Take a bow! PICK ME UP I’M A The arts really matter to us in Ireland; they are a big part of people’s lives, the FREE country’s single most popular pursuit. Our artists interpret our past, define who PROGRAMME we are today, and imagine our future. We can all take pride in the enormous reputation our artists have earned around the world. The arts play a vital role in our economy, and smart investment of taxpayers’ money in the arts is repaid many times over. The dividends come in the form of a high value, creative economy driven by a flexible, educated, innovative work force, and in a cultural tourism industry worth 2.4 billion directly a year. The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for funding and developing the arts. Arts Council funding from the taxpayer, through the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, for 2010 is 69.15 million, that’s less than 1 a week for every household. So, at the end of your next great festival experience, don’t forget the role you played and take a bow yourself! Find out what’s on at www.events.artscouncil.ie You can find out more about the arts here: www.artscouncil.ie Booking Information Contents Introduction Online O Outdoor, Family & 2-8 Made In Donegal – the theme of the 22nd Earagail Arts Festival celebrates the presentation of To book online or for further information on all Childrens Events new work by Donegal artists and collaborations with invited international guests in a fantastic events visit www.eaf.ie. Visa, Mastercard and Laser Imeachtaí Teaglaigh, programme of music, theatre, visual artists, spoken word and outdoor events that embodies accepted – booking fees of €3 per transaction apply. Faoin Spéir & Páistí the unique culture and landscape of this captivating county. With an associated international Booking fees are non-refundable and cannot be programme of performers from around the globe, this year’s festival will feature more family exchanged for credit. M Music 9-22 orientated, circus events than ever before with many free of charge, and a rich cluster of Ceol programmes around major outdoor shows in Ballybofey and Letterkenny, the Gaeltacht and In Person Inishowen. In conjunction with our accommodation, leisure and heritage partners we want to The festival box office is located at An Grianán SE Special Events 23-26 ensure your experience of this year’s festival is as enjoyable and immersive as possible so we’ve Theatre, Port Road, Letterkenny, opening hours are Imeacht ar Leith introduced a number of great ticket deals across a range of performances, so you can take in Monday – Friday, 9.30am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to more of the festival and the county for less. As well as excellent accommodation packages, if 6pm. T Theatre, Comedy & Dance 27-30 you’re staying with one of our featured hotels you’ll be able to avail of a special ticket discount Drámaíocht, Greann code when you book your room. In the year of the appointment of the first national cultural Phone agus Damhsa ambassador - we hope you, the audience, our supporters and our lifeblood will advocate the Telephone bookings can be made to the Box Office Earagail Arts Festival in your own definable way, for it is your continued support that is key to the on +353 (0) 74 9120777. Visa, Mastercard S Spoken Word 31-33 future of this iconic summer festival. Born, bred and Made In Donegal. and Laser accepted. Imeachtaí Liteartha Ticket Collection V Visual Arts 34-38 Déanta i nDún na nGall – is ceiliúradh é téama 22ú Féile Ealaíne an Earagail ar shaothar úr ó Postal and phone bookings can be collected at the Radhairc Ealaíona ealaíontóirí de chuid an chontae agus ar chomhoibriú le haíonna idirnáisiúnta. Is é an toradh atá Box Office at An Grianán Theatre up to 5pm on the air seo ná clár iontach de cheol, de dhrámaíocht, d’amharcealaíona, den fhocal labhartha agus day of performance or at the individual box office Film 39 d’imeachtaí faoin aer ar léargas é ar chultúr agus ar thírdhreach sainiúil an chontae mheallacaigh facilities at each venue 15 minutes in advance of the Scannán seo. Beidh lucht siamsaíochta as gach cearn den domhan páirteach san fhéile agus beidh níos performance. If you would prefer to have your tickets mó imeachtaí sorcais don teaghlach ar fad i gceist i mbliana ná mar a bhí riamh, go leor acu posted out please tell us at the start of your booking. W Workshops 40-42 saor in aisce. Lena chois sin, beidh réimse iontach clár breise ar siúl sna ceantair ina reáchtálfar There is a €1.50 fee for this service. Tickets booked Ceardlanna imeachtaí faoin aer, is é sin, Bealach Féich, Leitir Ceanainn, an Ghaeltacht agus Inis Eoghain. over the internet must be collected at the box office. Táimid ag obair i gcomhar lenár gcomhpháirtithe