Without Distinction of Sex by Veronica Coburn

Without Distinction of Sex by Veronica Coburn

About the show

In 1922, Ireland’s first Constitution promised liberty “without distinction of sex.” Fifteen years later, Bunreacht na hÉireann betrayed that promise. Article 41 reduced women to domestic and reproductive roles, erasing unmarried, queer, trans and non-conforming lives while legitimising a culture of exclusion and silence that has suffocated generations of Irish women. This legacy still shapes Ireland today. 

A provocative new large-scale work from leading theatre artist Veronica Coburn ‘Without Distinction of Sex’ confronts the violent legacy of Article 41 and the State's control of women's bodies, identities and freedoms. Blending spoken text, choral song, dance by sean nós and contemporary dancer Sibéal Davitt, an original score/sound design by Sinéad Diskin and the voice of a powerful virtual chorus of 41 women, Coburn creates an urgent theatrical reckoning with gender, power and the unfinished fight for equality.
 

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Company: Once Off Productions and Draíocht (Ireland)
Concept, Text & Direction: Veronica Coburn
Composer & Sound Design: Sinéad Diskin 
Set & Costume Design: Deirdre Dwyer 
Lighting Design: Mark Galione 
Video Design: Michael Dunne 
Creative Producers: Emer McGowan, Maura O’Keeffe
Performed by: Sibéal Davitt & Caoimhe Coburn Gray

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