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PROGRAMME JAN—MAR 2014
Project Arts Centre
JAN—MAR 2014
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S WELCOME Happy New Year and welcome to our first
Lang, two of contemporary art’s most
looking to be a fantastic year of exciting new
promising young artists as well as a
work from artists you know well and others
sculptural installation in our Cube space
I am thrilled to introduce to you. 2013 was
by Eva Kotátková. I saw Eva’s work at the
an extraordinarily busy year for Project Arts
Venice Biennale last year and I am super
Centre, with over 70,000 people visiting the
excited to share it with our audiences.
centre to attend one of our 400+ events. We’re kicking off 2014 in style with Siren
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Czech artists Eva Kotátková and Dominik
season brochure for 2014 – which is already
Trevor Knight is one of our leading composers and musicians and I have been
Productions and their new production of
a long-time fan of The Devil’s Spine Band.
Ben Power’s A Tender Thing. Director Selina
This new work Visitant is a combination of
Cartmell has wowed audiences at Project Arts
music, Butoh dance, visual art, design and
Centre for many years and I am thrilled that
performance and will make for a remarkable
she will be bringing her vision and skill to this
night out!
wonderful play. Not to mention the amazing cast of Olwen Fouéré and Owen Roe. Do not miss this show – you’ll be kicking yourself! The gallery will present a ground-
Willfredd Theatre have made a real impact over the past 3 years with their extraordinary productions of Follow and FARM; I am immensely excited about their
breaking exhibition of newly commissioned,
new work CARE; which will examine the
work in a first time collaboration between
lives and work of palliative care workers.
This young company has a wonderful ability
with their production of AGNES. Inspired by
to capture real stories and weave them into
the songs of the one-time Creative Director of
theatrical magic.
Project Arts Centre; this is a real opportunity to
One of my great interests is in new
experience the energy, wit and charm of one
writing and the development and presentation
of Ireland’s most extraordinary personalities.
of new plays. To that end I am pleased to be
Watch out for a host of special events too!
partnering with the Everyman Theatre Cork and Garter Lane Waterford to present Jim
Project Catalysts THEATREclub will be partnering with Depaul Ireland to present a
Nolan’s new play Dreamland and to welcome
series of lectures and performance events;
Christine Dwyer Hickey to Project with her first
a public conversation about addiction in
play, Snow Angels. I am delighted to continue our assoc
Ireland. THEATREclub have developed a unique practice which connects contemporary
iation with DIT’s Conservatory of Music &
performance with social issues. Come be part
Drama and the Royal Irish Academy of Music
of this important conversation.
through the presentation of the work of their
On behalf of all the staff, I’d like to
students; showcasing the next generation of
wish you a happy and prosperous new year
talent shortly to emerge on the scene.
and look forward to welcoming you back to
CoisCéim Dance Theatre have been long-
Project Arts Centre in 2014.
term collaborators with Project Arts Centre. We are taking this collaboration to a new level
Cian O’Brien, Artistic Director
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EVENTS AT A GLANCE DOLLS JAN—MAR 2014
Sorcha Kenny Theatre 9 – 11 January p16
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL WANKING Neil Watkins Theatre 9 – 11 January p18
A TENDER THING 8 / 9
Siren Productions Theatre 23 January – 15 February p20
VISITANT Featherhead Productions Performance 19 – 22 February p22
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CARE
OPERA BRIEFS
Willfredd Theatre
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Theatre
and The Lir Academy
19 February – 1 March
Music
p24
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
27 – 29 March p36
DRINK?
