What's On in the Arts in May June 2019

from Senior Times Magazine May June 2019

Maretta Dillon previews what’s on in the arts around the country in the next few months

**New Irish film, Float Like A Butterfly, directed by Carmel Winters.**

Already a favourite from the festival circuit, director Carmel Winters film, Float Like A Butterfly, is set in 1960s Ireland. Filmed in WestCork, it features a knock out (literally) performance from newcomerHazel Doupe as Frances, a teenage traveller coping with tragedy,hardship and prejudice. Like her hero, Muhammed Ali, Frances must fightto live her own dreams. A feminist fable about finding your place in theworld. A must see from May 10.

Music Network continue their exciting and innovative tours with the arrival of incredible French-Canadian folk super group De Temps Antan whose live shows are dosed with catchy honkytonk tunes, uncontrolled laughter, and sudden, impromptu shifts in rhythm and harmony. Three powerful vocals combine to create joyous harmonies; several of De Temps Antan’s songs also feature close-up call-andresponse vocals that date back to the work songs of Quebec’s lumber camps. In lots of venues around Ireland – musicnetwork.ie

If it’s May, it’s Bealtaine, the festival that celebrates the arts and creativity as we age. There’s plenty to choose from but here is a miniature selection: Blow the Dust Orchestra is the National Concert Hall’s resident community orchestra for older people; Growing Old Disgracefully (satirical songs/poems Cabaret Style) is based on the trials, tribulations and joys of growing older; and Beginner Creative Writing Workshop for Adults, Tullamore Central Library. See bealtaine.ie for all the details.

**Dublin Dance Festival-Colin Dunne and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui**
Photo-Koen Broos

Dublin Dance Festival is back on various stages in Dublin in May featuring an eclectic mix of dancing styles and modes for every audience. Highlights include traditional Irish dancer Colin Dunne and Flemish-Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in a new collaboration and the return of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker dance company who made such an impression on their first visit to Dublin. All this and more from dublindancefestival.ie

Some but not all the speakers have been announced for Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas in Co. Carlow. Already confirmed are Christine Lamb, a UK foreign correspondent who has reported from most of the world’s hotspots starting with Afghanistan in the late 1980s; psychotherapist Phillipa Perry whose most recent experience was counselling Love Island celebrities; and poet Paul Muldoon who will publish his 13th book of poetry this autumn. Plenty of choice in a beautiful and uplifting setting – festivalofwritingandideas. com

**The Small Things by Enda Walsh starring Peter Gowen and Pauline McLynn**

Cork Midsummer Festival sees award-winning site-specific theatre company Corcadorca return to Cork with The Small Things by Enda Walsh, to be performed at the Old Waterworks, Lee Road, and starring Peter Gowen and Pauline McLynn. Also, at the festival is A Different Wolf, a new dance opera created by the acclaimed Junk Ensemble and innovative music-theatre company Dumbworld. The performance blends visceral movement, text and exquisite song to create a powerful visual & sonic experience for the audience. Lots to anticipate and enjoy.Events around the Country May/June 2019

WHERE MUSIC MEETS ART Visual Arts Curated by local artist Emma Barone and part of Birr Music Festival: a celebration of a unique relationship. April 9 - May 17/ Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Co. Offaly. Information + booking: birrtheatre.com

BEALTAINE Festival It’s May, it’s Bealtaine. This year’s theme is Be Our Guest: hospitality, hosting, generosity and welcome! May / various venues nationwide Information + booking: bealtaine.ie

DE TEMPS ANTAN Music French-Canadian folk super group De Temps Antan interpret Quebec’s musical heritage with joie de vivre. May 1-10 / various venues nationwide Information + booking: musicnetwork.ie

DUBLIN DANCE FESTIVAL Dance A three-week celebration of brilliant, aweinspiring and thought-provoking dance from around the globe. May 1-19/ various venues Dublin Information + booking: dublindancefestival.ie

FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY Film Director Carmel Winters debut film is a powerful and timely story of a girl's fight for freedom and belonging. May 10 island wide.

THE MAGIC FLUTE Opera Mozart’s much-loved opera of courage and love, serpents and magic interventions. May 17-25 / Wexford and Limerick Information + booking: irishnationalopera.ie

BECKETT POEMS Theatre Experience the poems of Samuel Beckett in a sparse, true and compelling theatrical presentation. May 18 / Smock Alley Theatre as part of International Literature Festival Dublin Information and booking: ilfdublin.com

LAVERY & OSBORNE Visual Arts Summer exhibition featuring the work of John Lavery and William Osborne. June 1 – Sept 30 / The Hunt Museum, Limerick Information: huntmuseum.com

BORRIS HOUSE FESTIVAL OF WRITING & IDEAS Festival A weekend of stimulating dialogue and discourse, gathering together intriguing minds from all over the world. June 7-9 / Borris House, Co. Carlow Information: festivalofwritingandideas.com

CORK MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL Festival Already confirmed is The Small Things by Enda Walsh starring Peter Gowen and Pauline McLynn. June 13-23 / various venues Cork city. Information + booking: corkmidsummer.com

FREUD PROJECT 2016-2021 Visual Arts Life Above Everything: Lucian Freud and Jack B. Yeats June 28-Dec 1 / IMMA, Dublin Information and booking: imma.ie

YESTERDAY Film What if you were the only person in the world to remember The Beatles? Written by Richard Curtis. June 28 island wide.

Finally, if you would like your event to feature in our list of What’s On please email: events.country@gmail.com

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Senior Times Magazine May June 2019