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Welcome January 2019 is a unique edition of the First Fortnight festival. First Fortnight is hosting the European Mental Health Art & Culture Festival. This festival aims to showcase the vibrancy of modern Ireland with an emphasis on the European community resident in Ireland that lives and works together every day. As it continues to expand, there have been over 140 submissions coming from 22 different countries and this year promises to be better than ever. We are working for an exponential change in how we as people understand and respond to the human challenge of a mental health problem. We do this every day. In a study of perceived stigma in 815 adults with significant mental health disability across 6 European countries, 46.7% reported embarrassment, and 18% reported discrimination experiences, resulting in 14.8% with perceived stigma (Alonso et al., 2009). Since 2011, First Fortnight has conducted an annual survey to assess the attitudes of festival attendees regarding mental health matters. Out of the 1,517 people who responded in 2018, almost half (47%) of those surveyed would not want people to know if they were experiencing mental health problems, 28% found it hard to speak with someone with mental health illness and 56% were afraid of experiencing mental health difficulties in the future (Moloney, 2018 First Fortnight Policy Paper; Mental Health and Stigma in Europe). The challenges Mental Health poses to society are set down in wellestablished patterns. First Fortnight is here at the beginning of every year to unapologetically disrupt those patterns and ask for more, better and different efforts to address and make better Ireland's attitude and behaviour when it comes to mental health problems and those that experience them. JP Swaine Co-founder and Head of Mission

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Leads 2 Better Mental Health

Crazywise

Thu 17 Jan, 7.30pm (followed by a post show discussion) Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork F

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Sun 6 Jan, 11.30am Meeting Point Blackrock Sunday Market, Cork D

Therapy Sessions Cork

Ó Bhéal

Mon 7 Jan, 8.30pm The Hayloft Bar, upstairs at the Long Valley, Winthrop St, Cork S

Sat 12 Jan, 8pm (Doors 7.30pm) Crane Lane Theatre, Cork S M

Free

€ 10/5 Early Bird ends Dec 21

Free

First Fortnight have teamed up once again with Leads2Love, Ireland’s first and only Dating and Walks App for dog lovers to celebrate the mental health benefits of having a dog. All dog owners and dog-lovers are invited to come together for a dog-filled day in the outdoors for walks and chats!

The award-winning documentary which explores the transcendent and healing potential of a psychological crisis, Crazywise looks at what can be learned from people around the world who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience.

Meeting place is Blackrock Sunday Market where we'll set out from the Marina and down by the Atlantic Pond before returning to the market for coffee and chats. 4

First Fortnight’s intimate, eclectic mix of music, poetry and spoken word returns to Cork. The line up includes the 6 time Munster Slam Champ, Fergus Costello and the rising voice of Alana Daly Mulligan and Kevin P. Gilday, the award winning writer and spoken word artist from Glasgow.

Ó Bhéal’s guest for the First Fortnight festival is Dublin poet Stephen James Smith, who is also an ambassador and the spoken word curator for the festival. Stephen’s latest collection is Fear Not (Arlen House, 2018). Ó Bhéal is Cork’s weekly poetry event, held each Monday from 8.30pm to midnight, featuring poetryfilms, a poetry challenge, guest poet(s) and an openmic for original poetry, storytelling and unplugged ceol.

Stephanie Rainey will be the guest music curator for this very special Therapy Session. Further details on www.firstfortnight.ie 5

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The Crossover

Teacher Spotlight

Fri 18 Jan, 8pm Kino, Cork S M V

Teachers Masterclass - Art and Mental Health

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Sat 12 Jan, 10am-1pm The Glucksman, University College Cork W

First Fortnight in association with the Mendicity Institution present

“The Truth is…”

Threads.

Exploring isolation and integration

Fri 5 Jan, 5pm (Doors 4.30pm) Kino, Cork S M

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Sat 5, Sun 6, Sat 12, Sun 13 Jan, 1-5pm The Mendicity Institution, 9 Island Street, Dublin 8

€25 (All materials provided)

Join curator Tadhg Crowley as we explore the new Glucksman digital toolkit for educators – Art and Mental Health. In this masterclass, teachers will investigate ways to engage their students in artistic processes that creatively explore and seek to understand our mental health using artworks from the University College Cork art collection.

Polish visual artist Andrzej Mazur works collaboratively with 12 people experiencing homelessness helping them to describe their own personal journeys and map them across Europe with multiple strands of thread, intersecting and reaching Ireland

The new toolkit is designed for educators from Primary to Third level.

Tormented Teachers (Anxiety in the Staffroom)

The Crossover is a multi-disciplinary performance art project initiated in 2018 in Cork City featuring collaborations between Cork performance poets, rappers, musicians and visual artists.

Sat 12 Jan, 2pm The Glucksman, University College Cork

After collaborative adventures in Cork City and Vancouver, The Crossover comes to The Kino in the spirit of promoting positive mental health.

It aims to highlight expression as a vital activity for someone experiencing mental health difficulties. The performance is dedicated to the late Dublin poet Paul Curran. 6

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After lunch, the focus switches to teachers and their own mental health while working in an often-stressful environment. Following a reading from writer and teacher Sorcha Grisewood, a panel featuring teachers will explore the topic of people with mental health issues holding positions of responsibility, and what mental health supports exist for teachers.

Free (Donations gratefully accepted)

Having used creativity as the foundation to recover from depression, Stanley Notte shares his story, techniques and theories on how creativity can positively influence our mental health.

Members of the public can contribute their own thread to a central art piece to stand alongside 12 individual works. THREADS aims to promote mental health through therapeutic art and craft sessions by mapping and contrasting the life journeys of socially excluded migrant homeless.

Joining Stanley will be the Lost Gecko and Mummy Harmony. Stanley's direct and honest approach offers listeners an opportunity to be inside the head of an unhappy man struggling to understand the world, and outlines the journey that brought Stanley to the moment of diagnosis, and the winding road, he travelled while getting well.

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First Fortnight in association with Wexford Arts Centre presents

Man Oh Man

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Mon 14 Jan - Sat 16 Feb Pillar Room,Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, County Wexford

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Shane Keeling is the artist in residence in the National College of Art and Design. He works predominantly in ceramics and engages performance as part of his practice. His work is laden with satire and strong social narrative. BAD-MAN Oh Man explores the phenomena of loss and suicide and their relationship with masculinity. Keelingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work intends to engage an open dialogue necessary to continue the battle against suicide and isolation by stigma of mental health. 8

In Conversation Art & Mental Health Thu 31 Jan, 7pm Wexford Arts Centre D

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Artist Shane Keeling & guest speaker will discuss the topic of mental health & art, inviting audience members to put forward their views in an effort to lessen the stigma around the topic of mental health and investigate how the arts and mental health professionals can work together. 9

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First Fortnight in association with Science Gallery present

First Fortnight in association with the Europe Direct Information Centre, Waterford, Waterford Walls and Waterford Central Library present

Warpaint

Exhibition runs 7 - 19 Jan (Workshop Sat 12 Jan) Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin, Pearse St, Dublin 2

Free

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Wellbeing Wall

Free (registration essential)

Fri 4 Jan - Sat 19 Jan, Opening hours Waterford Central Library V

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Emma is an artist and mother of two.

An exhibition of colourful energetic and emotive paintings which celebrates the coming together of an inspirational group of people telling stories of struggles with mental health during their life at some point.

Her work is inspired by her own journey to recovery from perinatal mental health issues she experienced after her first birth.

Artist Emma Sheridan met each of the sitters to start a conversation about their experiences. By connecting these people Emma is communicating the idea that mental health may be each faced alone by those affected while being part of a wider, invisible community.

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Sat 12 Jan 2pm

Warpaint shows that we are never on our own despite appearances during those dark times. All of these people have experienced their own version of human suffering and found different ways to recover. This shows the incredible capacity for people to heal which is a message of hope we would like to teach others.

Joe Caslin and Gearoid O'Dea will be facilitating mental health and art themed workshops on

Wed 16 Jan and Wed 9 Jan respectively at 3 & 6pm

IF is an installation created by Scottish artist Angela Lloyd in memory of a young, close friend who tragically took his life following a long period of struggling with mental illness.

The Europe Direct Information Centre Waterford is delighted to partner with the Walls Project during the First Fortnight Festival to create a mental health themed artwork piece.

The rationale behind this piece is twofold: firstly, to raise awareness of the high mortality rates linked to impaired mental health and secondly; to facilitate a space that allows the universal recognition and sharing of the pain of sudden loss.

