Step into the world of OutWall

STEP into the world of OutWall, an immersive dance theatre experience designed for everyone to enjoy.

This free outdoor performance, bringing the community together, will take place in the newly renovated Chamber Square on Saturday, June 1, at 2pm and 4.30pm.

Audiences will meet in front of The Civic for an unforgettable exploration of urban beauty and hidden architectural details.

The performance, choreographer Selma Daniel, features professional dancers Mia DiChiaro and Cristian Emmanuel Dirocie alongside members of the local community.

This collaboration showcases the local talent and the creative spirit of the Tallaght community, with preparatory workshops involving Tallaght Community Arts and Creative Places Mac Uílliám.

Participants will experience being in a professional setting of a dance company, they will work for six days full days with the dancers and choreographers ahead of performing with the professional dancers on Saturday 1 June.

Mia DiChiaro is a contemporary dancer, teacher, and artivist supported by the Arts Council, Dance Ireland, and Create.

OutWall by Selma Daniel will take place in the newly renovated Chamber Square on Saturday

Her recent work includes performances in ‘All The Relations’ (Angie Smalis/Colin Gee), ‘The Big Reel’ (Philippa Donnellan), and site-specific performances of ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’ (CoisCéim Dance Theatre) at Lismore Castle.

Currently, DiChiaro is Dance Artist-in-residence at Richmond Barracks and Fatima Groups United in Dublin, and serves as Tipperary Dance’s Connects Artist.

Cristian Emmanuel Dirocie is a celebrated Dance Artist from the Dominican Republic, praised for his “flowing, electrical intensity” by the Irish Times.

Specializing in Breaking and Krump, Dirocie has worked with top brands such as Adidas and Nike and performed with renowned artists including Coolio, KRS One, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, and The Pharcyde.

Based in Ireland since 2014, he is a versatile performer, teacher, and choreographer.

OutWall shines a light on the barriers within our urban landscapes, encouraging audiences to delve into and move through new spaces as they follow the performers.

This event is the first Public Art Dance Commission arising from the Outdoor Public Spaces Scheme Chamber Square funded by the Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sports and Media and South Dublin County Council.

The Scheme supported an architectural intervention to adapt the entrance to Chamber Square to unlock year-round cultural programming potential, and to make Chamber Square a welcoming and inclusive space.

The proposal was informed by Reimagine Tallaght-Melt the Walls, a research project from Creative Ireland South Dublin and the Irish Architecture Foundation using creative strategies and architectural interventions, to find a way to better connect people, place and cultural institutions, through the activation of Chamber Square.

The overall reimagining and expansion of Tallaght Town Centre, supported by the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) and South Dublin County Council (SDCC), included significant upgrades to Chamber Square.

Originally envisioned as a shared space between four important public venues, the library, theatre, arts centre, and county hall, the area now fosters vibrant cultural interactions and community engagement.

This space was envisaged as the intersection of these vibrant cultural uses- and an opportunity for overlap and synergies.

However, over time the space had become worn and lacking in opportunities for these important connections.