DIT, The Conservatory
THEATREclub and Depaul Ireland
of Music and Drama
Talk / Discussion
Theatre
26 – 29 March
26 February – 1 March
p38
p26
DREAMLAND Jim Nolan
ADDITIONALS Céline Condorelli featuring The Company Visual Art
Theatre
Until 25 January
3 – 8 March
p42
p28
SNOW ANGELS Dice Players Theatre 3 – 15 March p30
AGNES
LOTUSEATER Aoibheann Greenan Performance 10 January p44
EVA KOTÁTKOVÁ AND DOMINIK LANG Visual Art
CoisCéim Dance Theatre
7 February – 14 April
Dance Theatre
p46
13 – 22 March p32
THE THEATRE OF SPEAKING OBJECTS Visual Art 23 January – 9 February p48
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PROJECT CATALYST
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“The Irish scene is one of the most audacious, theatrically irreverent, resolutely fantastical and – in
to audiences in Belgium, Germany, France and Siberia. Over the next three months, we
an age of theatre creation that
proudly support Project Catalyst artists
wears the mash-up technique as a
as they endeavour to present their
badge – stubbornly rooted in story,
work globally, to find new audiences
earnestness and language.”
for hugely successful productions.
Norman Armour, PUSH Festival Vancouver
In March, junk ensemble take The Falling Song on an extensive UK tour. With an international all-male case, a
In late January and following dates
live children’s choir, a set of towering
in New York, Brokentalkers arrive
ladders and hundreds of apples, The
in Vancouver with their critically-
Falling Song is physicality pushed to
acclaimed Have I No Mouth. Their visit will mark the first time that Canada’s
its extremes, a tour-de-force of the “guts and ingenuity” (Irish Times) that
PUSH Festival will have had a work
defines the artistry of Jessica Kennedy
both created and produced exclusively
and Megan Kennedy. junk ensemble
by Irish artists.
will return home in late March, and
Named amongst The Guardian’s ‘Best Theatre of 2013’ following its run at Edinburgh Fringe, Have I No
quickly regroup in order to take The Falling Song on a national tour. Closer to home still, THEATREclub
Mouth is: “bitter, proud, melancholic,
are back with us in Project Arts Centre
pleading, tender, defiant, tinged with
in March. Hot on the heels of the
humour, and fierce” (that’s Norman
successes of their recent Dublin City
Armour again). It is all of these things
Council public art commission History,
and more.
they will host a public conversation
Last year, through the crucial
event in association with Depaul
support of Culture Ireland, Broken
Ireland. Drink? will tackle the issue
talkers also presented their work
of addiction head on, with a series of
performance lectures, panel discussions,
Upcoming Project Catalysts events:
documentaries and performances – where everyone has a voice. And throughout January, The Company continue to work dynamically
Have I No Mouth by Brokentalkers 14 – 26 January: Baryshnikov Arts Centre, New York
alongside Celine Condorelli’s Additionals
30 January – 1 February: PUSH Festival,
in the gallery. On 18 January, they invite
Vancouver
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you to join them for a screening of short films which they have made in response
Short Films In Response To
to the artworks.
Additionals by The Company
Throughout 2014, both at home
18 January: Project Arts Centre Gallery
and further afield, Project Catalyst artists will continue to provoke, challenge and
The Falling Song by junk ensemble
entertain you with their work. It’s going
UK Tour
to be a busy year. I’m excited already.
6 March: Live at LICA Lancaster University, Lancaster
Kate Heffernan, Producer,
8 March: Contact, Manchester
Project Catalyst
11 March: Laban Theatre, London 13 March: Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth 20 March: Jersey Opera House, Jersey 25 March: Theatre Royal, Winchester 27 March: mac Birmingham 1 April: Dance Woking, Rhoda McGaw Theatre
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Irish Tour, April 2014 (visit www.thefallingsong.co.uk for details) DRINK? by THEATREclub and Depaul Ireland 26 March – 29 March: Project Arts Centre
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Project Catalyst is an initiative of Project Arts Centre which supports a diverse group of independent artists in the creation, development and presentation of new work. You can help support the work of Project Catalyst by becoming a Project Person. For more information about becoming a Project Person contact Kate O’Sullivan at kate.osullivan@projectartscentre.ie or on +353 1 8819 608
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PERFORMANCE
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Sorcha Kenny, as part of
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First Fortnight 2014
DOLL
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Space Upstairs
Winner of the inaugural First Fortnight
9 – 11 January
award at Dublin Fringe Festival 2013.
