{"id":3108,"date":"2011-07-25T20:54:11","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T19:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2011-07-25T20:54:11","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T19:54:11","slug":"summertime-funk-set-to-shine-across-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2011\/07\/summertime-funk-set-to-shine-across-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Summertime FUNK set to shine across the country!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you talk about FUNK, we all think of James Brown, the Godfather of FUNK, however\u00a0watch out\u00a0as a new\u00a0group are in\u00a0town trying to\u00a0claim that Funk throne! Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre Company have just announced details of their new nationwide\u00a0tour, entitled “FUNK”, which critics are already saying might\u00a0have James Brown bowing at the high alter of Funk looking for an encore! <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The new FUNK\u00a0show\u00a0is\u00a0a vibrant interactive dance performance from the award winning Enniskillen based Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre. Promising to brighten up the Irish summer with a comprehensive tour across 8 venues this August, this highly anticipated tour will be going to all four corners of Northern Ireland with its wonderful interpretation of FUNK in the 21st century. On the menu will be 6 international dancers, 1 wicked DJ, fabulous quirky venue’s and loads of FUNK! Talking about the forthcoming tour, which is already in intensive rehearsals, Dylan Quinn, founder and performer with the Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre\u00a0stated “This unique performance from a cast of superb international dancers will present the audience with a truly\u00a0captivating night of the very best in FUNK dance, blended with wonderful venues and a enthralling soundtrack, which we promise\u00a0will flow through all your senses.”<\/p>\n

What will it be like to attend? “Not only will you enjoy a fantastic performance from our FUNK dance group, but you also get to hear some of the greatest music tracks ever produced in the name of FUNK! Dress up, sit back, dance and move to the\u00a0sounds of James Brown, George Clinton and others, watching the room fill\u00a0with\u00a0a wonderful Funk vibe.\u00a0 Each night will be different and have a certain FUNK vibe feeding off the audience reaction. We\u00a0intend to\u00a0transport\u00a0you during the show\u00a0to one of the funkiest places in the world and make it a night to remember!”<\/p>\n

“If they want to join in after the show, the floor will be free to everyone as the DJ plays on! We can truly say this will be a night\u00a0like no other and we welcome group bookings to come along to\u00a0enjoy one of the world’s most addictive forms of\u00a0music and dance” concluded Dylan Quinn. \u00a0Tickets,\u00a0which are priced at only \u00a36\/\u00a34(con),\u00a0can purchased online at www.dylanquinndance.org\/<\/a> or\u00a0via the ticket hotline on\u00a0028 66328686.\u00a0For group tickets please contact the ticket hotline for FREE ticket discount information. Tour location will include Portadown, Newry, Antrim, Belfast, Dungannon, Enniskillen Armagh,\u00a0Derry~Londonderry and Newcastle. For\u00a0further information concerning times and dates please visit http:\/\/www.dylanquinndance.org\/news\/<\/a>.\u00a0 Funk and its tour of Northern Ireland has been made possible with support from the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you talk about FUNK, we all think of James Brown, the Godfather of FUNK, however\u00a0watch out\u00a0as a new\u00a0group are in\u00a0town trying to\u00a0claim that Funk throne! Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre Company have just announced details of their new nationwide\u00a0tour, entitled “FUNK”, which critics are already saying might\u00a0have James Brown bowing at the high alter of … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3108"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3116,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108\/revisions\/3116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}