internatiOnal arts festival fOr children baboró17-23 October 2016,

#baboro www.baboro.ie Box Office 091 569777 FunDIng BODIEs Twenty years a-growing. Fiche bliain ag fás. InternationalBab Arts Festivalor foró Children I’m delighted to welcome you to this the Baboró Board and team would like year’s festival as we celebrate twenty to acknowledge the passing of the late years of wonder, inspiration and teenagh cunningham who was the MAJOr spOnsOrs creativity for children and families. festival's general Manager up until her prepare to pack your bags and be passing in August 2015. teenagh was transported into a world of fantastical passionate about the arts and above

GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL MARKETING gli\eXkliXci\]i\j_d\ek journeys and voyages of discovery. all, about access to the arts for all they may be exciting, sad, hopeful, children. As Baboró was a part of pArtIcIpAtIng pArtnErs joyous… they may even be scary. Our teenagh’s journey, we would like to lives are filled with journeys that shape dedicate the 2016 literature the people we become. this year I programme to teenagh. Ar dheis Dé go invite you to pack your life’s suitcase raibh a anam. full of wonderful Baboró memories as you navigate the festival. Aislinn Ó hEocha, Executive Artistic Director MEDIA pArtnErs

AccOMMODAtIOn spOnsOrs (Schools Information page 23) cEntrAl BOX OFFIcE: town Hall theatre, courthouse square, galway Boxt: +353 91 569777 Office – Mon to Sat 10am to 7.30pm Opens 5th September BusInEss pArtnErs OnlInE BOOkIng 24/7 www.baboro.ie or www.tht.ie

tIckEts Performances €9 Family Ticket €30 (4 persons) Groups of 10+ €7.50pp BABOrÓO’leary insurances BusInEss | thisisgalway.ie supEr | seapoint HErOEs leisure centre | cue One | alex fernie audio BOOkIng cHArgEs Online: €1 per ticket. OnePagecrM | transitions Optical ltd In Person/By Phone: 50c Refurbishment & Development Charge per ticket.

BABOrÓ BusInEss HErOEs plEAsE ArrIvE EArly at the venue and allow time for traffic and parking. MyKidstime.ie | Mcdonagh’s fish & chips | Monroes tavern | te connectivity | Martines restaurant Latecomers may only be admitted at the discretion of management. cava Bodega | the Kings head | charlie Byrne’s Bookshop | Optique Opticians | Mr Waffle Galway AgE guIDElInEs are provided to ensure the best possible experience for your child and others attending. Please trust us, and adhere to these guidelines. BABOrÓ BusInEss sIDEkIck O’driscoll O’neill ltd. | st anthony’s claddagh & credit Union | coffeewerk + Press | Wooden heart | Bryan s ryan children under 12 must be accompanied to events by a guardian. trading faces | loam restaurant | dela restaurant | Milestone inventive | Milano Galway | Mocha Beans spEcIAl nEEDs/sEAtIng rEquIrEMEnts must be highlighted at time of booking. Pure Joy Beauty | the Kitchen café | isupply rElAXED pErFOrMAncEs are presented in a supportive atmosphere to reduce Galway any discomfort or anxiety families may have in attending the theatre. Executive Baboró is a member of: Skillnets rEcOMMEnDED pErFOrMAncEs are highlighted to help special needs schools and groups with making their selection.

cHIlDrEn FIrst Baboró actively promotes its Child Protection Policy which adheres to the Children First Guidelines of the Office of the Minister for Children.

this publication reflects the views only of the organisers, for Arts Professionals: €60/€35 students/unwaged and the commission cannot be held responsible for any use DElEgAtE pAckAgEs which may be made of the information contained within. See www.baboro.ie/delegate or e: [email protected] t: +353 91 562667

