Between Earth and Sky (Undercurrent) - 8pm

A show about change, misogyny and joyous acts of resistance.

Between Earth & Sky uses dance, circus, autobiographical storytelling and original live music to create compelling visual theatre which looks at societal perceptions of younger and older women and female experiences of hypervisibility.

A young woman takes a journey into the unknown. Following her dreams, she falls into a world that sits outside the everyday. A place between land and sky and between the real and imagined. Here she meets a Danu figure who helps her connect to her true power and to the wild side of her nature. But the path to embracing her full self has many challenges. She must confront her worst fears, navigate societal expectations and overcome a maze of patriarchal controls.

A small, diverse, integrated cast of aerial, dance and theatre performers with ages ranging from 20 to 50 share experiences at times markedly parallel and at others disparate, as they follow the girl’s journey to new landscapes and ask how much has really changed for women from one generation to the next?

Seeking new frames for femininity Between Earth and Sky is funny, surreal, irreverent, and painfully real. A show that ignites the imagination with large scale projections, and its rich tapestry of dance, aerial and storytelling.

Undercurrent is a trans-disciplinary company based in the North-West of Ireland directed by Kate Wilson. Spanning dance, visual art and film, Undercurrent’s approach is collaborative and inclusive.

Presented by Undercurrent as part of Irish Aerial Dance Fest and Earagail Arts Festival 2026.

Itch (Christopher McAuley) - 9:30pm

A deeply personal, wildly funny, and unapologetically honest journey through chronic eczema, queer identity, and the flaky mess of being human. ITCH blends trapeze, storytelling, humour, and physical theatre to explore the ITCH that just won’t go away both literally and metaphorically.

“Have you ever tried to change your voice to fit in? Tried a fad cure? Felt like a monster? Tried to eat a sausage roll without getting pastry everywhere?

“Now imagine that sausage roll monster is me.”

Through 50 minutes of full-frontal silliness, radical vulnerability, and even a conversation with his dad, Christopher unpicks what makes us who we are. Born and raised in the post Northern Irish conflict, and post Good Friday Agreement – Belfast, and living with chronic eczema since childhood, ITCH is a heartfelt call for self-acceptance, one flake of skin at a time. ITCH is a multi-disciplinary performance, combining conversational autobiographical text, projections, dance, aerial circus performance and recorded interviews with family. It is a multifaceted performance stitching together these deeper themes of difference, identity and self-acceptance.

ITCH premiered September 2025 as part of Dublin Fringe Festival, where it played 6 sell out performances, reviewed twice and was celebrated by audiences. Christopher was nominated for the CoisCéim Dance Theatre Movement Award.

NB: Contains nudity. Strictly over 18s.

Presented by Christopher McAuley as part of the Irish Aerial Dance Fest and Earagail Arts Festival 2026.