The artwork will be painted directly on a wall space in the young adult area of Waterford Central Library. The aim of the artwork will be to open up discussion around mental health issues and will be accompanied by a display stand of leaflets and books on mental health topics.

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First Fortnight in collaboration with National Gallery of Ireland present

First Fortnight in partnership with the IFI present

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IFI Family @ First Fortnight

Mon 7 Jan - Sun 20 Jan National Gallery of Ireland (NGI), Dublin 2 V W D

€0-8 (registration essential)

Feeling Fine

Sun 20 Jan, 11am IFI, 6 Eustace St, Dublin 2

Stigma is one of the main reasons people experiencing mental health difficulties do not seek help

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100+ Partners heARTS & Minds returns to the festival to encourage people to take time out of their busy lives to slowly look at and respond to art in the Gallery around the theme of mental health.

Short films for families. Age Recommended 8+

This programme has been curated to include something for all ages. Activities include First Fortnight- themed tours, sensory baby workshops, mindful drawing sessions, pop up talks, mindfulness tours and a talk titled “Arts and Mental Health for Young People” led by Joe Caslin.

This especially curated programme offers different stories of positive mental health through animations and live action short films. Dealing with school, friendship, bereavement, starting out or learning how to be your best, these terrific films from different countries will have you and your young viewers leaving with a smile.

Further details on www.firstfortnight.ie

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Island of the Hungry Ghosts

Irish Premiere

Beautiful Boy Wed 9, 6.15pm (Post-show discussion) IFI, 6 Eustace St, Dublin 2

Tue 15 Jan, 6.15pm

(Post-show discussion with Director Gabrielle Brady)

IFI, 6 Eustace St, Dublin 2 F

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This Belgian-French-Italian drama film is written and directed by the Dardenne brothers. Oscar winner Marion Cotillard is impressive as Sandra, a woman who returns to work at solar plant after suffering from depression to find out that her colleagues have chosen to take a yearly bonus at the expense of her job. She has just one weekend to convince them to change their minds in order to regain her position. What follows is arguably the Dardenne brothers' greatest cinematic achievement to date. Please visit respective venue for ticket info. “All credit to the Dardennes for finding an intimate tragedy that shouts so loud to the world beyond.” Xan Brookes, The Guardian, Tue 8 Jan, 8pm St. John’s Theatre, Listowel, Co. Kerry

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Thu 10 Jan, 8pm Ballina Arts Centre, Ballina, Co. Mayo

Mon 14 Jan, 8pm Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny

Tue 8 Jan, 7pm Rua Red, Blessington Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24 (Post Show Discussion)

Thu 10 Jan, 8pm Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork

Tues 8 Jan, 7pm St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, Dublin 8. (Post Show Discussion)

Thu 10 Jan, 8pm Wexford Arts Centre, Ferrybank South, Wexford

Tue 15 Jan, 8pm Town Hall Theatre, Galway City (Post Show Discussion)

Fri 11 Jan, 8pm Presentation Centre, Convent Road, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford

Wed 16 Jan, 8pm Friars Gate Theatre, Sarsfield St, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick

Tue 8 Jan, 8pm Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim Wed 9 Jan, 8pm Dunamaise Arts Centre Portlaoise, Co. Laois

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Tue 15 Jan, 8pm Droichead Arts Centre Drogheda, Co. Louth

Thu 17 Jan, 7.30pm Solstice Arts Centre, Co. Meath

From the producers of Moonlight and 12 Years a Slave, and starring Academy Award® nominees Steve Carell (Foxcatcher, The Big Short) and Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name), Beautiful Boy is based on the best-selling memoirs by David Sheff and his son, Nic Sheff.

Island of the Hungry Ghosts is a feature length documentary film directed by Gabrielle Brady set on the remote Christmas Island. Poh Lin is a trauma counsellor living on the remote Christmas Island with her young family. She works with people trying to seek asylum to Australia who have been detained in a high security detention facility, deep within the island’s jungle.

The film chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.

The island is one of the last discovered places on earth, with humans having migrated to its shores less than a century ago.

This will be a special premiere of the film before its national release on January 18th. "Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell shine" ★★★★ The Independent

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First Fortnight in partnership with Dance Ireland and Áine Stapleton present

Last Night a DJ Saved my Life

Dance & Wellbeing Workshops

Thu 17 Jan, 10am Rua Red Arts Centre, South Dublin DA D

First Fortnight in association with Draíocht Blanchardstown and Cairde present

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Arts Bites

Soar with song

Sat 26 Jan, starts 12pm Draoicht Arts Centre, Dublin 15 V W D

Sat 26 Jan, 2.30pm Rua Red, Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

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Thu 10 Jan & Thu 17 Jan, 1pm-3pm Dance House, Dublin 1

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10am-2pm/1pm-5pm)

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€25 full day (10am-5pm)

€10 (Special Rate: book and pay in advance both workshops: €15)

Facilitated by multilingual and multicultural therapists to reach and engage a diverse group of people. Dance, music, and colours will be used to overcome language and personal barriers. Arts Bites aims to enhance awareness about mental health and art benefits, by engaging all senses in mind and body feeding art activities. No language, cultural, religious, status, political, or financial barriers should prevent anyone from participating and reconnecting with the artist within us all. 12.00 – 14.00 Mindfulness Through Art Workshop involves guided mindfulness meditation, visualisation and creativity exercises and is designed to be educational, interactive, fun and easy to follow. A groundbreaking, interactive symposium concerned with Men, Movement and Mental Health, curated by Cathy Coughlan, Dance Artist in Residence at Rua Red Arts Centre and Ailish Claffey, Dance Artist in Residence at the National Centre for Arts and Health, Tallaght University Hospital.

Curated by Áine Stapleton, these afternoon workshops, focused on dance and well-being, will be led by leading national and international experts in the field; Gillie Kleiman (UK), and Gwen Mc Hale (IRL).

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15.00 -16.00 Sound Therapy Workshop - uses vibrational sound and frequency to help reduce stress, alter unconsciousness and create a deep sense of peace and wellbeing for better mental fitness.

The workshops are open to all and will be hosted at DanceHouse. Dance Ireland is the national dance development organisation, enabling people, places, ideas, communities and genres of dance to come together.

16.30-18.30 Tango Therapy Workshop - facilitates self-awareness and awareness of others, teaches patience, active listening, empathy, forgiveness, ability to let go, to live in the here and now, ability to make decisions and live a full life even in situations with high levels of uncertainty.

Further details on www.firstfortnight.ie

Singer songwriters Fiona Hannon (aka Darwin's Daughter) & Daniel Hertzov come together to help you find the lyrics & melody to express yourself through song. A mix of hands on songwriting and music, the workshop gives you the basics, lets you try it out and gives you practical tips to take away so you can continue at home. Worskhop in English, Russian and Polish. 17

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First Fortnight in partnership with the Ark present

Create a Character at Fighting Words

The King Who Finds Feelings Confusing

Sat 26 Jan 11am-12.30pm Fighting Words, Behan Square, 12-16 Russell Street, Dublin 1

Sat 19 Jan, 10.15am and 11.45am The Ark, Eustace St, Dublin 2 W

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Meet the King who has banned feelings and colours from his Kingdom! He finds feelings confusing so he says no one can laugh or cry when he’s around. Feelings of happiness, sadness or anger and bright colours are not allowed.

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Free Places limited, booking

essential from Jan 7- Jan 18 with places allocated by lottery (Ages 6-8)

During the first half, we will work together to create our own characters, thinking about the characters' wishes and fears...what makes them happy, what makes them sad and everything in between! In the second half, everyone will draw and/or describe their own characters and can then send them on an amazing adventure!

A group of brave, young adventurers decide this can’t be right, so go on a mission to collect the missing feelings and colours and bring them back to the Kingdom!

This workshop delivered by a team of Fighting Words writing tutors and illustrators.

A fun and interactive workshop for 3 to 5 years olds and their parents or carers.

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Walking Off Course

Inside Out again!

Fri 25 Jan, 11am-2pm. Meeting Place: NCAD Gallery, 100 Thomas Street (outside gallery windows)

Thu 17 Jan, 12pm – 5pm Creative Spark, Dundalk, Co. Louth

A Way with Words

Inspire Wellbeing & Creative Spark

Free ( Registration essential)

Starting with the theme of ‘Inside Out again’ we are inviting people to bring their art and creativity out of the home or studio and into the community. All artforms are welcome including painting, poetry, sculpture, photography, singing/songwriting and dance.

