An Treun
The Summoning of the Lost
About
Part ecological fable, part dreamscape, part rebellion.
An Treun - The Summoning of the Lost, was a spectacular, shape-shifting parade inspired by a long-lost tale by Dracula author Bram Stoker and the haunting call of the vanished Corncrake.
Discovered last year in the archives of the National Library of Ireland, Stoker’s forgotten story flickers with folklore, magic and mischief. At its heart its sonic essence is something small, strange and precious: the Corncrake - once the summertime soundtrack of Ireland, now a ghost in our fields.
This incredible new parade explored how our culture, memory and climate intertwine and asked what it means to hold on to what we’re losing.
An Treun - The Summoning of the Lost
100,000+
Audience
400+
Volunteers
The Production Team
Creative Team
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Director
- Louise Lowe
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Designer
- Owen Boss
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Lead Puppet Maker
- Tommy Casby
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Costume Designer
- Cherie White
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Rehearsal Director
- James Riordan
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Lighting and SFX
- Richard Babington
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Composer/Sound Designer
- Rob Moloney
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Hair Designer
- Siobhan Patterson
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Make Up Designer
- MIchelle Ruane
Artists + Makers
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- Gavin Morgan
- Lisa Sweeney
- Eugene Finnegan
- Aine Lawless
- Bridget Ní Dhuinn Belcher
- Ciaran Bonner
- Lia Carroll
- Amanda Donovan
- Esther Stupers
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Buyer
- Niamh Moloughney
Production Team
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Executive Director/Producer
- Johnny O’Reilly
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Production Manager
- Veronica Foo
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Production Coordinator
- Annie Duffy McMahon
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LX
- Jim Faulkner
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Sound Engineer
- Kevin Hughes
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Sound Assistants
- Alex Mooney
- Brian Stephens
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Event Controller
- Eamonn Fox
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Event Control
- Frank Commins
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SFX Coordinator
- Ciara Moloughney
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Pyrotechnician
- Sé Purcell, Black Powder Monkeys
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Stage Managers
- Donna Higgins
- Fiona Lawless
- Aoife Lannon
- Nell Buckley
- Lucy Kelly
- Chloe Naomi
- Andrew Ryan
- Diarmaid Woods
- Naomi Cantwell
- Karen Aguiar
- Niamh Moloughney
- Brendan Savage
- Rachel Stout
- Lisa O’Farrell
- Jean Hally
- Rosie Turpin
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Event Control Team
- Gareth Murray
- Philip Sweeney
- Hugh Roberts
- Sheila Meaney
- Ciara Bennett
- Mercedes Fleming
- Peter Ashton
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Head of Creative Engagement
- Victoria McCormack
Costume
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Costume Supervisor
- Melissa O’Brien
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Costume Team
- Susan McKenna
- Jingyi Zhang
- Imogen Malcolm
- Yvette Pique
- Adrienne Walsh
Make Up
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- Aine Lawless
- Aisling Kelly
- Sarah Mascagni
- Kris Canon
- Rebecca Ruane
- Michelle Anderson
- Alberto Caria
- Aisling Conneely
- Clemence Noel
- Shay Donner
Hair
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- Sarah Flannery
- Louise Joyce
Performance Directors
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Choreographer
- Matthew Williamson
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Drummers
- Eimhin Cradock
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Stilters
- Amelie Bal
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Wren Boys
- Vanessa Earl
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Worker Dolls
- Daniel Guinnane
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Moon Sprites
- Maria Tivnan
- James Riordan
Puppeteers
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- Lisa Sweeney
- Bridget Ni Dhuinn Belcher
- Sean Egan
- Aisling Hanrahan
- Dave Donovan
- Lia Carroll
- Barra Convery
- Faye Harrison
- Heather Roche
- Ciarán Bonner
- Sophie Sutherland
- Tommy Casby
Performers
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Macnas Drummers
- Eimhin Cradock
- Noel Ham
- Sinead Mongan
- Regina Flanagan
- Liam Mc Mahon
- Ellie Chapman
- Louisa McHugh
- Michelle Coyne
- Michelle Geraghty
- Karen Healy
- Leanne Robbins
- Magda Ambroziah
- Mary Hughes
- Ozge Ozkaya
- Lilyan Ralph
- Justine Morahan
- Diarmaid Murray
- Aoife Kervick
- Fiona Malone
- Jenny Keane
- Ben O Callaghan
- Colin Mc Mahon
- Isabelle Browne
- Elia De Lisi
- Des Harrington
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Corncrake Stilters
