Dordán is a piece by Jennifer Walshe, a performance by Quiet Music Ensemble, a new film by Maximilian Le Cain.
It is now available as a digital download from Diatribe Records: https://diatribe.ie/product/dordan/
Dordán tells the stories of Pádraig MacGiolla Mhuire and Caoimhín Breathnach through the eyes of Breathnach’s great-niece, composer Jennifer Walshe. The two men are pioneers in the development of the Irish avant-garde.
The film of Dordán encapsulates the piece in an independent work created by Maximilian Le Cain. It is intended to be both an artwork in itself and a container for a way of presenting Walshe’s work. It stars long-time Le Cain collaborator John McCarthy as Caoimhín Breathnach.
Both the original work and the film were commissioned by Quiet Music Ensemble with funds from the Arts Council of Ireland.