7pm
For the duration of the experience
€12
a group of female performers are owned by the audience. From every angle they look convincingly life like. Their movements have been choreographed and set to a soundtrack of appropriated voices aimed to
Not suitable for children
manipulate and to provoke, in a show that promises to thrill and ignite.
POST SHOW DISCUSSION – 8.30PM, 9 JANUARY AT SMOCK ALLEY THEATRE (ADMISSION FREE
First Fortnight is a charity-based
WITH TICKET)
organistion with the expressed aim of challenging mental health
“Hard-hitting … turns the gut and
prejudice through the creative
lights the mind”
arts. For further information please
The Irish Times
check www.firstfortnight.ie.
LS
Neil Watkins, as part of
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First Fortnight 2014
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL WANKING
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Space Upstairs
Neil Watkins has wanked more than
9 – 11 January
is healthy, allegedly. One of Ireland’s
9pm
most exciting artists and incendiary
€12
performers, a 34-year-old homosexual force of nature with a Jesus complex, Watkins tells of his profound personal journey as he delves into internet porn addiction, destructive sexual behaviour and social isolation, hailed
Not suitable for children
as “a heart-breaking prayer for mental health and love”.
“Truthful, heartfelt and immediately identifiable … astonishingly brave.”
First Fortnight is a charity-based
The Irish Times
organistion with the expressed aim of challenging mental health prejudice through the creative arts. For further information please check www.firstfortnight.ie.
Siren Productions
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A TENDER THING
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Space Upstairs
What if … the star cross’d lovers had
23 January – 15 February
lived and loved? Two of Ireland’s most
8pm
prolific and daring actors star in the Irish
€18 – €25
premiere of Ben Power’s remaking of one
Previews 23 – 25, 27 January
of the most celebrated romances of all
Matinees 1, 8 & 15 February (2.30pm, €20)
time. With Olwen Fouéré as Juliet and Owen Roe as Romeo, and directed by Selina Cartmell, this new and exciting production weaves a provocative, powerful and achingly beautiful new tale of love.
Suitable ages 12+ Siren Productions was founded by Selina REAL DEAL – 2 TICKETS FOR €30 29 JANUARY
Cartmell and over the past seven years
POST-SHOW DISCUSSION – DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED,
Siren has striven to mount ambitious,
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high-end professional theatre setting its scale and bar firmly against the leading
Performed by Olwen Fouéré and Owen Roe
production houses in Ireland and abroad. Siren has re-imagined classical work for
Written by Ben Power
today – among its critically successful and
Adapted from Romeo and Juliet
award-winning productions are Medea
by William Shakespeare
(5 Irish Times nominations, winner Best
Directed by Selina Cartmell
Director) Titus Andronicus (nominated
Lighting Design by Sinead Wallace
for 9 and winner of 4 Irish Times Theatre
Set Design by Monica Frawley
Awards), Macbeth, The Lulu House, and
Costume Design by Gaby Rooney
The Making of ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore.