lóistín, fóillíochta agus oidhreachta lena Day by Day Festival Guide 44-45 chinntiú go mbainfidh sibhse a bheidh i láthair ag an fhéile i mbliana sult aisti agus go bhfaighidh Refunds Dialann Lae sibh blaiseadh d’oiread imeachtaí agus is féidir. Chuige sin, tá margadh den scoth á thairiscint Tickets cannot be refunded. Tickets may be againn i gcás ticéad do réimse imeachtaí, chun gur féidir libh níos mó den fhéile agus den chontae exchanged for a credit voucher subject to a €1 Friends 49 a fheiceáil ar níos lú airgid. Tá pacáistí iontacha lóistín ar fáil agus, lena chois sin, má fhanann administration charge per ticket (and in the case Cairde tú i gceann de na hóstáin a bhfuil muid ag comhoibriú leo cuirfear cód lascaine ticéad ar fáil of internet bookings minus the cost of any booking duit nuair a chuirfidh tú do sheomra in áirithe. Sa bhliain seo a ceapadh an chéad ambasadóir fees). Tickets must be exchanged at least 24 hours Ticket Deals cultúrtha d’Éirinn, tá súil againn go gcuirfidh sibhse – an lucht féachana agus ár gcrann taca – prior to the performance. If you have already Féile Ealaíne an Earagail chun cinn ar bhur mbealach féin, mar is í bhur dtacaíocht leanúnach a collected your tickets you MUST return the tickets to chinnteoidh go mairfidh an fhéile samhraidh faoi leith seo. Tagtha ar an saol, tógtha agus déanta i us before you can exchange them. € nDún na nGall. 5 for 50 Buy 5 individual tickets for shows Disabled Access marked with the Ticket Deal 5 for €50 The Earagail Arts Festival is committed to the logo and get up to €25 off on individual promotion of equality of opportunity and prices…go on spoil yourself.! Festival Board Festival Staff endeavours to be as accessible as possible. If you have any special requirements please let us know Don’t be a Miser - when booking. Bring a friend for free! Traolach O Fionnáin (Chair) Artistic Director: Paul Brown Purchase 2 tickets to the Miser for Meabh Ui Chonnachain Office Manager: Edel Neary Mailing List the price of 1 on either Wednesday Shaun Hannigan Marketing Officer: Roísín Mc Cullagh If you would like to be added to our mailing list, 7th or Thursday 8th July. Patricia McBride Production Manager: Tommy McLaughlin update or remove your details please write to us Mícheal Ó Fearraigh Artists Liaison: Kim Doherty or email [email protected] Contact Info Derek O’Connor Úna Campbell Programme Consultant: For general info please contact the Fintan Maloney Visual Arts Curators: John M Cunningham / Adrian Kelly Festival Office at: Unit B6, Enterprise Míchael Ó hÉanaigh Box Office / Volunteers Co-ordinator: Maeve Sweeney Fund Business Park, Ballyraine, Cllr Liam Blaney Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Cllr Dessie Larkin PR: Inis Communications Telephone: +353 (0)74 916 8800 Cllr Seamus Ó Domnhaill Cover Photography: John Soffe Fax: +353 (0)74 916 8490 Eunan Kelly (Company Secretary) Design: www.sharpdesign.ie Email: [email protected] Website: www.eaf.ie Book Online www.eaf.ie Theater Papilio www.theaterpapilio.com Tues 6th July - 3pm - €5 - Age 2-4 - Duration 30 min Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey Wed 7th July - 3pm - €5 - Age 2-4 - Duration 30 min Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Dunfanaghy A yellow square goes for a walk, little red dots play hide and seek and a blue circle starts to sound… Theater Papilio ´s first show for the very young is a highly visual theatre experience for a first time audience. Accompanied by Eoin O Brien on acoustic guitar, puppeteer Anna Rosenfelder moves within a self built universe of shapes and lines, creating simple Redmoon Theater present and capturing scenes and images -sometimes poetical, sometimes witty, sometimes just so. The perfect introduction The Picture Book to the arts for your young adventurer... Sat 3rd July - 9.30pm - FREE - Age 5+ Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey www.redmoon.org Earagail Arts Festival Chicago’s Redmoon Theater welcomes you to a delightful homegrown celebration of a local The Picture Book: A Twilight Fairy Tale. This writer and the imagination of local children. Carnival Parade multimedia spectacle for all ages was created Redmoon Theater are world renowned in collaboration with local students. Over the producers of outdoor spectacle, in their home Friday 9th July - 9.30pm - FREE course of four weeks Redmoon artists have town of Chicago. They also produced a very Main Street, Letterkenny - www.eaf.ie worked with over ninety students from St. special Halloween party for a little known Mary’s N.S., Robertson N.S. and Scoil Naisiunta family by the name of Obama at The White Heralding the start of our major festival weekend in Seiseadh Ui Neill to create original animations House, Washington DC in October 2009.