The walk aims to take people off course, to consider new routes of possibility. Getting a “breath of fresh air,” making notes to self, and airing one’s thoughts by speaking out.

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The Circus is Coming! First Fortnight is proud to collaborate with Clowns Without Borders, Ireland and the Dublin Circus Project for a special Circus programme. Clowns Without Borders, Ireland is a group of professional street and circus artists, who bring smiles and laughter to children and their communities who are in crisis in Ireland and around the world.

Working with Dublin Circus Project, they will also be running the Clown-Dalkin Project, a series of positive mental health circus workshops in Dublin with children in the Clondalkin Direct Provision Centre.

Fly Away with the Circus

First Fortnight in partnership with The Ark present

The Circus is Coming Workshop

Sun 13 Jan, 2pm-4pm Banquet Hall, Smock Alley C T D

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They will be performing Fly in refugee camps throughout Greece in November with support from Culture Ireland. The impact of this tour will be reflected through a digital online festival exhibition.

Free ( Registration essential)

The aim of this event is to bring the artist inside… out. Featuring contributions from Inspire Wellbeing facilitators and participants and members of Creative Spark’s Art as Exchange Artists’ Group.

Join artist Pamela Whitaker on a group walk through the Liberties from NCAD to IMMA where each person considers a mentally challenging situation they are facing.

First Fortnight in partnership with Clowns Without Borders, Ireland present

Sat 19 Jan, 2.30pm The Ark, 11A Eustace Street, D2

Free (Registration essential)

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Following on from the Clown-Dalkin Project, CWB and their apprentice clowns will perform a showcase, followed by Turas Theatre performing Remnants, a moving and visually spectacular presentation on the theme of displacement. Attendees will then be treated to tasty food followed by a CWB panel inspired by their experiences both at home and abroad.

Free ( Registration essential)

A special final workshop will be open to complete beginners aged 9+. The children of Dublin are invited to come together and join the circus for a fun filled hour and a half. Please note that this special circus has a limited capacity so red noses are optional but booking is essential! 21

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Under the Sea!

A look at Arts & Wellbeing in Kildare 2017-2018

First Fortnight Family Day at Riverbank Arts Centre

Wed 16 Jan, 8pm Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare

Sat 19 Jan, starts 10am Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare W F

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Thu 3 Jan, 12pm - 1.30pm Ballymote Community Library, Co.Sligo Thu 3 Jan, 3pm - 4.30pm Tubbercurry Community Library, Co.Sligo Fri 4 Jan, 11am - 12.30pm Sligo Central Library/ Sligo Europe Direct Info Centre, Sligo Town

Stressed Out Steve

Jan 2018

Free ( Registration essential)

As part of Riverbank’s First Fortnight programme of events we will be in conversation with artists and participants who work and deliver arts and wellbeing projects in Co. Kildare.

€4 per event

Free ( Registration essential)

Photo: Cathy Coughlan

Positive Mental Health (School Event)

Mon 14 Jan- Sat 19 Jan, various times Waterford Central Library

Riverbank Arts Centre is hosting a family event on the themes of the ocean and wellbeing including 2 creative workshops for children using storytelling, arts & craft, and other creative activities to explore the world of feelings and emotions, caring for yourself and making connections. In the afternoon, Riverbank will be screening the Pixar movie Finding Dory in the auditorium at 2.00pm with a short presentation about the festival.

Free ( Registration essential)

Healthy Ireland at your Library are delighted to partner with SpunOut.ie for First Fortnight to host a series of Positive Mental Health workshops for young adults in Waterford Central Library. In the workshops, Kiki Martire, Outreach and Training Officer, SpunOut.ie will create an open discussion de-stigmatising mental health which has traditionally been cast in a negative light and look at steps to improve positive mental health.

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Join Sligo Library Services and Stressed Out Steve for a fun-filled hour & half of stress, worry and consternation, where you will get to use art, drama and storytelling to explore the complex concepts of mood and emotion.

Libraries across the country are joining First Fortnight to shine a spotlight on mental health-related books during the month of January. From factual texts to brilliant works to fiction and helpful information books, readers will be spoiled for choice as libraries highlight texts that will open up discussion around mental health.

Singing for Well Being Wed Jan 16 (Ashbourne Library) 11am Thu Jan 24 (Trim Library) 7.30pm

Find reading lists on firstfortnight.ie which will feature contributions from County Libraries, Healthy Ireland, HSE, Jigsaw, Children’s Books Ireland and Reading Well.

Free (Registration essential)

Singer Treasa Carley invites you to come along and sing your heart out, whether you can hold a tune or not!

A number of libraries are also hosting First Fortnight themed events. Many of these events have been facilitated through the kind support of the County Library Services, Europe Direction Information Centres and Healthy Ireland.

Studies show that singing helps promote funand happiness and improves mental health and recovery.

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Donegal County Library services and Healthy Ireland present

Kildare Library Services and Healthy Ireland present

Leabharlann Children's Ghaoth Mindfulness Dobhair Workshops Wed 9 Jan, 6pm Leabharlann Ghaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal W

Sat 19 Jan, 11am-12pm (Newbridge Library) Sat 19 Jan, 2.30pm-3.30pm (Naas Library)

Free ( Registration essential)

Children's mindfulness workshops (4-10 yo) are led by Louise Shanagher, author of Mindfully Me, the only Irish children's book on the current "Healthy Ireland" reading list. Louise will read from her books and help children to learn fun and creative ways to calm, relax and deal with worries.

‘Mo Bhagáiste’ by Pól Ó Gallachóir: This original bilingual re-reading of Seosamh Mac Grianna explores the themes of mental health. ‘Percussion, Play, Positivity’ by Maria Coleman: This playful creative session will explore ‘flow states’ where arts and play activities flood the brain with positive chemicals.

Healthy Ireland will present other children's workshops throughout the festival including in Cabra, Duleek and Ashbourn libraries (see website for more info).

This 'Men's Shed Musical Meitheal': A flavour of the activities of men's shedmembers who share songs as a means to socialise and boost their wellbeing."

Further details on www.firstfortnight.ie

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The Power of Words

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Madness, Mental Illness, & Creativity:

Bethencourt Productions presents

Sun 6 Jan, 3pm The Café, Books Upstairs, D’Olier Street, Dublin 2

Sun 20 Jan, 7pm Buswells Hotel, 23-27 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2

Literary Cabaret of Madness in European Literature

Writers and Artists in Conversation

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Stanzas

Fri 18 Jan, 7pm Ormston House, 9-10 Patrick St, Limerick

Sun 6 Jan, 6.30pm Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square E, Rotunda, Dublin S

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Three creatives in the fields of writing and visual art, Arnold Thomas Fanning, Sara Baume and Eoghan O’Driscoll, discuss their experience and thinking on the links between creativity and mental illness, and how one impinges on the other in the context of their work practice and disciplines.

Focusing on representations of mental illness in European literature and works by authors with selfexperience of mental ill health including Irish myths and legends, Buile Suibhne, Lady Gregory, Brian Friel, Robert Burton, Angela Carter, D.M.Thomas, Holderlin, Nietzsche, Kleist, Virginia Woolf, Gerard de Nerval and Leonora Carrington.

The conversation facilitated by Claire Hennessy will include but not be limited to topics such as what it means to create art about mental illness, the benefits of art, and the line between the therapeutic and therapy.

MC Leonor Bethencourt brings artists together from the music, comedy and theatre scene in Dublin to perform a variety of acts to bring the audience to a high and then a low and rounding up with the calming effect of Gregorian chant. 26

Slam Sunday

Slam Sunday is delighted to hop off the sun lounger and break its hiatus to again be a part of First Fortnight.

Stanzas is an event for emerging writers to express themselves, develop their craft, and meet interesting, like-minded people.

Slam Sunday is a live poetry competition in Dublin city centre. 12 poets compete while judges selected from the audience decide who gets cash prizes. Come on down if you’re curious, gunning to perform, or just want to be in a sharing creative space with some tea, coffee, and our renowned homemade baked goods.

We hold a monthly event and publish a monthly chapbook. Alongside the First Fortnight event there will additionally be an open mic, open to any and all and sundry who choose to come along.

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Vintage Tea and Storytelling

Poetry Night Kerry Fri 11 Jan, 7.30pm The Ring of Kerry Hotel, Valentia Rd, Garranebane, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry

Sharing for 24/7 Carers Thu 10 Jan, 11am Manorhamilton Castle Café, Castle St, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim S

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All The Dublin OutStraight Story Slam Block Party Tue 15 Jan, 7pm Sugar Club, Dublin 2

Sat 5 Jan, 2pm-Late A4 Sounds, St. Joseph's Parade, Inns Quay, Dublin. S V D M

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Free ( Registration essential)

Following a string of sold-out shows across Ireland, OutStraight and All Out Design are teaming up once more to give you an unforgettable day of music, poetry, street art and panel discussion.