- Amelie Baal
- Iseult Fitzsimons
- Caoimhe O Dochartaigh Barr
- Ciaran Murphy
- Joanna Reynolds
- Laura Jennsen
- Lisa Cunningham
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Wren Boys
- Vanessa Earl
- Martina Carey
- Paul O'Mahony
- Raphael Adams
- Ari Bhatti
- Noel Minogue
- Eilis Nic Dhonnacha
- Gokche Sahin
- Yvette Picque
- Brian Hanrahan
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Worker Dolls
- Daniel Guinnane
- Daisy O Connor
- Eva Griesbach
- Isobel Koppe
- Heather Mc Kenzie
- Ava McGrath
- Emily Carr
- Conor Kennedy Burke
- Martin Kenny
- Carl Jones
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Moon Sprites
- Geraldine Power
- Ellen Greally
- Dee O reilly
- Bridin Ni Dhonnacha
- Sadhbh Ni Bhearra
- Stefanie Weenick
- Ella Grace Lee
- Dagda Semler
- Jess Harkin
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Blindsnakes (Galway)
- Robin Hawley
- Aine Mc Donagh
- Laura Ní Fhloinn
- Remee cunningham
- Roksolana Sipko
- Nicole O'Byrne
- Ashely Behrand
- Declan Askin
- Mars
- Ben O Connor
- Johanna Lane
- Katie Davitt
- Maura Tomei
- Esther Ní Chonghaile
- Marguerite Duggan
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Blindsnakes (Dublin)
- Sofia Kliuive
- Chelsa Breen
- Daniele Adamaviciute
- Tammy Awotunde
- Tori Awotunde
- Jodie Byrne
- Jennifer Falegan
- Shannon Fallon
- Sinomthu Klassei
- Madison Malony
- Lana McDonnell
- Jessie Ochou
- Michelle Strzaxa
- Max Zylawa
- Alanna MaGennis / Flood
Communications
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PR
- Kate Bowe
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Photography
- Emilija Jefremova
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Videography
- Heavy Man Films
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Macnas Communications Officer
- Alex Stewart
Volunteers
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Volunteer Coordinator
- Sorcha de Faoite
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SFX
- Eadaoin Doyle
- Brittany Winkelman
- Jeremy Powell
- Loch Miwa
- Mary Fitzgerald
- Róisín El Cheriff
- Aoife McGlinchey
- Micheal Foley
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Lighting
- Alex Keane
- Alfie Hamilton
- Altan Holland
- Cesca robinson
- Ciara Nugent
- Ekaterina Foyle
- Ellen Treacy
- Emer Carr
- Emma Walsh
- Isabella Gheorghe
- Kasia Siadak
- Lily Rose Boss
- Lois Duffy
- Muireann Hogan
- Oak (Elana) Morchower
- Oisín Flanagan
- Oisín Ó hEartáin
- Peter Gavin
- Rosie Mohan
- Sarah Crehan
- Kirstie
- Deirdre Orme
- Anavi Mullick
- Fiona Gunn
- Jenne Giles
- Jenny
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Stewards
- Aenid O'Driscoll
- Alessandra La Gioia
- Alex
- Anne Dunne
- Bernadette Finn
- Catherine Egan
- Charise Poriot
- Cian Coughlan
- Claudia Corriero
- Devin Landers
- Edmar Cobas
- Elaine Hynes
- Ella Joan Howe
- Fred Thomine
- John Watson
- Kathleen Brennan
- Katy Valentine
- Lochlann Kenny
- Lucy Byrnes
- Madison Coffey
- Mariana Tang
- Marie Moran
- Mary OConnor
- Mary O'Connor
- Meabh Connelly
- Modupe
- Niamh McGrath
- Nirainila Antony Joseph
- Norma Shorthall
- Oleksandra Kravchenko
- Olha
- Paul Egan
- Peter Butler
- Sahithi Rangineni
- Samantha Stanley
- Sinéad Cox
- Stóirín- Michelle
- Thillaiarasan Arivazhagan Vijayalakshmi
- Tommy Roddy
- Zhao Yi
- Darvesh
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Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival Parade Volunteers
- Alan Smyth
- Clementine McCoy
- Darshana Devda
- Elizabeth Mulvey
- Jessica Moloney
- Meg Mulcahy
- Aodhán O' Connor
- Bláthnaid Giles
- Carla Arenhart
- Celine Lemaitre
- Ciara Dunne
- Claudia Sfarcich
- Connor Coleman
- Deepanjali Lal
- Doreen Kennedy
- Eduardo Arenhart
- Eli McCarthy
- Emer Connolly
- Gina Arana
- Helena Valentine
- Hiah YeeYong
- Ilaria Argenziano
- Isabel Correia
- Jean Reddan
- Jiayue Cao
- John McNally
- Kenisson Eduardo
- Laura Gabeiras
- Lorna Cady
- Melanie Salas Brenes
- Owen Doherty
- Yidan Sun
- yuhong xu
- Amanda Afifi
- Anna Fomicheva
- Aoife Shorten
- Aryan Deshmukh
- Brendan McCarthy
- Bret McDaniel
- Cúan Berrow
- David Holland
- Diogo Alves
- Emer Garland
- Fabrizio Maniscalco
- Godstime Otajonor
- Hanna Coelho
- Harlan Cleary
- Ikaro Cavalcanti
- Ines Vale
- Kearstyn Takemoto
- Kelley McMenamin
- Kenneth Lynch
- Kevin Bonner
- Kristi O'Donohoe
- Laxman Hariharan
- Michael Jennings
- Mohamed Malas
- Molly Newell
- Oswaldo Alvarez
- Oyebola Badejo
- Robert Kenny
- Ruairí Walsh
- Sheila Cunningham
- Sophia Smith
- Thales Sauvo
- Vaishnavi Tomar
- Amanda Walsh
- Aoife Sheridan
- Eryne Decluy-Masson
- Gráinne Broaders
- Hugh Murphy
- Jude Woodfull
- Tracey Sands
- Ali Kazmi
- Amaya Hannify
- Claire Scofield
- Freda Quinn
- Gabriela Sepúlveda
- Giulia Lins
- Ilse Yvette Estrada Alvarez
- Jessica Murray
- John McCann
- Kate Hunter Hanley
- Katia Chavez
- Max Henderson
- Ruoqi Qin
- Sangha C Mukherjee
- Sibéal Ó Corcora
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- In the all the buzz of a Macnas event, we appreciate volunteers jumping in and taking on whatever roles may need filling. However, if this means we have missed you, please get in touch and let us know so we can fully credit the wonderful team of volunteers who make our events possible.