Ingrid Nachstern, a Professional Member of Dance Ireland, is known for her films that make a statement, explore ideas that are important to her and relevant to society today. She studied languages at Trinity College Dublin and worked as a translator in Dublin, Toronto, London, and Oxford.

She is also a teacher of classical ballet.

In 2003 she established her company, Night Star Dance Company; in 2014 she branched out into making films.

She has now taken on the roles of Director, Script-Writer and Performer.

She has collaborated on her last three films with Luca Truffarelli, the cinematographer.

She was a member of the Jury for the Brooklyn Film Festival 2020 (Experimental and Animation) which took place online and for the Ethnografilm Festival (Experimental) which will take place in Paris in April 2021.

Visit Ingrid's website here.

About Dance Ireland

Dance Ireland is the national development and representative organisation for professional dance in Ireland.

We support the development of all forms of dance in Ireland through professional artistic development opportunities, training and advocacy.

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This podcast was edited by Danny Carroll.

Music: Don’t Start Holding Out On Me by Pantone247 (Fiachra McCarthy).