2 BOX OFFIcE PH: +353 91 569777 www.BABORO.Ie 3 Ages 6 months to 2 years Branar téatar do pháistí & starcatchers Alle Hoeken van de kamermuziek Ages 1 to 4 theatre | Ireland & scotland Music | Holland schools Cruthanna preschool to Junior Infants The Shape of Things

the world around us is made up of BABOrÓ nOtEs: This new bi-lingual show has been wonderful shapes, but sometimes there developed especially for very are so many shapes that some get lost. young children. enjoy an intimate this is the story of two shapes, cubert and joyful theatrical experience and triantán, and the adventures they with your little one. have finding their way back to one another. set in a soft and tactile OctOBEr environment, this interactive story is Mo tu We th Fr sa su told through puppetry, object theatre, 21 22 23 11.00 11.00 11.00 music and sound. 2.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 De chruthanna iontacha atá an domhan Duration: 35 min + 10 min interaction capacity: 50 seo timpeall orainn déanta. Ach, venue: Mick lally theatre, uaireanta, éirímid bréan de na rudaí Druid lane céanna a fheicimid gach lá. seo scéal BABORÓ ON TOUR cubert agus triantán agus na heachtraí go léir a tharlaíonn dóibh nuair a Date: thurs 20 October Further Info: www.baboro.ie/school mheasctar na cruthanna ar fad.

Woei! Whoosh! Let three wonderful musicians transport BABOrÓ nOtEs: A joy for the senses, a heartwarming, you to a warm world of breath and wind – a humorous and gentle introduction to world where the only spoken language is live music for very young children. music and where every breath is Prepare to be blown away! transformed into beautiful sounds. This is a wordless performance in which the power of the music and the narrative of the OctOBEr movement are central. Mo tu We th Fr sa su 21 22 23 9.30 10.00 11.00 photographer saris & den Engelsman Nominee: Young Audiences Music Awards 2015 (YAMA) 11.00 12.00 1.00 3.30 4.00 Produced by Muziekvoorstelling.nl in partnership with Duration: 40 min + 10 min interaction Festival 2 Turven Hoog capacity: 75 venue: nun’s Island theatre Relaxed: saturday 4.00, sunday 1.00

4 BOX OFFIcE pH: +353 91 569777 www.BABORO.Ie 5 Ages 2 to 6 theater nuu | theatre | Austria teater pero | theatre | sweden Ages 3 to 6 schools schools preschool to senior Infants preschool to senior Infants

Viduli I Pack My Bag Join sa and la as they pack and OctOBEr Mo tu We th Fr sa unpack a large and rather unusual 18 19 20 suitcase. these two mischievous 11.30 10.00 11.30 friends use humour, dance, 2.00 12.00 3.30 movement and song in a battle of Duration: 35 min + 10 min interaction wits. this playful show for young capacity: 70 children explores fantasy, venue: nun’s Island theatre Relaxed photographer José Figueroa imagination, memory, time and the : Wednesday 12.00, thursday 3.30 simple games children love to play. Family Workshop A story about a Sheep called Peep BABOrÓ nOtEs: Age: 3-6 years Enjoy playful exchanges between sa Date: We 19 3.00 and la as they prepare to journey. Duration: 60 mins can you help this crafty pair pack capacity: 20 their bag? tickets: €5

photographer laura nöbauer Astons Stenar Aston’s Stones

Aston is a little dog who collects every stone BABOrÓ nOtEs: he stumbles upon. All of the stones are A simple story beautifully told, which different, one is sad, another feels cold, yet reminds us of the joy that the each one needs to be taken care of. As Aston’s simplest things, even a little stone, living room is gradually taken over by stones, can bring to our lives. his parents must help him find a new home for his friends. ‘Aston’s Stones’ is ultimately a OctOBEr story about how easy it is to love. Mo tu We th Fr sa su 18 19 20 12.00 10.00 10.00 ‘a deliciously whimsical take on childhood 5.00 12.00 12.00 obsessions… lovely live, jazzy music from Duration: 30 min three hilariously deadpan performers.’ capacity: 90 , Scotland venue: Mick lally theatre, Druid lane 6 BOX OFFIcE PH: +353 91 569777 www.BABORO.Ie 7 Ages 4+ Family Ailie cohen puppet Maker graffiti classics | Music | uk Ages 4+ Family schools schools All primary classes theatre | scotland All primary classes The Secret Life Graffiti of Suitcases Classics

