If it wasn’t for Ziggy Stardust’s mime skills, Brendan Keaney might not be working in dance. The DanceEast chief reveals who has inspired his career.
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Although I understand that picking your mum is a bit of cliché, mine taught me one of the most important lessons in life: don’t be afraid to be different. My parents were Irish Catholics living in London. It is hard to imagine the baggage that came with being Irish in the 1960s and ‘70s, particularly during the most violent periods of The Troubles.
My mum insisted that I did not hide my heritage behind my London accent. Consequently, when I worked out that I was going to follow a route that was not typical for an ordinary working class young man, I was able to meet the challenges head on.
