National Culture Programme Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union January — June 2013 National Culture Programme January — June 2013

Contents 2 Minister’s Foreword Cultural Institutions 6 National Gallery of Ireland 10 National Museum of Ireland 12 National Library of Ireland 14 Irish Museum of Modern Art 16 Crawford Art Gallery 18 National Concert Hall 20 Chester Beatty Library 22 The National Archives 24 Royal Hibernian Academy 26 Royal Irish Academy 27 Irish Film Board Arts Council 30 January 34 February 40 March 46 April 56 May 68 June Appendix 78 Useful Links

The National Culture Programme for the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union has been programmed by the National Cultural Institutions of Ireland under the auspices of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Welcome 3

Deenihan, TD Jimmy Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Minister for The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon element of the programme the programme element of Ealaíon Chomhairle The Arts Council/An artisticencourages and celebrates and co-operation partnership international and recognises boundaries international Europe, in across as important cooperation cultural and transnational artistic exchange will connect of Irish arts.dimensions Each of these special initiatives with audiences and in Ireland artists, arts participants, volunteers of the centrality It will highlight Europe. placespeople and over all connections. cultural Institutions at the National Cultural In addition, the activities showcased to and domestic alike international visitors opportunities for will provide culture. our rich and shared experience and community partners I wish the artists, arts organisations, success. I hope every this National Programme in participants involved artistic exchange, European will continue to incorporate that they and contribute their into their practice influence and collaboration that will enable arts and initiatives in transnational unique perspective to flourish. in Europe culture taking place in artistic events the many will enjoy I hope that citizens during the Presidency. Ireland of the opportunities to become to avail everyone to encourage I want of activities range on offer the exciting and to be connected by involved Union of the Council of the European the period of the Presidency for International Programme. Together Together Programme. International the Irish Government sets out to enhance sets out to enhance the Irish Government National Programme covers a vast range of range a vast covers National Programme National Programme features a unique features National Programme National Programme is a wide and varied varied is a wide and Programme National Culture ConnectsCulture Culture ConnectsCulture Culture ConnectsCulture Culture ConnectsCulture Culture ConnectsCulture the European Union and instil a sense of ownership and connection and and instil a sense of ownership Union the European period. this important six-month throughout The It will include of the country. the length and breadth artistic endeavour hosted and conferences events exhibitions, focused special European the connections with a institutions. It will showcase in our cultural as the historic influences. It will also as well contemporary Europe, relationships. subtle and somewhat those layered underscore appeal and reach. The Department the auspices under of my presented combination of events (including, the National Gallery Institutions National Cultural Ireland’s by the National Concert Irish Museum of Modern Art, Hall, the of Ireland, together Art Gallery National Library of Ireland) Cork and the Crawford the Artsof Ireland/An Council by co-ordinated with a programme contemporary arts occasions 90 innovative, over Chomhairle Ealaíon of taking place countrywide. and projects Through audiences at home for participation and provision artistic creation, the with audiences to communicate across want We and abroad. of the Council of of the Irish Presidency the visibility convey country, The with artists and in Ireland artists engaging citizens and programme in Ireland’s element It is a key in Europe. colleagueselsewhere based Union of the European of the Council Presidency our plans to celebrate coincides also the with This Presidency of 2013. six months in the first Its Union. of the European membership of Ireland’s anniversary 40th counterpart is the domestic of wide and international programme constitute a culture they and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan, TD Jimmy Arts, Heritage for Minister National Cultural Institutions 5

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visitors alike to experience our rich shared culture. our rich shared experience to alike visitors provide opportunities for international and domestic and domestic international opportunities for provide The activities showcased at these venues will will at these venues The activities showcased na hÉireann/Irish Film Board as well as the Royal as the Royal as well Board Film na hÉireann/Irish Irish Academy. and the Royal Hibernian Academy, Library, National Archives of Ireland, Bord Scannán Scannán Bord of Ireland, Archives National Library, Ireland, National Museum of Ireland, Chester Beatty Beatty Chester National Museum of Ireland, Ireland, National Concert Hall, the Irish Museum of Modern National Concert Irish Museum of Modern Hall, the Art Gallery of Cork, Library National Art, Crawford Institutions – the National Gallery of Ireland, the the Institutions – the National Gallery of Ireland, features a unique combination of activities and a unique combination of activities and features Cultural National Ireland’s by presented events The National Gallery of Ireland 7

The Castle of Bentheim, 1653

The Sketchbooks of Jack B. Yeats, of Jack B. Yeats, The Sketchbooks 1897–1955 – 5 May 2013. 2 February free Admission a significant brings together This exhibition sketchbooks. personal Yeats’s selection of Jack B. part of the an integral were These sketchbooks artistic Yeats’s of Jack B. sketchbooks personal upon them for regularly and he drew practice and both the subject matter for inspiration oil paintings. formal composition of his more includes engagement a digital The exhibition access a selection of to element giving visitors the from and letters photographs sketchbooks, Archive. Yeats’ Jacob van Ruisdael (1628/29-1682) Ruisdael Jacob van National Gallery © Photo Ireland of

Until 20 January 2013. January 20 2013. Until free Admission houses The National Gallery of Ireland some of the finest landscapes by century artists. This seventeenth Dutch highlights the scope and exhibition by quality of the collection with works Rijn, van Rembrandt Ruisdael, Jacob van Cuyp and Meindert Aelbert Hobbema, Hendrick Avercamp. Art Surpassing Nature: Art Nature: Surpassing in the Age Dutch Landscapes and Ruisdael of Rembrandt

JMW Turner JMW Turner (1775-1851) Germany, Passau, at the Confluence Inn of the Rivers 1840 and Danube, © National Photo Gallery Ireland of

Turner’s Liber Studiorum prints. Turner’s Bequest, in addition to 5 other watercolours Bequest, 5 other watercolours in addition to and a selection of years, in recent acquired luminous watercolours for one month only each one month only each for luminous watercolours Vaughan includes the entire This exhibition year. National Gallery of Ireland continues to adhere to to continues adhere to National Gallery of Ireland these showing the conditions of the bequest by at their lowest. Although technologies in museum Although technologies in museum at their lowest. the years, recent in advanced lighting have he stipulated that the Turner works be displayed be displayed works that the Turner he stipulated are light levels when the natural in January only, Vaughan was very aware of how delicate and and delicate how of aware very was Vaughan this reason, For are. watercolours light-sensitive watercolours were divided between the National the National divided between were watercolours Dublin and Edinburgh. Galleries in London, by JMW Turner RA (1775-1851) from the English the English from RA (1775-1851) JMW Turner by Turner His prized Henrycollector Vaughan. In 1900, the National Gallery of Ireland accepted accepted the National Gallery of Ireland In 1900, and drawings a bequest 31 watercolours of Admission free Admission National Gallery of Ireland National Gallery Ireland of January 2013. 1 – 31 JMW Turner at the at the JMW Turner National Gallery of Ireland 9

To mark The Gathering Ireland 2013, 2013, mark The Gathering Ireland To brings the National Gallery of Ireland of paintings and drawings together including locations in Ireland historic of major citiesviews Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Derry. Waterford Imagining the Divine: Divine: the Imagining in Art Family Holy The 1 April 2013 Until free Admission the early life depicting An exhibition and paintings 13 of Christ, featuring di Credi, Lorenzo by with works drawings, Bartolommeo. Murillo and Fra Guercino, Dawn of Highlights include The into on the Flight Rest The Christianity: the on loan from JMW Turner, by Egypt and an early Renaissance Museum, Ulster and Child of the Virgin relief painted sculptor, of Florentine the workshop from Ghiberti. Lorenzo A Mini Tour Essential Ireland: July 2013 6 April – 28 free Admission

OPENING HOURS OPENING HOURS 9.30am-5.30pm; Monday – Saturday 12pm- Sunday 9.30am-8.30pm; Thursday Public Holidays: 10am-5.30pm. 5.30pm. 2013). (29 March Closed Good Friday

Fra Bartolommeo (1472-1517) Fra Photo © National Gallery © Photo Ireland of

The Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, c.1890 County Clare, of Moher, The Cliffs

Nathaniel Hone II (1831-1917) Nathaniel Hone National Gallery © Photo Ireland of FIND US TO HOW Street, Clare National Gallery of Ireland, via Millennium Wing). Dublin 2 (entrance 5133. (0)1 661 +353 Telephone www.nationalgallery.ie Imagining the Divine: The Holy Family in Art Family Imagining the Divine: The Holy with Saint John the Baptist The Holy Family A Photo © © Photo Thomas Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) Driving Shepherd a Flock of Sheep a Wood, through c.1760 National Gallery of Ireland

This exhibition is presented as part of the Culture as part the Culture of is presented This exhibition the EU Presidency. of Programme Watteau, Rossetti and Gainsborough. Rossetti Watteau, and prints spanning the fifteenth to the twentieth the twentieth and prints spanning the fifteenth to Degas, Mantegna, by centuries, works with collection of European works on paper. It features It features on paper. works collection of European portraits landscapes, still life, drawings, old master A display of some 50 drawings and prints and prints drawings A display of some 50 highlights the richness and scope of the Gallery’s Admission free Admission Works from the Collection the Collection from Works April 2013 – 28 16 February Treasured Sheets: European Sheets: European Treasured National Museum of Ireland 11 Cast iron. Cast iron. Silver, engraved and and engraved Silver, Gilt silver with gold gold with Gilt silver

Ardagh Chalice. Chalice. Ardagh partlyinlays of gilt, with studs and glass and enamel polychrome amber, Co. at Ardagh, and crystal. Found Limerick. 8th century. ‘Tara’ Brooch. ‘Tara’ amber and polychrome filigree, Bettystown, near Found glass studs. 8th century. Meath. Co. pot. six-gallon Three-legged been used have Of a type which would East, Corelish From during the Famine. century. Limerick. 19th Co.

in early March to coincide with the book A with the book A coincide to in early March Fintan in 100 Objects by History of Ireland Irish Academy the Royal published by O’Toole, in association with the National Museum of and the Irish Times. Ireland Irish Academy In partnershipRoyal with the and the Irish Times OPENING HOURS OPENING HOURS 10am - 5pm - Saturday: Tuesday 2pm - 5pm Sunday: Christmas Day Closed Mondays, and Good Friday

National Museum of Ireland, but also from but also from National Museum of Ireland, in Ireland. elsewhere museums and libraries identifying the 100 objects trail A signposted can be seen will be launched they and where FIND US TO HOW National Museum of Ireland, Dublin 2. Street, Kildare (0)1 6777444. +353 Telephone www.museum.ie History of Ireland in in History of Ireland 100 Objects. 2013 March FREE ADMISSION from date in objects, ranging One hundred been day have the present to 5000BC The of Ireland. the history tell chosen to the collections of the from drawn majority are

www.ambafrance-ie.org - - www.ambafrance-ie.org and French military cooperation from the Wild Geese to Geese to the Wild from military cooperation and French UN duty in Chad and Lebanon. 2011, to the period 1689 covering panels It consists of 18 in France for which fought including the Irish regiments centuries. and 19th 18th the 17th, and of Irish men the role also covers The exhibition II – in particular War I and World War in World women resistance. in the French involvement Samuel Beckett’s info Further 8308 – 01 708 [email protected] This exhibition retraces and celebrates 400 years of Irish of Irish years 400 and celebrates retraces This exhibition

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Exhibition presented in association with the with the in association presented Exhibition in Ireland Embassy French Collins Barracks, Dublin 7. Collins Barracks, National Museum of Ireland – – National Museum of Ireland Arts & History, Decorative ADMISSION FREE ADMISSION Military Museum in Paris. January – June 30th 2013 10th Musée de l’Armée (Army Museum, Museum, (Army Musée de l’Armée the French Invalides, Les – Paris) militaires relations. Les Irlandais et la Irlandais et la Les relations. siècles de relations : Trois France 1689 - 2012, The Irish & France: The Irish & France: - 2012, 1689 Centuries of military Three image Musée de l’Armée. Pierre Lenfant (1704-1787) v. 1750-1760 1750-1760 v. (1704-1787) Lenfant Pierre Dist. RMN / © Musée de l’Armée-Paris, La bataille de Fontenoy, 11th May 1745, May 1745, 11th bataille de Fontenoy, La National Library of Ireland 13

Copy No 1 of the the No 1 of Copy James of edition first Ulysses, Joyce’s in 1922. published

OPENING HOURS OPENING HOURS Street: Kildare Room, Main Reading 9.30am-7.45pm Monday – Wednesday: 9.30am-4.45pm – Friday: Thursday 9:30am-12.45pm Saturday:

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celebration of James Joyce celebration 2pm – 8pm 16 June 2013, FREE ADMISSION the National to of James Joyce the footsteps Follow of the a Bloomsday celebration for of Ireland, Library about Learn in Europe. Irish author who spent his life the music experience Odyssey, European Joyce’s in the his works from readings and enjoy he loved, he studied as a where room beautiful domed reading man. young as part the Culture of is presented This exhibition the EU Presidency. of Programme The Joyce of Europe: of Europe: The Joyce HOW TO FIND US TO HOW of Ireland, National Library Dublin 2 Street, Kildare 0200. (0)1 603 +353 Telephone www.nli.ie

‘Verse and Vision’ and ‘Verse at the installation exhibition, Yeats Maud showing the subject Gonne, of his of many poems. to

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The Life and Works of of and Works The Life

please ring (01) 6030346 or email i please ring (01) 6030346 visit. your arrange Group tours Group the multimedia rich experience of this award- the multimedia rich experience winning exhibition. Since then, over a quarter of a million people of all a quarter of a million people of all Since then, over in exploring delighted ages and nationalities have literary exhibitions yet staged internationally,” internationally,” staged yet exhibitions literary 2006. unanimous acclaim on May 25, opened to in The Irish Times as “one of the most important of the most important as “one in The Irish Times The exhibition “Yeats: The Life and Works of of and Works The Life “Yeats: The exhibition which has been described Yeats”, Butler William Wednesday: 1pm 1pm Wednesday: 3pm Saturday: Free drop-in Guided tours Guided tours drop-in Free Yeats: Yeats: Yeats Butler William Irish Museum of Modern Art 15

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I Know You I Know April and closes19 on 7 July IMMA at National Concert Hall, Earlsfort 2. Dublin Terrace, younger-generation 40 by Work artists with the prestigious associated in Frankfurt Städelschule info Further Sidney Nolan Nolan Sidney Airways Etihad by presented January 2013 until 27 Galleries, New of Modern Art, Irish Museum Kilmainham, Military Road, Hospital, Royal Dublin 8. the by paintings Ned Kelly The famous artist Nolan. Sidney Australian celebrated info Further Becoming Alice Maher: 2013 until 17 February IMMA at National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Dublin 2. Terrace, of of the work retrospective A mid-career leading Irish artist Alice Maher info Further

OPENING HOURS OPENING HOURS & Saturday: Friday Thursday, Tuesday, 10.30am- Wednesday: 10.00am-5.15pm; 12.00noon-5.15pm Sunday: 5.15pm; Closed on Mondays.