Meet larry: an office worker who leads a very tidy life. Everything in 16 strings, 8 dancing feet, and 4 voices with BABOrÓ nOtEs: larry’s life is in its place, and there is one aim: to make classical music wickedly graffiti classics are no stranger to a place for everything - until a funny and fantastically exhilarating. graffiti galway stages where they never mysterious suitcase appears at his classics burst the elitist boundaries of the fail to excite and delight audiences young and old. door. A suitcase with a tiny label. A traditional string quartet with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy tiny label with larry’s name on it. OctOBEr And this suitcase has a mission... cabaret show. It’s a classical concert, a Mo tu We th Fr sa su gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up 17 18 19 Join larry as his world gets turned comedy set, and a brilliant dance show all 10.00 10.00 12.00 7.00 upside down by a fantastical flying rolled into one! From Beethoven to Bluegrass, suitcase taking him further than he Baroque to pop, and strauss to saturday Duration: 60 min ever thought possible. night Fever, there really is something for venue: Black Box theatre everyone – and graffiti classics never fail to ‘An absorbing transformative journey.’ BABORÓ ON TOUR ★★★★ get audiences laughing, clapping, and photographer Anne Binckebanck the stage college, uk photographer Worksop singing along. Date: tues 18 October 10.00, 12.00 venue: clifden station House theatre ‘Completely delightful’ Further Info: www.baboro.ie/schools ★★★★ scotsman

BABOrÓ nOtEs: Don’t miss this immersive puppet show packed with wit and whimsy when it touches down in galway.

OctOBEr Mo tu We th Fr sa su 18 19 20 21 11.30 10.00 10.00 10.00 3.30 12.00 12.00 5.00

Duration: 45 min capacity: 128 venue: An taibhdhearc Relaxed: tuesday 3.30

8 BOX OFFIcE PH: +353 91 569777 www.BABORO.Ie 9 Ages 6+ kopergietery | theatre | Belgium Monkeyshine theatre | theatre | Ireland Ages 7+ schools 2nd to 5th class De Koningin Is Verdwenen The Queen Has Vanished Voyage the queen has vanished. the king is ‘Hovers perfectly between tragedy and Wild adventures often begin in ‘voyage’ is an electrifying new grieving. princess Anna is waiting for comfort, between drama and humour.’ unexpected places. Our story play, inspired by ‘gulliver’s the thaw to set in. A visually De standaard starts with a young boy whose travels. Brought to life with life doesn’t seem to be going Monkeyshine’s unique style, evocative, musical tale, the sort of : show that uncovers that tiny bit of BABOrÓ nOtEs to plan. A chance discovery on humour and signature charm. A beautiful story that speaks to children hope when you have begun telling a beach leads to an this big-hearted epic is filled and adults alike, told with humour, extraordinary adventure that with ferocious storms, far off yourself that all is lost, yet dare to sophistication and sensitivity by one of believe that it is not. A tender story Europe’s most exciting theatre companies. will change our hero's view of lands, curious giants and tiny about great sadness but also about prepare to be deeply moved. the world forever. strangers. hope, laughter and sunshine. And time… the tide is high, the wind OctOBEr is rising and adventure kopergietery bring a stunningly fresh Mo tu We th Fr sa su is calling! 22 23 approach to theatre featuring live 11.00 12.30 music and illustration created before 5.00 3.30 your very eyes. Duration: 60 min venue: Black Box theatre photographer phile Deprez

BABOrÓ nOtEs: Monkeyshine brought the beautiful ‘losha’ to galway a number of years ago. now they set out on a new adventure.

OctOBEr Mo tu We th Fr sa su 17 18 19 9.45 9.45 9.45 12.15 12.15 12.15 Duration: 50 min venue: town Hall theatre

