VISUAL Carlow Oct - Jan 2016

VISUAL ARTS

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Centre for Contemporary Art and the George Bernard Shaw Theatre

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Programme October— January 2015–16

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This season we’re exploring relationships between body, narrative and architectural space. There’s lots of interactive explorations in the galleries, from live life-drawing to constructing your own shelters. Get a preview of Dance Artist in Residence Emma Martin’s new performance, Dancehall; join in Theatre Artist in Residence Joanna William’s fun family workshops exploring bodies and space, enjoy the physicality of the beautiful game in a not-to-be-missed celebration of George Best – plus there’s a packed programme of music, theatre, comedy, film and activities, with lots of ways to take part and enjoy!

Welcome to the Autumn Season at VISUAL

Support & Funding

Getting Here GALLERY AND BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS Monday: Closed Tues – Sat: 11am – 5.30pm Sunday: 2pm – 5pm

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VISUAL is situated in Carlow’s town centre, on the grounds of Carlow College complex. A pedestrian entrance is located on College Street, beside Carlow Cathedral.

By car: Leave the Motorway at Junction 4. VISUAL is located on the Old Dublin Road in the centre of town. Town Council pay parking (including Disabled parking and coach parking) is available onsite, and free after 6.30pm.

By public transport: Carlow is an hour from Dublin by train, with frequent daily services. VISUAL is a 5 minute walk from Carlow Train Station. Bus Eireann and JJ Kavanagh Coaches operate frequent services daily. VISUAL is a 10 minute walk from Carlow Bus Park.

VISUAL relies on the passion and commitment of our wonderful volunteers in the delivery of our programme and we are very grateful for their support in the gallery and the theatre spaces. Thank you for all your help!

VISUAL’s volunteers enjoy free membership of our film club, special discount offers, previews, gallery talks and cultural day trips. For a unique insight into art and culture, great company and the chance to contribute, contact info@visualcarlow.ie or call the Box Office on 059 9172400 to find out more.

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PROGRAMME Thurs 1st Sat 3rd Sat 3rd Sun 4th Tue 6th Wed 7th Thurs 8th Sat 10th Sat 10th Tues 13th Thurs 15th Sat 17th Sat 17th Sat 17th Sat 17th Sun 18th Tues 20th Tues 20th Tues 20th Wed 21st Fri 23rd Sat 24th Sat 24th Sat 24th Sat 24th Sun 25th Sun 25th Tues 27th Wed 28th Thurs 29th Fri 30th Sat 31st Sat 31st Sat 31st

Dancehall – Preview 8pm Building Stories early years workshop 1 11am Autumn Season Exhibitions Opening 3pm Fun family workshops with Joanna Williams 3pm Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Star of the Sea 8pm Schools – Ireland Birth of a Nation 11am Notebook Club Season starts (until 1st Dec) 11am Building Stories early years workshop 2 11am Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Film Older than Ireland 8pm Architecture Tour of Town 11.30am Blaise Smith Lifedrawing Class (1 of 2 Classes) 11am Building Stories early years workshop 3 11am Derek Ryan 8pm Blaise Smith Lifedrawing Class (2 of 2 Classes) 11am Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Carlow Youth Theatre get-together 3pm Film Amy 8pm IFI Schools Film – French (Student Price) 11.30am Yer Wan 8pm Building Stories Architecture talk 5pm TAAT professional practice workshop (1 of 2 Sessions) 11am Building Stories early years workshop 4 11am Jack L 8pm Fun family workshops with Joanna Williams 3pm TAAT professional practice workshop (2 of 2 Sessions) 11am Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Back to the 80’s 7.30pm Back to the 80’s 7.30pm Back to the 80’s 7.30pm Family Art workshop Halloween masks and pumpkins 3pm Phil Coulter 8pm Film Der Golem 8pm

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Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Visual Art €5 CLTS Duet of One Act Plays 8pm Theatre €10/8 CLTS Duet of One Act Plays 8pm Theatre €10/8 Voice Box Halloween Special 7.30pm Talk €6 Lucinda Sly 8pm Theatre €16/14 Dave Ayers 9pm Music €12/10 Dublin Gospel Choir 8pm Music €22.50 Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Visual Art €5 Carlow writer’s co-op 8pm Literature €10 Coppélia Ballet Ireland 8pm Dance €18/15 Clive Barnes Bar Gig 9pm Music €12/10 Family Art Workshop 3pm Visual Art €5 Menopause The Musical 3pm Variety €28/25 Life Drawing Day for Secondary school Students 8pm Visual Art €55 Pre-opera talk with Fergus Shiel 7pm Music FREE Susanna’s Secret & The Human Voice Opera Theatre Co 8pm Music €25/22 Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Visual Art €5 SCHOOLS – An Triail 10.30am & 12.30pm Theatre €12.50

Autumn Programme continued overleaf...

Dance €12/10 Architecture FREE Visual Art FREE Theatre €5 Visual Art €5 Theatre €18/16 Film €4 Visual Art €60 Architecture FREE Visual Art €5 Film €8/6 Architecture FREE Visual Art €100 Architecture FREE Music €26 Visual Art €100 Visual Art €5 Theatre FREE Film €8/6 Film €5 Theatre €10 Architecture FREE Architecture €80 Architecture FREE Music €22/20 Theatre €5 Architecture €80 Visual Art €5 Variety €16/13 Variety €16/13 Variety €16/13 Visual Art €5 Music €28.50 Film FREE

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PROGRAMME continued Fri 20th Fri 20th Sat 21st Sun 22nd Sun 22nd Tues 24th Tues 24th Wed 25th Wed 25th Fri 27th Sat 28th

