Dublin City Council Presents
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Dublin City Council presents Bealtaine 2010 Dublin City Arts Office – Dublin City Public Libraries – Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane Lord Mayors Address Dublin City Council Bealtaine 2010 Bealtaine is the Irish national arts festival celebrating creativity in older age. It takes place each May countrywide and involves thousands of participants in events in every art form. Taking its name from the ancient Celtic festival celebrating springtime, Bealtaine celebrates renewal, creativity and growth in ageing. Bealtaine is coordinated by Age & Opportunity - the national organisation working to promote greater participation by older people in society and has been running since 1996. Dublin City Council through its various departments has been involved with Bealtaine over the years and the programme is going from strength to strength each year. This year Dublin City Arts Office, Dublin City Public Libraries and the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane have come together to create an impressive and exciting programme of events from a citywide dance project to exhibitions, gallery talks, poetry readings, music events, film screenings, theatre and workshops. Bealtaine is now firmly embedded in the annual It is particularly exciting to see such close calendar of the City. I would like to take this co-operation between the various sections within opportunity to thank all those who have contributed Dublin City Council and other groups. The Bealtaine to the extensive Dublin City Council programme of Writers Group, who normally reside in the Hugh events for 2010 and encourage one and all to get Lane, will work in Pearse Street Library instigating involved as there really is something for everyone. a creative partnership between the City Arts Office, Dublin City Public Libraries and the Hugh Lane Gallery together with Poetry Ireland. The Dance Arias Project, a new project with CoisCéim Dance Theatre, affords the opportunity for the Arts, Sports and Community Development sections of Dublin City Emer Costello Council to work together with older people in the Lord Mayor of Dublin city’s neighbourhoods in a fun and positive way. 2 Contents Literature Partnership Project ................................ 3 Arts Office ............................................................. 4 Dance .............................................................. 4 Music ............................................................... 6 Literature .......................................................... 9 Visual Arts ...................................................... 10 Film ................................................................ 12 Theatre .......................................................... 14 Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane ...................... 15 Dublin City Public Libraries .................................. 20 Community Development .................................... 26 Bealtaine Writers Group 2009 Literature Partnership Project Poetry Macdara Woods and Bealtaine Writers Group This year Dublin City Arts Office, Dublin City Woods and the Public Libraries and Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Bealtaine Writers Group Lane are teaming up on a dynamic Writer in shall jointly explore the Residence Programme in partnership with Poetry Dublin City Archives, Ireland. Macdara Woods, Irish poet, has published located in Pearse Street 16 books with New Writers’ Press, Gallery Press Library, containing and Daedalus Press, among others. He has read records of the civic his poems from San Francisco to Moscow and is government of Dublin a member of Aosdána. He will work alongside the from 1171 to the late Bealtaine Writers Group, a group of older writers 20th century. The group who have been working together for over 10 years will explore all forms and meet on a regular basis in The Dublin Writers of writing, from historic Macdara Woods Centre. Since January 2008 the writers have been in fiction to journalistic residence at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and prose. A celebration of the fruits of this creative have been writing poems for adults and children in partnership will take place in Pearse Street Library response to the Gallery’s collection and exhibitions. as part of Culture Night on 24th September 2010. 3 The Arts Office The Arts Office is pleased to present an array of free arts events to celebrate Bealtaine 2010 and show off the wealth of talent that exists across the City. We are delighted to be working with CoisCéim Dance Theatre and Poetry Ireland again this year. We are also delighted to be associated with national tour of the film “Dean Spanley” presented by Access>Cinema and the Irish Film Institute in association with Season Seas. Other highlights include performances by the Brian McCarthy Big Band Sound, the Mellowchords, Forever Young Chorus and the Dunne and Hernandez Trio along with an exciting song-writing project with people over 55 in partnership with Axis Arts Centre, Ballymun, as well as printmaking workshops in partnership with Graphic Studio Dublin. Dance CoisCéim Dance Theatre and Dublin City Council present: Dance Arias – A celebration of dance and