Festival venue Produced by Monkeyshine Theatre in sponsored by partnership with Strollers Touring Network 10 BOX OFFIcE PH: +353 91 569777 www.BABORO.Ie 11 Public Workshops Event Venue Ages Class Mo 17th Tu 18th We 19th Th 20th Fr 21st Sa 22nd Su 23rd Page & Discussions VIDULI - I Pack My Creative Lab Aula Maxima, 12pm to 2pm 12pm to 2pm All Ages Bag 6 NUI Galway 3pm to 5pm 3pm to 5pm Creative Lab Robotic Adventures Portershed 6+ 12.30pm to 4.30pm 12.30pm to 4.30pm An Adventure of a 20 Lifetime 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am Voyage Town Hall Theatre 7+ 2nd to 5th Class Creative Lab 12.15pm 12.15pm 12.15pm An Evening of 10am 20 Graffiti Classics Black Box Theatre 4+ All Primary Classes 7pm 10am Inspiration 12pm Creative Lab Amhrán na Mara ILAS, NUI Galway 7 to 12 10am Creative Learning for 20 Young Children The Wordsmith An Taibhdhearc 11+ 10am Creative Lab Creative Learning in Long Way North 20 ILAS, NUI Galway 8+ 4pm the Classroom Junior Infants 10am Na Gabh ar Scoil Town Hall Studio 5 to 7 Robotic Adventures to 1st Class 12pm Information Evening I Pack My Bag Preschool 11.30am 10am 11.30am Nun's Island Theatre 2 to 6 for Primary and 21 to Senior Infants 2pm 12pm 3.30pm Secondary School Mick Lally Theatre, Preschool 12pm 10am 10am Aston's Stones 3 to 6 Teachers Druid Lane to Senior Infants 5pm 12pm 12pm Robotic Adventures The Secret Life of 11.30am 10am, 12pm, 10am Littlebits Workshop 21 Suitcases An Taibhdhearc 4+ All Primary Classes 10am 3.30pm 5pm 12pm Robotic Adventures 3rd Class to 2nd 12pm 9.30am Robot Battles 21 Dream City Black Box Theatre 8+ Year 7pm 12.15pm CPD Information 5th Class to 2nd 10am 10am 11am Evening 22 A Feast of Bones Town Hall Theatre 9+ Year 12pm 12pm 1pm M.A.M. Networking Preschool 9.30am, 11am, 10am, 12pm, 11am Event 22 Whoosh! Nun's Island Theatre 1 to 4 to Junior Infants 3.30pm 4pm 1pm TYA Sector Luán agus an Junior to Senior 10am Discussion Town Hall Studio 5 to 6 22 Mórphianó Infants 12pm State of the Nation Shape of Things Mick Lally Theatre, 11am 11am, 1pm, 11am Making Work for 6m to 2 Children DAy By DAy Druid Lane 2pm 3pm 3pm 22 The Gold Digger 1pm The Digital Age An Taibhdhearc 10+ 5pm 11am School Workshops & 4pm Page 11am 12.30pm Guided Gallery Tours Queen Has Vanished Black Box Theatre 6+ 5pm 3.30pm Creative Lab Charlie Byrne's Memory Paths 8+ 12.30pm to 5.30pm 12.30pm to 5.30pm Robotic Adventures Bookshop Becoming: The Alice Underground 1pm Town Hall Theatre Family Adventures 4pm of Growing Up Baboró on Tour Juniper

Preschool Taking place Taking place Taking place Taking place Taking place Trouble with Fairies Galway County Venues 3 to 5 to Senior Infants 10 to 14 Oct 10 to 14 Oct 10 to 14 Oct 10 to 14 Oct 10 to 14 Oct 10am Graffiti Classics Station House Theatre 4+ All Primary Classes 12pm

Shape of Things Créche 6m to 2 11am

Exhibitions 6 Becoming: SPITAL Adventures Galway Arts Centre All Ages All Primary Classes 10am to 5.30pm 10am to 5.30pm 10am to 5.30pm 10am to 5.30pm 10am to 5.00pm 10am to 5.30pm 12pm to 5pm of Growing Up 5 3 14 BABORÓ ON TOUR  Venues & Map RELAXED PERFORMANCES 8. Mick lally theatre, Druid lane are presented in a supportive 1. galway Education centre 4 atmosphere to reduce any 2. the portershed 9. charlie Byrne's Bookshop discomfort or anxiety families may have in attending the theatre. 3. Black Box 10. Áras na ngael 4. town Hall theatre & studio 11. galway Arts centre RECOMMENDED PERFORMANCES 5. Aula Maxima, nuI galway 12. nun's Island theatre are highlighted to help special 12 needs schools and groups with 6. IlAs Building, nuI galway 13. Ardbia House making their selection. 7. An taibhdhearc 14. clifden station House theatre

