With her practice rooted in collaboration, Justine Doswell invites us to a sharing of her work, choreographic process and recent excerpts of research.

In conversation with Dr. Victoria Durrer (School of Art History and Cultural Policy), meet Justine and connect with her experiences during her time as the 2024 UCD Trapdoor dance artist in residence.

Dance artist, choreographer and creative producer, Justine Doswell has worked with numerous notable Irish and international choreographers, directors and companies. Inspired by dynamic structure and living systems, she is an Arts Council Next Generation 2021 recipient and 2021-23 Irish Modern Dance Theatre (IMDT) Associate Artist. Choreographic highlights include the premiere of new full length creation, “Messier 45” (Dance Cork Firkin Crane 2023), “Is there balm in Gilead?”(IMDT 2022 commission, film screened at various prestigious 2023 international film festivals) and “dyad” – a live performance film in St Patrick’s Cathedral (Dublin Dance Festival 2021 Summer Edition). Justine has been based at UCD’s Creative Futures Academy and in the College of Arts and Humanities through the generous support of Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council’s Arts Office.