Sometimes while taking care of others we can often forget about self-care. This unique event works to honour and recognise those dedicated to the care of others.

This entertaining evening of poetry, song, film and laughter will showcase some amazing local talent and very special guests.

24/7 Carers groups are invited to a very special tea party during First Fortnight where we will sip tea from the finest china and share heartwarming stories of how our ancestors supported each other during harsh winters in rural Ireland.

Revolving around the theme of recovery, and expression through art, the evening promises to stir emotions and provide a giggle. Amongst a variety of poets and singers, guests include the seanchaí of Iveragah Sean O’Laoghaire and international award winning comedian Joe Rooney.

We encourage carers throughout Ireland to take a break this January and have their own tea sessions together!

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All OutStraight share stories on urban experience and youth culture, bringing to light social and economic situations that the youth of our day face. This, all set to graffiti themed backgrounds and hip-hop/house beats, brings the soul of high-rise flats and concrete jungles to people wherever the location.

Hosted by award winning Comedian, Writer & Broadcaster, Colm O'Regan, The Dublin Story Slam is an open mic storytelling night where members of the audience get up and share a true personal story inspired by a different theme each month.

Featuring: Emmet Kirwan, Mango, Sen. Aodhán O'Ríordáin, Natalya O'Flaherty, Colm Keegan, Lewis Kenny & many more.

Stories can be between 4-7 minutes long and the theme for this month is Tribes. Sign up in advance by emailing info@ thedublinstoryslam.com or let fate decide by popping your name in the bucket on the night.

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My Story, My Song

Fri 11 Jan, 8pm Balor Theatre, Main St, Stranorlar, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal CO M D T

Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm The Liquor Rooms, 6-8 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

€12.50

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€10

This event, hosted by the Balor Theatre will be the First Fortnight Festival’s debut outing in Co. Donegal. Blending local and national acts it will feature music, song, dramaíocht and comedy with short talks from local mental health advocates and video inserts from household names.

Pick up your copy of The Irish Times Weekend and enjoy reading our columnists Marian Keyes, David McWilliams, Jennifer McConnell and Seán Moncrieff. Browse, Ticket, your complete culture guide and find great features, travel highlights and delicious recipes in the Magazine

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The show is headlined by our wellbeing ‘Banarama’ guru Kevin McAleer, whose deadpan genius and anarchic Irish wit has deservedly earned him a cult following. The evening will weave together snappy, thought-provoking talks with acts who intentionally use the arts to boost their mental wellbeing. The line-up includes the Beyond Blue Choir from Worklink, Dungloe who formed their choir to harness the wellbeing benefits of singing, Mo Bhagáiste’, an original bilingual re-reading of Seosamh Mac Grianna by Pól Ó Gallachóir and Wee Small Gods, who will lift spirits with their reggae infused set of original music. Speakers will include Bill Vaughan of Mental Health Ireland & Donegal Mind Wellness, Maria Coleman & Linda Uí Ghallachóir of LÁMHA (Life Affirming Mental Health Action), Angeline Driver of Cycle for Suicide and Peadar McDaid of Create-a-Link. This unique evening will also have a special visit from your favourite childhood superstar, Bosco!

What songs so you turn to when you’re in need of a lift?

Coordinated by Comhcheol Arts and Wellness.

Previous contributors include Ross Breen and Caz9.

Some of Ireland’s most exciting new artists perform unqiue versions of the songs that have meant the most of them, and share stories of how music has helped them in their personal lives.

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First Fortnight Mullingar

Fri 11 Jan, 8pm The Fence, 51 Oliver Plunkett St, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath V D M

Therapy Sessions

Fri 4 & Fri 11 Jan, 8pm Workman's Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 M S

€10/ €5 Early Bird (Early Bird ends Fri 21 Dec)

€10

First Fortnight arrives in Mullingar for an unmissable night of mental health talks, graffiti and live music, involving some of the town’s best local talent.

They are followed by the 20-strong Mullingar PCC Choir, made up of local health workers from Mullingar Primary Care Centre.

There will be speakers from Little Things, the HSE’s mental health campaign and safeTALK, the HSE’s suicide alertness for everyone training programme.

Bobby & The Blunts are a Mullingar four-piece funk rock band who aim to ‘play music that makes you feel good and boogie’. They have played Electric Picnic, headlined Whelan’s of Dublin and have shared stages with other Irish acts such as The Blizzards and Mik Pyro.

Ricotta Rojo are a three-piece band who will flip your world into a craze of rumbling rhythms. Their blend of blues, funk and rock will be tempered by the swing and jazz of the Clara Swing Band.

Published and recorded UK poet, Salena Godden will also take to the stage to share hypnotic, evocative words of courage and resistance.

Therapy Sessions is a staple of First Fortnight Festival, an eclectic night of music and spoken work that should not be missed. Acclaimed spoken word poet Stephen James Smith returns to MC and programme the spoken word element for Therapy Sessions 2019. Joining him this year to curate the music element, we’re thrilled to be joined by talented duo Saint Sister and the Westmeath indie band The Academic.

The night will also include live work from local born Street Artist Cowboys Davies.

The line up includes Kevin P. Gilday, the award winning writer and spoken word artist from Glasgow who has performed all over the world from Hollywood to East Kilbride.

More acts to be announced.

Further details on www.firstfortnight.ie

After recent appearances at Electric Picnic and on the Late Late Show, State Lights are recognised as one of Ireland's best live acts. Hypnotic in her performance, Rachel Lavelle blends elegant piano with innovative electronic sound design and has previously performed or supported Booka Brass Band, Jack Lukeman and Saint Sister. * The Academic and Saint Sister have curated the line-up for each of the Therapy Sessions and will not be performing on the night 33

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The Big Gig featuring Paddy Hanna, Molly Sterling, Brave Giant Sat 12 Jan, 8pm Tramline, 5 Hawkins St, Dublin 2 M

€12

Ireland’s Youth Information Website

A cult figure in the Dublin music scene, Paddy Hanna’s latest album Frankly I Mutate is bursting full of his morose charm and sardonic wit. Irish Times Electric Picnic Review praised him for his “indie-rock showmanship”, don’t miss out on this chance to see him live.

Join us at the First Fortnight Big Gig 2019 for a big night of music and dancing. As always, The Big Gig brings together a very special lineup of artists. Wordsmith and songwriter Molly Sterling’s music is moulded by dark and affecting lyrics, wrapped up in grounding piano riffs and stirring vocals.

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We look forward to welcoming Longford four-piece Brave Giant to the Big Gig line up. Brave Giant are an indie/folk band that has been steadily making a mark on the music scene over the last two years, with their skilful blend of rock, folk and alternative sounds.

Molly has become a festival staple, including Forbidden Fruit and Castlepalooza.

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Grow Music presents

First Fortnight in association with The New Theatre present

Sound Sketch

The Raven & The Crone

Sat 5 Jan, 2pm-4pm Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Co. Louth W M

Wed 9 Jan, Thu 10 Jan, Fri 11 Jan, 7.30pm The New Theatre, 43 Essex St E, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

€10 ( Limited capacity,

booking essential)

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Outlandish Theatre Platform presents

Griese Youth Theatre presents

WOMB

Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

Mon 14 Jan - Sat 19 Jan, 8pm Matinee Sat 19 Jan, 2pm Post-show discussion Thu 17 Jan Dance Lab, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2. (Meeting point: Samuel Beckett Theatre Foyer) T €15/12

Fri 18 Jan, 8pm (Post-show discussion) Riverbank Arts Centre, Co. Kildare T

Sound Sketch is a unique concert featuring tutors from a local music school, including Breifne Holohan, Heather Oakes, Andrea Delaney, Emma Kiernan, Roisín Ward Morrow and more. Attendees will be invited to participate by listening to the concert and then visually interpret what they hear through the medium of drawing. Following which artwork will be collected, collated and digitally reproduced in partnership with local Drogheda artists, Els Borghart and Declan Kelly (EDDE) for a special online exhibition, celebrating the unique creations made during the concert. At the end of the exhibition, the participants will be given back their original work to take away with them as a musical/ visual memory of the show, an expression of the value of creativity.