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Ages 8+ De Dansers | Dance | Holland theatre lovett | theatre | Ireland Ages 9+ schools schools 3rd class to 2nd year 5th class to 2nd year Droomstad A Feast Dream City of Bones Join us for an invigorating dance party BABOrÓ nOtEs: featuring seven musicians and dancers. Boys, girls and grown ups will be swept By Frances kay, Directed by Muireann Ahern compelling live music propels the up by this high energy dance and live dancers on as they play games of music performance by one of Europe’s under the twinkling lights of a charming most exciting young dance companies. daring and exuberant one-upmanship, French café, a waitress sits polishing her creating organised chaos as they go. knives. In the shadows of the First World War, ‘Dream city’ is an exhilarating and OctOBEr one cunning customer is about to be served a meal he will never forget. A vastly thought-provoking ode to children living Mo tu We th Fr sa su BABOrÓ nOtEs: in war zones, where the ability to dream 20 21 entertaining musical fable, ‘A Feast of Bones’ Festival favourites theatre lovett 12.00 9.30 serves up songs, fun, and fright, delivered is essential to survival. 7.00 12.15 (‘Mr Foley, the radio Operator’ with aplomb by louis lovett, lisa lambe and and ‘the House that Jack Filled’) ‘Frenetic brilliance of both music and Duration: 50 min their merry band. so let the music strike up, return to delight us with this dark movement.’ the Herald venue: Black Box theatre let hunger be satisfied – and let the laughter and humorous retelling of be so loud you cannot hear the distant ‘chicken licken’. thunder. ★★★★ OctOBEr ‘A fantastically realised show’ Mo tu We th Fr sa su

photographer Jelmer de Haas 20 21 22 10.00 10.00 11.00 ‘With ‘A Feast of Bones’, Theatre Lovett proves 12.00* 12.00* 1.00 that Irish theatre for young audiences is capable of matching its international peers.’ Duration: 60 min venue: town Hall theatre the sunday Business post *10min q&A for schools

★★★★’Sparkling piece.’

Festival venue sponsored by 14 BOX OFFIcE PH: +353 91 569777 www.BABORO.Ie 15 teatret Møllen | theatre | Denmark Ages 10+ youth Ballet West | Dance | Ireland All Ages Family Alice Guldgraveren Underground

The Gold Digger conceived and choreographed by claire lillis and Judith sibley, this is a modern interpretation of lewis carroll's classic tales ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘through the looking glass’. together they have created a show filled with drama, acrobatics and stunning high energy dance, all tied neatly together in one of the best loved children's stories of all time. BABOrÓ nOtEs: Baboró celebrates local children and young people as participants in this dance ensemble which supports young dancers in the West of Ireland. OctOBEr Mo tu We th Fr sa su 23

photographer claire lillis photographer claire Duration: 60 min Festival venue venue: town Hall theatre 1.00 sponsored by 4.00 schools 1st to 6th class Family Ages 8+ Amhrán na Mara Song of the Sea The Long Way North

‘the gold Digger’ tells the tale of a BABOrÓ nOtEs: man who leaves his wife and child galway audiences will appreciate the behind to join the American gold toe-tapping tunes (think ‘Oh Brother Where Art thou’) and humour that tell scéal Ben agus a dheirfiúr bheag Beautiful animated film that follows the rush. His story and that of his an age-old story of setting up home in a saoirse - an leanbh rón deireanach - a story of feisty sasha as she sets off on fellow gold diggers is brought to foreign land. théann ar thuras iontach isteach i an adventure to find her missing life by four immensely talented ndomhan draíochta na finscéalaíochta explorer grandfather. men who tell us about leaving OctOBEr ársa atá ag dul i léig agus iad ag iar- home and seeking fortune in a Mo tu We th Fr sa su 21 22 23 raidh filleadh ar a mbaile cois farraige. Mo tu We th Fr sa su foreign land. rousing live music 5.00 1.00 11.00 screened in Irish with English subtitles. 17 Duration: 82 min 4.00 and song describe the dream of a 4.00 Mo tu We th Fr sa su venue: IlAs, nuI galway better life, the fear of the unknown 17 Duration: 94 min tickets: €4 www.BABORO.Ie and the longing for the land and Duration: 55 min 10.00 venue: IlAs, nuI galway 17 capacity: 148 tickets: €4

