Stimphony

Stimphony explores the music within stimming bodies and asks: What does somatic regulation sound like? How do our bodies and brains manage the constant sensory input of our world?

We manage through stimming – and we celebrate, mourn, rage and soothe through stimming too. 

Co-created with disabled adults in Cork and the Inclusive Music Ensemble, Stimphony is a new theatrical-symphonic engagement with Neurodivergent experiences through movements inspired by body-memory, emotional regulation and personal growth.

Directed by Al Bellamy
Musical Direction by Aoife King
Composition and Music by Aoife King and the Inclusive Music Ensemble - David O’Gorman, Zoe Shannon-Crowley, Aoife O' Sullivan, Olivia Marshall, Nicola Leonard, Sarah Lynch, David Donovan, Nico Sarmiento, Daithi Quirke, Luke Bowen Murphy, Ivan Geran, Mary Murphy, Sadhbh O’Callaghan, Niamh Cafferky, Martin Dineen, Orianna Doyle, Kaoivín O’Sullivan, Brian McDonnell, Catriona Murphy, Anna Smith, Eoin Nash, Andrew Ingamells and Hugh McCarthy
Performers BenÓg Brady-Bates, Ruby Hardie-Brown, Fergus Hegarty, and Sarah Lynch 
Dramaturgy and Creative Enabling by Eleanor Walsh
Devised by BenÓg Brady-Bates, Ruby Hardie-Brown, Fergus Hegarty, Sarah Lynch, Al Bellamy, Eleanor Walsh and Aoife King
Movement Direction and Choreography by Inma Pavon
Lighting Design by Eoin Winning
Set and Costume Design by Olan Wrynn
Stage and Production Management by Bethany Cosgrove
Creative Captioning and AV Design by Eoin Ó hAnnracháin
Produced by Eoin Ó hAnnracháin
Executive Produced by Susan Holland
Irish Sign Language Interpreter Ela Cichocka

Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and Cork City Council Artist and the Community Award. Supported by MTU Cork School of Music and the Inclusive Music Ensemble.