SCHOOLS – An Triail 10.30am & 12.30pm Theatre €12.50 Tommy Tiernan 8pm Comedy €29 The Legend of Luke Kelly 8pm Music €20/18 Fun family workshops with Joanna Williams 3pm Theatre €5 The Matchmaker 8pm Theatre €22 Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Visual Art €5 Film Mon Oncle 8pm Film €8/6 Visual Arts Café with VAI and Artlinks 11am Visual Art FREE Football As Never Before 8pm Film €18 ABBA 8pm Music €20/18 Johnny Cash 8pm Music €19/17

Tues 1st Tues 1st Wed 2nd Thurs 3rd Fri 4th Tues 8th Thurs 10th Fri 11th Sun 13th Tues 15th Wed 16th Thurs 17th Fri 18th Sat 19th Sun 20th Tues 22nd

Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Elf Factory 10am, 11.45am, 3.30pm Elf Factory 10am, 11.45am, 3.30pm Voice Box 7.30pm Beowulf 8pm Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Des Bishop 8pm Frankie Gavin and De Danann 8pm Family Art Workshop 3pm Parent and Toddler Art Class 11am Beauty and the Beast (family tickets available) 7.30pm Beauty and the Beast (family tickets available) 7.30pm Beauty and the Beast (family tickets available) 7.30pm Beauty and the Beast (family tickets available) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Beauty and the Beast (family tickets available) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Film It’s a Wonderful Life – with free Christmas punch 8pm

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Neil Delamere 8pm Comedy Film The Sound of Music 3pm Film Dancehall youth project 8pm Dance Jack and the Beanstalk Panto (School’s Performance) 7.30pm Variety Jack and the Beanstalk Panto (family tickets available) 7.30pm Variety Jack and the Beanstalk Panto (family tickets available) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Variety Jack and the Beanstalk Panto (family tickets available) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Variety Film Gemma Bovary 8pm Film SCHOOLS – The Lear Review 10am & 12pm Theatre Reeling in the Showband Years 8pm Music Snow White and Bosco 2.30pm Theatre IFI Schools Film – German (Student Price) 11.30am Film

Visual Art €5 Theatre €8 Theatre €8 Talk €6 Theatre €17/15 Visual Art €5 Comedy €21 Music €20 Visual Art €5 Visual Art €5 Variety €16/12 Variety €16/12 Variety €16/12 Variety €16/12 Variety €16/12 Film €8/6

€21 €8/6 FREE €16/12 €16/12 €16/12 €8/6 €10 €32 €12 €5

All programme details correct at time of going to print.

Please see www.visualcarlow.ie or phone Box Office on 059 917 2400 for more information.

Booking Information

The Box Office opens one hour prior to shows. Booking is easy and tickets can be collected at the Box Office or posted to you (for a €1.50 fee).

Please note tickets cannot be refunded after purchase. In the unlikely event of a performance cancellation, tickets must be returned to the box office to obtain a refund.

Latecomers can only be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. Admission cannot always be guaranteed.

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Just Left of Copernicus F Main Gallery 3rd Oct 2015 – 3rd Jan 2016 Image Courtesy of Niamh McCann This season has been kindly supported by ID2015 as part of the Year of Irish Design, and the Local Authority Arts Office. The touring exhibition of Just left of Copernicus is produced by Solstice Arts Centre, Navan and made possible through funding from the Arts Council Dissemination and Touring award. In 2016 it will travel to Limerick City Art Gallery and Solstice, Navan.

Just Left of Copernicus (The Roof of the Story) Just Left of Copernicus is an exhibition of new work by Irish artist Niamh McCann.

In collaboration with architects Jack Byrne and Séamus Bairéad, McCann has created a large-scale work for the Main Gallery at VISUAL. Entitled Copernicus for Now and made of industrially produced cardboard tubes and plywood, the work draws on many references, ranging from topographical photos of the moon landscape from the 1969 moon landings, to the work of Buckminister Fuller, to the ideas of German expressionist architect and scenographer Hans Poelzig (1869-1936), best known for the design of Frankfurt’s IG Farben building and the sets for the iconic film Der Golem. What ties these together is McCann’s interest in the interchange and flow of fact and fiction, the overlapping layers of narrative, history and fable contained within the cultural and physical structures that we construct.

A catalogue of the exhibition with texts by Francis Mackee, Francis Halsall and Grainne Hassett will be launched in November 2015

Associated Events and Activities: Artists Talk Saturday 3rd October, 3.30pm, Free Niamh McCann in conversation with Dr. Francis Hallsall (NCAD) and Grainne Hassett (SAUL).

Performance by Tenor Sean Kennedy Saturday 3rd October, 4.45pm, Free An a capella arrangement of the 2nd movement of Schumann’s Quintet for two violins, viola, cello and piano in E Flat Major, opus 44, devised with Niamh McCann.

Film- Der Golem, Wie er in die Welt kam (1920) Saturday 31st October, 8.00pm, €5 Dir: Paul Wegener / Set Design: Hans Poelzig / 1920 / Germany / 84 mins Classic silent horror screened in VISUAL’s Main Gallery especially for Hallow’een. Inspired by ancient Jewish legend, by Henrik Galeen, director of Nosferatu, and Paul Wegener.

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Bolt Hole F Main Gallery 3rd Oct 2015 – 10th Jan 2016

Bolt Hole Artist Rhona Byrne’s hand-made objects, installations and collaborative, event‐ based, projects explore the interactions between people and their habitat.

Bolthole invites visitors to construct and reconstruct the installation to make their own environments. The spaces can be individual shelters/dens or a large configuration of pieces to make one large space. Participants construct and inhabit an ever-changing moving installation.

Associated Events and Activities: Families Workshop with artist Rhona Byrne Sat 3rd October, 3pm, Free Make a small space within a big place, create a shelter, make a den and explore how the spaces you create make you feel.