faces they left behind. skaaning Hasselgaard photographer søren venue: An taibhdhearc 16 BOX OFFIcE PH: +353 91 569777 www.BABORO.Ie 17 All Ages galway Arts centre | visual Art | Ireland patricia Forde | literature | Ireland Ages 11+ 5th class to First year The Wordsmith Ark is a place of tally sticks, rationed food and shared Becoming: shoes, where art and music are banned, language is severely restricted and outcasts are thrown to the wolves. When letta discovers that John noa is planning to rob the The Adventures people of language altogether and make them Wordless, she has to stop him. But she’s only a young girl and he’s of Growing Up the leader of the known world… ‘A novel that truly stands apart for its OctOBEr originality and relevance…’ the Irish times. Mo tu We th Fr sa su Artists: Alan clarke, louise Manifold, changing and learning. However there shortlisted for cBI 2016 Book of the year Awards 17 pawel kleszczewski & kasia Zimnoch Duration: 60 mins are many facets to this - in order to grow BABORÓ ON TOUR patricia will tour to the 10.00 venue: An taibhdhearc curator: Maeve Mulrennan you have to leave something behind, paediatric unit, university Hospital galway tickets: €4 you have to leap into the unknown. the “I wrote this story for you, but when I began Máire Zepf & tarsila krüse | reading & Workshop gemma Breathnach | reading artists investigate these complex issues it I had not realized that girls grow quicker Ireland | schools Junior Infants to 1st class Ireland | schools Junior to senior Infants than books...But some day you will be old through the frame of fairytales and enough to start reading fairy tales again.” cs folktales - how stories can teach us Na Gabh ar Scoil Luán agus an Mórphianó lewis about morals, relationships and identity. tá cóilín ina shuí go moch - a chéad tar ar thuras ceolmhar le luán an this is an exhibition that sees growing up Date: Mon-sat 10.00 to 5.30 lá ar scoil! Ach tá fadhb amháin aige - níl luch agus é ag iarraidh mian a as an adventure in itself. A person sun 12.00 to 5.00 Mamaí ag iarraid ligean dó dul ar scoil! chroí a bhaint amach agus bheith creates their own story through growing, Schools Make a Day of It see page 23 for details Interactive bi-lingual workshop based on ina phianadóir cailiúil. FrEE FAMIly WOrksHOps - BOOkIng EssEntIAl: ‘na gabh ar scoil’. Date: tues 18 October, 10am & 12pm Date: Fri 21 October, 10am & 12pm Louise Manifold: Bringing Miniature Worlds to Life | Age 6+ venue: town Hall studio venue: town Hall studio Working with objects, creating dioramas and animation. Duration: 45 mins Duration: 40 mins *participants must bring a shoebox for this workshop capacity: 30 tickets: €4 capacity: 30 tickets: €4 Dates: Wed 19 October, 5.00 capacity: 20 Duration: 90min sat 22 October, 12.00 pignut productions | storytelling Moonfish theatre | Immersive theatre Ireland | Ages 3 to 5 Ireland | Ages 8+ Pawel Kleszewski + Kasia Zimnoch: Myths & Fairytales | Age 6+ visual storytelling workshop. parents and children create their fairytale together. The Trouble with Fairies Memory Paths Date: sun 23 October, 12.00 (in English), 3.00 (in polish) capacity: 20 Duration: 90min Bóithríní na Smaointe All children must be accompanied by an adult for full duration of each workshop. the week before Baboró begins, Jay ryan goes on a daring adventure as he scours Discover the hidden lives of four shona shirley MacDonald, Brochure Illustrator | visual Art | Ireland the county for mischievous fairies. In association with the Galway Schools Library Service young people who took part in a see baboro.ie/schools for venues and dates. historic moment of Irish history. An BABORÓ ON TOUR evocative bi-lingual audio and visual immersive experience. Juniper Date: Monday 10 to Friday 14 October Developed in conjunction with Riverbank Arts A series of glimpses into an atmospheric and richly charlie Byrne’s Bookshop | storytelling Centre and Kildare Library Service as part of the detailed visual story, depicting the protagonist Ireland | Ages 3 to 5 Arts Council Artist in Residence Scheme 2015-16. Juniper and her companions who are searching Charlie Byrne’s Storytime Date ssat 22 & sun 23, 12.30 to 5.30 through peculiar and threatening landscapes, Begins every 30 mins trying to make sense of their world. children’s storytime with ruth, all welcome