Aoife Kavanagh is an Irish composer and sound designer active across a variety of music disciplines, including dance, theatre, circus, film, and contemporary music.
Recent theatre credits include ‘Reunion’ and ‘The Saviour ‘(Landmark Productions); ‘Ghosts’ (Landmark Productions/Abbey Theatre); ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Vanishing Elephant’ (Cahoots NI), that latter of which at the Grand Opera House Belfast & New Victory Theatre New York; ‘The Long Christmas Dinner’ (Abbey Theatre); ‘Tom Moran is a Big Fat Disgusting Filthy Liar’ (national and international tour); ‘My Sister in this House’ (The Lir Academy); and ‘Dream Factory’ (Lords of Strut and Jenny Jennings).
Assistant sound credits include ‘Children of the Sun’ (Abbey Theatre/Rough Magic), ‘Na Peirsigh’ (Abbey Theatre) and ‘Earth SONNET’ (Once-Off Productions) for Mel Mercier; and ‘King’ (Fishamble) for Denis Clohessy.
Dance and circus credits include ‘The Glasshouse’ (Ballet Ireland); ‘Iomhá’, ‘The Galaxy of Occupations’ and ‘Man Down’ (Roisin Whelan Dance); ‘Double Act’ (Honey & Lemon); and ‘Nasc’, ‘Ar Scath A Chéile’ and ‘Dúlamán’ (Infinite Pants – Aisling Ní Cheallaigh and Jenny Tufts).
Aoife was one of two composers selected for the Contemporary Music Centre Emerging Composer Scheme from 2022-23, and has written for choirs and instrumentalists throughout Ireland.
Aoife has a BA in Music from Maynooth University and a Masters in Composition from Trinity College Dublin.