Bolthole Workshops for schools can be arranged on request. Please contact Box Office for further information.

Architectural Walking Tour Sat 17th October, 11am from VISUAL, Free An architectural walking tour of Carlow town with local architect Keith Graham and Bertie Watchorn from Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society, exploring Carlow’s build environment. Kindly supported by Carlow County Museum. Places must be booked with Box office on 059 9172400

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VISUAL ART Véronique Doisneau (2004) F Digital Gallery 3rd Oct 2015 – 10th Jan 2016 Image: Courtesy of Studio Jérôme Bel.

Véronique Doisneau

A film by artist and choreographer Jérôme Bel, explores the formal aspects of the stage, and how the physical presence of a dancer and the relationship with theatrical space can hold an audience captive.

In 2004, the Paris Opera commissioned Bel to make this documentary about the real-life ballerina Véronique Doisneau. Close to retirement age, she stands alone on stage, ruminatively considering her career.

Doisneau dances, hums music, and speaks frankly to an audience about life as a ballet dancer. The resulting performance is both moving and illuminating.

Véronique Doisneau was produced by Telemondis and the Paris Opéra, and corealised by Pierre Dupouey and Jérôme Bel.

Space, Body, Action F Lobby Gallery 3rd Oct 2015 – 10th Jan 2016

Space, Body, Action An interactive study that looks at ways in which the body reacts to the built environments that we are framed by, and how the proportions of the body inform built space. Visitors are invited to draw and map the movements of a figure as she balances within a fixed space. Her positions have been influenced by images of the human figure from popular culture, the history of art, architecture, drama and dance.

Made by VISUAL in collaboration with Dance Artist in Residence Emma Martin, photographer Kilian Waters and dancer Justine Cooper.

Associated events A Master Class in Life Drawing with Blaise Smith A.H.R.A. Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th October, 11am-4.30pm | €100 A renowned draughtsman, Smith will show how to draw in proportion, methods of measuring, materials and techniques. Participants will draw a life model and dancer Justine Cooper and learn ways in which to render and sketch the human form. All levels of ability welcome.

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Life Drawing Day for Secondary school Students Monday 16th November, 10 am – 3.30pm | €5 per student Artist Blaise Smith leads this intensive class with live model for Senior Cycle students Reserve at Box Office 059 9172457

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VISUAL ART Building Stories Building Stories is a season-long programme exploring architecture’s connection with body, story and narrative. The aim is to develop greater awareness of our physical responses to architecture, and an appreciation of it’s capacity to inspire and contain stories. The programme is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Engaging With Architecture Award, and will tour to Solstice, Navan and Limerick City Art Gallery in 2016.

Associated Events and Activities: Building Stories Process Space A behind-the-scenes glimpse into how architects Jack Byrne and Séamus Bairéad worked with artist Niamh McCann to translate her ideas into a built structure, from initial inspiration through design and making processes.

Architect’s Talk with Jack Byrne and Seamus Bairead Sat 24th October, 5pm, Free Places are limited, reserve at Box Office on 059 9172400

Early Years Workshops 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th October, 11am, Free A series of workshops for young children (aged 3yrs – 5yrs) exploring buildings and the stories they create. Sessions will include den-making, construction play and story-telling. Places are limited, reserve at Box Office on 059 9172400

Youth Theatre Workshop October Actress and Dramaturg Gina Moxley will lead a one-day workshop for local youth theatre participants exploring how architectural space and our relationship to it, can create and lead narrative and story. For information on how to join Carlow Youth Theatre, contact mwilson@carlowcoco.ie or call 059 9136203.

Professional Practice Workshop Sat 24th and Sun 25th Oct, 11-5pm each day, €80 An intensive two-day workshop for professional performance and arts practitioners exploring the interplay of architecture, theatre and body.

Facilitated by Architect Breg Horemans and Theatre-maker Gert-Jan Stam of TAAT Collective, a cutting-edge Dutch-Belgian practice specialising in architectural dramaturgy. This workshop has a limited number of bursaries available.

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Workshops Autumn 2015 The Note Book Club 10th Oct – 1st Dec. Saturdays 11am – 2pm €60 season membership

The Note Book Club Facilitated by artist and educator Bridget Flannery, participants will develop new and existing techniques, swap and share materials, and explore the value of notebooks and journals in an artistic practice, or just for fun! This inspiring and motivational club is suitable for both amateur and professional artists.

Meeting every two weeks on Saturday mornings this club is for all ages. This workshop will culminate in a presentation of work in VISUAL in December.

In-depth Explorations for Senior Cycle In-depth Explorations for Senior Cycle Dates can be arranged in conjunction with the school group and around school timetables.

Group rates – please contact Box Office for more details

Intensive two-hour workshop for senior cycle art classes, exploring new approaches to the leaving cert galleries question. Workshops aim to give students a new understanding and perspective, using experiential learning in the galleries to make the question—and answer—come alive.

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Parent & Toddler Art Class Tuesdays, 11am from 15th Sept – 15th Dec €5 (1 adult & 2 toddlers or 2 adults & 1 toddler)

Parent & Toddler Art Class Parent & Toddler Art Class VISUAL’s Parent and Toddler class is where you’ll find the luckiest toddlers around. Enjoy a morning of fun, art and play with your little ones, while offering you a chance to meet with other parents. Grandparents and child-minders are welcome. Tea and coffee is provided.

Don’t miss our free our Early Years workshops as part of the Building Stories Programme – see p.8 for details. Places limited, book with Box Office at VISUAL.