Ice Cube, 2005, water, 50 x 50 x 50 cm, edition: cm, edition: x 50 x 50 50 water, 2005, Ice Cube, 5 + 2 AP, Courtesy Johann König, Berlin and 303 Gallery, Berlin and 303 Gallery, Johann König, Courtesy 5 + 2 AP, Nick Ash by Photos York, New Jeppe Hein, Hein, Jeppe FIND US TO HOW Irish Museum of Modern Art Military Road, Hospital, Royal Kilmainham, Dublin 8 9900 (0)1 612 +353 Telephone www.imma.ie

Abstract Abstract Brocquy, Gerard Dillon, George Campbell and Campbell and Dillon, George Gerard Brocquy, Arthur Armstrong. This exhibition will explore Cubism from both both Cubism from will explore This exhibition and will include and Irish perspectives, French of fifty works and film. Over painting, literature of reassessment a fundamental art will provide and its relationship the idea of Cubism in Ireland the birthplace of this revolutionary France, to art movement. Pablo by works Analysing Cubism will feature Albert Lhote, André Braque, George Picasso, capturing the key Léger, and Fernand Gleizes the and will illustrate of this movement values influence of Cubism on Irish artists such as Le Louis Marie Swanzy, Hone, Evie Mainie Jellett, Mainie Jellett: Jellett: Mainie ‘ Composition’ with Composition Elements Three on canvas oil c 1935,

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Culture Programme of the EU Presidency. of Programme Culture This exhibition is presented as part of the as part the of is presented This exhibition Co Down info Further F. E. McWilliam Gallery, Newry Road, Banbridge, Banbridge, Newry Road, Gallery, E. McWilliam F. Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork Emmet Place, Art Gallery, Crawford 2013 13 September – 30 November 17 June – 1 September 2013 New Galleries, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Galleries,New Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Kilmainham, Dublin Military Road, Hospital, focus on Irish artists Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone Hone and Evie on Irish artists Mainie Jellett focus – 2 June 2013 February 19 Different perspectives on Cubism, with a particular on Cubism, with a particular perspectives Different Analysing Cubism Crawford Art Gallery 17

Journey (2011) Journey on Nugent.oil Paul acrylic primed panel, © Image x 66cm 48 the artist, courtesy Kavanagh of Kevin Dublin Gallery,

‘Her Fanciful Fanciful ‘Her Digression’, Michelle Deignan, Single channel 2012. mins 10 HD video, Image © secs, 54 Michelle Deignan, of Maria courtesy Gallery, Stenfors London using Ireland’s six month term of EU Presidency of EU Presidency six month term using Ireland’s from will be drawn The works as a platform. and will include lens Public Collections in Ireland based works. as part the of is presented This exhibition the EU Presidency. of Programme Culture

OPENING HOURS OPENING HOURS 10.00am-5.00pm; Monday – Saturday Closed on Sundays, – 8.00pm; 10.00am Thursday Bank Holidays, Christmas Day & Good Friday; 2nd Floor closes daily at 7.45pm;

Contemporary Irish Art at Irish ArtContemporary at Office of Public House, Castletown Art Gallery with Crawford Works May – June 2013 FREE ADMISSION the In partnership with the Office of Public Works, Art an exhibition, Gallery will present Crawford ten featuring Dawn Williams, by curated Irish artists, both established and contemporary of setting in the stunning historical emerging, The Kildare. House Celbridge in Co. Castletown Irish art contemporary will showcase initiative FIND US TO HOW Art Gallery, Crawford Cork Emmet Place, (0)21 4805042. +353 Telephone www.crawfordgallery.ie www.castletownhouse.ie

Absolute Vitality Vitality Absolute courtesy: 2012 Inc., Kraupa-Tuskany, Naples/ Berlin; T293, Rome Keller/Kosmas Keller/Kosmas (Aids-3D)

on looking at the city as a centre for creative creative for on looking at the city as a centre artists will highlight how The exhibition energy. and one particular to city, and respond live with themes work artists’ Berlin inspires how and the dilemmas and nature, of technology in human existence. inherent the Goethe Institut, False by Supported of coincidesOptimism with the programme in 2013. the EU presidency for in Ireland events Keller/Kosmas Keller/Kosmas (Aids-3D) Inc. Vitality Absolute 2012 Certificate, Kraupa- courtesy: Berlin; Tuskany, Naples/Rome T293, Inc. Vitality Absolute 2012 Certificate,

Quigley, Irish artists living and working in Berlin. in Berlin. Irish artists living and working Quigley, Optimism is based of False premise The central Clarke, Ciarán Walsh, Dennis McNulty and Una Dennis McNulty and Una Walsh, Ciarán Clarke, Si-Qin, Eberhard Havekos and Juliette Bonneviot. Bonneviot. and Juliette Havekos Si-Qin, Eberhard Declan by also includes works The exhibition 3D (Daniel Keller and Nik Kosma), Yngve Holen, Holen, Yngve and Nik Kosma), 3D (Daniel Keller Doll, Timur Choi, Tatjana Atem Il-Jin Philip Metten, from fourteen artists living and working in the in the artists living and working fourteen from Liefland, AIDS German including Joep van capital, contemporary art from Berlin, entitled False Berlin, entitled False art from contemporary work will showcase exhibition Optimism. This lively Berlin, the Crawford Art Gallery will present, Art Gallery will present, Berlin, the Crawford of an exhibition 2013, April - 1st June 12th from ADMISSION FREE ADMISSION Gallery in In partnership with the Autocenter 12 April – 1 June 2013 False Optimism False National Concert Hall / An Ceoláras Náisiúnta 19

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with support from the Department of the Department of with support from Arts, and the Gaeltacht. Please Heritage for further details. booking office contact FIND US TO HOW The National Concert Hall Dublin 2 Terrace, Earlsfort (0) 1 4170000 +353 Telephone www.nch.ie New Music Dublin 2013 Dublin Music New 3 March 1 – Sunday March Friday Festival: Music Contemporary Music European New the National Concert Hall, by Presented Centre Music and The Contemporary RTÉ the Arts and Council aided by Grant

National National Choir Chamber

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String Trio The Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965 D. on the Rock, The Shepherd Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114 in A minor, Clarinet Trio Impromptu, Op 78 No 1; Op 78 Impromptu,

Prelude, Op 9 Prelude, Trio in E minor, Op 90 “Dumky” Op 90 “Dumky” in E minor, Trio Trio in E flat , K. 498 “Kegelstatt” in E flat , K. 498 Trio Contrasts Siete Canciones Populares Españolas CancionesSiete Populares

Schubert Dvorak Chamber Ensemble Academy in association with the Presented of Music Irish Academy Royal Anssi Karttunen, cello Anssi Karttunen, Collins, piano Finghin 17 April Wednesday Estonia, 3: UK, Lithuania, Latvia, Programme Ireland Portugal, Holland, France, Finland, Pärt, Rautavaara, Gibbons, Mazulis, VAsks, ClearyAndriesen, Graca, National Chamber Choir conductor Hillier, Paul 22 May Wednesday Spain, 4: Italy, Programme Republic Czech Austria, Boccherini Falla Mozart Wednesday 20 March, 8pm March, 20 Wednesday Romania, Hungary, 2: Programme UK, Germany Finland, Bartok Enescu Sibelius No 1 Op 81 Mazurka, No 2; Op 78 Romance, Thomas Ades Brahmsn McGonnell, clarinet Carol violin Cooney, Elizabeth

Infinity Canon string quartet Infinity for from the Book of Longing the Book of from Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60 in F sharp, Barcarolle Piano Quintet in F minor Piano Quintet Violin Sonata in G Sonata Violin

Hugh Tinney (piano) Hugh Tinney RTE Vanbrugh Quartet Quartet Vanbrugh RTE (violin) Catherine Leonard Ravel Ravel Franck Chopin Grigorjeva Programme 1: Ireland, Poland, France, Poland, Ireland, 1: Programme Ian Wilson Wednesday 20 February February 20 Wednesday This series is presented as part of the Culture as part the Culture This series of presented is the EU Presidency of Programme and Schubert. music to contemporary works, the concerts include works, contemporary music to Ravel Franck, Dvorak, Brahms, Mozart, masterpieces by fascinating opportunity to hear music from seventeen seventeen opportunity hear music from to fascinating choral renaissance from countries. Ranging European presidency of the European Union the series features the series Union features of the European presidency a leading musicians and provides of Ireland’s many from around Europe. Curated by pianist Hugh Tinney pianist Hugh Tinney by Curated Europe. around from Ireland’s celebrate the National Concert Hall to for A series of four concerts featuring chamber music concerts featuring A series of four European Masterworks Masterworks European Chester Beatty Library 21

Ongoing Arts of the Book, a permanent exhibition the Library’s objects from of almost 600 the ancient from collections displays books Chester famous world including the world, Egyptian BC), (c.1160 Poems Love Beatty and beautifully illuminated of the Dead Books manuscripts. European Arts of the Book Arts the Book of

Akbar Receives Gifts Receives Akbar of the Ambassadors from Badakhshan c. Akbaar Book of 1600-03, the Chester of India © Trustees Dublin Library, Beatty OPENING HOURS OPENING HOURS 10.00am-5.00pm Monday – Friday, 1 May – 30 September: 10.00am-5.00pm – Friday, – 30 April: Tuesday 1 October Sunday: (all year); 11.00am-5.00pm Saturday: Good Friday, Closed: 1 January, (all year); 5.00pm 1.00pm- and Monday public holidays. December, 25 and 26 24,

Double-Page Frontispiece Double-Page Turkey (AH 1221), 1806 Qur’an, Dublin Library, the Chester Beatty of © Trustees FIND US TO HOW Librrary Chester Beatty Dublin 2 Dublin Castle, 0750 (0) 1 407 +353 Telephone www.cbl.ie

display until 31 August. display until 31 August. Chester Beatty: Chester Beatty: the Paintings 2013 August 31 Until of a selection featuring An exhibition paintings century French thirty 19th Chester that once belonged to is also on display at the Beatty the National On loan from Library. the Paintings, Chester Beatty: Gallery, which includes masterpieces such be on “The Gleaners” will as Breton’s and systems of belief represented in the in the of belief represented and systems Islam and Buddhism collections - Christianity, with smaller displays on Confucianism, Daoism, Sikhism and Jainism. result of the collecting activities of the collecting of one man. result in the is located Library The Chester Beatty the venue which is Castle, of Dublin grounds events. the official EU Presidency of many for Traditions Sacred Ongoing features exhibition Traditions The Sacred manuscripts and illuminated texts, sacred religions the great paintings from miniature The Chester Beatty Library, ChesterThe Library, Beatty of artistic on the treasures a window opens the world. of and religions cultures the great prints, of manuscripts, Its rich collection early printed paintings, icons, miniature countries across from objets d’art and books and North Africa East, Asia, the Middle the - all a visual feast visitors offers Europe

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NAI OS 145 Limerick Limerick 145 NAI OS 65: sheet V, plan of manuscript town Limerick, 1870.