Music by Marc Teitler Choreography by Liz Roche Produced by Marie Rooney “A masterstroke” The Guardian
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Featherhead Productions
VISITANT
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“If Hieronymous Bosch were a 21st-century composer and theatre-maker, this is what
8pm
he would do. A powerful work that makes
€15 / €12
the audience question itself as well as what constitutes a ‘civilised’ human.” The Irish Times on slat “Beautiful and thrilling … an essential experience”
16+ (possible nudity)
The Arts Show, RTE Radio 1 on slat
REAL DEAL – ALL TICKETS 19 FEBRUARY JUST €10
Inspired by the Gabriel Garcia Marquez
POST SHOW DISCUSSION – 21 FEBRUARY
short story A Very Old man with Enor mous Wings, Visitant is the newest
Devised by The Company
collaboration between composer Trevor
Directed by Trevor Knight
Knight, Japanese Butoh Dancer Gyohei
Choreographed by Gyohei Zaitsu
Zaitsu, and artist Alice Maher, whose
Set Design by Alice Maher
previous work in collaboration includes the
Lighting by Marcus Costello
critically acclaimed slat, The Devil’s Spine
Costume by Yuni Hong
Band and The Gift. For this project they are
Composed by Trevor Knight
joined by harpist and vocalist Aine O’Dwyer
and Áine O’Dwyer
(United Bible Studies).
Production Management by Miriam Duffy
In Marquez’s story, an angel creature,
Produced by Aisling Murray
half celestial, half decrepit human, falls to
Performers include:
a peasant family who put him on display
earth and is confined in the hen house of Trevor Knight (keyboards/vocals/devices),
for the locals as paid entertainment. This
Áine O’Dwyer (harp/vocals/melodica)
strange parable of human greed and an
and Gyohei Zaitsu (butoh dancer)
inability to recognize true beauty is the starting point for Visitant, which will exist at an artistic intersection where music, visual art, butoh dance, and a dose of science fiction will meet. Music and sound will form the backbone of the performance allowing an open, improvised formula of interaction, with costumes designed by Yuni Hong.
WillFredd Theatre
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CARE
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Cube
“Outstanding in its field”
20 February – 1 March
The Irish Times
8.15pm
on FARM, 2012
€15 / €12 Preview 19 February
CARE: A show about the people who
Matinees 22 February & 2 March
add life to days, if not days to life.
(3pm, €12) On a hilltop in Raheny, staff are working around the clock. They make tea. They give baths. They paint nails. They refill syringe drivers. They throw clay at walls with children. Some pray. Some REAL DEAL – ALL TICKETS 19 FEBRUARY JUST €12
don’t. Everyone they care for is dying.
Directed by Sophie Motley
up with staff in St Francis Hospice,
WillFredd Theatre have teamed Lighting and Set Design by
Raheny to bring you CARE, a show
Sarah Jane Shiel
which questions what Hospice is.
Choreographed by Emma O’Kane
Fusing movement, live music and text,
Costume by Sarah Bacon
every word, sound and image in CARE
Sound and Music by Jack Cawley
is drawn from daily Hospice life.
and Seán Mac Erlaine
From the company that brought
Dramaturgy by Dan Colley
you the critically-acclaimed FARM and
Production Manager: Adam Fitzsimons
FOLLOW comes a new show about the
Stage Manager: Margarita Corscadden
people who help you live until you die.
Produced by Kate Ferris WillFredd Theatre was founded in Performed by Jack Cawley, Sonya Kelly,
2010. The company aims to create
Seán Mac Erlaine, Eleanor Methven
exhilarating theatrical experience
and Shane O’Reilly
through collaboration, inviting artists of many disciplines to work together
“Every journey to the theatre
from the very beginning of the
commences in hope, (too often
process, with constant re-evaluation
dashed) here it is totally justified”
and interrogation of their work along
Irish Theatre Magazine
the way.
on FOLLOW, 2011
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DIT, The Conservatory
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of Music and Drama
GRAPES OF WRAT
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Space Upstairs
The story of a farming family driven
27 February – 1 March
off their land and forced to migrate.
8pm
Traveling route 66 from Oklahoma to
€15 / €12
California, looking for the promised
Preview 26 February
land, the family hold together as
Matinee 1 March (2.30pm, €10)
they seek justice in a decent wage for an honest day’s work. This brilliant adaptation of John Steinbeck’s awardwinning novel is presented by the Graduates of DIT’s Drama BA, using music from the 30s and imaginative
REAL DEAL – ALL TICKETS 26 FEBRUARY JUST €10
settings to create the atmosphere of the “dust bowl” and the “great
Written by Frank Galati
depression” and the people who lived
Directed by Mark Lambert
and died under its cloud.
