Videos - Avia Gurman Murphy

‘The Ancient Voice of Peace’ (2024-2025) by Interdisciplinary performing artist Avia Gurman Murphy and Sacred song artist Eileen Bray, is a sacred song ritual for peace that will incorporate Celtic Kirtan created by Eileen and Jewish and other sacred music repertoire delivered by Avia.

Through ancient languages and traditions of song spanning Gaelic, Indian, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Christian music traditions, Eileen and Avia are aiming to build an unwavering heartfelt bridge of peace that will echo near and far and will attempt to bring healing in these difficult times of unrest and war. Through music and poetry read and sung by Eileen and Avia, emotions of joy, gratitude, and grief will be shared, and the community will come together to witness and share hearts and pray for peace. Camera and editing by: Raymond Beggan

‘Tahara’ – Video art by Avia Gurman Murphy (2025)

Text sung and spoken is ‘Song of Songs’- chapter 4 written by King Solomon

Camera work by Benjamin Santon and Céline Mermier

Video editing by Avia Gurman Murphy

Original music by Rev. Nóirín Ní Riain, Iris Lemley and Avia Gurman Murphy

Music recorded, edited, and mastered by Shay Leon at Hape Sound Studio, Loughrea, Co. Galway

Costume design by Ziva Ellis

A short poetry film with 'Animal Heart' (2023)A poem by Avia Gurman Murphy in which the human confronts the animal in a time of reckoning and sacrifice. In a time when a choice needs to be made between turmoil or surrender.Performed by Jen Maynard Camera and editing by Daniel McLarnonSpecial thanks to: Camilla O'Callaghan Toni Keating & Eileen Barry

'A Poem About Grief' (2022) is a visual-keening song/poem cycle that echoes the tender subject of grief, directed by voice and visual artist Avia Gurman in collaboration with videographer Daniel McLarnon and composer Nadav Vickinsky.With Gary Byrne.Supported by Creative Ireland.

Trailer for 'Heartbeats' which was created by Avia Gurman and Daniel Mc Larnon (2021)

'Heartbeats' is a video/audio installation capturing the movements of the heart as it is birthing, breaking, surrendering and knowing its creative force and in a state of unity. With Camilla O'Callaghan and Jen Maynard.Supported by Clare County Council.

'Come Away O Human Child to the waters and the wild, with a faery hand in hand, for the world's more full of weeping than you understand'. (W.B.Yeats)

A trailer for 'Come Away O Human Child', a contemporary music ritual-performance created by 'Red Moon Ensemble' - Ruth Wieder Magan, Avia Gurman, (2019)Deborah Yudelewicz and Iris Eyal, rooted in the deep sources of female song. A musical creation of wild mystery and magic where darkness and pain can be healed.

'A Poem About Grief' (2022) is a visual-keening song/poem cycle that echoes the tender subject of grief, directed by voice and visual artist Avia Gurman in collaboration with videographer Daniel McLarnon and composer Nadav Vickinsky.With Gary Byrne.Supported by Creative Ireland.

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