Receipt from Lord Bishop Bishop Lord from Receipt towards £300 for Ferns of for dwelling house a building 6 December 1647. the Bishop, NAI 999/78:

OPENING HOURS OPENING HOURS Monday to is open from Room Reading National Archives of the public in possession members to 17.00, to 10.00 Friday, ticket. reader’s of a valid to and 13:30 12:15 10:00 to documents from may order Readers and is personally, readers directs are, Archives day. every 15:15 Room in the Reading available is not currently in the store kept check the status advised to are Readers day. the next at 10.00 their visit. calling before by in advance stipulated of the archive

Exhibition on Ireland and EU Exhibition on Ireland 2013 March from accession the EU to on Ireland’s An exhibition on documents held in the based largely 1969-74, EU where at venues will be shown National Archives, meetings will be held and online. Presidency as part the of is presented This exhibition the EU Presidency. of Programme Culture FIND US TO HOW of Ireland National Archives Bishop Street (0) 1 4072300 +353 Telephone www.nationalarchives.ie

The earliest documents in the National The earliest in the National documents century the 13th but most from date Archives departments and of government archives century onwards. the 17th courts start from private documents from The NAI also accepts many years and businesses. In recent sources most popular documents, such of the NAI’s been have and 1911, as the Census of 1901 The Reading online. available digitised and are the NAI provides is open daily and and Room services of the public. to a wide range The National Archives of Ireland, Ireland, of Archives National The of the the preservation for is responsible of the country and for heritage archival documents in its custody making the the The NAI holds research. for available which Irish state of the modern records and the evolution its historical record of our national identity. creation Royal Hibernian Academy 25

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Gerhard Richter & Sigmar Polke Works Works Polke & Sigmar Richter Gerhard the Kunstmuseum, from on Paper Germany Krefeld, 2013 31st, to March January 11 on paper – works and Sigmar Polke Richter “Gerhard (1932) Richter Gerhard Krefeld. Kunstmuseen the from regarded widely are – 2010) (1941 Polke and Sigmar Century. artists of the 20th the foremost of as two prints comprises of 30 drawings, This exhibition the collection of the and gouaches on paper from Germany.” Krefeld, Kunstmuseen Sponsor and a Corporate Institut Francais by Funded as part the Culture of is presented This exhibition the EU Presidency of Programme © The estate of SIgmar Polke © The estate Sigmar Polke, Doppelprofil Doppelprofil Sigmar Polke, paper on velour silkscreen Blue version, Krefeld, Kunstmuseen x 66cm, 98 Other Programmes of interest Other Programmes exhibition, – A retrospective Basil Blackshaw distinguished Irish painter 24th January to February 11 Skin – an artistic atlas to April 28 14 March Installation – New Anita Groener January to April 28 11 OPENING HOURS OPENING HOURS 11.00am-5.00pm Monday & Tuesday: 11.00am-7.00pm – Saturday: Wednesday 2.00pm-5.00pm Sundays:

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Gerhard Richter, Betty, Betty, Richter, Gerhard cm 66.2 x 97.1 print on cardboard Offset 2012 Richter © Gerhard Krefeld, Kunstmuseen HOW TO FIND US TO HOW Hibernian Academy, Royal Gallagher Gallery Ireland Dublin 2, 15 Ely Place, 2558 (0) 1 661 +353 Telephone www.rhgallery.ie

Image Keepers Zineb Sedira Zineb Sedira 2010 d’images), (Gardiennes with video installation 3 screen Art Projects, SAM sound. Production of the artist and Courtesy Paris. Paris mennour, galerie kamel Petroceltic Plc and additional support from additional support Plc and from Petroceltic the Institut Francais. Becoming Independant – – Independant Becoming Sidera Zineb and Menia Amina 2013 31st, to March January 11 Hancock, these Caroline by Curated installations their individual artists create of history deal with the fragility to of context in the Working and identity. identifies Algeria each contemporary of a specific loss or disappearance that will impoverish culture material of and understanding the formulating growth. societal had been made possible This exhibition support of the generous through

Collection of Amina Menia The 1928 Monument to The Dead of The The Dead of The Monument to The 1928 postcard. Found Algiers. War, World First Amina Menia, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board 27

a two day networking event for for event day networking a two producers Irish and European and broadcasters. European TV Drama TVEuropean Drama Forum Co-Production Dublin, March The IFB in partnership with is hosting Éireann Telefís Radio Jameson Dublin International Jameson International Dublin Festival Film February Dublin, Collaboration Director Irish / European (JDIFF) Festival Film The Jameson Dublin International capital the nation’s year Each place in February. takes that takes cinema in a citywide event celebrates na Scannán Bord This year days. eleven place over and JDIFF will host an (IFB) Board Film / Irish hÉireann between on the collaboration focus which will event and Irish directors. European

Dublin, June Dublin, June Scannán na hÉireann/Irish the Bord by Hosted enlighten aims to this conference Board Film of screenwriting and why participants on the how on European in 2013 with a particular focus filmmaking and audience engagement. Give Me Direction Direction Me Give writing event screen EU Focused HOW TO FIND US TO HOW Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board Board Film Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Bord Galway 23 Dock Road, Queensgate, 91 +353 561398 Telephone www.irishfilmboard.ie

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This conference is presented as part of the Culture as part the Culture of is presented This conference the EU Presidency of Programme leading statesmen, intellectuals, scientists, educators, scientists, educators, intellectuals, leading statesmen, of Irish origin. and strategists entrepreneurs cultural, intellectual and economic life and and and economic life intellectual cultural, and activities of the lives through development, The conference will emphasise Ireland’s historical historical will emphasise Ireland’s The conference political, of Europe’s contribution at the centre 21 & 22 February 2013 21 & 22 February Royal Irish Academy Royal The Impact of Ireland in Europe: in Europe: The Impact of Ireland Perspective An Historical Eminent Europeans of Irish Origin. of Irish Origin. Eminent Europeans International Conference Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon 29

showcases showcases De Cuellar Suite

, a creative collaboration collaboration , a creative Culture ConnectsCulture led by poet Theo Dorgan, and poet Theo Dorgan, led by

some of the arts organisations in Ireland that that in Ireland some of the arts organisations working to committed been exceptionally have in Europe. national borders across na gCnoc, such as Cló Ceardlann Organisations the Improvised Centre, Literature the Munster Pan Pan Dance Ireland, Music Company, and the National Sculpture Company Theatre establish artistic to hard worked have Factory colleagues partnerships with and professional new created have They in Europe. elsewhere beyond that reach and initiatives artistic works providing at the same time, one country while, artists and audiences in Ireland. opportunities for Traditional Now Traditional encompasses six strand Now The Traditional that feature artsprojects traditional special This strand artistic collaboration. cross-cultural Bar Trad launches in January during Temple of the with a performance Fest nÓg Ceol na by presented Rooney, Michael by GalicianIrish and young involving Sligeach and arts in the traditional artists. Other special projects work, performance include a cross-disciplinary Daughter Sappho’s Kinvara to Viljandi From Flynn and Mick O’Brien musicians Dave between Suits. musicians Juhan and Jane with Estonian Creatives Young hundreds involves strand Creatives The Young actors classical musicians, artists, from of young It is and film-makers. dancers to and directors with the Irish Association in partnership organised in Festival Film the Fresh Orchestras, of Youth the National Ireland, Books Limerick, Children’s and the Irish (NAYD) Drama Youth Association for All of these organisations Dance Festival. Youth arts nationally and support the youth resource people. of young development creative Imagination for Partners of This final strand in Donegal, are in Donegal, are in County Clare, in County Clare, Culture Connects Culture

European Arts Ability European in Cork City commissions in Cork City commissions

The Future is Domestic The Future in Wexford Arts Centre, investigate the investigate Arts Centre, in Wexford Awakening the Horsemen Awakening The special European aspects to the festivals the festivals aspects to The special European For wide ranging. are participating in this strand Arts in Limerick Contemporary Askeaton example, visual artists in residence European hosts four alongside Irish artists. The Ennis Book Club Festival Department of the Education with the is working workshops provide to Company Shakespeare Royal youth theatre and teachers, staff, library for enthusiasts at the Big Bang Percussion members. an with Coetus, work a chance to will have Festival Spain, and Scoil from orchestra Iberian percussion Dhuibhne will present in Chorca Cheoil an Earraigh and Norway. Estonia Sweden, artists from Local Arts Europe Local of strand Arts Europe The Local of areas many across 23 projects features dance and contemporary from arts practice, sound art and video to spectacle processional Authority a Local led by is project mapping. Each in working Ealaín na ArtsGaeltachta Office or and with artists, arts organisations cooperation as partners in their localities,community as well in Europe. artistic elsewhere partners based For a unique approach. partnership takes Each example, of art exploration is an artistically-experimental communities, whereas making in small rural Shandon from Voices participants and many involving artistic works wide audiences an urban area. in reaching partnership Arts Europe Most of the Local such as the initiatives, Weekend and others, projects European longer-term basis for such as well carried out by artisticambitious new works arts partnerships. established European Festa Féile is all about connecting artists and This strand all 30 festivals over audiences, involves and Ireland. around

their colleagues based elsewhere in Europe. their colleagues based elsewhere organisations based in Ireland in co-operation with with in co-operation based in Ireland organisations These special initiatives celebrate the diversity the diversity celebrate These special initiatives artists and arts by undertaken of artistic practice level of participation and public engagement. of participation and public engagement. level arts events and projects, which feature a high a high which feature and projects, arts events government agency for developing the arts, has the arts, has developing for agency government 90 contemporary of over a programme co-ordinated The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Ireland’s Ireland’s Chomhairle Ealaíon, The Arts Council/An January | February | March | April | May | June | 31

[Féile Festa] Festa] [Féile www.templebartrad.com The London Irish Centre, Dublin City Council, Dublin City Council, Irish Centre, The London Temple Bar Trad Fest 2013 presents a range of of a range presents 2013 Fest Bar Trad Temple and artistic exchange promoting special events place on Night’ will take ‘European collaboration. City Hall and will feature January in Dublin’s 23rd to Galician pipers of guests, from range a great Lithuania Latvia, from dancers and folk choirs ‘UK Night’ in City Hall on Saturday and Poland. in partnership with January is organised 26th the and will celebrate Irish Centre the London and Irish artists. of British heritage The shared Brian Lasses, the London will feature programme playing of flute and the spectacular Rooney Orlaith McAuliffe. will also run a series of events Fest Trad that and lecture both performance incorporating as a the influence of music in Europe will explore inclusion and equality. for force Partners Ireland Fáilte Diageo, Ireland, Tourism info Further Music and Dance Music 2013 Fest Bar Trad Temple Fest Bar Trad Temple January 2013 Dublin 22–27

Inis

www.inismagazine.ie [Young Creatives] Creatives] [Young Magazine, print, online and podcasts, and podcasts, print, online Magazine, Inis A six-month curated series of articles, events series of articles, events curated A six-month of multiple facets and podcasts which examines people. young for literature European and contributors of Irish and European A range and historical contemporary will address experts people via young for literature European publication of Children’s the flagship Magazine, (CBI), which has been in existence Ireland Books the multiple formats across Reaching since 1989. of with the CBI Annual as connecting as well will commissioned content this newly Conference, of understanding a greater to lead cumulatively people. young for literature European info Further www.chidrensbooksireland.ie Literature European - Narrative Nations Through in focus. literature children’s Inis Magazine Ireland, Books Children’s 2013 Dublin January–May

Naomi Draper

[Local Arts Europe] Arts Europe] [Local

www.practice.ie, www.kidsown.ie www.kidsown.ie www.practice.ie, Kids’ Own publishing partnership (Sligo); Sally Sally Own publishing partnership (Sligo); Kids’ and Hungary and research the needs of artists the needs of artists and Hungary and research connectivity and online of European in terms will begin with a residential supports. project The artists in Sligo in January 2013 for weekend of six months, a series the course and over and local hub meetings will of online events across place with artists connecting from take participating countries. The project the three in events showcase in regional will culminate engaging the wider each country in June 2013, network. community and Practice.ie Partners Museum (Hungary); The The Ludwig Stuudio (Estonia); Model (Sligo). info Further This project aims to develop a network of artists of artists a network develop aims to This project people in Sligo, and young with children working and Budapest. Tallinn and share this network, the aim is to Through Estonia Ireland, across arts practice celebrate Visual artsVisual – artists Europe: network Practice connecting arts with practice Europe. across children Sligo Arts Service 2013 Sligo January–June

January The De Cuellar Suite Actions Photo by Aoife Flynn January | January by John Scott’s Modern Irish Dance Theatre. Photo by Chris Nash February | March | April May June

