Press Release Form - Attic Projects presents 'Your Own Man/Mad Notions' by Luke Murphy

US based dancer and choreographer Luke Murphy will premiere his exciting new work "Your Own Man/Mad Notions" at the Performance Project at University Settlement for four performances June 26th 7pm and 9:30pm and June 27th at 3pm and 7pm . Tickets for this stunning new solo work are $15/$10 (student/senior). Further information and booking details are available from www.universitysettlement.org

Tickets available Online at www.atticprojects.com or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1438436, $15/$10 (students and seniors).

Directed, Choreographed and Performed by Luke Murphy

Film by David Fishel.

Photography Installation by Hope Davis

Original Lighting Design by Gearoid O'Halloran

Originally from Cork, now based in New York, Luke Murphy fuses storytelling, rich imagery and dynamic movement in "Your Own Man/Mad Notions" to create a personal essay on the nature of leaving, returning and searching for home. In this intimate and personal work, Murphy scales down and examines his opinions, his insecurities and his ambitions. This new piece of dance theatre reveals the quiet story of a man from Cork outside of Cork, a dancer from Ireland away from Ireland and the difficulties of maintaining a long distance relationship with one's cultural identity. Both fragile and blunt, this multi-disciplinary work examines the satisfaction of following your own path and the fear of losing that small thread in the labyrinth that will lead you home.

Following sold out Irish performances at DanceLimerick on February 26th, the Firkin Crane, Cork March 1st Luke is delighted to present the U.S Premiere of this exciting new multidisciplinary work.

Luke Murphy is an international dancer and choreographer, recent company affiliations include Ultima Vez, Punchdrunk (Sleep No More original cast member) Palissimo Company, Kate Weare Company, Martha Clarke and Irish Modern Dance Theatre.

His own work has been presented in New York, throughout Ireland and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His first full length work "Drenched" premiered at the Absolut Fringe Festival in 2012 and toured the US, while in June 2013 he premiered his second work "Icarus" as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival. His work has been supported through commissions and residencies from a wide range of arts organizations including the Arts Council of Ireland, Culture Ireland, The Yard, Tribeca Performing Arts Centre and many others . He trained at the Legat School in East Sussex and Point Park University in Pittsburgh, where we earned a BFA in 2009.

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