Costume by Marie Tierney Produced by Susie Kennedy Set Design by Maree Kearns Performed by the DIT BA in Drama (Performance) graduating class of 2014
TH
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Garter Lane Arts Centre, in association with
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Everyman Palace, Cork and Project Arts Centre
DREAM Image courtesy of Waterford County Museum
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Space Upstairs
June 1934, a rural pub in a village on
4 – 8 March
the south coast of Ireland. Returned
Time
Yank, Johnny Kinnane has eight hours
€16 – € 20
to salvage the rapidly decaying carcass
Preview 3 March
of a sixty foot whale. General Eoin
Matinee 8 March (3pm, €16)
O’Duffy plans to attend the Blueshirt Dance in the Parish Hall while a 16 year old would-be jockey dreams of victory in the Cemetery Sunday Races and a Jewish refugee with a cello and a clapped-out truck sets out to
REAL DEAL – ALL TICKETS 3 MARCH JUST €14
make a new life for himself and his daughter. An electricity generating
Written and Directed by Jim Nolan
bicycle, an open air jazz dance and a
Lighting Design by Barry McKinney
daring triumph of the imagination in a
Set Design by Dermot Quinn
climate of communal hysteria – these
Costume Design by Kate Moylan
are just some of the elements which
Sound Design by Jamie Beamish
combine to form Jim Nolan’s new play,
Choreography by Libby Seward
Dreamland. Set in rural Ireland in 1934, the play tells the story of the journey
Cast includes: Holly Browne, Brendan
from boy to man against the backdrop
Conroy, Conall Keating, Des Keogh,
of the rise of fascism in Ireland.
Michael Power, Michael Quinlan, Karl Shiels and Catherine Walsh
MLAND
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Christine Dwyer Hickey
SNOW ANGELS
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Cube
The day after moving in, three men wake
4 – 15 March
in an isolated house, each one struggling
8.15pm
with his own particular hangover.
€10 – € 15
Gradually they come to realise that they
Preview 3 March
are snowbound, without food, water or
Matinee 15 March (2.30pm, €10)
heat – and with no way of escaping. Part psychological thriller, part ghost story and shot through with black humour, Snow Angels explores contemporary Ireland and a lost generation of young men trapped by the expectations of society,
Suitable 18+ (some strong language,
family, women and self.
sexual references and violence) Dice Players is a new company committed REAL DEAL – ALL TICKETS 5 MARCH JUST €10
to commissioning new plays by both new and established playwrights.
Written by Christine Dwyer Hickey Directed by Rosemary McKenna Score by Denis Hickey Cast includes Desmond Hickey, Ger Hough and Michael Hough “Big, bold, remarkable assured … a powerfully accomplished work of art. Spellbinding.” The Guardian on Christine Dwyer Hickey
CoisCéim Dance Theatre in association with
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Project Arts Centre
AGNES a new dance theatre work by David Bolger
Image by Amelia Stein
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Space Upstairs
Who was Agnes Bernelle?
15 March – 22 March 8pm
A secret agent at the age of 20, a cabaret
€15 – € 20
legend, a mother, a cook, an influential
Previews 13 & 14 March
Dublin theatre scenester, Ireland’s oldest
Matinee 22 March (3pm, €15)
punk, and a singer of songs about life and the human condition. Agnes is a new dance work choreo graphed by David Bolger, who as a child was introduced to the theatre by his neighbour, Agnes Bernelle. She took him
Suitable 12+
to Project Arts Centre, where she was Creative Director, and triggered his love
REAL DEAL – 18 MARCH – 2 TICKETS FOR €20
of all things theatrical. Agnes is a tribute
Choreographed by David Bolger
extraordinary dancers and the songs
Lighting by Sinéad McKenna
Agnes sang, David Bolger’s latest work
from that wide-eyed boy. Through six
Set and Costume Design by Maree Kearns
will charm and delight you as Agnes’ wry
Sound Design by Ivan Birthistle and
sense of humor, her love for Ireland and
Vincent Doherty
her ground-breaking performance style are revealed once again on her beloved
Featuring a cast of six extraordinary dancers …
“Accessible, enjoyable and essential viewing for all dance lovers” Irish Independent “The dance that lands on its feet … exquisite … superb” Sunday Independent “This is high calibre dance, as impressive as it is charming for the spirit” Sunday Independent
Project Arts Centre stage.