Music [Traditional Now] Dance [Partners for Imagination] Multidisciplinary [Local Arts Europe] Multi-disciplinary [Local Arts Europe] The De Cuellar Suite Made in Dublin Pilgrimage – a cultural odyssey Stair na gCeilteach Ceol na nÓg Sligeach Dance Ireland Sligo Arts Service/Sligo County Council Ealaín na Gaeltachta Teo Dublin 26 January 2013 Dublin 28 January–2 February 2013 Sligo January and February 2013 Galway 30 January–30 April 2013 The Dublin premiere of Michael Rooney’s 2011 Made in Dublin, the inaugural event of Dance Pilgrimage - a cultural odyssey is a collaborative This partnership led by Ealaín na Gaeltachta suite of compositions will be performed in Ireland’s 21st anniversary year, is a special project connecting a diverse group of Irish, will undertake a multidisciplinary exploration Christchurch Cathedral by a 60-piece orchestra season of new dance performances at Project Icelandic and Greek musicians, visual and phase for a site-specific show, themed Stair na of Galician and Irish musicians featuring dancers Arts Centre and the Abbey Theatre, all of which performative artists. gCeilteach using video–mapping. Produced by from Ireland and Spain. were created or developed by national and Fíbín, working with Ivan Dominguez of Improbable Pilgrimage is committed to excavating and international artists in DanceHouse over the past Films from Spain, Gaeltacht artists and Welsh The De Cuellar Suite tells the story of Captain decoding collective cultural identity drawing on six years. and Gaeltacht choirs, the show will ultimately Francisco De Cuellar who was one of the few mythology, folklore, pilgrimage, memory and the bring video, music, theatre and traditional dance survivors from the three Armada ships that resilience of island spirit. Following the threads of With the spotlight firmly on the upcoming together at an outside space in Connemara. floundered on Streedagh Strand, Co. Sligo in 1588. generation of European dance makers, Made the ancient Pilgrimage tradition, an experimental The suite follows the story of the Armada from in Dublin is a week of full-length dance shows, artistic collaboration will be hosted in Sligo in During his time in Ireland for the project Spain to the naval battles in the English Channel extracts and ‘first looks’ by artists from nine 2013 to explore the relationship and resonances development phase, Ivan Dominguez will and to their perilous voyage north around European countries, including Ireland. As well between interior and exterior landscapes. Artists give workshops and demonstrations to local Scotland and Ireland. De Cuellar’s experiences as the live performances, Dance Ireland also include Kate Ellis, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Iarla secondary schools introducing them to the and struggle to survive, as he makes his way from presents a series of free dance film screenings Ó Lionáird, Seán McErlaine, Linda Buckley, Donal art of video-mapping. The producers will Streedagh through north Sligo and Leitrim and at Meeting House Square and daytime events in Dineen, Noeline Kavanagh, Myles O’Reilly, Róisín have a draft script and a minute-long film, as eventual escape to the Spanish Netherlands, DanceHouse. Coyle, Andri Snaer Magnason, Mikhail Karakis, a result of the creative process involving all inspired many of the compositions which marry Valgeir Sigurðsson & Daniel Bjarnson of Bedroom the artistic partners. The next step will be the Partners Modul-dance, E-Motional Bodies & Cities and both Irish and Galician music traditions. Community Iceland. Pilgrimage is curated by pre–production for the show with development International Artist Exchanges project partners Kathy Scott (the ireland: iceland projct) and Aoife meetings in partner countries resulting in a Partners Temple Bar Trad Fest Further info www.danceirland.ie Flynn (asquared). finalised script and a production budget. Further info www.templebartrad.com Partners The Model, The Icelandic Embassy and the Partners Fíbín Teo, Improbable Films (Madrid), Rod Galtarviti Lighthouse (Iceland) Goodhall (Independent director), Cór Taobh a Leithéid, Further info www.sligoarts.ie Cor Cardi Gan (Wales) Further info www.ealain.ie 33

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will involve will involve

www.droichead.com Drogheda Traditional Singers, Singers, Traditional Drogheda [Traditional Now] [Traditional As part of the nationwide Gathering festival, the the GatheringAs part festival, nationwide of the Singers and the Drogheda Arts Centre Droichead gathering of host the largest to will attempt one weekend. over singers traditional Gathering Singing The Drogheda Irish tradition aspect of the every from singers Scotland, England and America. The and from a continuous around will be centred weekend in Arts Centre singing session at the Droichead in Drogheda and at other venues Street Stockwell local in a concert It will culminate featuring town. the critically-acclaimed Squad, The Voice group and the legendary the Unthanks, group, family Norma Waterson scene, of the English folk figures and Martin Carthy. Partners Inishowen The Circle, Squad, Howth The Voice and Reynardine. Singers info Further Music Singing Gathering The Drogheda Arts Centre Droichead 2013 February 8–10 Louth

Punchdrunk Theatre Company

ffice

[Local Arts Europe] [Local Dublin City Council Arts Office, The Ark - Dublin City Council Arts The Ark - Office, Dublin City Council Arts Office leads an artistic Company, partnership with Punchdrunk Theatre a provide to The Ark and Anu Productions for theatre in immersive of work programme schools and practitioners. children, in the Ark for workshops will include Activities and primary school teachers makers, theatre will also Events education facilitators. drama of include a public discussion about this style young towards work, with a special orientation will also be opportunities audiences. There and discussion of longer-term networking for the future. for projects collaborative Partners Anu Productions, Children, for Centre A Cultural (UK) Company Punchdrunk Theatre info Further www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/artsoffice Dublin 5–7 February 2013 February Dublin 5–7 Theatre Theatre Children for Theatre Immersive Dublin City Council Arts Office , the , the Úr

will include exhibitions will include exhibitions Úr [Partners for Imagination] for [Partners www.clo.ie/ Yorogos Evstathouldis, State Museum of Museum of State Evstathouldis, Yorogos

Mín an Leá in Donegal. Mín an Leá with and Derry and collaboration in Dublin, Belfast in neighbouring counties run to arts organisations discussions. and round-table presentations artists’ concludes with a special The programme on the linguistic gathering in Donegal that focuses of the artists of some and inspiration and cultural and marks in the exhibitions, featured art works and publication at the the launch of an exhibition gallerynew space at Cló. Partners Maria Boavida Art Thessaloniki (Greece); Contemporary (Portugal) Ramires Alexandra (Portugal); info Further Visual artsVisual Úr na gCnoc Cló Ceardlann Donegal,neighbouring counties and Dublin 2013 February-June called As partspecial programme of a na gCnoc visual-arts studios Cló Ceardlann print artists for will host a number of residencies in and elsewhere based in Ireland and curators guest artists will During the residencies, Europe. the public in open to lead special arts workshops and studio space at Cló Ceardlann, the workshop

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Sigrid Moldestad

2013 presents an presents 2013

www.scoilcheoil.com [Féile Festa] [Féile Scoil Cheoilan Earraigh Johan Hedin, featuring programme exceptional Noorma Tarmo Sweden, from player nyckellharp in Viljandi accordion who teaches diatonic dancer and singer, College in Estonia, Culture Sigrid Moldestad who is a player, and hardanger Norway. household name in her native artists all three performances, In addition to sharing their own and workshops talks will give of their as the history as well practice, distinctive musical instruments and traditions. info Further Music Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh 2013 February 13-17 Kerry

festivals. 12 Point 12 www.12points.ie will publish a double CD with highlights will publish a double CD with highlights festival showcases young, creative creative young, showcases festival Europe Jazz Network Europe [Partners for Imagination] for [Partners Based in Dublin, with partners right across Europe, Europe, Based in Dublin, with partners right across Points 12 mark the To music. artists and related in jazz will be a two-day there in 2013, EU Presidency coincide to Conference Jazz Futures Europe Europe jazz in how addressing with the festival, digital the economic realities, to will respond opportunities of the next challenges creative and will also be a one-day meeting in There decade. and Jazz Network of Europe Dublin of the Board at the festival an additional night of programming a public Irish ensembles before three showcase to the conference attending audience and invitees and EJN meeting. points 12 of the last seven Partners info Further Music Jazz12 Points Festival Music Company Improvised 2013 February Dublin 13-16

is Ireland’s biggest annual biggest annual is Ireland’s www.corkpoetryfest.net [Partners for Imagination] for [Partners Cork Spring Festival Ireland, such as Matthew Sweeney, and poets and poets Sweeney, such as Matthew Ireland, features the festival and USA, Canada, Israel from dimension with poets from a special European (Triin Estonia Simmonds), England (Kathryn Slovenia (Immanuel Mifsud), Soomets), Malta Sandell) and (Håken Ŝalamun), Sweden (Tomaž (Gwyneth Lewis). Wales info Further Literature Festival The Cork Spring Poetry Centre Literature Munster 2013 February Cork 13-16 The Cork as a vibrant It celebrates poetry festival. poetry connections. with international scene poets major Irish and international February Every discussions, days of readings, four gather for and film. workshops participating will be thirty-five there This year as poets from countries. ten As well poets from

IAYO St Canices by Kieran Harnett.

18th Festival of Youth Youth of Festival 18th

www.iayo.ie which will see collaborations on a on a which will see collaborations Vestold Ungdomsstrykeorkester (Norway), (Norway), Ungdomsstrykeorkester Vestold [Young Creatives] [Young

Midtyllands Unge Strygere (Denmark) Strygere Midtyllands Unge info Further Festival in 2015. Festival Partners towards hosting the 10th European Orchestra Orchestra hosting the 10th European towards festival will be honoured to host the Board of the of the host the Board to will be honoured festival works as IAYO Federation Orchestra European trip to Norway in March 2013 to perform again again perform to 2013 in March Norway trip to The Ungdomsstrykeorkester. with the Vestfold Concert Hall. Concert Hall. a return will make Dublin Symphonia The Young prepare the three groups to present performances performances present to groups the three prepare of the National on the stage as unified groups from Norway and the Midtjyllands Unge Strygere Strygere Unge and the Midtjyllands Norway from will help Denmark. A series of workshops from Symphonia, the Vestfold Ungdomsstrykeorkester Ungdomsstrykeorkester the Vestfold Symphonia, specially for the festival. Internationally, there will will there Internationally, the festival. specially for Dublin the Young from be a combined orchestra School of Music Senior Ensemble and the Lír Lír School of Music Senior Ensemble and the combining are Westmeath from Orchestra Youth national and international level. level. national and international the Laois Orchestra, Youth the Carlow In Ireland, very proud to present the present to proud very Orchestras The Irish Association of Youth Orchestras is is Orchestras The Irish Association of Youth Irish Association of Youth Orchestras Irish Association of Youth 2013 Dublin 9 February Music Orchestras of Youth 18th Festival January | February | March | April | May | June | 39

is a touring programme of of programme is a touring Irish Film Institute (IFI) (IFI) Institute Irish Film www.ifi.ie www.ifi.ie This film programme will be hosted by by will be hosted This film programme [Partners for Imagination] for [Partners Ireland in Europe Ireland the IFI Irish Film collections in from films drawn schools and to which will be presented Archive the EU throughout public audiences in Ireland period. Presidency which includes films made by The programme, key captures filmmakers, Irish and European of the relationship moments in the evolution neighbours. and European Ireland between discussion about It is designed stimulate to the impact of in Europe; of Ireland perceptions and conversely Europe; throughout Irish emigrants on and economy culture the impact of European accompanying will be an There modern Ireland. the programme. booklet for Partners the country in schools, arts partners around collaborative and libraries. centres info Further Film Film a Touring – in Europe Ireland Programme – June 2013 February Country-wide

Deirdre Gribbin

’ Bursaries will be extended in in will be extended ’ Bursaries

www.westcorkmusic.ie/ West Cork Chamber Music Festival’s Cork ChamberWest Music Festival’s West Cork Music, Contemporary Music Centre Music Centre Contemporary Cork Music, West [Local Arts Europe] Arts Europe] [Local In 2013, In 2013, Composers Young Centre partnership with the Music Information Ireland, Music Centre the Contemporary Austria, an opportunity offer and Cork County Council to and Ireland. Austria from composers young to and Austrian young between exchange A cultural in a composition will be facilitated Irish composers leading by hosted in Cork in February, workshop the RTÉ Gribbin and Irish composer Deirdre anniversary mark the 240th Quartet. To Vanbrugh Irish harp music collector, of the birth the great of and Irish Austrian the young Bunting, Edward engage with the to will be invited composers their for material Collections as resource Bunting of the Irish and Austrian four In June, works. new the festival’s attend to will be selected composers of their and the premieres Forum Composers the by will be premiered work The Austrian works. Bernadel Quartet (UK) on 30 June 2013. Partners Music Information CIT Cork School of Music, Ireland, Austria. Centre info Further Music Irish and Chamber Music Cork West Forum Composers Young European Cork County Council Arts Office – June 2013 Cork February

Mike McGoldrick

celebrates celebrates

www.buttonfactory.ie Conor Byrne Music Conor Byrne The Button Factory, the Irish Centre the Irish Centre Factory, The Button [Traditional Now] [Traditional Liffey Banks Diaspora Diaspora Concert Series Banks Liffey up-and-coming singers and musicians. The series and musicians. The series up-and-coming singers Dublin. Factory, place in the Button will take Partners Manchester. Centre Heritage the Irish World Hammersmith, info Further Music Concert Diaspora Banks The Liffey Series – June 2013 Dublin February The music scene and folk Irish traditional the vibrant cities in the UK within the Irish communities of three Manchester and Glasgow. - London, an artist from by concert will be curated Each traditional the diverse one of the cities reflecting The of the diaspora. and practice music heritage as new as well will include established programme

The I Went I Went and Anna Karenina Anna Karenina , . Marianelli Ailsa

, for which he was also which he was , for I Went Down I Went . Tickets can be booked can be booked . Tickets and Pride and Prejudice [Féile Festa] [Féile

, Ailsa Atonement www.jdiff.com, www.nch.ie www.jdiff.com, Jameson Dublin International Jameson Dublin International National Concert Hall; RTÉ Concert Orchestra National Concert Hall; RTÉ as well as debut Irish performances of of as debut Irish performances as well