Can words be an act of rebellion? Is this 'transformative power of art' all it’s cracked up to be?!

All art materials will be provided.

You might just leave it there.

Join Raven & The Crone on their mission to explore this. They believe that stories need weaving, truths need telling and questions need answers. Raven & The Crone are looking for trouble… and worries, your worries. So bring the rough stuff with you. Give it a night out on the town.

Created and performed with community participants and professional performers WOMB creates a parallel perspective on woman and society. “Woman in form has always been the same. Woman’s welfare has been dictated by the regime that she lives in.” We will be transported to the dystopian world of Dublin 100 years from now. Home sharing has become the mandate; democratic dictators rule and technological advancements impact on the physical and mental health of woman and health care providers. This project is funded by the Arts Council, developed in partnership with the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, supported by Dublin City Council and Axis Ballymun.

€5

Jack Thorne's Burying Your Brother in the Pavement is a play that tackles the story of a teenage girl grieving for her dead brother with emotional honesty and imaginative flair.

WORKSHOPS

Originally staged in Riverbank Arts Centre in June 2018, by Griese Youth Theatre from Ballitore, County Kildare.

Wed 16 Jan, Fri 18 Jan, 2pm & Sat 19 Jan, 11am

The piece was written specifically for young people, as part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and performed by youth theatres across the UK and Ireland.

FREE Workshops related to WOMB will take place in the Dance Lab, Samuel Beckett Theatre, TCD See www.firstfortnight.ie for more info. 37

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First Fortnight in partnership with Goethe- Institut Irland present

It’s In The Blood?!

Wed 3 Jan - Sat 5 Jan, 7.30pm (Post show Discussion Wed 3 Jan) Project Arts Centre, 39 Essex St E, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 T

€12

Infinity

Tue 8 Jan - Sat 12 Jan, 7.30pm (Post-show discussion Wed 9) Smock Alley Theatre T

€15/12

Tue 8 Jan & Wed 9 Jan, 9.30am (School Performances) Garter Lane Theatre, 5 O'Connell St, Waterford T

Free ( Registration essential)

Wed 9 Jan, 7.30pm Garter Lane Theatre, 5 O'Connell St, Waterford T

€12

Winner Best Design Award Dublin Fringe Festival 2018 “For work that encompasses outstanding lighting, sound, scenic, projection, costume and overall design”

Captain’s Log, Stardate (whatever).

Gifty Wiafe, is a young woman from Ghana now living in Germany, who lights up the stage with her unique blend of humour, heart, wit and truth.

“… courtesy of a wonderful script by Petra Kindler, Wiafe’s prowess at storytelling was evident as she conjured humorous anecdotes on diverse issues ranging from religion, imported food, visa problems, migration, gender issues, snow, traffic offences, e-waste, culture shock, traditions and spirituality.”

She dances, tells stories, plays drums and sings. “Of course” - some Europeans quickly conclude “that’s in her blood somehow, isn’t it?”

“…a remarkably clever piece of comedy that reminds us of past experiences alongside issues that currently confront us.”

But Gifty Wiafe begs to differ! A modern intermediary between cultures and continents, she takes us on a roller-coaster of a personal and intercontinental journey.

“…thought - provoking without being preachy while exposing uncomfortable truths about the world.” Daily Graphic, Accra 38

A star-bound journey that looks at mental health and the stories we tell ourselves when we feel most alone. Winner of the First Fortnight Award at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2018 this piece takes us on a journey with a lone astronaut as they hurtle through the cosmos on a one-way mission to the edge of the universe. She’s looking for a light in the dark. The source of a signal. Traversing time and space, isolation and uncertainty, her quest to find hope will bring her to the brink of the abyss.

Nomination Best Performer Award Dublin Fringe Festival 2018 “spectacular, witty, fascinating and captivating… In short, Infinity is exceptional.” Emma Plotkin, Fringe Review Must See Show

An exploration of fact, (science) fiction and the spaces in between.

“The piece is very open about the problems of modern life and how anxiety and inner turmoil can take hold. Nessa talks on the subject with an honestly that is impressive… [INFINITY is] an impressive analogy for the solitude and remoteness that we can experience in our daily lives.” No More Workhorse

Created in association with Corn Exchange Theatre Company and Mermaid Arts Centre. Supported by UCD through the inaugural UCD Dramsoc Companyin-Residence Award. Infinity was developed at Scene + Heard 2017 and developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival. Contains use of strobe lighting. 39

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Sally Denver In Two Matthews Minds Mammy Matinees Thu 3 Jan - Sat 5 Jan, 2.30pm Wed 2 Jan - Sat 5 Jan, 7.30pm Smock Alley Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 T CO

Sat 12 Jan, 3pm (Post-show discussion) Smock Alley Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 T

€15/12

Pay what you can

Fri 11 Jan, 2.30pm (followed by Q & A session) Europe Direct Information Centre, Clones Library, Co. Monaghan T CO

First Fortnight in association with Wexford Arts Centre present

The Scourge

Thu 3 Jan - Sat 5 Jan, 8.15pm The Civic Theatre, Dublin 24 Sat 12 Jan, 8pm An Grianán, Donegal Thu 17 Jan, 8pm Theatre Royal, Waterford Sat 19 Jan, 8pm Visual Carlow, Carlow T

Free ( Registration essential)

Son of a Preacher Man

Tue 1 Jan - Sat 5 Jan, 8pm Boys' School, Smock Alley Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 CO

€15/12

Various (see website for details)

Tue 22 Jan, 10.30am & 7.30pm dlr Lexlcon Studio, Haigh Terrace, Moran Park, Dublin T CO

Free ( Registration essential)

(Dr. Yvonne Quinn, Senior Clinical Psychologist, will attend both performances for a short talk afterwards on available support services for new parents with time for Q and A.)

An ambitious and affecting new work in development, In Two Minds looks at the realities of living with bipolar disorder - from the giddy singalongs of a high to the grinding depths of a low - in all its colour and chaos and presents a compelling and very human insight into the charms and challenges of a fascinating and often misunderstood condition.

Gilly O Shea’s popular one-woman exploration of motherhood returns with a twist... “Sally + Stephen + 2 bottles of Malbec = Heidi. An unexpected pregnancy has changed Sally’s life. But at least she still gets to see her friends (in photos) and to wash her hair (but not condition it). Mum, mam, mutter… whatever you go by, it’s the most difficult job you’ll ever have.

The performance will be followed by a Q&A session. Originally commissioned by Belltable: Connect, development of In Two Minds has been supported by The Arts Council, Limerick City and County Council, Fishamble’s New Play Clinic, Community Foundation Ireland and The JP McManus Benevolent Fund.

This time Sally would like new parents to hear her story without having to book a babysitter, so B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Baby) to the ‘Mammy Matinees’.Dads/ guardians are welcome too. No baby? No problem! Come to an evening show. 40

Directed by Ben Barnes, The Scourge (writer and performer Michelle Dooley Mahon) relives visits to her mother Siobhan in a nursing home after she has been struck down by Alzheimer’s disease or what the scourge calls "death by a thousand cuts".

From the church to the psychiatric ward, Stephen’s life started with Jesus and almost ended with the Tellytubbies.

Through her humorous and moving memories, we are introduced to a nostalgic archive of an ordinary Irish small-town family forced to become extraordinary in their attempt to cope and the morphing of the scourge from wide eyed child into enfant terrible to obese depressed recluse and her re-emergence as a creator of her one woman show Shellshock.

Childhood Sundays were for watching Dad deliver sermons and Mam lead evangelical worship time, but how do you survive being so uncool in 90s Ireland? Comedian Stephen Mullan shares his coming-of-age story about a boy who was brought to the edge of his own life, and who lives to tell the hilarious tale of how sexcapades, drug overdoses and a surprise baby meant that he was, in his own way, born again.

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Nothing But A Toerag

Through The Lens: Smashing Times Art & Health

Mon 7 Jan - Sat 12 Jan, 8pm Sat 12 Jan, 2.30pm Boys' School, Smock Alley Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 T

Sat 12 Jan, 7pm The Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2

€15/12

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€5

Upstate Theatre Project in association with Droichead Arts Centre present

In Between Silence

Lysis

Thu 3 Jan - Sat 5 Jan, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm Project Arts Centre, Dublin 2 Wed 9 Jan - Fri 11 Jan, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda Wed 23 Jan & Thu 24 Jan, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm Riverbank Arts Centre, Co. Kildare L T

Wed 16 Jan, 6.30pm Post-show discussion Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield, Dublin 7 Sat 19 Jan, 2.30pm Post-show discussion Pálás Cinema, 15 Merchants Rd Lower, Galway M L S

€7.50

€10 Limited availability, booking essential.