Family Art Workshops Sat 31st Oct, Sun 22nd Nov, Sun 13th Dec – 3pm – 4.30pm €5 per child, €10 per family (3 children)

Family Art Workshops Sat 31st October, Sun 22nd November, Sun 13th December – 3pm – 4.30pm €5 per child, €10 per family (3 children) For parents, minders and their budding little artists, these creative afternoons are guaranteed to add the sparkle of imagination to any day. Workshops are inspired by VISUAL’s season programme and include a short fun facts chat about the gallery exhibitions. Materials provided. Suitable for 6-12 yrs (parents/ companions must stay with their children) Places limited, book with Box Office at VISUAL.

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Theatre Artist in Residence, Joanna Williams F Main Gallery Sept – Nov 2015

Joanna Williams – Theatre Artist in Residence Joanna Williams will be working at VISUAL from September 2015 – July 2016.

Over the year Joanna will present a series professional practice workshops for theatre practitioner, and a series of workshops aimed at younger children (3-6 year olds), drawing on the work that she is developing in collaboration with other artists whilst here at VISUAL.

Exploring our Shadows

Exploring our Shadows

Sunday 4th October, 3pm €5 (for 1 adult and 2 toddlers or 2 adults and 1 toddler) Together parents and their young children will learn how to make a shadow grow and shrink, explore the shadow effects of different materials and find out how to make simple shadow puppets using coloured gels.

Space to Play

Space to Play

Sunday 25th October, 3pm €5 (for 1 adult and 2 toddlers or 2 adults and 1 toddler) In this fun family session we will be reading children’s story books that feature architects, having a go at being builders ourselves and exploring the exciting architectural sculpture,‘Just Left of Copernicus’, by Niamh McCann in the gallery.

Footprints in the Bog! Sunday 22nd November, 3pm €5 (for 1 adult and 2 toddlers or two adults and 1 toddler) Footprints in the Bog is a playful exploration of the Bog past and present, using a performer, puppeteer and live drawer, Children and parents are invited to explore themes and ideas from the show. Meet some of the puppets, gather turf and make your own footprint in the bog!

Footprints in the Bog!

Shows are interactive, highly visual and playful. You can see more of Joanna work on Little Bigtop’s website www.littlebigtop.info. Workshops are 1 hour and are suitable for ages 3-6 yrs with parents/carers. Free, but places are limited.

Professional Practice Workshop Sat 26th October, 10.30am €25 Bunraku puppet manipulation with Liz Walker of Invisible Thread

Professional Practice Workshop

For more information on Joanna’s Professional Practice workshops, contact VISUAL Box Office

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ARTS OFFICE County Carlow Youth Theatre Engagement Event

Wed 20th October 3-6pm, Free

County Carlow Youth Theatre Engagement Event County Carlow Youth Theatre is now in its 14th year and is recognised as a model of excellence in youth arts engaging with our local community, providing quality engagement through drama in working with young people. We would like to invite voluntary and community agencies, education sectors and interested parties to take part in a shared conversation and information session about County Carlow Youth Theatre, the impact of its’ work and ideas about community ownership of such an important resource for our young people.

The event will be facilitated by NAYD in collaboration with the Local Arts Office, along with the opportunity to meet with our local youth theatre facilitators. If you are interested in booking in for this event please contact the Carlow County Council Arts Office, mwilson@carlowcoco.ie or call 059 9136203 County Carlow Youth Theatre is a partnership initiative of Carlow County Council Local Arts Office and The Arts Council of Ireland. CCYT is affiliated to the National Association of Youth Drama and County Carlow Regional Youth Services.

Visual Artists Café and Show & Tell at VISUAL Wed 25th November, 11am – 4pm €18/16 Free but must be booked in advance

Visual Artists Café and Show & Tell at VISUAL Visual Artists Ireland in partnership with ArtLinks and VISUAL, are delighted to announce the Visual Artists’ Café for artists based in the southeast region.

The Café will include an informal Show and Tell event with previous Artlinks Bursary winners, plus a discussion on exhibition models in Ireland with an invited panel of Irish exhibition/festival directors. Join us in for a day of artist’s talks, discussions and networking in an informal and relaxed atmosphere.

Artlinks is an initiative of Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford County and City Councils. For more information on the event or about Artlinks, please contact the Carlow County Council Arts Office, mwilson@carlowcoco.ie or call 059 9136203

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Dancehall Preview Performance Thurs 1st October, 8pm €12/10 Presented by United Fall/Emma Martin Dance and Dublin Theatre Festival in association with Crash Ensemble and VISUAL Carlow.

Dancehall VISUAL’s Dance Artist in Residence, Emma Martin and composer Andrew Hamilton have come together to create a stunning new work, performed by a company of five dancers and a trio of musicians. Music and dance unite in a production which celebrates the vital energy of dance and music combined.

“Everyone has an image of a dancehall in their mind, but we’re going to twist it for them and create a new one” Emma Martin Please note: Contains nudity. Smoke machines and strobe lighting are used during the show.

Dancehall will also be the starting point for a youth dance project in partnership with Carlow Regional Youth Services and supported by IPB Insurance.

Exploring our innate human drive to dance, the youth project will culminate in a performance in VISUAL on Saturday 9th January, 2016.

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Star Of The Sea Thurs 7th October 8pm €18/16, Group rate €12 “A lesson in theatre magic...” Irish Daily Mail

Star Of The Sea In 1847 the famine-ship Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. Among the passengers are three with secrets to hide. Their worlds are brought vividly to life using Moonfish’s signature bi-lingual style, and blending projection, physicality, live sound effects and music. Based on the best-selling novel by Joseph O’Connor, this sell-out hit of the Galway International Arts Festival 2014 is unmissable theatre.

Presented by the Strollers Touring Network, this is a bilingual production, accessible to non-Irish speakers and those with only the cúpla focail!