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AGNES The Parallel Programme
In a new initiative, CoisCéim Dance Theatre will present The Parallel Programme, a series of events as part
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of the company’s premiere production of Agnes by David Bolger. 2 Curtain Raisers, Dinner With Agnes and much more will all take place on stage and around Project from 18th to 22nd March.
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Curtain Raisers
Dinner With Agnes
Taking as their base the life and work of
Agnes Bernelle loved to cook. David
Agnes Bernelle, CoisCéim Broadreach will
Bolger grew up with her goulash and
present two different Curtain Raisers by
other dishes and this aspect of the
the Creative Steps youth dance theatre
singer will be celebrated in a special
group and The Dance Ensemble, a
round table discussion about the
performance group for people aged 50+.
development of the dance work, hosted
Choreographed by CoisCéim Broadreach
by a special surprise guest. Dinner With
Director, Philippa Donnellan, Curtain
Agnes forms part of CoisCéim’s series
Raisers are short works of 5 –10 minutes
of conversations about the artform under
that will be presented on the main stage
the banner of Talking Dance.
prior to the performance of Agnes. They aim to coherently link the company’s
20 March
performance and participation activities.
Time to be confirmed (please see website for details)
Army Ants by Creative Steps
Places strictly limited, advance
Young People’s Dance Theatre
booking required. Call: 01 878 0558
19, 22 March 8pm Other Events Everyone’s Talking at the Same Time
A special exhibition of photographs of
by The Dance Ensemble
Agnes Bernelle by the photographer
Performance Group for people aged 50+
Amelia Stein, film screenings and other
21 March, 8pm
surprises complete the weeks line-up.
22 March, 3pm Please see www.projectartscentre.ie and www.coisceim.com for details.
Royal Irish Academy of Music
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and The Lir Academy
OPERA BRIEFS
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Cube
“Characterizations were beautifully
27 – 29 March
apt, and, as with the whole evening,
8.15pm
the effect was impressive.”
€15
Opera Magazine on Opera Briefs, March 2013 Opera Briefs, an exciting new partnership between the Royal Irish Academy of Music and The
Composed by Giacomo Carissimi,
Lir Academy at Trinity College
Jonathan Dove and Kevin O’Connell
Dublin sees both organisations
Directed by Conor Hanratty
work closely together in the
Conducted by David Adams and
presentation of opera in Dublin.
Andrew Synnott
Saints and Sinners features
Lighting by Kevin Smith
three short operas, each with a
Set and Costume Design by
moral dilemma at it’s core;
Maree Kearns
Giacomo Carissimi’s Jepthe, Jonathan Dove’s Greed and RIAM
Performed by the Royal Irish Academy
Professor of Composition, Kevin
of Music Baroque Orchestra and the
O’Connell’s Sensational!
Royal Irish Academy of Music Opera Ensemble.
THEATREclub and Depaul Ireland
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DRINK?
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Space Upstairs
DRINK?
26 – 29 March
We still need to talk about it. Do we
Various times
rely on drink to have a good time?
€5 – Single Shot (1 event)
Has it ever made you sick? I feel sick.
€8 – Double Shot (2 events)
I’m dying for a drink. Really I am.