Atonement Suites Atonement

Further info info Further directly via the National Concert Hall. directly Partners Brothers Grimm Brothers and Marianelli, including music from Marianelli, including music from Down programme specially selected for the National the National for specially selected programme Dario by Concert Hall, which will be introduced The RTÉ Concert Orchestra will present a will present Concert Orchestra The RTÉ winning film nominated. BAFTA won the Oscar, Golden Globe and Ivor Novello in Novello Golden Globe and Ivor the Oscar, won the award category for the Best Score Original who began his film career working on Irish feature on Irish feature working who began his film career films such as This showcase will celebrate the Italian composer the Italian will celebrate This showcase film composer Dario Marianelli to Dublin and to Dublin and to film composer Dario Marianelli to a concert his film scores. of present Jameson Dublin International Film Festival and the Festival Jameson Film International Dublin welcome to delighted National Concert Hall are Dublin 14-24 February 2013 2013 February Dublin 14-24 Festival Festival Festival Film the National Concert Hall for the the the National Concert Hall for Jameson Film Dublin International Film and Music Film Composer Dario Marianelli at January | February | March | April | May | June | 41

Kennedy Browne, How Capital Moves, 2010

How

Cork Civic Trust Cork Civic Trust

is an exhibition offering offering is an exhibition , the work of Irish artists, Kennedy of Irish artists, Kennedy , the work www.go-use.eu [Partners for Imagination] Imagination] for [Partners Goethe Institut Paris (initiated by Johanna Suo) Johanna Suo) by (initiated Goethe Institut Paris United States of Europe of States United Cork 8–30 March 2013 2013 March Cork 8–30 The of freedom on citizenship, perspectives artists’ sense of identity. and people’s democracy expression, and installation video, features The exhibition opportunities to and provides works, photographic artists significant working from artworks encounter economies and locations. different in very Capital Moves what happens when investigates creatively Browne one country from moves a multinational company of such easy the effect another and explores to borders. across of capital movement and workshops of talks will also be a platform There that and a multimedia laboratory debate, provoke to elements. combines and interactive sociological Partners 2007-2013 Programme the EU Culture and supported by info Further Visual artsVisual StatesUnited of Europe Vision Factory/Cork & National Sculpture in association with partnership, Centre Art Gallery the Crawford

Coole Music Orchestra Festival Finale 2012

www.coole-music.com www.coole-music.com Ulster Youth Jazz Orchestra Youth Ulster [Féile Festa] [Féile The Coole Music Orchestra Festival 2013 welcomes welcomes 2013 Festival The Coole Music Orchestra Youth Ulster Belfast-based the award-winning Jordan Ken of under the baton Jazz Orchestra Coole with the in collaboration perform to of Music Sligo Academy Orchestra, Music Youth Athenry Jazz Orchestra, Youth Galway Sinfonietta, Ensemble. and Sonic Strings Youth Orchestra Youth in Gort joining in the festivities Other orchestras Strings Intermediate European will be Young ICO Cork County Junior Orchestra, Orchestra, Guitar Athenry Sing Out with Strings Orchestra, A and Coole Music Junior Orchestra. Orchestra percussion and world orchestral series of free festival to will also be available workshops want participants of the public who and members join in the music. to Partners info Further Coole Music 2013 3 March Galway Music Music Borders Sounds – Across Young

Maureen Gaffney at the Ennis Book Club Festival 2012

www.ennisbookclubfestival.com [Féile Festa] [Féile The Royal Shakespeare Company – – Company Shakespeare The Royal These developmental workshops aim to enhance enhance aim to workshops These developmental in confidence of attendees and the knowledge and stories, characters accessing Shakespeare’s of the Clare members In addition, language. Feely, Eleanor under the director, Theatre Youth with the RSC workshop a dedicated will have and in performance their skills expand to team, of Shakespeare. works of the understanding Partners Department Education info Further Literature Literature the Ennis Book Club Festival at RSC Ennis Book Club Festival 2013 March 1–2 Clare Education Company’s Shakespeare The Royal Department will participate in the Ennis Book students, for workshops provide to Club Festival public. and the general teachers ‘rehearsal the RSC from inspiration Taking tested tried and offer the practitioners room’, that engage audiences in the works strategies Shakespeare. writer, renowned of the world

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www.nearfm.ie Near Media Co-op; Clasaċ; Project Arts Arts Near Media Co-op; Clasaċ; Project [Local Arts Europe] [Local Dublin City Council and the Near Media Co-op Dublin City Council and the Near Media Co-op develop lead a community media partnership to on contemporary focusing project an exchange The partnership will music. of traditional practice in perform to the partner regions artist from invite and in in Dublin city centre, Arts Centre the Project which in Clontarf, a concert the Clasaċ centre in and later on Near FM 90.3, live will be broadcast in their listeners to stations the partner radio by areas. own to together The partners will also work and plan activities a future leading to research of and celebration showcase transnational connecting artists and music in Europe, traditional community media. public through Partners Civic Radio France); (Basque Country, Antxeta Centre, (Germany). Corax (Hungary); Radio info Further www.dublincity.ie/recreationandculture/artsoffice Music Music of Europe Music Traditional Dublin City Council Arts Office 2013 March 21-25 Dublin and Fingal

Work by Bojan Šarčević. Image Courtesy Stuart Shave/Modern Art, 2012

[Local Arts Europe] [Local www.ruared.ie LEAP (Berlin), La Gaite Lyrique (Paris) Gaite Lyrique LEAP (Berlin), La South Dublin County Council and the RUA RED RED South Dublin County Council and the RUA in cooperation will run a symposium arts centre partners about artistic and with their European artists in Europe, opportunities for professional artists’ the establishment of new and explore structures. exchange residency participants and symposium Guest contributors environments artisticworking and will examine visiting artists’ and how artists in residency, for engagement with local arts scenes may be best day the Symposium up to Leading facilitated. RED will run a studio RUA 2013, on 21 March eight visual artists based in Ireland for masterclass and host a networking with artist Šarčević, Bojan and an opportunity to curators for evening current and Molly O’Dwyer, Marron meet Fiona All events RED. with RUA artists-in-residence and activities will coincide with ‘The Modelled Šarčević. by of works an exhibition Conscious’, Partners info Further Visual ArtsVisual in out, Looking Looking South Dublin County Council 2013 March South County Dublin 18-21

music tour music tour Tair

held in 2009, and on arts and on arts held in 2009, [Partners for Imagination] for [Partners

www.ealain.ie Celtic Neighbours network Celtic Neighbours Ealaíon ar Oileán Ealaíon Partners info Further as Celtic of the members by undertaken projects network, such as the Neighbours and Scotland. Wales Ireland, across all disciplines artists across Contemporary visual arts, traditional film and dance to from case studies and examples music will present artistic projects. and collaborative of their work transnational participants will explore Forum enable that would ideas and proposals project participative artisticcommissioning of new works, to and other actions touring arts projects, and arts creation enhance contemporary in Island communities in Europe. provision Multi-disciplinary a Môr Tír na Gaeltachta Ealaín 2013 March Kerry hosts an arts planning na Gaeltachta Ealaín artists in Dún Chaoin with and potential forum such islands from partner organisations project and Scheermonichoeg in the Llŷn in Wales as Pen as arts partners such as the Netherlands, as well Galicia. Art in Vigo, Museum of Contemporary Gaeltacht on previous reflects The forum such initiatives, arts networking contemporary

MAry Holohan – Hospital with Garden. Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 100cm

is a is a

[Local Arts Europe] [Local www.wexford.ie/arts www.wexford.ie/arts Wexford County Council, Wexford Arts Centre, Arts Centre, County Council, Wexford Wexford

European Arts Ability Weekend European

(Wales), Coracle Project (Wales). Project Coracle (Wales), info Further Partners Disability Arts Cymru (Sweden), Studieframjandet who experience mental health issues and/or health issues mental and/or who experience or sensory disabilities. physical intellectual, an ongoing initiative which focuses on celebrating on celebrating which focuses an ongoing initiative imagination of people the artistic creative and disability circuit in Sweden. The weekend ties in ties in weekend The in Sweden. disability circuit – Arts Ability Programme with County Wexford’s a music group that has made a significant that has made a significant a music group as the arts and as well impact on the mainstream weekend will be a performance by MB Rockers, Rockers, MB by will be a performance weekend for artists and groups to exchange contacts, contacts, exchange to artists and groups for A highlight of the and learning. experiences Taking place in Wexford Arts Centre, over one one over Arts Centre, place in Wexford Taking will act as a platform the event long weekend, health and arts and disability groups from Ireland, Ireland, from health and arts and disability groups and Sweden. Wales combination of workshops, learning activities and learning activities and combination of workshops, arts and learning opportunities for peer-to-peer The Wexford County Council Wexford 2013 March Wexford Multi disciplinary Multi ArtsEuropean Ability Weekend Liquid Art - Maria KerinLiquid Art Salt – photographer Maeve Collin © Musei Capitolini January | January

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Film [Young Creatives] Music and song [Féile Festa] Theatre / Visual arts [Local Arts Europe] Literature / Music / Theatre [Traditional Now] Fresh Film Festival - Reel Exchange From Granny to Google: song Liquid Art Sappho’s Daughter Fresh Film Festival transmission in the 21st century – Cavan County Council Theo Dorgan Limerick 21–24 March 2013 Inishowen International Folk Song Cavan March – June 2013 Dublin March/April 2013 The Reel Exchange project will bring together & Ballad Seminar 2013 This project will bring together local and European Sappho’s Daughter is a collaboration in two a selection of Irish and European youth film Inishowen Traditional Singers’ Circle artists during a residency period that will result in parts. The original text by poet Theo Dorgan festivals and production companies to share Donegal 22–25 March 2013 peer-to-peer learning and ‘hot housing’ of ideas. will be spoken by actors Barry McGovern and work and develop relationships. In 2013 The Inishowen Song Project will have made Liquid Art will develop alternative performance Olwen Fouéré, to music commissioned from styles that rely on highly visual and non-verbal the Irish composer Colm Mac Con Iomaire, A group of leaders and young people will come 500 songs from the remote Inishowen peninsula storytelling, with an emphasis on embodied while the translation into Greek by Socrates to Limerick during the Fresh Film festival in available to all online. To celebrate, the Inishowen expression. The artists will have opportunities Kabouropoulos will be set to music by Cretan March to participate in a special programme Traditional Singers’ Circle welcome organisations for observation, discussion and enactment, guitarist Dimitris Koukoulitakis. of events including a shorts programme and from Scotland, Ireland, and the USA to Inishowen to benefitting their own practice and their a workshop where four groups of young Irish present similar digital projects and to highlight the Sappho, most renowned of poets, had a daughter, engagement with peers and the wider community. and international filmmakers will shoot, swap growth of such resources now freely available. Cleis, but nobody knows who her father was. and edit four micro films. There will also be a The virtual song will be firmly surrounded by real In addition to the Estonian partner, Liquid, and Dorgan’s long poem gives a voice to both poet forum with a presentation of the FILMLINJEN. singers over the course of the weekend – a gathering artist, Maria Kerin (dance and performance), and mysterious father, summoning both spirits DK website (an online production tool) that will of Irish, European and American traditional singers the project will involve a multidisciplinary group from the underworld to tell their story. Redolent of enable opportunities for innovative international who will share songs in performance, open sessions of local artists: Kim Doherty (visual), Maura the sea, of the rich Greek earth and air, the poem collaboration in the future. and workshops. Williamson (literature and theatre) and Patricia stands somehow out of time — an element in a McKenna (visual). long conversation between Ireland and Greece, Partners Four Rivers Film Festival (Croatia), Station The Inishowen Traditional Singers’ Circle launched deepened and amplified by the music of these Next (Denmark), NUFF (Norway), Camera Zizzano Following the residency, the artists will work The Inishowen Song Project in 2012 in partnership ancient and ever-renewing cultures. (Greece), YOUKI (Austria), REC (Germany), Electric with The Irish Traditional Music Archive and with young people nominated through existing December (United Kingdom). supported by LEADER, the EU Rural Development linkages with the Cavan Institute, the Cavan Partners Conor Byrne, promoter Further info www.freshfilmfestival.net Programme. It features recordings, videos, words Multicultural Network, Hosanna House, Cavan Further info www.theodorgan.com and photographs of Inishowen traditional singers Polish Community, Cadolemo (the Orange and songs, providing an online treasure house for Order support organisation), and Tullacmongan Inishowen families, and for singers, teachers, and Resource Centre. researchers both locally and internationally. Partners Liquid (Estonia), Cavan College of Further Studies, Cavan Multicultural Network Further info www.inishowensinging.ie 45 www.itma.ie/digitallibrary/about/inishowen Further info www.cavanarts.ie January | February | March | April | May | June | 47

Poet, Eva Bourke

www.poetryireland.ie [Partners for Imagination] for [Partners Poetry Ireland will run a series of lunchtime will run a series of lunchtime Ireland Poetry presenting city centre, in Dublin’s readings cultural diverse their reflect poets whose works or a dual or multiple language identity, heritage, other languages engagement with and life-long overseas A number of guest poets from cultures. Irish or into translated has been whose work English will also be featured. is a national Éireann Ireland/Éigse Poetry developing, to dedicated organisation poetry in Ireland. supportingand promoting info Further Literature Literature Pollination Éireann Ireland/Éigse Poetry Dublin April-May 2013