A dark, tense and thrilling new play by Aisling O’Mara. Work hard, push yourself harder. Try your best, put your family before you, before your health... No matter how hard Bianca tries to keep her internal pain under wrap she still messes up and finds herself in a cell. Now she’s up close and personal with a self diagnosed bipolar cell mate who desperately wants to feel something again, but Bianca wants to feel nothing.

A Smashing Times evening of performances, music, film screenings, presentations and a panel discussion using the arts to promote Positive Mental Health and Well-Being.

Their tumultuous relationship becomes a constant battle for power, intertwined with banter and brutality, embraces and rejection.

A celebration of the award-winning Acting for the Future: Theatre for Positive Mental Health programme, implemented by Smashing Times in partnership with the Samaritans, using workshops, performances, film screenings and post-show discussions to promote positive mental health.

Can Bianca bend or will she break this time? Contains strong language and adult themes. 16+

Blue Devils

Supported by Erasmus+, HSE National Office for Social Inclusion, ESB Energy for Generations Fund, HSE National Lottery and Dublin City Council Arts Office. Winner of the daa Arts Award, Dublin Bus Community Spirit Award and GSK Ireland Impact Award.

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Based on the writings and testimonies of people living with mental health issues, Lysis is a docudrama that traces the experiences of five individuals.

In Between Silence, where we really exist is a sensory experience and a master class in storytelling, using beautiful soundscapes to subtly underscore the beautiful complexity of the human experience.

This audio-visual installation is a forthright portrait of people side-lined by society through everyday stigma, prejudice and general ignorance toward mental health.

Presented in a unique format devised by groundbreaking artist STANO, it has been described as Theatre of the Mind.

Lysis journeys through psychosis and toward recovery, challenging for the right to be recognised beyond diagnoses. A celebration of the genuine strength of human character.

Featuring stories by some of Ireland’s finest writers and artists, "with this collection, STANO is producing a reservoir of stories of our lives, of what it’s like to be in the world" Dermot Bolger.

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Co-Motion

Health and Wellbeing

Sun 13 Jan, 2pm The National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 (Meet at Visitor Centre) M L

in Gardens and Horticulture

Free ( Registration essential)

Wed 16 Jan, 3pm Education and Visitor Centre, The National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 D

Free ( Registration essential)

Co-Motion is a moving musical experience that allows you to share songs that speak to you and form new connections through music. Music speaks to us all across all languages. Using headphones and headphone splitters, you’ll be randomly assigned a walking partner with whom you’ll share your playlist as you stroll around the Botanic Gardens.

This is a subject that is becoming increasingly relevant as a number of reports are identifying links between our wellbeing and access to nature. Following their attendance at a Plant Network training event at the Eden Project, Brendan Gilsenen, craft gardener, and Charlotte Salter-Townshend, guide, will present their learnings with an illustrated presentation.

Behind every favourite song is a story, so share them with someone new. Eurovision songs are optional! All you need is your songs on a playlist, a device to play them on and headphones.

Biophilia

Sat 5 Jan & 12 Jan, 2.30pm Education and Visitor Centre, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin 9 (Meet at Visitor Centre) D

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FIVE WAYS TO WELLBEING SIMPLE ACTIONS YOU CAN DO IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE TO FEEL GOOD & FUNCTION WELL CONNECT With the people around you at home, work, school and in your local community.

BE ACTIVE Step outside. Go for a walk, cycle, garden or dance. Discover a physical activity that suits your lifestyle.

TAKE NOTICE Savour the moment whether you are walking, eating or talking. Be aware of the world around you and what you’re feeling.

GIkVeE NoNtaoktice tNaotice Keep leaKrneeinpg g r n i n l e a Keep learning GIVE

KEEP LEARNING Try something new. Rediscover an old interest. Take on new responsibilities. Fix a bike. Learn how to cook your favourite meal.

GIVE

€5 (Tickets available on the day only)

Humans have evolved an instinctive bond with nature, which our increasingly urbanised life can disrupt. Back by popular demand, Biophilia returns to invite you to once again stroll through the gardens and learn about the effect plants can have on our physical and mental well being. Further details on www.botanicgardens.ie 44

Do something nice for a friend. Thank someone. Volunteer. Join a community group. ‘The Five Ways to Wellbeing’ (NEF, 2008)

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Conversation Culture Salon Vultures Thu 10 Jan, 7pm The Lithuanian Embassy, 47 Ailesbury Rd, Dublin 4 Wed 16 Jan, 7pm Third Space Café, Smithfield, Dublin 7 D

Tue 8 Jan, 7.30pm The Sound House, Dublin 1 D

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Real Talks Live

Sat 12 Jan, 2pm The Sugar Club, Dublin 2 D

Sat 12 Jan, 3.45pm The Sugar Club, Dublin 2

€5

€12

€5

Free (Registration essential)

David Gillick Interview 2pm Olympian and Irish 400M record holder David Gillick will join Ian O' Riordan for a chat focusing on all areas of his life both on an off the track. David has spoken openly & honestly about his own anxiety and personal issues. Ian will explore these important topics and more with David who has just published his new book Back on Track.

Culture Vulture is a pop culture, salon event co-curated by Andrea Keogh and its present Tony Clayton- Lea. Reclaiming Face-to-Face Conversation in the Digital Age. Are you tired of small talk and would love a real, energising, engaging conversation?

The event revolves around words and music. Words are expressed in public interview and spoken word/ comedy. Music performances also feature.

Conversation Salons are about bringing people from all backgrounds, ages, cultures, beliefs and views together for interesting and uplifting conversation on a whole range of various topics.

The stellar line-up for this special First Fortnight edition includes Tony Wright, critically aclaimed musician from ASIWYFA and VerseChorusVerse who has recently published his first book, Chapter & Verse(ChorusVerse).

In a relaxed café style setting over tea and coffee in small groups choose from a conversation menu of thought-provoking questions.

The event will also feature Stefanie Preissner, the Munich-born but Mallow-raised writer, actress, podcaster and creator of hit comedy-drama series Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope.

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Gerard Prendergast Interview 2.45pm

Mental health advocate, author and former Cavan GAA player Alan O'Mara founded Real Talks to promote the importance of meaningful conversations in life.

Gerard is arguably Ireland's leading long distance endurance athlete. Last year he won the Deca UK event which comprised of 10 Ironman triathlons in ten days. In October 2018 he completed 10 Indoor Ironman triathlons in 10 days. Gerard will discuss how sport and positive mental health are closely linked and will outline how the suicide of a close family relative is the inspiration for his record breaking endurance feats.

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First Fortnight in association with Mendicity Institution, Cooking For Freedom, and Foodcloud present

Banter

Food For Thought

Wed 16 Jan, 7pm Workman's Club, Dublin 2 D

€7.50

- Around The Table

First Fortnight in association with Science Gallery present

Mental Health Uploaded Thu 10 Jan, 4-6pm Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery, The Naughton Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Pearse St, Dublin 2 D

Free

Thu 10 Jan, 7pm The Mendicity Institution, 9 Island St, Dublin 8 D

Free ( Registration essential)

Food is often eaten on the go instead of together at a table, but does this mean we miss out on more than a few nutrients?

All Ireland winning hurler Seamus Hennessy will be in conversation with Jim Carroll talking about his life in hurling and his experiences growing up dealing with the traumatic experience of his mother’s suicide.

At this event, we will share a table side discussion while sampling tasty food prepared by Cooking For Freedom and explore some of the negative effects of losing this table time has had as well as themes of isolation, support, integration and identity.

Seamus has helped to raise awareness around the issue of suicide particularly in relation to helping families cope with the tragedy of suicide.

Our primary speaker for the evening is Mavis Ubuntu from Cooking For Freedom, an initiative allowing women from a direct provision centre to cook for their families.

Seamus is about to embark on the gruelling challenge of the Antarctic Marathon where he hopes to raise €200,000 for Pieta House and Living Links Tipperary. 48

This panel discussion will be followed by two sessions;

In recent decades developments in technology have changed how we live our lives, impacting almost every aspect of modern living in a relatively short period of time. Use of technologies, such as the internet, Apps and social media are often blamed for an increase in mental health issues.

The first will look at the area of ‘Serious Gaming’ (games designed for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment) in the field of mental health. The second will ask the question: How can technology be used to challenge stigma and prejudice around mental health?