Tickets: €6 Date sat 22 October, 11:00 Duration 50 min Dates: 17 Oct - 9 nov venue: town Hall theatre Duration 60 min Venue charlie Byrne’s Bookshop Schools Make a Day of It see page 23 for details Venue charlie Byrne’s Bookshop 18 BOX OFFIcE PH: +353 91 569777 www.BABORO.Ie 19 All Ages | 17-23 October Deirdre rogers & Órla kelly | visual Art | Ireland colmac robotics | Ireland Ages 6+ Dress for mess children must be accompanied by an adult schools 3rd to 6th class Baboró’s Robotic Creative Adventures colmac robotics workshops Lab provide the perfect environment for children to A place to invent, design, explore, be creative, innovative and build and create using a wealth of Adults inspired, while learning unusual materials gleaned from An Evening of Inspiration important skills in the areas recreate’s ‘Warehouse of Wonders’. need some creative ideas to spruce up of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, Ages 20 months to 4 years your rainy day activity repertoire? let design and computer programming. An Adventure of a Lifetime Órla, Deirdre and author patricia Forde guide you. Join Mr line as he adventures to lands Date: Mon 17, 7.00 to 8.30 Schools 3rd to 6th Classes Family Drop In Zone Ages 6+ far away, meeting shapes of all sizes, capacity: 30 tickets: €10 constructed with weird and wonderful these workshops explore the topics of Explore the wonderful world of materials so we can travel to a drawing Creches to Senior Infants robotics and technology in a fun and robotics with your family. get ahead of party on planet colour. Artistic Adventures for Schools interactive way. pupils must work in the curve using cutting edge Date: sat 22 & sun 23, 10.00 to 11.00 and Créches teams to design, build programme and intelligent materials along side capacity: 30 come on a creative voyage with your test their very own robot that can traditional lego pieces. tickets: €5 teacher to places and lands that only complete a challenge! Dates: sat 22 & sun 23 October All Ages your imagination can invent. Dates: Mon 17 - Fri 21 October times: 12.30 to 4.30 Date: Wed 19 to Fri 21 venue: Arás na ngael, Dominick st. venue: portershed, Eyre square The Sky’s the Limit: Schools Make a Day of It see page 23 for details Drop-in Family Fun Schools Make a Day of It see page 23 for details tickets: €10 take a creative voyage of discovery, Professional Development Workshops Robotics for Primary and littleBits Workshop Ages 8+ exploring the boundless imaginations tickets: €15/12 Secondary School Teachers of young and old through the endless cutting-edge workshops using possibilities of creative reuse, Early Years Educators Discover how to easily integrate electronic building blocks to create materials such as wool, plastic, fabric, & 3rd Level Students robotics technology in the classroom inventions large and small. tubing, foam and much more. A hands-on session exploring the use to aid teaching and develop creative Date: sat 22 October Date: sat 22 & sun 23 October of the creative arts to support early young minds. robotics overlaps with time: 10:00 to 12:00 time: 12:00 to 2:00 and 3:00 to 5:00 learning and development. many existing and new areas of the venue: portershed, Eyre square tickets: €5 Date: Wed 19, 7.00 to 8:30 curriculum. capacity: 20 tickets: €15 Dates: tues 18 October Robot Battles Ages 8+ BABORÓ ON TOUR Primary & Special Needs Teachers time: 7.00 to 8.30 Baboró’s creative lab will tour to a crèche learn tried and tested methods to tickets: €15/12 Explores the area of robotics by way of and the paediatric unit, university Hospital support you in the classroom. venue: galway Education centre robot battles. children will learn the galway Date: thurs 20 October 7.00 to 8.30 cluain Mhuire, Wellpark fundamentals of programming, design, engineering and automation in Venue Aula Maxima, the quadrangle, a fun, energetic environment! nuI galway Date: sunday 23 October time: 10.00 to 12.00 Free Parking is available evenings and venue: portershed, Eyre square weekends near venue. On bus routes 404 capacity: 20 & 405. see www.baboro.ie for full details. tickets: €15 20 BOX OFFIcE PH: +353 91 569777 www.BABORO.Ie 21 Something for the Grown Ups Box Office Date: Monday 17 October 5.00 to 6.30 | venue: town Hall studio Onlinecomplete new Online Bookingschools Request Form at www.baboro.ie/schools