Older Than Ireland Wed 15th October 8pm €8/6

Older Than Ireland

Director: Alex Fegan / Ireland / 2015 / 81 minutes / Certificate : PG Older Than Ireland is a landmark feature documentary that explores what it means to have lived one hundred years in Ireland, as seen through the eyes of thirty of its oldest citizens, all born before 1916. Through their wit, wisdom and philosophy the film explores the more universal themes of life – from youth to true love, from loss to regrets, to the meaning of life..

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VISUAL EVENTS Derek Ryan Sat 17th October, 8pm €26

Amy Tues 20th October, 8pm €8/6

Derek Ryan Derek Ryan has become a sell out artist in his homeland and topped the Irish national charts and the UK iTunes country charts in 2014 with his album ‘The Simple Things’. His theatre shows contain much of the music featured on his five albums including many of his own self-penned songs as well as many country classics. Having played to sell out concert audiences around the world with D-Side, he brings a distinctive fresh sound to Irish country.

Amy

Dir: Asif Kapadia / UK / 2015 / 127 mins / Cert: 15A / Starring: Amy Winehouse From BAFTA award-winning director Asif Kapadia (SENNA), AMY tells the incredible story of six-time Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse – in her own words. Featuring extensive unseen archive footage and previously unheard tracks, this strikingly modern, moving and vital film shines a light on the world we live in and celebrity culture, in a way that very few can.

Yer Wan F GB Bar Fri 23rd October, 8pm €10

Yer Wan Yer Wan isn’t interested in any long term relationship. A big picture of Ryan Gosling adorns her wall and this seems to be her vision of the ideal male. Her chances of meeting a Gosling on a Friday night in the local seem slim, but that doesn’t stop her trying…this award-winning play by playwright/ performer Niamh Moroney is a hilarious and frankly disturbing look at contemporary mating rituals.

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VISUAL EVENTS Older Than Ireland Sat 24th October, 8pm €22/20 “A gorgeous, versatile Baritone” The Washington Post

Voicebox Thurs 29th October, 7.30pm €5

Jack L Described as ‘a mixture of all the great voices of the 20th century’ (The Guardian), few can match his award-winning powerhouse vocals and inventive live shows. Jack will be giving a potted history of his stunning career to date and will be performing songs from his recent smash hit shows “PHANTASMAGORIA” with lots of new stuff from his upcoming new album thrown in, with some knock-out new songs.

Voicebox

VoiceBox is an inspiring, informal and social night showcasing innovation and creativity.

Ten speakers have 5 minutes each to present their practice/career, things that inspire them and/or keep them motivated. You won’t want to miss this season’s terrifying Halloween special, so come along to cheer them on and enjoy a fun evening with Carlow’s creative forces.

Free bottle of O’Hara’s for the first 30 tickets on the night.

Carlow Amateur Musical Society Presents Back To The 80’s Wed 28th – Fri 30th October, 7.30pm €16/13

Back To The 80’s Back To The 80’s tells the story of the senior class of William Ocean High School that graduated in the 1980’s, as remembered and seen through the eyes of Corey Palmer, who is now 30-something. Throw in a Star Wars dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, as well as some of the most popular songs ever written, and the result is a musical that will delight and amuse audiences of any age. Relive your youth as you travel Back To The 80’s!

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VISUAL EVENTS Phil Coulter Sat 31st October 8pm €28.50

Phil Coulter

The 50th Anniversary Concert

As well as writing songs that have become anthems in Ireland, Phil Coulter has performed with everyone from James Galway and the London Symphony Orchestra to Nanci Griffith and The Blue Moon Orchestra, not to mention Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein and Quincy Jones.

For this special concert tour to celebrate his 50th Anniversary in the music business, Phil will perform new arrangements of all his well-known songs and will be joined by guest vocalist, his wife Geraldine Branagan.

CLTS Duet of One Act Plays Tues 3rd, Wed 4th Nov, 8pm €10/8

CLTS Duet of One Act Plays The Seduction of Chaos A tense and emotional three-hander that asks, does everyone have a price?

The Quality of Boiled Water A Wall Street whizz-kid wakes up with a strange woman in a strange bed in a strange house in this delightfully oddball comedy.

Lucinda Sly: Mend & Make Do Fri 6th November, 8pm €16/14 The staging is ingenious – No More Workhorse Affecting, disturbing, a play about real people – Red Curtain

Lucinda Sly Back by popular demand, the true story of the last public hanging of a woman in Ireland. On March 30th 1835, Lucinda Sly and John Dempsey – her lover and her junior by 30 years – were hanged in Carlow for the murder of her husband Walter. Behind the executions lay a story of land, love, lust, religion and murder. John MacKenna’s play – the first in the Barrow Trilogy at VISUAL – played to sold-out houses across the country on its first tour. This performance brings a second national tour to an end.

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VISUAL EVENTS A Winter Blue Note Special – The David Ayers Quartet & Friends Sat 7th November, 9pm €12/10

A Winter Blue Note Special The David Ayers Quartet & Friends

David Ayers returns to the GB Bar with some of Ireland’s finest musicians, featuring accomplished guitarist Padraig Whelan (Piano, Vocals), Ken Nolan (Acoustic Double Bass) and Ger Farrell (Drums and Percussion).

Their sound is inspired by the great 50’s and 60’s Blue Note Jazz groups. For this season we’ll be introducing some jazz poetry to the night, get ready for the mix!

Dublin Gospel Choir Sun 8th November, 8pm €22.50 “An annual must-see of Electric Picnic – who’d have thought gospel would be this cool?” Irish Times “Gladdens the heart and brings a smile to the face... Uplifting stuff” Hot Press

A Response To Yeats Carlow Writers Co-operative Wed 11th November 2015, 7.30pm €10

Dublin Gospel Choir The Dublin Gospel Choir are probably the only act in the world to collaborate with artists as diverse as Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Riverdance, Damien Rice – to Rod Stewart, Outkast, Take That, The Chieftains and Kodaline – and performing as a 100-piece choir with the legendary composer Ennio Morricone. Over the last 20 years, they have amazed audiences all over Europe with a brilliantly adaptable repertoire of songs and are the first gospel artists to break into the Top 30 Irish Charts.