opera April & May 2010 Citywide Photo: Ros Kavanagh Do you love to dance? Did you imagine yourself as Carmen, Don Giovanni or Aida? CoisCéim Dance Theatre in partnership with Dublin It is with great good fortune that this year THE City Council Arts, Sport and Leisure and Community DANCE ARIAS performance and social event will Development sections are excited to announce: THE take place in the historic rooms of the Mansion DANCE ARIAS, a vibrant celebration with specially House in Dublin. A truly magnificent and beautiful created dances to some of the most famous opera setting! arias of all time. Whether you are interested in attending a dance Beginning Tuesday 20th April there will be weekly class to stay fit, or would like to perform, or simply drop-in dance classes at six different centres across have a desire to try something different we hope you Dublin. Open to anyone aged 50+ they offer people will join us in this unique celebration. the chance to dance, learn original choreography and meet other passionate dance/opera lovers. Further information and tickets for the public For those participants who wish to perform, THE performance are available from Philippa Donnellan DANCE ARIAS will culminate in a specially created at 01 878 4063 or email [email protected] public performance on Sunday 30th May as part of Bealtaine Festival 2010. 4 Dance Venue Day Time Dates Irishtown Stadium, Irishtown, Dublin 4 6 classes Tuesday 10.30 am – 12.00 pm 20, 27 April, 4, 11, 18, 25 May 2 classes Friday 10.30 am – 12.00 pm 21 & 28 May Clogher Road Sports Hall (Beside Pearse College), Clogher Road, Dublin 12 6 classes Thursday 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm 22, 29 April, 6, 13, 20, 27 May 2 classes Tuesday 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm 18 & 25 May Ballybough Community Youth and Sports Centre, Ballybough Road, Dublin 3 6 classes Wednesday 11.30 am – 1.00 pm 21, 28 April, 5, 12, 19, 26 May 2 classes Friday 11.30 am – 1.00 pm 21 & 28 May Finglas Leisure Centre, Mellowes Road, Finglas, Dublin 11 6 classes Wednesday 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm 21, 28 April, 5, 12, 19, 26 May 2 classes Friday 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm 21 & 28 May Edith Stein Room, St Theresa’s Church, Clarendon Street, Dublin 2 6 classes Wednesday 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm 21, 28 April, 5, 12, 19, 26 May 2 classes Friday 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm 21 & 28 May Donnycarney Local Care Centre, St John’s Court, Malahide Road, Dublin 3 6 classes Thursday 10.00 am – 11.30 am 22, 29 April, 6, 13, 20, 27 May 2 classes Monday 10.00 am – 11.30 am 17 & 24 May 5 The Arts Office his native Buenos Aires. Dunne, an accordionist of Songwriting Project extravagant talent borne of classical rigour, and who for over 55s enthusiastically embraces music in all its hues, elicits Wednesdays from 14th April for seven weeks great drama from the accordion and negotiates the (21st, 28th April & 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th May) rhythmic twists and turns of this music as if he were 6.30pm – 8.30pm born to it. A match made in heaven. Fellow Argentine, Lucas Gonzalez adds subtle percussion and classic axis, Ballymun Latin guitar virtuosity to an already enduring mix. Colm Quearney is a musician and songwriter. He also has a lot of experience in facilitating music Tickets are free to patrons over 55 and limited to 4 projects throughout Dublin. Colm will facilitate a people per booking. Bookings through axis Box Office songwriting project in axis offering participants on T. 01 883 2100. Early booking recommended. the chance to explore music, singing and, most importantly, their own songwriting ideas. Tea Dancing with Dublin City Council Arts Office is delighted to work in The Brian McCarthy Big Band Sound partnership with axis Ballymun to host a range of free Wednesday, 5th May, 2pm to 5pm activities and events in the centre during Bealtaine. Carleton Hall, 53A Shelmartin Ave, Marino, Dublin 3 Pre-registration required through axis Box Office Tuesday, 25th May, 2.30pm to 4pm T. 01 883 2100 as numbers are limited. Ballyfermot United Sports & Social Club, Ballyfermot Luchtime Concert: Dunne & Hernandez Trio Thursday, 6th May, 1pm axis, Ballymun This concert is in partnership with axis Ballymun. There’s a rare chemistry Members of the Brian McCarthy Big Band Sound between Ariel Hernandez and Dermot The Brian McCarthy Big Band Sound will give two Dunne, apparent from performances during Bealtaine in Carleton Hall and the moment they first Ballyfermot United Sports and Social Club. The shared a stage in 2004. group consists of 6 musicians playing a variety of Many nights later, the instruments, from drums to trombone. They have musical and personal a long standing professional music career that rapport is getting coincides with their musical selection ranging from stronger, and this is one Ballroom, Jazz to Traditional Irish music. Admission is free. Ariel Hernandez and creative partnership Dermot Dunne set to endure. In association with the Hernandez supplies Carleton Hall Committee quiet authenticity, an unadorned voice and mastery and in partnership with of Latin guitar idioms, learned from the old players in Ballyfermot Chapelizod Partnership.