15th - Nov 1st.
BIRMINGHAM.
We are Fierce Festival. OCT 5th. Birmingham Hippodrome. The Patrick Centre.
LONDON.
ROUNDHOUSE. Collaboration with kinetic artist Conrad Shawcross. AUG 15th.
FOSSANO (IT).
International Circus and Performing Arts Festival. 'MIRABILIA'. Teatro Milanollo. JUNE 21/22.
SIGULDA (LT).
Baltais Fligelis Koncertzale. Performance-MAY 24th Latvia.
RIGA (LT).
Latvia Institute of Culture. Guest Teacher May 25 & 26th.
PARIS.
Theatre de la Cite International. Festival Circus Next. APRIL 27/28th.
STRASBOURG.
Festival Haute Tendance. Theatre de Hautepierre. April 7th.
BRUSSELS.
Kaaitheatre. MARCH 6th.
2012
NEERPELT (B).
Circus Next. Dommelhof NOV.
RIGA (LT).
International Dance Festival. June. “MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF.”
RIGA (LT).
Latvian Institute of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Teaching 3 day Workshop.
GLASGOW.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. March 3rd. “ELECTRIC WOODS.”
SAN FRANCISCO.
Theatre of Yugen, NOH Space. Feb 6,7th. “ELECTRIC WOODS.”
LIVERPOOL.
The Bluecoat Theatre. Jan 28th. “ELECTRIC WOODS.”
LIVERPOOL.
The Bluecoat Theatre. Jan 29th. Performance Talk together with Chris Watson and Gina Czarnecki about our
works 'Quarantine' and 'Infected'.
2011
LONDON.
Chisenhale Dance Space. Nov. “ELECTRIC WOODS.”
GLASGOW.
CCA ‘International New Territories’. March 2nd.“KNIGHTS OF THE INVISIBLE.”
GLASGOW.
Brunswick Hotel. May 1st.“HOTEL.”
LONDON.
Chisenhale Dance Space. June 19th. “MARY QUEEN Of SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF.”
2010
BRUGGE.
'De Aankomst van Walvissen' 9 -30th December. Solo for PETER VERHELST.
GLASGOW.
‘National Review of Live Art’. March 19th. The ARCHES. “FAUXPAS” 30th Anniversary NRLA.
BIRMINGHAM.
‘BRITISH Dance Edition’. Ikon Gallery.Feb. “SELF-INTERRUPTED EXHIBITION.”
BIRMINGHAM.
British Dance Edition Research Award Fund
EDINBURGH.
Traverse Theatre. Nov 18,19,20th. “ELECTRIC WOODS.”
2009
EDINBURGH. Dance Base Fringe Festival. Aug 6-16th. “SELF-INTERRUPTED EXHIBITION.
BERLIN. AKADEMIE DER KUNSTE. June. Solo for ALAIN PLATELs Lecture.
2007
LES BALLETS C DE LA B - ALAIN PLATEL . 'VSPRS' on Tour.
LONDON. July 11th,12th. Twisted Circus Front Festival - Solo at THE ROUNDHOUSE.
GENT. 13th Intenational Straattheatre Festival Performer for Poster Image.
2006
LES BALLETS C DE LA B - ALAIN PLATEL . 'VSPRS' on Tour.
2005
LES BALLETS C DE LA B - ALAIN PLATEL . 'VSPRS' on Tour.
GENT. Dr. Guislain Museum. Solo for ALAIN PLATEL Lecture. at RAW VISION.
STOCKHOLM. Ladight Nutida. Vitabergsparken. Open air theatre Festival.
STOCKHOLM. Alby. CIRKUSPILOTERNA. Dans och cirkushögskolan.
2004
CIRKUSPILOTERNA. Dans och cirkushögskolan. Alby. Circus School. Stockholm
EDINBURGH. Edinburgh City Arts Centre. Solo on 3 gallery floors at 'Pleasure Lands' Exhibition.
2003
GLASGOW. National Review of Live Arts 'Scarglitter Retina'. With Eavesdropper KNOBSOUNDS Belgium.
2002
WIM VANDEKEYBUS- ULTIMA VEZ. 'Scratching the Inner Fields' on Tour.
BRUSSELS. Matrix M:A:P Dance for Alice Evermores Book launch.
GLASGOW. 'INFECTED' New Territories TRAMWAY . Film with Gina Czarnecki. Dance & Screen.
2001
WIM VANDEKEYBUS- ULTIMA VEZ. 'Scratching the Inner Fields' on Tour.
WORLD. 'INFECTED' TOUCH CAPTURE TOUR. Iona Kewney, Gina Czarnecki, Christian Fennesz. British Tour 2002. European Tour 2003. Touring 2002-2019.
BRUSSELS. BELGIUM MWD Productions. Lead actress in short film/advert by WIM VANDEKEYBUS for DE STANDARD for tv and cinema.
2000
WIM VANDEKEYBUS- ULTIMA VEZ. 'Scratching the Inner Fields'.
GLASGOW. 'INFECTED' Video installation at National Review of Live arts NRLA on The Tall Ship.
1999
NEW YORK. 'Bullet at Sternum' at New York Improvisation Festival -St.Marks Church. Music by BARRY 7 of ADD N to (X).
GLASGOW. 'Ox-ZooMorphic Spyangles' at International New Moves. Tramway dark lights commission. with musicians TRIO AAB.
EDINBURGH. 'Discolexic' solo with drawings. Edinburgh Fringe -The Famous Grouse House.
EDINBURGH. The Bongo Club with the Bancroft Brothers. Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
LONDON. Film documentation of my work on Performance , art and writing.
1998
GLASGOW. 'LYMPHonic WARbellHOUND' Cottiers Theatre with musicians TRIO AAB.
AMSTERDAM. Muiderpoort Theatre. Solo with art .
EDINBURGH. 'Queen Lordosis' with musician Alan Purves at Dancebase, Edinburgh Fringe .
GLASGOW. 'Cardiovascular Dejavu' Princes Square . Solo on 3 floors.
LONDON. Ballroom Blitz, Royal Festival Hall. Scottish Platform.
EDINBURGH. Assembly rooms. 'Moving in Mysterious ways' Solo with drawings.
1997
SCHOOL FOR NEW DANCE DEVELOPMENT. SNDO. Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM 'Exclimbation' School voor Nieuwe Dance SNDO.
1996
SCHOOL FOR NEW DANCE DEVELOPMENT. SNDO. Amsterdam.
1994
DUNDEE 'Body Expression' Live Performance art with apparatus in old gymnasium.
1991-1995.
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee Scotland.