Yet, technology is also presented as key to the treatment of mental health issues, with an increase in internet-based delivered interventions.

Check online closer to the date for more information.

In this panel discussion with guest speakers from key areas, such as research; app development as well as mental health professionals, we will explore this dilemma and invite audience members to participate in the discussion. 49

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First Fortnight in partnership with A Lust For Life present

Where There’s A Will Live Thu 17 Jan, 7pm Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 8 D

Free ( Registration essential)

Supporting First Fortnight Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Counselling & Psychotherapy Couples Relationship Counselling EMDR

Employee Assistance Programme Family Systemic Therapy Group Therapy Marriage Preparation Course Play Therapy

Psychiatry Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Rebirthing Therapy Relationship Check Sand Tray Therapy Sex Therapy Supervision

Our locations

“Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try.” Atul Gawande, Better

The series will form the basis for an ongoing long-term movement to drive a new form of solution-focused public debate and negotiation to drive meaningful change.

15 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

The podcast series, Where There’s A Will, engages with leaders in mental health and people who have been through the mental health system to develop a deep understanding of what needs to change in our mental health system – and how.

This live panel discussion event is the culmination of this podcast series. This event will be an interactive dialogue on the mental health system in Ireland facilitated by A Lust for Life - tackling stigma, shame, and structural problems in the Irish Mental Health system.

Call : 01 677 1021

10 Main Street, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 Contact

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First Fortnight in partnership with St Patrick's Mental Health Services present

But the biggest change can come from just a single step.

First Fortnight in partnership with St Patrick's Mental Health Services present

Cistin

Hyde & Seek

Thu 10 Jan, 7pm St Patrick's Mental Health Services, Dublin 8

Fri 11 Jan, Sat 12 Jan, Sun 13 Jan, 6pm Matinee and Post-show discussion Sat 12 Jan, 1pm St Patrick's Mental Health Services, Dublin 8 T

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This year's edition of Cistin will be hosted by comedian and veteran MC of AFOG mental health variety show, Eve Darcy. After being our resident Cistin host, Aidan Murphy returns to the stage but this time to delight us with his musical talents. His live show often includes piano, guitar and computer looping effects, so prepare for a musical treat!

We’re all hiding something, but Mel is different. Mel has someone to Hyde. Which would have been grand, if she wasn’t trying to seduce someone ELSE at the same time.

Joining the lineup is the 4 piece band Laura Ryder Ampersand with their ensuing music a mix of everything they get their ears on, taking influence from sources like alternative pop, folk, blues, and jazz.

Hyde & Seek is a heart-wincing physical comedy about falling in love and getting found out. A universal tale of awkward mating rituals, toxic friendships and the dark sides of self doubt.

Developed at Smock Allies: Scene + Heard

The Sacreblues Band are a Dublin-based, Irish/ French musical cocktail of confused and confusing ingredients. Their widely varied musical backgrounds and influences combine to produce a smooth blend of folk, rock, country, blues and acoustic disco.

This is a non verbal theatre piece. Also contains adult themes.

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First Fortnight Centre for Creative Therapies

First Fortnight in partnership with Instituto Cervantes present

Galway 2020

Flamenco and Inclusion

Mon 7 Jan, 10am-1pm & 6-9pm Instituto Cervantes, 6 -16 Lincoln Pl, Dublin 2 W

F ree ( Registration essential)

Our dedicated therapy room

Among the positive outcomes which our clients have expressed are: π A welcomed alternative to talk therapies π Improved relationships π Increased confidence π Reductions in feelings of isolation π Clearer thinking π Increased support with addiction π Improvements in ability to deal with stress and unpleasant feelings π Improvement in ability to attend appointments on time π Reduction in hospital admissions π Reductions in the compulsion to self-harm π Improvements in seeing things from other people’s perspectives π Feeling accepted by another π Feeling joy in making art and music and engaging in drama π Confidence in joining community groups

Now in its seventh year, the First Fortnight Centre for Creative Therapies provides art-psychotherapy, drama therapy and music therapy for adults experiencing homelessness and mental ill health. The centre has recently explored the addition of drama therapy to the service, and hired a drama therapist on a short term contract as it continues to provide unique and innovative interventions in homeless mental health care. As the centre has expanded, we have seen continued engagement from service-users. Year on year, there has been a growing demand for this type of therapeutic intervention. With the current housing crisis, there is increasing need for these creative modalities of therapy to support individuals. The service is funded by the HSE Mental Health Division and supported by Crosscare Homeless Services. However, it relies on your donations, with money raised going towards expanding this crucial service, supporting some of the country’s most vulnerable individuals. 54

With just over a year to go until Galway hosts the European Capital of Culture in 2020, First Fortnight is delighted to team up with Galway 2020 on First Fortnight 2019 for an exciting programme of events.

This workshop is open to all regardless of dance or physical ability; its aim is to tear down every kind of barrier, to promote integration, cohesion and equality between the participants.

The city and county-wide programme will be a taste of what’s to come for 2020 and will seek to raise awareness and facilitate dialogue and debate around universal mental health issues.

The project provides the opportunity to share personal experiences and create a group narrative using Flamenco as its main instrument. Through artistic expression we can convey what impedes us, learning and enjoying Spanish rhythms and movement at the same time.

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First Fortnight in partnership with Alliance Française present

First Fortnight in partnership with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura

First Fortnight in partnership with Goethe- Institut Irland present

First Fortnight in partnership with Goethe-Institut Irland present

Children’s Wellbeing Workshop

Mystery Film Screening

4 Kings (4 Könige)

Laura’s Journey

Sat 12 Jan, 11am-12.30pm Alliance Française, 1 Kildare St, Dublin 2 W

Mon 14 Jan, 6.30pm Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 11 Fitzwilliam Square E, Dublin 2

Dublin

Free ( Registration essential)

Thu 17 Jan, 6.30pm Goethe- Institut Irland, 37 Merrion Square E, Dublin 2

Preceded by the short film Drifting Away Fri 18 Jan,6.30pm-7.45pm Goethe- Institut Irland, 37 Merrion Square E, Dublin 2

Free ( Registration essential)

PAULA BEER

JELLA HAASE

JANNIS NIEWÖHNER

MORITZ LEU

CLEMENS SCHICK

Free ( Registration essential)

4 KINGS Drifting Away (À La Dérive) WINNER BEST FILM & AUDIENCE AWARD BRAUNSCHWEIG IFF 2015

Alliance Française is hosting a children's wellbeing workshop as part of First Fortnight European Mental Health, Art & Culture Festival.

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HH FILMSCHAU FILMFEST HAMBURG 2015

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OFFICIAL SELECTION

CINEMA 360° MIAMI IFF 2016

In this short French animation, Paul dreams to go sailing with his father but his father tumbles into a depression and literally dissolves right before his eyes. The family threatens to collapse, and Paul faces a big decision.

WINNER BEST FILM

ALICE NELLA CITTÀ ROME IFF 2015

GLOBAL SCREEN PRESENTS A C-FILMS (GERMANY) AND TATAMI FILMS PRODUCTION IN CO-PRODUKTION WITH ZDF - DAS KLEINE FERNSEHSPIEL IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTE PAULA BEER, JELLA HAASE, JANNIS NIEWÖHNER, MORITZ LEU, CLEMENS SCHICK, ANNEKE KIM SARNAU, CATHÉRINE SEIFERT, SEBASTIAN RUDOLPH, VICTORIA TRAUTTMANSDORFF, CHRISTOPH BANTZER, MARKUS JOHN, LALE YAVAS, KAI HOPPE, NADINE HAHL DOP KRISTIAN LESCHNER (BVK) EDITOR ANJA SIEMENS CASTING ANJA DIHRBERG PATRICK DREIKAUSS COSTUME DESIGN MAREN ESDAR MAKE-UP JENS HOLSTEIN STEFANIE GREDIG POSTPRODUCTION SOUNDBASE STUDIOS (NIEDERSACHSEN) SOUND DESIGN ROLF SEIDELMANN, NIKLAS KAMMERTÖNS MUSIC ANDRÉ FELDHAUS SOUND URS KRÜGER PRODUCTION DESIGN MARCUS RINN COMMISSIONING EDITOR LUCIA HASLAUER, OLAF GRUNERT PRODUCERS BENJAMIN SEIKEL FLORIAN SCHMIDT-PRANGE WRITTEN BY ESTHER BERNSTORFF DIRECTED BY THERESA VON ELTZ

The workshop will be using storytelling, arts & craft and other creative activities to help children explore their feelings and emotions, develop connections and build resilience.