ITI Networking

www.irishtheatreinstitute.com [Partners for Imagination] for [Partners Theatre Institutes from across Europe across Institutes from Theatre Theatre Theatre theatre of European Meeting and organisations resource centres information Dublin April 2013 will host a meeting of Institute The Irish Theatre collectively to colleagues 2013 at IETM European resource theatre challenges facing current address peer-to-peer through and how, organisations maintain that they can ensure learning, they makers theatre connections and build supports for countries. in their respective a consensus build is to of the event The objective across organisations resource theatre on how to closely together more might work Europe partnerships of artists cross-border improve to particular reference With and organisations. the participants will EU funding programmes, resource-sharing to activities relating explore develop to and the potential and mentoring artistic or cooperative initiatives transnational meet the ambitions to and collaborations projects artists across of theatre potential and international practices. a number of countries and diverse Partners info Further Irish Theatre Institute Irish Theatre

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The Arts Council/An The Arts Council/An [Young Creatives] [Young Young Ensembles Networking and Ensembles Networking and Young www.artscouncil.ie/en/areas-of-work/ event will focus on the theme of on the theme of will focus event Siamsa Tíre, Co. Kerry Co. Siamsa Tíre, In addition to groups currently funded under funded under currently groups In addition to to will be extended an invitation the scheme, in all ensembles funded since its introduction will event of the day-long features Key 2007. by discussion, presentations include group been who have ensemble members young dimension, with a European in projects involved in on the ‘Youth Léargas by and a presentation programme. Action’ Partners info Further / actions/young-ensembles-scheme-1.aspx www.siamsatire.com Multi disciplinary Multi Ensembles Networking Young and Showcase Chomhairle Ealaíon 6 April 2013 Kerry the In 2013, Young The Arts Council’s mobility. European of young Ensembles supports Scheme groups create ages and 23 to the of 12 people between in any together ambitious and original work artforms. or combination of artform Showcase

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Visual arts [Partners for Imagination] Dance [Local Arts Europe] Dance / Theatre [Partners for Imagination] Music [Féile Festa] The Proposal German-Irish Dance Partnership IETM Dublin 2013 – NYAH (Not Your Average Hooley) Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Leitrim County Council Spring Plenary Meeting NYAH Dublin 11 April-8 June 2013 Leitrim 10–13 April 2013 Project Arts Centre Cavan 15-21 April 2013 May | June Dublin 11–14 April 2013 Temple Bar Gallery + Studios will commission As part of the German-Irish Dance Partnership The NYAH festival celebrates the traditional music, and presentThe Proposal, a new work by Séamus with the Dock and Leitrim County Council, John Project Arts Centre will host the Dublin meeting of song, dance and culture of County Cavan, the Nolan. This follows on from Nolan’s work on the Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre and Steptext the IETM (international network for contemporary Ulster tradition and the county’s very own musical theme of statelessness, particularly in relation Dance Theatre from Bremen will undertake a performing arts) in April. Over 500 professionals style. The festival will mark its tenth birthday in to migration in the EU, that he undertook while programme of dance workshops at The Dock in from over 50 countries are expected to attend 2013 with a EU NYAH Trad Sásta CONNECTIONS participating in the HIAP-Helsinki International Carrick on Shannon. the meeting, including directors, managers, staff programme with guests from Italy, Portugal, Artist programme, which is run in partnership Brittany and Switzerland. Starting in February, these workshops with and artists from theatre and dance companies with Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. of the highest international standing, venue community groups and dance professionals will NYAH (pronounced neeyah) is an expression used and festival programmers, international cultural The Proposal will examine these ideas in an culminate in April with performances of Steptext’s to describe music from the heart that is neither organisations, training and information centres, Irish context, and respond to the issues of Irish The Bog Forest and Irish Modern Dance Theatre’s forced nor phony. state responsibility to the care of children. Nolan The White Piece. Both productions are concerned and funders and networks. Partners Cavan County Council, Cavan Town Comhaltas sees the children who died in institutional care with themes of migration and issues of cultural This is the first time IETM will be hosted in Further info www.thisiscavan.ie as essentially stateless, without the benefits of integration and this partnership provides the Dublin and the theme is ‘trust’. The meeting’s www.cavantowncomhaltas.ie protection that are associated with citizenship. opportunity to push the boundaries of dance and core focus is on networking and relationship The project proposes that one of these children to open up the conversation about these subjects. building between international performing arts might be honoured by holding posthumously for professionals. It is also an opportunity for the one day the office of the President of Ireland. Partners Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Steptext Dance Project, The Dock host city to showcase local artists, local cultural organisations and the city itself. The project includes a public discussion with Further info www.leitrimarts.ie Taru Elfving, Project Director at HIAP, artist Partners IETM Dublin 2013 is an initiative of the Arts Council Séamus Nolan and curator Rayne Booth to of Ireland in partnership with Culture Ireland, produced by explore the local and European relevance of Project Arts Centre and supported by Fáilte Ireland. themes within The Proposal. Further info www.ietm.org, www.projectartscentre.ie

Partners HIAP-Helsinki Artist-in-Residence Programme (Finland) Further info www.templebargallery.com 49 January | February | March | April | May | June | 51

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Best European Fiction 2013 Fiction Best European (an annual anthology of stories from (an annual anthology of stories from [Féile Festa] [Féile www.constantreader.ie, www.triskelart.com www.constantreader.ie, Cork City Libraries, Triskel Arts Centre Triskel Cork City Libraries, Cork World Book Fest 2013 Book Fest Cork World Fiction Best European The majority and minority from leading writers in languages featured European 2013 Fiction Press). Archive Dalkey published by Europe across these around events will organise The Fest of the on the works including exhibitions readings literatures and on contemporary involved, writers in the languages be featured. to The and North widely acclaimed in both Europe in the America, and has become a mainstay landscape. literary with guest Hemon European Aleksandar by edited John Banville. editor Partners info Further Literature Literature 2013 Book Fest Cork World Fiction Best European Book Fest Cork World April 2013 Cork 23-27

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www.daveflynn.com Juhan and Janne Suits Juhan and Janne Suits [Traditional Now] Now] [Traditional Viljandi to Kinvara to Viljandi From From and Dave Irish musicians Mick O’Brien together musicians Juhan and Janne Flynn with Estonian in April in Ireland a series of events for Suits concerts and workshops will present They 2013. Irish and between the musical links exploring music. traditional Estonian and Flynn O’Brien close collaboration, facilitate To the intricacies of explore to Estonia to will travel repertoire a shared develop music, folk Estonian colleagues, and find inspiration with their Estonian composition of 10-minutes collaborative a new for of the the centrepiece which will form duration the work for in April. The instrumentation events bowed bagpipes, Estonian will include Estonian uilleann pipes and guitar. lyre, Partners info Further Music Music to Kinvara Viljandi From Flynn Dave April 2013 and Dublin Galway

[Féile Festa] [Féile www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com Foras na Gaeilge, Embassy of the Czech of the Czech Embassy na Gaeilge, Foras Exceptionally this year, due to the Irish Presidency Presidency the Irish due to this year, Exceptionally writers to its doors opens the festival of the EU, Irish and French countries in Europe. several from other several from writers by will be joined writers Republic, countries, as Czech such European and Romania. Belgium, Germany Partners of Belgium, Embassy of Romania, Embassy Republic, Ireland Ireland, British Council, Goethe Institut, Poetry Exchange Literature info Further Literature Literature 2013 Festival Irish Literary Franco the Cultural and Alliance Française Embassy Service of the French April 2013 Dublin 19-21 widen aim is to Festival Literary The Franco-Irish friendship that and enhance the long-standing and other French- France Ireland, between exists celebrates speaking countries. the festival In 2013 and connections in Ireland cultural European and French of Irish, the discovery encourages literature. other European

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arts in Ireland. arts in Ireland. info Further composers, architects and choreographers whose whose and choreographers architects composers, the contribution to outstanding has made an work honours and supports visual artists, writers, and supportshonours visual artists, writers, European dimension of their artistic work. European Aosdána the Arts Council in 1981, by Established of Aosdána, will make special addresses to the the to special addresses will make of Aosdána, about the Assembly in 2013 General Aosdána A number of the Aosdána April 2013 Dublin 19 Multi-disciplinary Assembly 2013 General Aosdána January | February | March | April | May | June | 53

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[Local Arts Europe] [Local www.mayococo.ie/en/Services/ArtsOffice Mayo Artsquad, Dead Good Guides Mayo (UK) Artists from Dead Good Guides and Mayo Artsquad Dead Good Guides and Mayo Artists from history and the social explore to together will work landscapesthat connect local communities. on the landscape of Ballycroy, The physical a continent, stores periperheryof the European craft, inhabitation, history of human development, aims to and the arts. This project culture trades, and use that knowledge unearth these threads that shape values consciousness around raise to will engage The project and future. our present and national artists and local local, regional place will take communities. The final public event a strong days and it will incorporate three over participatory element. Partners info Further Multi-disciplinary the Sky I Could Read Council Arts County Office Mayo April 2013 Mayo

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[Partners for Imagination] for [Partners www.cuirt.ie Vilenica International Literature Festival Festival Literature International Vilenica Crossroads of European Literature European of Crossroads International and the Vilenica the festival between and Pordenonelegge Slovenia Festival, Literature author will involve The project in NorthernItaly. events. and public literary exchanges Irish, Slovenian in Cúirt will feature 2013 Readings will be a special seminar There writers. and Italian Literature’ of European on the theme ‘Crossroads and on language and translation that will reflect with the guest a panel discussion incorporate activities, there the festival to In addition writers. in Galway in residence writer will be a Slovenian will the end of April. The writer to March late from parts and will of Galway in different visit and write as part of and daily life Irish culture experience their writing residency. Partners (Italy) Pordenonelegge (Slovenia); info Further Cúirt 2013 will open with a day dedicated to to Cúirt will open with a day dedicated 2013 Literature Literature European of The Crossroads at Cúirt 2013 Literature of Literature Cúirt Festival International 23 April 2013 Galway

is a series of professional is a series professional of Arts Development UK (ADuk) Arts Development [Local Arts Europe] [Local development exchange across the Irish Sea the Irish Sea across exchange development that dialogue can become how explore and to co- cultural for forum European a transnational up to During the Irish EU Presidency operation. a spring to invited of ADuk are 10 representatives will also be a and there meeting with the ALAAO celebrate to public seminar and performance the collaboration. Partners Strand Opening Channels Arts Authority Association of Local Officers (ALAAO) April 2013 Opening Channels dialogues and peer-exchange development the Association of Local between events Arts and its peer organisation Officers Authority UK. in the UK, Arts Development a peer professional create The purpose is to

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Partners (Liverpool). Blue Room The Bluecoat (Liverpool); info Further professional arts. professional created for their practice, and the challenges and the challenges their practice, for created within the and autonomy its sustainability facing Room and Doors to Elsewhere sharing, discussing sharing, discussing Elsewhere to and Doors Room guests about the space and debating with invited will be held in April, when the Blue Room arrives in in arrives will be held in April, when the Blue Room the Blue party and the dinner will involve Tallaght, plan a participatory arts dinner party involving plan a participatory arts dinner party involving and visual arts. The event performance, video, with digital and visual artists to share online their online their and visual artists share with digital to will they and goals. Together, interests practice, From January to April, two artist groups (the Blue (the Blue artist groups January April, two to From will collaborate Elsewhere) to and Doors Room disability service context. disability service context. project highlighting the experiences, realities, and and realities, highlighting the experiences, project in a ambitions of artists with disabilities who work with Tallaght Community Arts and The Bluecoat Arts Community and The Bluecoat with Tallaght on South Dublin County Council is collaborating South Dublin County Council is collaborating South Dublin County Council South Dublin County Council 2013 January-April Dublin Coddle County Council Arts Office Digital and Performance Art Digital and Performance Just a Not The Dinner Party: January | February | March | April | May | June | 55

[Local Arts Europe] [Local www.create-ireland.ie, www.thelab.ie www.create-ireland.ie, The LAB, CREATE Ireland, Live Art Development Art Development Live Ireland, CREATE The LAB, European Learning Lab – Collaborative – Collaborative Lab Learning European of programme is an exciting Best Practice and a symposium guest lectures masterclasses, of a European the development towards geared artists engaged in for Network Learning artists will Eight European practice. collaborative to the partner organisations by be nominated student artists, and to to a series of lectures give artists professional open to lead masterclasses and audiences in Ireland. on cross- concentrate will The symposium and development learning networks European in community and social needs of artists working Europe. across contexts Partners (UK), M-Cult (Finland) Liverpool (UK), Tate Agency info Further Multi-disciplinary – Lab Learning European Best Practice Collaborative Dublin City Council Dublin April - May 2013 , Aisling Gheal is a series of events focusing focusing is a series events of ancient traditions will explore

www.ionadculturtha.ie Tenores di Bitti (Sardinia) and Ionad Cultúrtha and Ionad Cultúrtha (Sardinia) di Bitti Tenores [Féile Festa] [Féile Guthanna na nOileán and in singing in the Gaeltachtaí on traditional di Tenores concerts by will feature Events Sardinia. called along with a conference Sardinia, from Bitti Island (Preserving Guthanna na nOileán’ ‘Caomhnú of a film and the presentation Voices) Dónal Ó Céilleachair. by Guthanna na nOileán and the means by singing practices, and current the next to passed on are which the traditions artistic an opportunity for It will provide generation. and foster among participating singers, exchange and Sardinia. the Gaeltachtaí between artistic links Partners Baile Mhúirne. info Further Music Music Guthanna na nOileán (Island Voices) Aisling Gheal April 2013 Cork 26-27

