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AOIFE KAVANAGH
Composer & Sound Designer

'Ghosts'
Sound design for theatre
(2023)
Composer / Sound designer
Run time: 100 minutes
A Landmark Productions and Abbey Theatre co-production
By Henrik Ibsen
A new version written and directed by Mark O’Rowe
• Helena Alving: Cathy Belton
• Regina Engstrand: Simone Collins
• Pastor Manders: Declan Conlon
• Jacob Engstrand: Lorcan Cranitch
• Oswald Alving: Calam Lynch
• Written by: Henrik Ibsen
• Set Designer: Francis O’Connor
• Costume Designer: Joan O’Clery
• Lighting Designer: Sinéad McKenna
• Sound Designer: Aoife Kavanagh
• Image: Patrick Redmond
Premiered in the Abbey Theatre, April 2023.
(2023)
Composer / Sound designer
Run time: 100 minutes
A Landmark Productions and Abbey Theatre co-production
By Henrik Ibsen
A new version written and directed by Mark O’Rowe
• Helena Alving: Cathy Belton
• Regina Engstrand: Simone Collins
• Pastor Manders: Declan Conlon
• Jacob Engstrand: Lorcan Cranitch
• Oswald Alving: Calam Lynch
• Written by: Henrik Ibsen
• Set Designer: Francis O’Connor
• Costume Designer: Joan O’Clery
• Lighting Designer: Sinéad McKenna
• Sound Designer: Aoife Kavanagh
• Image: Patrick Redmond
Premiered in the Abbey Theatre, April 2023.

'The Asylum Workshop'
Sound design for theatre
(2022)
Composer/ Sound designer
Run time: 100 minutes
A TU Dublin production
Written by Colin Murphy
Directed by Peter McDermott
Cast: BA Drama final year students
Lighting Design: Matt Burke
Stage manager: Tamar Keane
Performances:
Blackbox Grangegorman, TU Dublin (Dec 2022)
(2022)
Composer/ Sound designer
Run time: 100 minutes
A TU Dublin production
Written by Colin Murphy
Directed by Peter McDermott
Cast: BA Drama final year students
Lighting Design: Matt Burke
Stage manager: Tamar Keane
Performances:
Blackbox Grangegorman, TU Dublin (Dec 2022)

'Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar'
Sound design for theatre
(2022)
Sound designer
Run time: 60 minutes
Winner of ‘Best New Play’ at Dublin Fringe Festival 2022
Written and performed by Tom Moran
Directed by Davey Kelleher
Performances:
The New Theatre (Sept 2022) as part of Dublin Fringe Festival
(2022)
Sound designer
Run time: 60 minutes
Winner of ‘Best New Play’ at Dublin Fringe Festival 2022
Written and performed by Tom Moran
Directed by Davey Kelleher
Performances:
The New Theatre (Sept 2022) as part of Dublin Fringe Festival

'The Galaxy of Occupations'
Music for contemporary dance
(2022)
Composer / Sound Designer
Run time: 45 minutes
A Roisin Whelan Dance production
Choreographed by Roisin Whelan in collaboration with the dancers
Cast: Ellie Marsh, Michael McEvoy
Costume Design: Claire Smythe
Producer: Michelle Cahill
Performances:
Primary schools throughout Tipperary (Oct 2022)
Libraries throughout Dublin City (Oct 2022)
Watergate Kilkenny (Nov 2022)
VISUAL Carlow (Nov 2022)
(2022)
Composer / Sound Designer
Run time: 45 minutes
A Roisin Whelan Dance production
Choreographed by Roisin Whelan in collaboration with the dancers
Cast: Ellie Marsh, Michael McEvoy
Costume Design: Claire Smythe
Producer: Michelle Cahill
Performances:
Primary schools throughout Tipperary (Oct 2022)
Libraries throughout Dublin City (Oct 2022)
Watergate Kilkenny (Nov 2022)
VISUAL Carlow (Nov 2022)

