Northern Irish choreographer Oona Doherty was announced as this year's recipient of the Venice Dance Biennale's Silver Lion Award. Having performed across Europe before returning to Belfast to focus on creating her own work, her pieces include Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus, an exploration of masculinity, Hard to Be Soft: A Belfast Prayer, an ode to the toughness of Oona's hometown, and Lady Magma: The Birth of a Cult, an exploration of female sexuality.