Kevin O’Shanahan

Music Music

programme for a three-day residency residency a three-day for programme www.waterfordhealingarts.com/ Musique et Santé, Royal Northern College of Northern College of Royal Musique et Santé, [Partners for Imagination] for [Partners the WHAT music programme by drawing on on drawing by music programme the WHAT musicians such as Philippe of key the expertise Shanahan. O’ and Kevin Howley Ros Bouteloup, and of knowledge will also be an exchange There musicians; and WHAT visiting between experience in the workshops music a series of co-facilitated Regional neonates department of Waterford Health Services; Mental and Waterford Hospital, that will document, celebrate and a public talk impact of the original and the legacy and share programme. music in hospitals Partners Health Services, Mental Waterford Music Manchester, Hospital Regional Waterford info Further Music Music on years in hospitals – seven Music (WHAT) Healing Arts Trust Waterford April 2013 Waterford will Healing Arts Trust the Waterford In April 2013 in the musicians involved key bring together in Hospitals in Waterford. funded under Culture The original programme, Arts for Music et Santé, involved in 2006, 2000 will re-energise The residency Health and WHAT. January | February | March | April | May | June | 57

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www.galwayearlymusic.com [Féile Festa] Festa] [Féile Galway Early Music Festival welcomes Irish welcomes Music Festival Early Galway and Mark Duley, by directed choir Resurgam ensemble and her award-winning Erin Headley Ireland, from come whose members Atalante, and the UK. Together Greece Sweden, Germany, an outstanding will present and Resurgam Atalante Rossi, Luigi by concert, will include works which and Domenico Mazzocchi. Marazzoli, Marco an is the lirone, Atalante for The inspiration instrument multi-string bowed ethereal-sounding the spirit’. the soul and elevate ‘transport said to includes the triple Atalante as the lirone, As well This ensemble and harpsichord. chitarrone harp, the ambiance for an otherworldly will create of 17th-century Rome repertoire vocal extraordinary at this special concert. be experienced to info Further Music Eloquent and Elevated Music Festival Early Galway May 2013 11 Galway

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is a partnership is a partnership [Local Arts Europe] Arts Europe] [Local www.curating-partnerships.org eva International, Limerick City Gallery International, of Art eva Curating Partnerships Curating Limerick City Arts led by initiative development and International Officeeva with in conjunction will explore Limerick City Gallery of Art. The project partnership for strategies curatorial current models of collaboration, and new working discussion public roundtable culminating in a free May 2013. 11 on Saturday will be invited curators international Acclaimed speak in Limerick City at the roundtable to will include: Zdenka Speakers discussion event. Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana; (Director, Badovinac of eva of CIMAM and Curator President (Independent Gray Zoë 2004); International/ev+a of IKT); Helen Carey and Vice-President Curator Limerick City Gallery of Art); (Director/Curator, International); eva (Director, Kernohan Woodrow (TBA). amongst others Partners info Further Visual artsVisual Partnerships Curating Limerick City Council Arts Office May 2013 Limerick 11

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www.gfi.ie [Féile Festa] Festa] [Féile Young musicians will have an opportunity to work an opportunity work to musicians will have Young of the festival the week for closely with Dyens and concert preparation workshops, through composition tutorials. info Further Music Guitar Festival at the Dyens Roland of Ireland of Ireland Festival The Guitar May 2013 Dublin 2-5 French welcomes of Ireland Festival The Guitar with young work to Dyens musician Roland of Music Irish Academy the Royal musicians from and other music schools. He will conduct and a special concert, which will feature perform of the performance (21 guitars). orchestra guitar large masterpieces for

May Rehearsing the Dane Red Line, Raadi Airport Tero Saarinen Company January | January Ultima Vez . Photo by Ros Kavanagh

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Theatre [Partners for Imagination] Visual arts [Local Arts Europe] Dance Féile Festa] Dance [Féile Festa] Pan Pan European Co-Production The Future is Domestic Stravinsky Evening What the Body Does Not Remember Meeting: European National Theatre Clare County Council Dublin Dance Festival Dublin Dance Festival Pan Pan Theatre Clare 11–19 May 2013 Dublin 14–15 May 2013 Dublin 16-18 May 2013 Dublin May 2013 May | Outrider Artists in association with Clare Celebrating European dance in association with Celebrating European dance in association with Pan Pan will host a two-day meeting in Dublin County Arts Office, will collaborate in a series of the Abbey Theatre, the Dublin Dance festival the Abbey Theatre, the Dublin Dance festival involving representatives from performing arts workshops with Estonian artists John Griznick and invites the Tero Saarinen Company from Finland invites Ultima Vez from Belgium to perform What organisations from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Evelyn Muuserp (MoKs) and Latvian artists Signe to perform Stravinsky Evening. Tero Saarinen the Body Does Not Remember. This first work from

Poland and the UK. and Udri Pucene (SERDE). is one of Europe’s leading dance makers and Wim Vandekeybus and Ultima Vez created a new June | has created work for major companies such as landscape for dance when it premiered in 1987. This project will bring together local and European The meeting will be attended by some of Europe’s Lyon Opera Ballet, Batsheva Dance Company artists for a week-long residency period living 25 years on, the revival of the critically acclaimed most progressive and accomplished theatre and Nederlands Dans Theater. Stravinsky and working in the rural domestic setting of Mrua work What the Body Does Not Remember comes to groups with the aim of investigating new ways Evening celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Studios, Ennistymon to question the conflation the Abbey stage for three nights only. A theatrical of co-producing work in Europe and innovative infamous first performance of The Rite of Spring of domestic and public spaces. The artists score by Thierry de Mey and Peter Vermeersch ways to disseminate European performing arts by the Ballets Russes. production throughout Europe. It is a fact-finding will research The Future is Domestic through drives relentless, risky choreography. Bricks are and explorative meeting to discover what possible workshops, presentations and group discourse. HUNT is Saarinen’s heart-stopping solo set hurled across the stage, bodies collide in mid-air. synergies there are between five to six different to The Rite of Spring, in which he is both the Instinct takes over and trust is everything in this Partners Outrider Artists; MoKs, Centre for Art and groups actively working in Europe today. hunter and the hunted. Saarinen’s Petrushka dangerous, combative environment. Social practice (Estonia); SERDE (Latvia). is a love triangle played out with all the wit of Further info www.clarelibrary.ie/arts.htm Further info www.panpantheatre.com a silent movie comedy and the colour of the Partners Abbey Theatre, Ultima Vez (Belgium) fairground. Two classical accordionists play the Further info www.dublindancefestival.ie/festival- score live on stage in an extraordinary version of performances/what-the-body-does-not-remember/ Stravinsky’s ballet.

Partners Abbey Theatre, Embassy of Finland in Dublin, Tero Saarinen Company (Finland) Further info www.dublindancefestival.ie/festival- performances/stravinsky-evening/ 59 January | February | March | April | May | June | 61

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www.dublinwritersfestival.com www.dublinwritersfestival.com [Local Arts Europe] [Local Dublin City Council/Dublin Writers Festival; Festival; Dublin City Council/Dublin Writers Celebrating European Picturebooks Celebrating European the UK, France from makers picturebook European na nÓg Niamh including Laureate and Ireland, major existing two links The project Sharkey. annual Ireland’s Books (Children’s events literary Festival) and the Dublin Writers conference of school and public events a programme through public installations. as large-scale as well the CBI annual will include The full programme makers picturebook in May where conference will participate either in plenary session or Festival panel discussions. The Dublin Writers workshop a schools and library will present and an adult programme, a family programme, audience with a professional for programme and arts publishing in illustration, an interest and indoor will also be outdoor education. There the weekend participatory activities throughout and families. children for Partners na nÓg; Alliance ; Laureate Ireland Books Children’s (UK) Storycentre Children’s Discover Francaise; info Further www.childrensbooksireland.ie Literature Literature European Celebrating 2013 Picturebooks Dublin City Council May 2013 Dublin 18–26

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www.musicinkilkenny.com www.musicinkilkenny.com Sundays @ Noon Concert Series, Dublin City @ Noon Concert Sundays Series, Dublin City [Féila Festa] [Féila The Leipzig based Calmus Ensemble and the Irish Irish the and Ensemble Calmus based Leipzig The together perform Kilkenny Ensemble Camerata as Kilkenny Cathedral May in St Canice’s on 18 Series. Spring/Summer part in Kilkenny’s of Music Cantata Bach’s J.S. The concert will feature mich Herr verlanget dir, strings and basso continuo, flute, soprano, for in B minor. No.2 Suite and the Orchestral a concert on ensmbles will also present The two May in Dublin as part @ Noon of the Sundays 19 Concert Series in Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. Partners Gallery The Hugh Lane info Further www.hughlane.ie/sunday-concerts Music Concerts Calmus/Camerata Music in Kilkenny May 2013 18 May and Dublin 19 Kilkenny

CCP Network, Warsaw, July 2011

www.ccp.ie Informal network of European of European network Informal organisations making applications. making applications. organisations will see the conclusion of the EU Culture 2013 and the launch of the new 2007–2013 Programme During 2014–2020. Programme Europe Creative an informal will host Ireland the Irish Presidency, The in May. CCP network meeting of the entire peer-to- an opportunity for meeting will provide of best practice exchange and peer networking on the meeting will be focused models. In 2013 opportunities and the new and Europe Creative it provides. potential Partners Points Contact Cultural info Further [Partners for Imagination] Imagination] for [Partners of the European Meeting Informal Contact Points Cultural - the Point Contact Cultural European Ealaíon Chomhairle Arts Council/An May 2013 and Dublin 15-16 Kildare been (CCPs) have Points Contact Cultural countries established in each of the 37 Programme participating in the EU Culture EU promote of each CCP is to The role 2007–2013. and national at local, regional culture funding for those to assistance technical provide and to level January | February | March | April | May | June | 63

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[Féile Festa] [Féile Yurodny will host the HOPA! International International will host the HOPA! Yurodny The festival Music in May 2013. of Balkan Festival some of Europe’s in Ireland will bring together Turkey, Serbia, Romania, leading musicians from and the UK. Italy Russia, Ukraine, and concerts,workshops will feature HOPA! dancing, and conclude with a traditional comprised of musicians from 30-piece orchestra Yurodny, all of the participating music groups; and the North Strand Paprika, She’Koyokh, Band. Kontra info Further Music HOPA! Yurodny Dublin May 2013 Desi Wilkinson

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Creative ConnexionsCreative 2013 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Arts Office, Museus Museus Arts Office, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown [Traditional Now] [Traditional As part of and (flute Desi Wilkinson, (fiddle), O’Connor ethnomusicologist), Martin Quinn (accordion) will and archivist) (singer Toland and Grace Catalan with the traditional collaborate band Bruel. the musical relationships will explore The project cultures. the two between links and historical Sitges, in event a related on from Following the earlier in the year, Barcelona Connexions in Dún Laoghaire performances with showcase in May 2013. Partners de Sitges (Catalonia) Music Spain Ireland: Connexions Creative Artscope County Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown May 2013 24-26 is

Dublin Writers Festival 2013 Festival Dublin Writers www.dublinwritersfestival.com [Féile Festa] Festa] [Féile he found that its complexity echoed Irish politics. echoed that its complexity he found Foster and Roy Chris Agee John Banville, and newly will participate in the festival, will be published in response commissioned work work. Butler’s to themesto relating info Further Literature Literature 2013 Festival Dublin Writers Dublin City Council May 2013 Dublin 20–26 The theme for place in Europe’. ‘Ireland’s from inspiration takes of the festival strand A key essayist of the Irish Hubertthe work Marshal at the while, widely on Europe who wrote Butler came out of a deep his work much of same time, land. The his own study of and commitment to and Butler, to interest of life-long was area Balkan

Dawn Chorus at Culdaff Beach in Donegal during Bealtaine Festival 2009. Photo by Simon Houston

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production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, which festivals from the Cheltenham Guitar Festival international renown along with national and June | will take place at Lismore Castle on Saturday 1st to the Charlton Kings Guitar Event, and has international theatre practitioners will explore the and Sunday 2nd June. As part of its Irish debut, performed alongside Gerald Garcia, Gilbert theme in light of professional theatre practice and Festival Strings Lucerne will also perform a Biberian and David Tanenbaum. artistic works in Ireland and abroad. Research separate concert in St. Carthage’s Cathedral. papers on the topic will be invited from fellow Johnson plays across boundaries of blues, members of of the International Theatre for Young Festival Strings Lucerne was established in 1956 by classical, jazz and folk, and his mastery of Audiences Research Network, and a number Wolfgang Schneiderhan and Rudolf Baumgartner. diverse styles is a hallmark of his performances. of these will be presented at the symposium. It strives for a creative dialogue between early www.wicklowartsfestival.ie Approximately 20 ASSETEJ centres from across and new music, and it is famous for having Further info Europe will also be in attendance. commissioned works from major composers, such as Iannis Xenakis and Krzysztof Penderecki. Cardiff’s Theatr Iolo will present its production of Grimm Tales as a centre piece to the symposium. Further info www.lismoremusicfestival.com Partners ITYARN (International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network), ASSITEJ world network of theatre for children and young people, Theatr Iolo (Wales). Further info www.tya-ireland.org 65 © Tony G Murray January | January Poetry without Pints Kapwani Kiwanga