Carlow Writers Co-operative Presents

A Response To Yeats Join the Carlow Writers’ Co-operative for an evening of poetry and story, accompanied by music, wine and cheese. The Co-operative have been working with recent resident Professor Pat Parks, retired Director of Elgin Community College Writers Centre, Illinois, in developing new works which respond to the themes and forms, preoccupations and obsessions of one of Ireland’s outstanding literary artists, in this anniversary year of Yeats’ birth.

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VISUAL EVENTS Coppélia Thurs 12th November, 8pm €18/15

Ballet Ireland Presents

Coppélia Comic chaos unfolds in this witty ballet of magic, mayhem & mistaken identity!

Set at a County Fair, choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple (Carmen, Romeo & Juliet), with writer Stella Feehily, have re-interpreted this ballet inspired by the eternal obsession with youthful perfection. With its nod to the movie glamour of yesteryear, its captivating dance and the charming music of Léo Delibes and Tom Lane, Coppélia will enchant and enthrall audiences of all ages.

Clive Barnes Leander Music GB Shaw Bar Fri 13th Nov, 9pm €12/10 “Clive is a guitarist who can make one acoustic sound like six. Barnes transported the entire, hushed venue across the Atlantic to where the paths taken by the Delta Blues, Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen all led to his own special territory.”

Harry Guiren, RTE

Menopause The Musical Sun 15th November, 8pm €28/25 Starring: Mary Byrne (X Factor), Niamh Kavanagh (Eurovision), Sue Collins (The Nualas), Linda Nolan (The Nolans)

Clive Barnes Join us in the GB Bar for an evening with Clive Barnes, a singer, songwriter and guitarist of rare quality. Clive has toured throughout the US and Europe as a solo act and as a lap steel guitarist with the likes of Eric Bibb, Joe Cocker and Taj Mahal, and opened for Jeff Beck, Alison Krauss, Gary Clark Jr, David Crosby, Dr. John, Greg Allman, Solomon Burke, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Seasick Steve, Rodrigo Y Gabriela and many many more.

Robert C Kelly presents

Menopause The Musical Menopause The Musical has entertained audiences in more than 100 American cities, as well as in Australia, Canada, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Africa and South Korea. The previous West End run and Irish tour were a huge hit with audiences and critics alike. Honest and funny, it is a celebration of memory loss and music, hot flushes and low tolerance levels, humour and hormones.

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VISUAL EVENTS

Opera Theatre Company Presents Susanna’s Secret & The Human Voice Mon 16th November, 8pm €25/22

Susanna’s Secret & The Human Voice

Love, lies and infidelity. Opera Theatre Company is delighted to present an opera double bill with Susanna’s Secret and The Human Voice.

The two pieces explore the themes of love, lies and loss: in the stylish and sophisticated Susanna’s Secret when a man smells cigarette smoke from his wife’s clothes he suspects she is having an affair, and strives to discover her secret; in The Human Voice a young woman is driven to the point of desperation as she tries to tries to connect with her ex-lover over the telephone.

Pre-opera Talk Mon 16th November, 7pm Free

Tommy Tiernan Fri 20th November, 8pm €29

Pre-opera Talk Join OTC Artistic Director Fergus Shiel for a glass of prosecco and a pre-show talk on the productions. Places limited, must be booked in advance.

Tommy Tiernan SAVE THE DATE! Just before going to print, we got last-minute confirmation that Tommy Tiernan is coming back to us in Carlow for one night only!

See visualcarlow.ie for more details of the show.

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VISUAL EVENTS The Legend of Luke Kelly Sat 21 November, 8pm €20/18

The Legend of Luke Kelly Celebrating the memory and music of a true Irish musical legend... Luke Kelly.

Dublin singer/songwriter/multiinstrumentalist Chris Kavanagh has entertained audiences over the past fourteen years, with powerful sell-out performances in venues such as Vicar Street & the Cork Opera House, with the regular attendance of Luke Kelly’s family. Chris’s performance captures the depth and passion of the great man that he was so heavily influenced by.

The Matchmaker by J B Keane Sun 22nd November, 8pm €22

SFX Presents

The Matchmaker One of Ireland’s greatest comic talents, Jon Kenny, returns for another performance with the legendary Irish actor Mary McEvoy in Michael Scott’s iconic production of The Matchmaker.

John B. Keane’s hilarious hit play follows the efforts of Dicky Mick Dicky O’Connor to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn from all parts of the country. At the centre of this celebrated production is John B’s marvellous and mischievous wit coupled by his unparalleled way with words.

Mon Oncle Tues 24th November, 8pm €8/6

Mon Oncle Mon Oncle (My Uncle) is a 1958 comedy film by French filmmaker Jacques Tati. The first of Tati’s films to be released in colour, Mon Oncle won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a Special Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film centres on the socially awkward yet lovable character of Monsieur Hulot and his quixotic struggle with postwar France’s infatuation with modern architecture, mechanical efficiency and consumerism. Tati deliberately uses architecture and design to punctuate his satire, in this visual and entertaining comedy.