PJ Lynch in Conversation Baboró schools liaison can assist you with your online booking. with Tarsila Krüse & Shona Shirley Macdonald Email [email protected] or phone 091 562 642. pJ lynch is the fourth laureate na nÓg, and one tIckEt InFOrMAtIOn tEAcHErs gO FrEE of Ireland’s most lauded artists. He and his School €6.50 1 per 10 children guests will discuss their careers as illustrators. DeIS Schools €5.50 1 per 5 for Pre-schools tickets: €6 registered Delegates Free No booking fee apply Special Needs – as required

Date: Monday 17 October 6.00 to 8.00 | venue: Aula Maxima upper, nuI galway | FrEE FIrst rOunD BOOkIng rEquEst DEADlInE Friday, 16th September Complete online form at www.baboro.ie/schools. Booking requests ArE accepted Baboró CPD Taster Evening after this date. Meet facilitator catherine simon and learn more about what to expect Request a free workshop or guided tour when from Baboró’s ‘Drama tools in the classroom’ in summer 2017. scHOOls: MAkE A DAy OF It completing school booking form online. These must be booked in advance. course is designed with teachers and artists in mind.

Date: tuesday 18 October 2.30 to 4.30 | venue: see baboro.ie for details | FrEE Bus suBsIDy scHEME Schools can apply for financial support after festival.

plEAsE nOtE: All School and Group bookings for morning shows are processed M.A.M. Gathering through the Baboró Schools Liaison only. M.A.M. (Mothers Artists Makers) is a national network of theatre practitioners who are mothers, founded as a result of the hugely influential #WakingtheFeminists campaign. come along for a chat to find out more about this network and its aims. children are welcome.

Date: tuesday 18 October 5.00 to 6.30 | venue: town Hall studio Making Work for Children in the Digital Age The Festival pAtrOn: Michael D. Higgins teamBoard of Directors A discussion exploring the use of technology in making work for children. What ÉArlAMH:Micheál D. Ó huigínn uAcHtArÁn nA hÉIrEAnn Sybil Curley (Chair) opportunities do new technologies hold for theatre makers? What are the Annette Curley challenges? How do we remain relevant to an increasingly tech savvy audience? Executive Artistic Director Artist & Delegate liaison Carmel Brennan tickets: €6 registered Delegates Free Aislinn Ó heocha Aisling O’Sullivan eithne Verling producer Brochure Illustrator eoin Barry Date: thursday 20 October 2.00 to 3.30 | venue: Aula Maxima upper, nuI galway Jennifer Ahern Shona Shirley Macdonald Fergus Cronin Finance graphic Design Gráinne Ferry Dance & Movement Workshop Sinead wynne Dermot Kelly Karissa Douglass-Higgins communications photographer Majella Perry A professional development workshop for dancers and actors exploring movement Juley-Ann Collins Marina Levitina Patrick Lonergan principles and De Dansers' unique approach to making work. Delivered by Development Assistant Website Box Office team Kate Murray Pixel Design Seóna Ní Chonghaile (Mgr) Josephine van rheenen, choreographer and Dancer with De Dansers. Annie McMahon capacity: 15 tickets: €15/12 production Manager Distribution Niall Barrett Jay Ryan emer McMahon eoin Butler Thornton Date: saturday 22 October 4.00 to 5.00 | venue: Ard Bia the House, Henry street publicity Baboró Interns Sinead McPhillips Briana Pagano Féilim Ó hAoláin A Taste of Adventure Sabrina Sheehan Hannah Ryan Finian O'Gorman Digital Marketing Sarah Smyth Jack Gibbons A talk for parents with Aoibheann Macnamara about nurturing Amy Forde Marie Folan Niamh Frehill Seóna Tully your child's love of food through travel and adventure. capacity: 25 tickets: €10 – A Baboró Fundraiser Event

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