'The Glasshouse'
Music for ballet
(2022)
Composer / Sound Designer
Run time: 45 minutes
A Ballet Ireland production
Choreographed by Roisin Whelan
Costumes: Laura Fajardo Castro
Lighting: Matt Burke
Performances:
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan (2022)
Draíocht, Blanchardstown (2022)
Babaró International Arts Festival for Children (2022)
(2022)
Composer / Sound Designer
Run time: 45 minutes
A Ballet Ireland production
Choreographed by Roisin Whelan
Costumes: Laura Fajardo Castro
Lighting: Matt Burke
Performances:
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan (2022)
Draíocht, Blanchardstown (2022)
Babaró International Arts Festival for Children (2022)

'Julius Caesar'
Sound design for theatre
(2022)
Sound designer
Run time: 2.5 hrs
A TU Conservatoire Dublin production
Directed by Aoife Spillane-Hinks
Cast: BA Drama graduate class
Lighting Design: Alan Mooney
Set & Costume Design: Medb Lambert
Fight Coordinator: Jonathan East
Performances:
Black Box Theatre, TU Dublin Grangegorman campus (May 2022))
(2022)
Sound designer
Run time: 2.5 hrs
A TU Conservatoire Dublin production
Directed by Aoife Spillane-Hinks
Cast: BA Drama graduate class
Lighting Design: Alan Mooney
Set & Costume Design: Medb Lambert
Fight Coordinator: Jonathan East
Performances:
Black Box Theatre, TU Dublin Grangegorman campus (May 2022))

'The Long Christmas Dinner'
Music for theatre
(2021, remounted in 2022)
Sound Designer
Run time: 60 minutes
An Abbey Theatre production
Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Raymond Keane and Sarah Jane Scaife
Costume Design: Sinead Cuthbert
Lighting Design: Stephen Dodd
Set Design: Sally Withnell
Cast: Liam Bixby, Bryan Burroughs, Emmet Byrne,
Rachael Dowling, Eoin Fullston, Fionnuala Gygax,
Aisling Kearns, Fiona Lucia McGarry, Máire Ní Ghráinne,
Rachel O’Byrne, Will O’Connell, Valerie O’Connor
Performances:
Peacock Theatre (Nov-Dec 2021)
(2021, remounted in 2022)
Sound Designer
Run time: 60 minutes
An Abbey Theatre production
Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Raymond Keane and Sarah Jane Scaife
Costume Design: Sinead Cuthbert
Lighting Design: Stephen Dodd
Set Design: Sally Withnell
Cast: Liam Bixby, Bryan Burroughs, Emmet Byrne,
Rachael Dowling, Eoin Fullston, Fionnuala Gygax,
Aisling Kearns, Fiona Lucia McGarry, Máire Ní Ghráinne,
Rachel O’Byrne, Will O’Connell, Valerie O’Connor
Performances:
Peacock Theatre (Nov-Dec 2021)

'Nasc'
Music for aerial dance
(2022)
Composer / Sound Designer / Operator
Run time: 60 minutes
Produced and performed by Infinite Pants
Cast: Aisling Ní Cheallaigh, Oran Leong, Jenny Tufts, Jennifer de Brún
Lighting and Set Design: Sarah Jane Shiels
Performances:
Roscommon Arts Centre
(Jan 2022)
Choreography by Infinite Pants
Cast: Aisling Ní Cheallaigh, Jenny Tufts, Oran Leong, and Jennifer de Brún
Director: Raymond Keane
Lighting Designer: Sara Jane Sheils
Synopsis:
An exciting new show blending dance, theatre and jaw dropping circus, NASC explores the invisible connections between us all and what happens when we find ourselves isolated. Using a beautiful blend of dance and aerial circus the performers take us on a journey through connection and what it means to be human.
(2022)
Composer / Sound Designer / Operator
Run time: 60 minutes
Produced and performed by Infinite Pants
Cast: Aisling Ní Cheallaigh, Oran Leong, Jenny Tufts, Jennifer de Brún
Lighting and Set Design: Sarah Jane Shiels
Performances:
Roscommon Arts Centre
(Jan 2022)
Choreography by Infinite Pants
Cast: Aisling Ní Cheallaigh, Jenny Tufts, Oran Leong, and Jennifer de Brún
Director: Raymond Keane
Lighting Designer: Sara Jane Sheils
Synopsis:
An exciting new show blending dance, theatre and jaw dropping circus, NASC explores the invisible connections between us all and what happens when we find ourselves isolated. Using a beautiful blend of dance and aerial circus the performers take us on a journey through connection and what it means to be human.