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Participatory Arts [Local Arts Europe] Literature [Féile Festa] Visual art [Féile Festa] If You Were In My Shoes Now Italo-Irish Literature Festival ‘Confluence’ Artist-in-residence at Kildare County Arts Service Exchange - Festival Italo-Irlandese Iniscealtra Arts Festival 2013 County Kildare 30 May 2013 Listowel Writers Week Iniscealtra Festival of the Arts Clare 3 May - 4 June 2013 May | This international seminar will share with Kerry 29 May – 2 June 2013 European partners the learning from the Listowel Writers’ Week and Associazione Onoma Iniscealtra Festival welcomes award winning film intergenerational arts project - If You Were In My will co-host a number of events during Listowel artist, Kapwani Kiwanga, as artist-in-residence Shoes Now. International partners will join Irish Writers’ Week 2013. This will include readings by in Mountshannon. Kiwanga, who is based in delegates from Co. Kildare, national arts in health established and emerging Italian authors. Paris, will work on the theme of ‘connection and June | networks, Age Concern, and Bealtaine Festival to confluence’, with a special focus on ‘the meeting meet with people who participated in the project. Readings by local authors will be translated into of cultures’. Kiwanga works in various forms, Italian and the Listowel fringe festival will feature a from installation, film and photography to sound If You Were In My Shoes Now involved the creation celebration of Italian food and craft. and performance, and her artistic practice has of individual felt slippers and the collected stories, been informed by her many research interests, observations and opinions of participants that Partners Associazione Onoma Verona (Italy) such as Afrofuturism, anticolonial struggle and emerged during the process. At the seminar Further info www.writersweek.ie its memory, and vernacular and popular culture. the project’s creative director, facilitators and participants will share experiences to encourage Kiwanga will be working in a studio space in delegates to debate creativity and participation in Mountshannon village, where she will also lead the arts as a lifelong cultural entitlement. art workshops in cooperation with three local schools, a youth group and a local hospital. A Partners Nás na Ríogh Housing Association; Kildare screening of some of her previous work will be Age Friendly Initiative; County Kildare LEADER shown in Mountshannon village hall throughout Partnership; Humanitas Foundation (the Netherlands); her residency. Project Phakama (London); Conway Intereg (Wales); Ireland Wales Programme INTERREG 4A. Further info www.iniscealtra-artsfestival.org Further info www.nnrha.ie 67 January | February | March | April | May | June | 69

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Young Critic’s Young NAYD (National (National NAYD International Young Critics Young International www.nayd.ie/ [Young Creatives] [Young Biondekbühne, Baden, (Austria); Cork Cork Baden, (Austria); Biondekbühne, The National Association for Youth Drama will host will host Drama Youth The National Association for all over and Norway Austria, people from young edition of special international a very for Ireland, long-running NAYD’s critics will come together theatre The young discuss and critique high workshop, watch, to at one of theatre quality Irish and international – the Cork offerings cultural most exciting Ireland’s programme, This is a unique Midsummer Festival. an opportunity given people are young one where their and voice see quality productions to opinions. The of ideas, and a meeting of exchange intercultural unified who are Europe around people from young of theatre. love their shared by Partners Festival, International Stamsund Midsummer Festival; Islands, (Norway) Lofoten info Further Theatre Critics International Young NAYD Encounter Drama) Youth Association for June 2013 Cork 20–24

Kilkenny Collective Collective Kilkenny is a mobile art project designed designed is a mobile art project [Partners for Imagination] for [Partners www.kcat.ie Cooperations Wiltz (Luxembourg); Pyramid of of Pyramid (Luxembourg); Wiltz Cooperations I want to tell you you tell I want to of participants and challenge the perceptions to European invites The project audiences alike. for artists submit work with disabilities to them to opportunities for and provides exhibitions exchanges. and engage in creative travel partner their European artists from will invite KCAT groups Irish studio and from organisations and Arts such as Cúig (Mayfield), (Mayo) Luisne the for pilot event a one-day to Ability (Wexford) joint will give and facilitators Participants project. and practice, about their studio’s presentations Arts Disability by individual artists recommended joint on a collaboratively work will join in to Ireland installation. mural Partners SKID Überlingen (Germany) Arts (UK); Naturatelier info Further for Arts Talent (KCAT) Arts Talent for 21 June 2013 Kilkenny Visual artsVisual Station KCAT

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(UK, Germany, the Netherlands) (UK, Germany, info Further Partners Music Strategies New Centres(IAMIC), Information is a Programme. Learning Lifelong European Media and Music Heritage Impacting Vocational Impacting Vocational Media and Music Heritage Project Education The the partners from project eight European Repository Ireland (DRI) and Europeana. (DRI) and Europeana. Ireland Repository contributors will include European representatives representatives European will include contributors Digital from as speakers IAMIC as well from and musicians, which will be led by experts in the experts and musicians, which will be led by Other invited Music Strategies. New field from and promotion of their work online. The conference The conference online. of their work and promotion composers for workshop will include a practical and workshop focusing on the issues for on the issues for focusing and workshop and musicians about dissemination composers CMC will host the Contemporary Music Centre (CMC) Centre Music Contemporary Dublin June 2013 Music 2.0 of Music Future LUXe Crooked House Theatre Company 4 © FelixCuarteto Casals Broede January | January

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Multi-disciplinary [Féile Festa] Spectacle [Local Arts Europe] Theatre [Local Arts Europe] Music [Partners for Imagination] Cork Midsummer Festival Awakening The Horsemen This is Who We Are West Cork Chamber Music Cork Midsummer Festival Donegal County Council Kildare County Council Festival - Opening Concert 2013 Cork 21–30 June 2013 Donegal 21–22 June 2013 Kildare 23–29 June 2013 West Cork Music Cork 28 June 2013 Cork Midsummer Festival will develop a series Awakening The Horsemen is an artistic, site- Kildare County Council and Crooked House of unique large-scale participatory productions specific response by Donegal landscape Theatre Company will host This is Who We Are, The West Cork Chamber Music Festival is one with leading European artists including Rimini spectacle company, LUXe, to the local folklore a theatre festival with public performances by of Europe’s leading chamber music festivals Protokoll and Mark Storor to explore ideas around that a troop of mythical Celtic warrior horsemen artists and young people from Norway, France and features the finest international and Irish citizenship, democracy and protest. lie sleeping under the iconic An Grianán of Aileach and Ireland. Artistic works in the festivals will ensembles and soloists. The festival has a history June | stone fort at Burt, County Donegal. engage with issues of self image and youth of looking out towards Europe both in its choice Working with local practitioners as well as many identity, and explore actions young people can The Awakening The Horsemen spectacle will of repertoire and of artists, and presenting Irish non-professional performers, and building on the take to develop their ability to shape their own have several interlinked elements including a artists in an international context. success of past festival projects like Ciudades identities comfortably, in a stress free way, leading core installation within the fort and an ongoing Paralelas / Parallel Cities, these challenging to positive mental health. In June 2013, the nine-day festival, which takes and celebratory projects will involve extensive series of audience processions or pilgrimages place in Bantry House and St Brendan’s Church, development in the first six months of 2013, with uphill, which will encounter a succession of The artistic partners will also meet in Ireland in the Bantry, County Cork, includes 37 concerts, public presentations during the festival to mark scenes and interventions along the way. A spring to prepare the events scheduled for June, 21 masterclasses and 7 artist interviews with the last ten days of the EU Presidency. specially commissioned musical soundtrack and also to run a public seminar on the theme of performers from the Ukraine, Hungary, Finland, – an Irish Icelandic collaboration - will be an working collaboratively with young people. USA, Spain and Ireland. The festival’s opening Partners Rimini Protokoll (Berlin), important element of both the installation and the concert features works from Romania, Hungary, Mark Storor (Birmingham) Partners Crooked House Theatre Company, Rogaland processional element of the work. A wide range of Estonia, Germany, Austria and a world premiere Further info www.corkmidsummer.com Teater (Norway), Le Grand Bleu (France) artists, from Donegal and other parts of Ireland, from Ireland’s John Kinsella. Further info www.facebook.com/CrookedHouseTheatre Norway and Iceland will contribute to the event. Further info www.westcorkmusic.ie/ Partners LUXe, Féile Grianán Ailigh, Derry-Londonderry UK City of Culture, Earagail Arts Festival, Vesteralen Regional Council (Norway), East Iceland Cultural Council. Further info www.feilegrianan.com www.donegalcoco.ie 75 Dublin Youth Dance Company. Photo by Karla Holden January | January

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Visual Arts [Partners for Imagination] Dance [Young Creatives] Music [Féile Festa] Visual Artists Ireland Get Irish Youth Dance Festival 2013 European Day at An Chúirt Together 2013 Dublin Youth Dance Company Chruitireachta International Visual Artists Ireland Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 29–30 June 2013 Harp Festival Dublin 28 June 2013 The Irish Youth Dance Festival 2013 features a Cairde na Cruite Louth 30 June 2013 Visual Artists Ireland’s Get Together 2013 is an special European dimension that includes dance information sharing and professional development residencies, master classes and performances. Cairde na Cruite will present a Gala Concert to event for visual artists. The Get Together 2013 will Dublin Youth Dance Company will dance launch its annual Irish Harp Festival, An Chúirt involve artists from around Europe and include a Chruitireachta, which takes place at An Grianán alongside Evoke Youth Dance Company from June | special engagement with Visual Artists Ireland’s Germany and Malmo Youth Dance Company in Termonfechin. The concert will present a European partners. from Sweden. Other youth dance companies collaboration between harpers from Scotland, Wales, Denmark and Ireland, as well as other leading This special gathering will encompass discussion from all over Ireland will participate in the festival, Irish musicians. groups on topics, such as working collaboratively, showcasing their creativity, artistry and talent. The funding, and other areas that directly affect festival will be held at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún The collaboration will compare and contrast the visual artists’ professional practices. There will Laoghaire on the 29 and 30 of June. diverse styles of harp-playing, music outputs and be opportunities for visual artists and other Partners Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, styles between very different performers from practitioners participating in the Get Together to Dance Theatre of Ireland-Centre for Dance. different backgrounds, whose practice has been engage with critical writing and current thought Further info www.dublinyouthdancecompany.com shaped by a myriad of different cultural influences. within academia, and CREATE will run a series of www.dancetheatreireland.com workshops relating to community-based practice. This amazing concert will mark the end of the Irish Presidency and it will celebrate the beginning of Partners IVARO, National College of Art & Design, an exciting journey for festival participants and Dublin’; Maison des Artistes; Cultural Service, Embassy audiences. In addition to its unique programme of France in Ireland; CREATE; SMART Amsterdam of concerts combining harp and percussion, the Further info www.visualartists.ie festival also welcomes harpers of all standards from advanced players to absolute beginners to participate in workshops guided by the festival’s specialist tutors.

Further info www.cairdenacruite.com 77 A selection of other Culture Connections — While in Dublin during Irelands’ Presidency of the European Union and wish to explore other cultural attractions, the following may be of interest:

Name Address Contact The Abbey Theatre 26/27 Lower Abbey Street abbeytheatre.ie The National Theatre of Ireland Dublin 1 +353 1 878 7222 Archbishop Marsh’s Library St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 marshlibrary.ie +353 1 454 3511 The Irish 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 iarc.ie Architectural Archive +353 1 663 3040 National Print Museum Old Garrison Chapel of nationalprintmuseum.ie Beggars Bush Barracks on +353 1 660 3770 Haddington Road, Dublin 4 Irish Film Institute 6 Eustace Street, Dublin ifi.ie International +353 1 679 5744 The Gate Theatre Cavendish Row, Parnell Square gatetheatre.ie Parnell Square, Dublin 1 +353 1 874 4045/874 6042 Smock Alley Theatre Exchange Street Lower smockalley.com Temple Bar, Dublin 8 +353 1 677 0014 Garden of Remembrance Parnell Square East, Dublin 1 heritageireland.ie +353 1 821 3021 Kilmainham Gaol Inchicore Road, Kilmainham heritageireland.ie Dublin 8 +353 1 453 5984 National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie +353 1 804 0300 Croke Park Stadium Dublin 3 crokepark.ie +353 1 819 2300 Temple Bar 12 East Essex Street, templebar.ie Information Centre Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Useful Links Address Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht www.ahg.gov.ie The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon www.artscouncil.ie The Council of National Cultural Institutions www.cnci.ie Culture Fox www.culturefox.ie Dublin Cultural Trail www.dublinculturetrail.ie Heritage Ireland www.heritageireland.ie Irish Genealogy Limited www.irishgenealogy.ie Visit Dublin www.visitdublin.com World Heritage Ireland www.worldheritageireland.ie