Symposium
SYMPOSIUM 2013 DUBLIN SYMPOSIUM WILL EXPLORE THE ROLE OF FAIRYTALE IN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE. SPECIAL GUEST …
SYMPOSIUM 2013 DUBLIN SYMPOSIUM WILL EXPLORE THE ROLE OF FAIRYTALE IN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE. SPECIAL GUEST …
Three performances of Scottish Dance Theatre’s “What on Earth!?” in May and “Roll Up! Roll Up!”, a major celebration of circus will run at The Ark throughout July and August.
“The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket” tour, Incubate updates from Bake! (Paul Curely), Project Women (Ita Morrissey) and Dramasphere (Janis Woodgate) and updates from the Outreach programme.
Workshops and performances at Irish Aerial Dance Fest 2013, Catch Me European Tour, A Fairies’ Tail at Kilklenny Art Festival 2013 and a nationwide tour of The Elves & The Shoemaker between October and December.
Cliodhna Noonan is a theatre artist working with Sticky Fingers Arts in Newry, as well as her own company Acting Up! Her solo show for Early Years was developed over time with inputs from various artists, friends and audiences. She tells us this story:
WLPG is pleased and honoured to announce the 21 writers from 13 countries selected for WLPG Sparks (Linz) – Catalysts for Discovery
Dublin symposium will explore the role of fairytale in contemporary Theatre. Special Guest is Erika Eichenseer, who recently discovered 500 German Fairytakes collected by Franz Xaver Von Schonwerth, a contemporary of the Grimm Brothers.
From 22nd-29th June 2013 ASSITEJ Austria in conjunction with the International Theatre Festival SCHAXPIR
USA Tour At the end of April Theatre Lovett set off on our American Tour with The Girl …
Developing a new show, “Story Weavers” during a residency, funded by the EU presidency program and playing “The Paper Princess” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Jody O’Neill’s An Fear Siúil has earned himself a well-deserved rest, ACTIVATE Youth Theatre present a update of their original play and Blátha Bána-White Blossoms playing in April and May
Presenting Clann Lir at the Ark 16-20th April, National Tour in January we began work on an International co-production with Teater Refleksion and the first season of Saturday show has come to an end
Actor Paul Curley has been selected to participate in the Irish Theatre Institute’s resource sharing initiate ‘Six in the Attic’.
Theater Papilio visited the TYAI Gathering this autumn in Dublin; Back in Germany, it´s Holla season; Early Years Arts residency; and Papilio director Anna Rosenfelder is currently holding a guest editorship with practice.ie.
Jody O’Neill’s ‘An Fear Siúil’ tours in Spring; revival of ‘Blátha Bána-White Blossoms’ next year; development of new productions ‘Gile na Gealaí-Starbright’ and ‘This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing’; and updates on Outreach and Youth Theatre programmes.
Galway Community Circus is continuing its successful collaboration with Fidget Feet for this contemporary circus spectacle; and Fidget Feet completed the first phase of research and development on its new show for young people, based around the Rumplestilskin fairytale
‘The House that Jack Filled’ closes up shop until the next holiday season, 2013 will see the development and production of two new Theatre Lovett productions for young audiences and Theatre Lovett continues it’s collaboration with IMMA.
Tic Teac Tic Teac continues to tour into 2013, collaboration with Beyond The Bark and the irrepressible puppet Mary Mary’s Músaem na Scéalta (Museum of Stories).
Monkeyshine produced an adaptation of ‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde, for the Unwrapped project in Tallaght; and Kareen Pennefather, Monkeyshines Artistic Director has been awarded a bursary from the arts council.
Cloudlands, Helium’s latest Artist in Residence project, commenced at the end of November in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin; OAK, the Online Arts Dock, a private web-space where teenagers living with health conditions can interact, share stories, artwork, films and music, and develop online arts projects.
A review of 2012, a look at tours in 2013, a co-production with Denmark’s Teater Refleksion, Seóanna Satharn/Saturday Shows project up and running and a new premises for Branar.
Punchdrunk Enrichment will deliver a professional development workshop for theatre practitioners and a professional development workshop for primary school; In March, The Ark will present a new production of Zoe’s Play; Actor, playwright and director Niamh McGrath will lead active workshops for school groups and family audiences and in April The Ark will host a week-long run of Branar’s Clann Lir.
Mheitheal na mBeag – Conference dates have changed and Seóanna Satharn/Saturday Show