'Man Down'
Music for contemporary dance
(2022)
Composer / Sound Designer / Operator
Run time: 60 minutes
A Roisin Whelan Dance production
Choreographed by Roisin Whelan in collaboration with the dancers
Cast: Matilda Maginnis, Ellie Marsh, Michael McEvoy, Joshua Scott
Lighting Design: Matt Burke
Set & Costume Design: Florentina Burcea
Stage Managers: Sile Mahon and Faith Boucher
Producer: Michelle Cahill
Production Manager: Stephen Bourke
Performances:
George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Carlow (Feb 2022)
Backstage Theatre Longford (Feb 2022)
(2022)
Composer / Sound Designer / Operator
Run time: 60 minutes
A Roisin Whelan Dance production
Choreographed by Roisin Whelan in collaboration with the dancers
Cast: Matilda Maginnis, Ellie Marsh, Michael McEvoy, Joshua Scott
Lighting Design: Matt Burke
Set & Costume Design: Florentina Burcea
Stage Managers: Sile Mahon and Faith Boucher
Producer: Michelle Cahill
Production Manager: Stephen Bourke
Performances:
George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Carlow (Feb 2022)
Backstage Theatre Longford (Feb 2022)

'Post-Dance'
Music for performance art
(2019)
Composer
Run time: 60 minutes
Commissioned and curated by Sarah Muthi
Dancer: Oran Leong
Filmographer: Kristian Mantalvanos
Performances:
Project Arts Centre, Dublin (Aug 2019)
(2019)
Composer
Run time: 60 minutes
Commissioned and curated by Sarah Muthi
Dancer: Oran Leong
Filmographer: Kristian Mantalvanos
Performances:
Project Arts Centre, Dublin (Aug 2019)

'Hoodie'
Music for short film
(2020)
Composer
Run time: 12 minutes
Written by Christopher Borecky
Directed by Sean Nicholas
Produced by ARTOCEAN Productions
(2020)
Composer
Run time: 12 minutes
Written by Christopher Borecky
Directed by Sean Nicholas
Produced by ARTOCEAN Productions

'The Corona'
Music for animated film
(2021)
Composer
Run time: 20 minutes
Produced by Clare Breen and VISUAL Carlow
Commissioned by CYPSC
Animated by Daniel Tuomey
Screenings:
VISUAL Carlow Link Gallery (Oct 2021-Feb 2022)
Synopsis:
The Corona foregrounds the experiences of young people aged 3 – 24 in their own voices during the rolling lockdowns of the COVID19 pandemic in early 2021. It is composed of drawings posted to VISUAL by young people and audio interviews conducted over phone and video calls.
The film shows the experience of lockdown from the perspective of children in early years settings, primary schools, afterschool care, young people from Comhairle na nÓg, early school leavers, third level students who have just made the transition from secondary to third level and children and young people with disabilities.
(2021)
Composer
Run time: 20 minutes
Produced by Clare Breen and VISUAL Carlow
Commissioned by CYPSC
Animated by Daniel Tuomey
Screenings:
VISUAL Carlow Link Gallery (Oct 2021-Feb 2022)
Synopsis:
The Corona foregrounds the experiences of young people aged 3 – 24 in their own voices during the rolling lockdowns of the COVID19 pandemic in early 2021. It is composed of drawings posted to VISUAL by young people and audio interviews conducted over phone and video calls.
The film shows the experience of lockdown from the perspective of children in early years settings, primary schools, afterschool care, young people from Comhairle na nÓg, early school leavers, third level students who have just made the transition from secondary to third level and children and young people with disabilities.
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