Brotherly is a contemporary dance performance that questions traditional Irish Dance as a global phenomena and its roots in colonial resistance. Drawing inspiration from Riverdance, with its rigid physique and rhythmic footwork – a form that emerged during the 19th century in response to British imperialism rule of Ireland – it is a physical display of the felt experience of being controlled, while the untamed and vital human spirit stands in enduring opposition.

Brotherly is a piece for three dancers where bodies become as a unified musical instrument, a brotherhood in ceaseless and percussive motion, sounding an ebbing call to arms, or perhaps one to life.