The Fifth Sun Mufutau Yusuf | Luail – Ireland's National Dance Company
World Premiere
Ireland
Inspired by the tradition of Irish keening, The Fifth Sun unfolds as both a eulogy and a renewal. It reflects on humanity’s past, confronts our turbulent present, and leans cautiously towards an uncertain future.
50 mins (no interval)
€22 Preview
€26 full price / €24 conc.
Thu 14—Sat 16 May 2026
About
Following sold-out performances with Impasse at DDF2024, Mufutau Yusuf presents the world premiere of a new collaboration with Luail in which he responds to the grief and dismay stirred by our planetary crisis.
The performers merge dance with lament, expressing our collective grief: moving to mourn, to honour, to listen and perhaps, to heal. They draw on the ancient understanding of dance as an archive – a vessel for memory, culture, and spirit.
The Fifth Sun offers no easy answers, only a space to witness, share and reshape loss, inviting the audience to contemplate with urgency and tenderness: what kind of ancestors do we choose to become?
Access
As part of Luail’s Open Floor inclusive dance programme, there will be live audio description provided for the performance on the 16th of May. For those who are interested, there will also be a creative audio and sensory experience available for visually impaired and neurodivergent people ahead of the show.
Creative audio and sensory experience:
Start time: 6:30pm
Location: Trinity campus – DU Players
Audio Description will be provided by access artist, Mo Harte. Creative Access will be provided by dance artist, Helen Hall.
To register your interest please email niamh.mongey@luail.ie
Advisories
Please note this performance contains smoke and loud music (earplugs will be provided).
Credits
- CREATIVE TEAM
- Choreographer Mufutau Yusuf
- Performers Robyn Byrne, Jou-Hsin Chu, Clara Kerr, Sean Lammer, Tom O'Gorman, Hamza Pirimo, Rosie Stebbing, Meghan Stevens
- Composer & Sound Designer Tom Lane
- Lighting Designer Lee Curran
- Costume Designer Alison Brown
- Set Consultant Niall McKeever
- Rehearsal Director Glòria Ros Abellana
- Irish keening vocal improvisation recording performed by Ruth McGill, viola performed by Tom Lane.
- PRODUCTION TEAM
- Producer Miranda Driscoll
- Production Manager Seán Dennehy
- Stage Manager Lisa Krugel
- Assistant Stage Manager Alison O'Shea
- Programme Administrator Michelle Cahill
- Chief LX / Programmer Eoin Lennon
- Head Lighting Technician Ross McSherry
- Audio Technician John Norton
- Costume Supervisor Gillian Lennox
- Wardrobe Maintenance Megan Culleton
- Set Contruction & Fabrication TPS
- Transport Trevor Price
- Transport Owen Sherwin
Presented by Luail – Ireland's National Dance Company
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