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  • 07.06.10
    Earagail Arts Festival Earagail Arts Festival | Comments Off
    Made In Donegal – the theme of the 22nd Earagail Arts Festival celebrates the presentation of new work by Donegal artists and collaborations with invited international guests in a fantastic programme of music, theatre, visual artists, spoken word and outdoor events that embodies the unique culture and landscape of this captivating county. With an associated international programme of performers from around the globe, this year’s festival will feature more family orientated, circus events than ever before with many free of charge, and a rich cluster of programmes around major outdoor shows in Ballybofey and Letterkenny, the Gaeltacht and Inishowen. 3- 18 July ...
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  • 05.28.10
    Spike Jonze to take centre stage at the Galway Arts Festival Galway Arts Festival 2010 | Comments Off
    FILM-MAKER Spike Jonze and 1980s band The Human League are to take centre stage at this year’s Galway Arts Festival. Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, the New York Theatre Workshop and original lithographs by Henri Matisse will also feature strongly in the two week event. Influential theatre director Sir Peter Hall and critic and author Michael Billington are set to debate,  while crime writer Ian Rankin, journalist John Lanchester and US-based Irish journalist Niall O’Dowd will also speak at the event. Enda Walsh’s new play, Penelope, will premiere, while the Galway Youth Theatre, Decadent Theatre and Electric Bridget, and An Taibhdhearc will all celebrate ...
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  • 05.26.10
    Dublin Shakespeare Festival Dublin Shakespeare Festival | Comments Off
    Trinity College will for the second year host Dublin's Shakespeare Festival. For one week the city's parks, monuments and schools will become venues for performances of the works of the world's most popular playwright. This year's festival will see ver 45 free performances around the city hourly from 12pm - 5pm every day, along with nightly events at 6.30pm including lectures, comedic performances and live music. Headlining the week will be the GB Theatre Company's production of As You Like It taking place in a specially constructed 275-seater outdoor arena in the front square of Trinity College at 7.30pm every night. ...
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  • 05.20.10
    Kinsale Arts Week Kinsale Arts Week | Comments Off
    Kinsale Arts Week will transform the oldest seaside town in Ireland into a living gallery and performance venue from the 10th -18th July. Audiences can enjoy the best of visual art, music, dance, comedy, literature, film, theatre and family events in extraordinary settings throughout this scenic location. Annual highlights include the transformation of the 17th century monument Charles Fort into an outdoor music arena, and an Artists Trail that takes in over 100 artists work and the colourful Street day which features live performances on the streets of Kinsale. Kinsale, West Cork 10- 18 July 2010 See www.kinsaleartsweek.com
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  • 05.19.10
    Clonmel Junction Festival Clonmel Junction Festival | Comments Off
    A nine day festival that sees theatre troupes, dancers, and entertainers and dancers take over Clonmel, this year's festival is themed around the Circus. Around Clonmel 2- 11 July 2010 See www.junctionfestival.com for more details
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  • 05.19.10
    Cork Midsummer Festival Cork Midsummer Festival | Comments Off
    Billed as a 'Festival of the Senses', the Cork Midsuumer Festival packs a hell of a lot of good stuff into 15 short days. Including the Irish premiere of award-winning Russian play Plasticine, and performances of work by legendary composer Phillip Glass, and cult dancer Jerome Bel, it promises to be one of the best cultural events of the year. Cork City, County Cork 12-27 June 2010 See www.corkmidsummer.com for more details
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