Our vision is to create extraordinary art experiences of the highest quality.
Established in 2009 by Brian Irvine and John McIlduff, Dumbworld is an artist led, creative production company.
Dumbworld creates artistically ambitious and exciting pieces that involve working closely with significant practicing professionals as well as people of all ages, experiences, and backgrounds.
We make work that is to be found at the intersection of music, image and words including film, opera, documentary, oratorio, animation, public art installation, performance pieces, theatre, and curatorial projects. We have created and produced full-scale operas, community operas, animated operas, large -scale children’s orchestral oratorios, feature films, feature documentaries and installations.
Our work has been performed and seen in over 30 countries and has been recognized internationally.
- 2024 Ivor Novello Classical Award for Best Community and Participation Composition (winner) - A Children's Guide to Anarchy
- 2023 Ivor Novello Classical Award for Best Stage Work (nomination) - The Scorched Earth Trilogy
- 2018 Total Theatre Award (nomination) – Drive by Shooting
- 2017 British Academy Composers Award (winner) community project – Anything But Bland
- 2017 Ellen Stewart International Award (nomination) for Artistic Excellence and Innovation
- 2015 Paul Hamlyn Foundation Composer award (winner) – Brian Irvine
- 2015 British Composers Award (nomination) community award – Rain Falling Up
- 2015 British Composers Award (nomination) for opera – Things We Throw Away
- 2014 Music Laureate for Belfast (winner) – Brian Irvine
- 2011 Allianz Arts Awards (winner) – Shelter Me From the Rain