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Football As Never Before Fußball wie noch nie Football As Never Before (Fußball wie noch nie)

Presented with a live musical accompaniment by Ernst Reijseger, Matthew Nolan, David Stalling, and Bryan O’Connell

Wed 25th November, 8.00pm €18

Followed by a talk on the life and influence of George Best, with Colin Coulter (NUIM) and Darragh Bermingham (Sports Reporter) A hypnotic film portrait of Man U legend George Best accompanied by a live musical score. Multiple cameras capture the actions and movement of this revered footballer over the course of a match against Coventry City. Made at the height of Best’s fame and tabloid notoriety, Helmuth Costard’s film focuses insistently on Best rather than the on-pitch action, to arrive at a revealing glimpse of the man behind the myth. For VISUAL this film will be accompanied by live musical score, composed by world class musicians Ernst Reijeseger, Matthew Nolan, David Stalling and Bryan O’Connell. This one-off event marks the 10 year anniversary of Best’s death.

This event has been kindly supported by The Goethe Institute Dublin and Netwatch Carlow. (TBC netwatch awaiting confirmation)

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VISUAL EVENTS ABBA FOREVER The Christmas Show Fri 27th November 8pm €20/18

ABBA FOREVER The Christmas Show

ABBA FOREVER The Christmas Show returns for another great night out.

It’s their 6th year in a row to perform here and it remains one of our most popular events of the year. It’s the perfect way to start your Christmas celebrations! Great vocals from the girls, Lucinda and Marie, great playing from the guys, Denis and Rae and terrific audio-visuals to share some seminal ABBA moments with you!

Get Rhythm – A Tribute to Johnny Cash Sat 28th November, 8pm €19/17

Elf Factory Tues 1st and Wed 2nd December 10am, 11.45am & 3.30 pm Daily €8 Duration: 35mins “Elf Factory is an intimate theatrical experience... Playful physical humour... A special seasonal atmosphere with genuine charm.”

Sara Keating, Irish Times “Better than two iced buns” Stuart, age 4 Little Bigtop is a children’s theatre company, based in Tipperary, specialising in producing original work for Early Years children and their families.

Get Rhythm A Tribute to Johnny Cash

Get Rhythm (A Tribute to Johnny Cash) are a seven piece band from County Cavan who recreate the prison concerts performed by Johnny Cash, The Tennessee Three and The Carter Family in the 1960’s. Following a headline performance at Electric Picnic and sell-out shows across the country, Get Rhythm return to VISUAL, Carlow. Paul McCann recreates the role of Johnny Cash, and June Carter’s vocals are performed by Louise O’Reilly.

Little Bigtop Presents

Elf Factory A magical ‘First Christmas’ experience for the very young!

Santa’s Elves greet the children amongst a pile of presents. Soon everyone is passing, stacking and packing together. Then the cheeky Elves invite their new friends on an adventure inside a Giant Christmas Present. From a jumble of unpacked presents a beautiful town emerges and we find ourselves carried away on a fantastical journey using shadow play and puppetry. Children and their families enjoy a playful, intimate experience culminating in a wonderful meeting with Santa, who has a present for each child.

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VISUAL EVENTS VoiceBox @ VISUAL Thurs 3rd December, 7.30pm €5

VoiceBox @ VISUAL Now in it’s seventh season, VoiceBox is an inspiring, informal and social night showcasing innovation and creativity. Ten speakers have 5 minutes each to present their practice/career, things that inspire them and/or keep them motivated. Come along to cheer them on and enjoy a fun evening with Carlow’s creative forces.

Free bottle of O’Hara’s for the first 30 tickets on the night.

Beowulf: The Blockbuster Fri 4th December, 8pm €17/15

Beowulf

Written and performed by Bryan Burroughs With more 5 star reviews than you could ever wish for, sold-out shows, and an ‘Acting Excellence’ award at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this triumph of a play returns to reminds us that life is not about how we die, but about how we live.

A father’s final chance to connect with his son, this is a remarkable and unforgettable experience filled with heart-breaking emotional depth. You’ll be talking about this long after you leave the theatre – book now before it sells out. ***** The Sunday Times

Des Bishop – Grey Matters Thurs 10th December, 8pm €21

Des Bishop

Grey Matters The fantasy of everlasting youth dyed with Des’s last purchase of Just for Men over a year ago. Now he is embracing the grey and letting the wisdom of his years inspire his stand up. Grey Matters tackles the issues confronting Des these days – returning to live in New York, being surrounded by other people’s kids, gender and marriage equality, the dangers of snapchat, dating a Chinese woman, the prospect of reaching 40 and most of all, Des is looking forward to returning to straight stand up!

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VISUAL EVENTS Frankie Gavin and DeDannan Fri 11th December, 8pm €21/19

Frankie Gavin & DeDannan Frankie Gavin is one of the genuine legends of Irish music, and holds the Guinness World Record as the ‘Fastest Fiddle Player in the World’. Frankie and his band have performed everywhere from Beijing Opera House to The White House and having performed for no less than three US Presidents and with ‘The Rolling Stones’ amongst other musical luminaries, this band knows how to entertain.

VoiceBox @ VISUAL Wed 16th Dec – Sun 20th Dec 7.30pm & 2.30pm (Sat & Sun only) Adult €16, Child/Retired €12 & Family of 4 €50

It’s a Wonderful life Tues 22nd December, 8pm €8/6

Beauty and the Beast Striking Production are back!

Following sell-out runs of ‘The Grinch’ and ‘Santa’s Magical Journey’ Striking Productions return for their 4th annual Christmas show.

Beauty and the Beast is a timeless classic that is sure to entertain and warm hearts of all ages. A team of townsfolk, enchanted household objects and mischievous friends will be sure to have audiences in hysterical fits of laughter, song and dance! Will the Beast find true love before the last rose petal falls? Book now to find out!

Film It’s A Wonderful Life The Holiday Classic to define all classics, this seasonal tale was one of the most popular and heartwarming films ever made by director Frank Capra, and also leading man James Stewart’s favourite of all his feature films. Enjoy it on the big screen with a glass of complimentary punch, to get us all in the mood!