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Christmas is approaching, and with it, the desire for harmony, beauty, light and hope. Being unable to cope with her parents' conflict, Alex makes a radical decision.

The French Library Mon Jan 7-Sat Jan 19 Alliance Française

First Fortnight and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura are delighted to present a secret screening in the Institute of a European film tackling mental health in a refreshingly authentic portrayal to be followed by a post show discussion.

The French library will be displaying a selection of comic books for both children and adults on the topic of mental health. First Fortnight festival team will be attending the French library Mon 14 January from 5.00-6.00pm to provide information to members of the public.

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A day later she finds herself in the adolescent psychiatric emergency unit. There she meets three other young people: Lara, the striking daughter from an academic family, who's having acid flashbacks; shy Fedja, who is being bullied at school; and violent Timo, who has just been moved from the closed ward.

Laura’s Journey (Le Voyage de Laura) Following a traumatic experience Laura wishes to regain control over her life. A silver platter is the only thing she kept from her ordeal and humanitarian project. The young woman is preparing for a decisive journey in North Africa.

Under the care of the young psychiatrist Dr. Wolff, they will spend a Christmas together that none of them will ever forget. English subtitles. 57

Swiss documentary. Winner of Best Film Award at Festival Mental 2018 in Portugal. English subtitles.

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First Fortnight in partnership with the IFI present

Irish Premiere

Labyrinthine (Ingewikkeld)

Thu 3 Jan, 6.30pm (Post show discussion) IFI, 6 Eustace St, Dublin 2 F

€9.50

Labyrinthine tells the story of a man who, after battling for years, developed ways to cope with his psychiatric disorder by means of art, imagination and innovation.

This Belgian documentary is an ode to Sven and a reflection on his troubled past and hopeful future.

Sven is a husband, a father and an artist. He suffers from a bipolar and schizo-affective disorder that caused years of psychotic episodes.

At the same time, it expresses a universal story about living and dealing with psychosis.

First Fortnight in partnership with Instituto Cervantes

Short but Sweet Lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno Wed 9 Jan, 7pm Instituto Cervantes

Desanimado A cartoon character feels different and rejected by the 'live-action' world he lives in.

€5

A series of four nominated and award winning Spanish and Portuguese shorts exploring a variety of mental health themes.

Muletas A heart-warming tale exploring when a broken family reunites for Christmas dinner when their daughter comes home for the first time since she was institutionalised.

Ámár Ines travels to exotic India to visit her friend Ámár, who has spent recent years in a mental institution. 58

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Humans of Dublin

Labyrinth Management and Events presents

Frightened Rabbit Tribute Evening

Sat 19 Jan, 8pm Pepper Canister Church, Dublin 2 W

€12

'If you want to understand the world of humans around you, start with empathy!' This year we're delighted to partner with the famous Humans of Dublin. HOD is a project started by the Hungarian born Peter Varga. He uses photos to explore what it means to be Irish and captures the characters and idiosyncrasies of our capital city. With a goal to make people more attentive to what is happening to other humans around them and if possible make a positive change in their lives.

This January join us for a very special revisiting of Frightened Rabbit's critically acclaimed album, The Midnight Organ Fight, in the breathtaking surroundings of Dublin's Pepper Canister Church, featuring an all-star lineup of Irish acts, with all proceeds going to First Fortnight and the Scott Hutchison Foundation.

Join our social media channels to follow these stories as they unfold on the build up to and during the First Fortnight Europe Festival.

This show is part of Labyrinth MGMT’s Between The Bars concert series which is built around music, food and wine.

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Instituto Cervantes, Dublin 2 Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda Ballina Arts Centre, Co. Mayo Wexford Arts Centre, Co. Wexford Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Cork Dance House, Dublin 1 Manorhamilton Castle Café The Mendicity Institution, Dublin 8 The New Theatre, Dublin 2 Smock Alley, Dublin 8 Smock Alley, Dublin 8 Embassy of Lithuania, Dublin 4 The Science Gallery, Dublin 2 St Patrick's Mental Health Services Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda Smock Alley, Dublin 8 Clones Library, Co. Monaghan Presentation Centre, Co. Wexford The Ring of Kerry Hotel, Co. Kerry Balor Theatre, Co. Donegal The Fence, Co. Westmeath Workmans Club, Dublin 3 The New Theatre, Dublin 2 Smock Alley, Dublin 8 Smock Alley, Dublin 8 St Patrick's Mental Health Services Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda Crane Lane Theatre, Co. Cork The Glucksman, UCC, Co. Cork The Glucksman, UCC, Co. Cork Tramline, Dublin 2 Smock Alley, Dublin 8 Smock Alley, Dublin 8 An Grianán, Donegal Smock Alley, Dublin 8 TCD, Dublin 2 The Sugar Club, Dublin 2 The Sugar Club, Dublin 2 St Patrick's Mental Health Services St Patrick's Mental Health Services Alliance Française, Dublin 2 National Botanic Gardens, Dublin 9 Smock Alley, Dublin 8 National Botanic Gardens, Dublin 9 St Patrick's Mental Health Services Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny Garage Theatre, Monaghan TCD, Dublin 2 Istituto Italiano di Cultura Droichead Arts Centre, Louth Town Hall Theatre, Galway IFI, Dublin 2 Sugar Club, Dublin TCD, Dublin 2 Workmans Club, Dublin 2 Friars Gate Theatre, Limerick 62

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A Look at Arts & Wellbeing in Kildare Singing for Wellbeing WOMB WOMB Workshop In Between Silence Health and Wellbeing in Gardens Conversation Salon Two Days, One Night Crazywise Last Night a DJ Saved my Life Dance & Wellbeing Workshops Inside Out again! WOMB The Scourge Where There’s A Will, Live 4 KINGS (4 KÖNIGE) The Crossover Stanzas WOMB WOMB Workshop Burying Your Brother in the Pavement Laura's Journey and Drifting Away The King Who Finds Feelings Confusing The King Who Finds Feelings Confusing The Circus is Coming Workshop Just Keep Swimming Great Barrier Reef Finding Dory Children's Mindfulness Workshops Children's Mindfulness Workshops WOMB WOMB WOMB Workshop The Scourge In Between Silence Frightened Rabbit Tribute Feeling Fine Literary Cabaret of Madness Sally Denver Matthews Sally Denver Matthews Lysis Singing for Wellbeing My Story, My Song Lysis Walking Off Course Arts Bites Release - Soar with song Create a Character - Fighting Words Threads - Isolation and Integration BAD-MAN Oh Man Positive Mental Health (School Event) Wellbeing Wall Threads - Isolation and Integration The Power of Words heArts & Minds Warpaint

Riverbank Arts Centre, Co. Kildare Ashbourne Library, Co. Meath TCD, Dublin 2 TCD, Dublin 2 Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin 7 The National Botanic Gardens, D9 Third Space Café, Smithfield, D7 Solstice Arts Centre, Co. Meath Triskel Arts Centre, Co Cork Rua Red, Dublin 24 Dance House, Dublin 1 Creative Spark, Co. Louth TCD, Dublin 2 Theatre Royal, Waterford Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 8 Goethe- Institut Irland, Dublin 2 Kino, Cork Ormston House, Limerick TCD, Dublin 2 TCD, Dublin 2 Riverbank Arts Centre, Co. Kildare Goethe- Institut Irland, Dublin 2 The Ark, Dublin 2 The Ark, Dublin 2 The Ark, Dublin 2 Riverbank Arts Centre, Co. Kildare Riverbank Arts Centre, Co. Kildare Riverbank Arts Centre, Co. Kildare Newbridge Library, Co. Kildare Naas Library, Co. Kildare TCD, Dublin 2 TCD, Dublin 2 TCD, Dublin 2 Visual Carlow, Carlow Palas, Galway Pepper Canister Church, Dublin 2 IFI, Dublin 2 Buswells Hotel, Dublin 2 dlr Lexlcon Studio, Dublin dlr Lexlcon Studio, Dublin Riverbank Arts Centre, Co. Kildare Trim Library, Co. Meath The Liquor Rooms, Dublin 2 Riverbank Arts Centre, Co. Kildare NCAD, Dublin 8 Draíocht Blanchardstown, D15 Rua Red, Dublin 24 Fighting Words, Dublin 1 The Mendicity Institution, Dublin 8 Pillar Room,Wexford Arts Centre Waterford Central Library Waterford Central Library The Mendicity Institution, Dublin 8 Clones EDIC, Co. Monaghan National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 2 Science Gallery, Dublin 2

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