€12 – Triple Shot (3 events)
I am dying after drinking. Hair of the dog? I just had a few too many, too often.Had too many that you forgot? To forget. DRINK? Is a public conversation
THEATREclub are a young Dublin
event, held by THEATREclub and
based theatre collective founded in
Depaul Ireland, to discuss addiction
November 2008 comprised of Shane
in Ireland today. With events such
Byrne, Doireann Coady and Grace
as performance lectures, panel
Dyas. Over the last five years, the
discussions, documentaries
company have developed a regular
with residents of Sundial House,
ensemble of actors, designers and
performances with the residents of
production team, working together
Back Lane, and gigs, THEATREclub
to make shows about us and the
and Depaul want to confront this
people and things around us.
issue head on and open up a discussion, where everyone has a
Depaul Ireland was established in
voice. It will be different than before,
2002 in Ireland and 2005 in Northern
because it has to be. Come have
Ireland and is now a leading cross
a drink with us. We all need to talk
border organisation helping people
about this.
who are most in need in society, those who homeless and are often multiply excluded and need vital support and the opportunity to realise their true potential and make positive choices for their future.
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VISUAL ARTS
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ADDITIONALS Céline Condorelli
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featuring The Company
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Gallery 7 November – 25 January 11am – 8pm Admission Free
The gallery has been home to five sculptures, provocative hybrids of form and function, useful things and purposeless things. These are Céline Condorelli’s Additionals, the structures that resulted from the artist’s collaboration with Cornelius Cardew’s score The Tiger’s Mind, and now the cast of theatre artists The Company’s work-indevelopment at Project Arts Centre. To better know Additionals, The Company began by pirating, creating their own versions of the art objects, followed by staging theatrical spectacles in the gallery delving into the Additionals dramatic potential. Through enabling visitors to the gallery to record their own audio tour of Additionals, The Company have played with the construction of an institutional voice and the affects this holds on the structures of meaning. This collection of tours was then made available to the public and sparked the creation of a series of short films shot during a week long inhabitation of the gallery space. These films will be screened in the gallery alongside Additionals throughout the day from 12pm on 18 January.
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JAN—MAR 2014
LOTUSEATER by Aoibheann Greenan
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Cube 10 January 11am – 8pm €10
LotusEater is a one night performance event, presenting a collaboration between artist Aoibheann Greenan and Dublin based band, LotusEater. This event will transform the Cube into an experiential environment in which the five piece trip/rock band will become part of Greenan’s sculptures, using them as their props and costumes during the gig, becoming hybrids of myth and culture. Greenan’s incorporation of live music into her sculptural practice taps into music’s frequent place at the forefront of mass cultural shifts.
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EVA KOTÁTKOVÁ & DOMINIK LANG
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Gallery 7 February – 14 April 11am – 8pm Admission Free
An exhibition of newly commissioned work, and an exciting first time collaboration between Czech artists Eva Kotátková and Dominik Lang. Both artists are stimulated by observations and histories of institutional activity – be they institutions of education, psychiatry, or art. Kotátková and Lang will be making a new installation by bringing together the mutually hospitable threads in their practices, and building onsite, following an intensive IMMA Production Residency, a fragmented collage of an institutional model to encompass the entirety of the gallery space. With warm thanks to the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ireland, and the gallery Hunt Kastner in Prague for supporting this unique and artistically groundbreaking exhibition between two celebrated contemporary artists.
JAN—MAR 2014
THE THEATRE OF SPEAKING OBJECTS
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Eva Kotátková
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Cube 23 January – 9 February 11am – 8pm Admission Free
In this haunting and immersive installation in our Cube theatre by Czech artist Eva Kotátkova, each sculpture, made from worn objects and items of furniture, comes to life to reveal anonymous stories of exclusion and isolation. The anonymity of the sculptural objects allow them to speak for their owners, giving a voice to those affected by failed societal systems and social structures. With warm thanks to the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ireland, and the gallery Hunt Kastner in Prague.
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