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VISUAL EVENTS Neil Delamere – Ctrl Alt Delamere Sat 2nd January, 8pm €21

Neil Delamere Ctrl Alt Delamere Following two sold-out shows last year Neil returns to Carlow with a brand new show brimming with hilarious stories and incisive wit.

2015 saw the award-winning comedian continue his star turn on the perennially popular The Blame Game for BBC NI on TV and radio. Neil also landed his own weekend national radio show for Today FM. Now, however, he’s back to his first love – telling tall tales and spinning side- splitting yarns about the events of the last year.

The Sound of Music Sun 3rd January, 3pm €8/6

Jack & The Beanstalk Thurs 14th Jan – Schools performance Fri 15th Jan, 7.30pm Sat 16th and Sun 17th Jan, 2.30 and 7.30pm €16/12 conc/children, Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children) €45

Film The Sound of Music This wholesome production from producer/director Robert Wise (and 20th Century Fox has become one of the most favourite, beloved films of moviegoers. It is a joyous, uplifting, three-hour adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s 1959 hit Broadway stage musical. The story follows a good-natured, flighty novitiate (Andrews) who is hired to care for the seven children of a militaristic, icy, widowed Austrian captain (Plummer). She ultimately wins the heart of the children – and the captain, but their lives are threatened by the encroachment of Nazis.

Jack & The Beanstalk Something BIG is coming to VISUAL this January! After last year’s tremendous success with ‘Aladdin’, Carlow club Players Present ‘Jack & The Beanstalk’...oh no you won’t...oh yes we will! Beat the January blues for all the family with this enchanting and spellbinding adventure – with a Carlow twist. With jokes galore and plenty of opportunities to cheer on the goodies, boo the baddies and join in the excitement and fun!

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VISUAL EVENTS Gemma Bovary Tues 19th January, 8pm €8/6 Language: French, English

Reeling In the Showband Years Thurs 21st January, 8pm €32

Film Gemma Bovary

Dir: Anne Fontaine / 2013 / France / 99 mins / Cert: TBC

When an English couple moves into a quaint village in Normandy, their curious neighbour Martin finds himself obsessed with the stunning young wife Gemma. He compares her to Madame Bovary, the adulterous housewife character from Gustave Flaubert’s book of the same name, and she plays true to the part with potentially devastating consequences. This isn’t just a tale of love and obsession, though. With the comedic antics of Martin, it’s a surprisingly fun romcom both sexes can enjoy.

Reeling In the Showband Years The Ronan Collins Showband Show “Reeling In the Showband Years” has been a smash hit for the past 6 years and was a complete sell out last year right around the country. Hosted by Ronan Collins, it features legends of the Showband years including Brendan Bowyer, Gina from The Champions, Shaun O’Dowd from Ding-a-Ling, The Conquerors and many others, in it’s biggest line-up yet! It will send you home with great memories of this musical era.

Lambert Puppet Theatre Presents Snow White + Bosco Sun 24th January, 2.30pm €12 (Family of 4 €40)

Lambert Puppet Theatre Presents

Snow White + Bosco Iconic childhood character, Bosco makes a nostalgic appearance in this beautifully produced show, with large puppets and colourful sets. The Lambert Puppet Theatre is known and loved by generations in Ireland for shows such as Wanderly Wagon with RTE, and is also internationally renowned for its many fine productions in theatres throughout Ireland, The UK and Europe. Suitable for children up to 10 years of age.

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SCHOOL’S EVENTS

Ireland: Birth of a Nation Facilitated by Mairéad Kealy Thurs 8th October, 11am €4 (Teachers go free) Register by contacting VISUAL Box Office: 059 917 2400

Girlhood “Bande de filles” IFI Schools Screenings – French Wed 21st October, 11.30am €5 (Teachers go free)

Fíbín ‘An Triail’ Thurs 19th & Fri 20th November, 10.30am and 12.30pm, €12.50 (Teachers go free), 45mins Duration: 45mins

Ireland: Birth of a Nation Tá gearrscannán a insíonn scéal stair na hÉireann ar bhealach simplí, sothuigthe, go deas réidh curtha ar fáil ag Gerard Mc Carthy. Díríonn ‘Ireland: Birth of a Nation’ ar aimsir an Éirí Amach anall go bunú an tSaorstáit.

The screening is followed by a Q&A /discussion with the producer, Gerard McCarthy

Girlhood

“Bande de filles” (original title), 2014

A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. But does it make her happier? With IFI Study Guide for students

Fíbín ‘An Triail’

Puppet Show

Using puppets, masks, engaging visuals and physical performance, Fibín gives an old story contemporary relevance and accessibility, making it a valuable learning tool.

VISUAL Programme of Events

October – January | 2015 – 16

SCHOOL’S EVENTS

The Lear Review Wed 20th January, 10am & 12pm €10 (Teachers go free)

Elser IFI Schools Screenings – German Wed 27th January, 11.30am €5 (Teachers go free) Duration: 114 min Rating: 16

The Lear Review An engaging look at the central themes of Shakespeare’s King Lear, based on key scenes animated by professional actors and facilitator. The facilitator comments as the scenes are performed, and is a conduit between actors and the audience.

Elser In November 1939, Georg Elser’s attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler fails, and he is arrested. During his confinement, he recalls the events leading up to his plot. With IFI Study Guide for students.

School’s Events Info For information on school workshops and tours, contact Box Office on 059 9172400.

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VISUAL EVENTS Pan Celtic Across Carlow, April 2016

Pan Celtic The International Pan Celtic Festival returns to Carlow in 2016 for a celebration of the cultures of Wales, Scotland, Cornwall, Brittany, Isle of Man and Ireland.

Full festival programme on www.panceltic.ie

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