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This vibrant project unfolds through immersive community dance events and a year-long creative media campaign, bringing to life the voices of dancers, musicians, priests, and protestors through dance, theatre, and archival material.<\/p>\n<p>Events will take place across Leitrim, including a crossroads dance in Effrinagh, a house dance in Drumkeeran, a night in Mohill Hall\u2014the site of the 1934 Anti-Jazz Protest\u2014and a grand jazz night in the iconic Ballroom of Romance, Glenfarne. Each event blends social dance with immersive theatre, featuring actors and dancers woven through the audience.<\/p>\n<p>The project features a 9-piece traditional\/jazz band led by Conor Caldwell and Stephen Doherty, 20 dancers from \u00c1irc Damhsa, and swing dancers performing choreographed pieces. 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