Dan Colley is a director, dramaturg and facilitator. Matthew Smyth is a producer. Together they run Collapsing Horse, a company that creates entertaining, provocative, audience-focused theatre that merges artistic disciplines, including puppetry, physical theatre and music. 

Their productions to date, Monster/Clock (2012), Human Child (2013), Distance From The Event (2013) and Bears in Space (2014) have been presented in and toured to 22 venues in 4 countries, including Soho Theatre, London; Gogol Centre, Moscow and Edinburgh Fringe. Collapsing Horse are currently Theatre Artists in Residence in Draíocht, Blanchardstown. 

With their 16x16 bursary they will grow their Summer Camp festival and establish a Collapsing Horse Ensemble. 

Dan is a graduate of NUI Galway and NAYD’s Artstrain programme. Matthew is a graduate of TCD.
The Aeneid, Collapsing Horse. For Dan & Matthew

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