London Snorkelling Team braced for the deep end of the Galway Arts Festival
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
Anyone perusing the Galway Arts Festival schedule would have been forgiven for raising an eyebrow on encountering the group charged with bringing the comedy programme to its finale. The London Snorkelling Team have been raising eyebrows for a while now, and not just for their name. This inventive ensemble have enjoyed a growing profile in recent months, playing festivals such as Latitude as well as renowned venues like London’s Roundhouse theatre to widespread critical acclaim. Their use of instruments such as the noog, farfisa, trombone, parabolic reflector, overhead projector, drums, saxophone, cavaquinho, coconut shells, baby bass, and horse combines to create a cocktail of music that has seen The Guardian brand them “as brilliant as they are hilarious”.
Read more ...Anarchy and soap stars as Gaeilge
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
ACCIDENTAL DEATH Of An Anarchist by the Nobel prize winning Italian author Dario Fo will be performed as Gaeilge by An Taibhdhearc.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist, or Bás Taismeach Ainríalaí as it will be for this production, will be staged in Seanscoil Sailearna, Indreabhán, from Monday July 18 to Sunday 24, as part of the Galway Arts Festival.
Read more ...Hot Mikado in Loughrea
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
HOT MIKADO, the jazz-infused adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s wonderful The Mikado will be performed by Loughrea Youth Theatre throughout this month.
Read more ...Drama workshops for adults and children
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
THE ALL Action Drama School will hold drama workshops for adults and children in the Town Hall Theatre next month.
Led by Aoife Heery, the school seeks to develop creativity and generate ideas. There will be an emphasis on collaborative theatre making through script development and fun exercises. For adults there will be an exploration of the techniques of Gratowski and Michael Chekov while children will be encouraged to “dream out loud”.
Read more ...Artists sought for exhibitions
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
THE GALWAY University Hospitals Arts Trust is calling for submissions for its 2012/2013 exhibition programme.
Read more ...Trad music concerts in St Nicholas’
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
ST NICHOLAS’ Collegiate Church will host the next Tunes In The Church gig tomorrow from 8pm to 9.30pm, featuring the Ó Beaglaoich clan.
Read more ...Submissions sought for TULCA visual arts festival
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
ARTISTS ARE invited to make submissions to be included in the 2011 TULCA festival of visual arts.
Read more ...Citóg @ The Cellar
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
CITÓG, THE Cellar Bar’s showcase of original music held every Friday, will tomorrow feature performances from The Salad Circus, Daphne In The Attic, and Niall Murphy.
Read more ...Fionn Regan @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
IRELAND IS awash with singer-songwriters so it takes someone special to stand out from the hordes of ‘three chords and the truth’ merchants - Fionn Regan is one such individual.
Read more ...Arts festival gigs @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
MONROE’S LIVE will host two of what are sure to be among the most popular gigs of this year’s Galway Arts Festival - Jack L and The Walls.
Jack L will bring his mix of cabaret, rock, black romanticism, and undoubted charisma for what is sure to be a high energy show tonight from 9pm.
Read more ...A night of trad with Damien O’Kane
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
DAMIEN O’KANE has been hailed by The Sunday Express for his “superb vocals” and for being “an outstanding banjo player” while BBC Music has hailed “the richness of his voice”.
The County Derry musician is best known for his work with Shona Kipling and Flook, and he is also a member of Kate Rusby’s band. However he is also seen as one of the most exciting emerging talents in traditional music and he is coming to Galway to play Kelly’s next Wednesday at 9pm.
Read more ...Emmet Scanlan @ The Crane
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
EMMET SCANLAN & What The Good Thought make a return to their native city of Galway to play The Crane Bar on Sunday at 9pm.
Read more ...Rootical Sound System’s reggae session
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
ROOTICAL SOUND System will launch their new fortnightly reggae session this Saturday.
The new night takes place at 21 Eglinton Street (formerly The Drum Bar) and will feature international and local guests playing roots reggae and dub. This Saturday’s gig will see singer Murray Man (Mellow Vibes studio, Birmingham) and local band Intinn.
Read more ...English madrigals at St Augustine’s
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
MADRIGALIA, THE National Chamber Choir of Ireland’s show celebration of the madrigal style of singing and composing, is coming to Galway.
Read more ...African night of praise at The Clayton
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
GALWAY IS in store for a night of African and Christian music - drawing on gospel, soul, funk, pop, and hip hop - at the Agape Festival 2011 Night Of Praise.
The Agape Festival takes place on Friday July 22 at the Clayton Hotel Galway from 7pm to 10pm. The host artist on the night will be Nigerian born, Galway based, singer-songwriter Shaday (Folashade Shekete), who released her debut album UNLEASHED...this is Me earlier this year.
Read more ...An artistic ‘face off’
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
GALWAY’S ENGAGE Studio Artists and Dublin’s Monster Truck Studios will have an artistic ‘face off’ in Vis-à-vis in The Niland Gallery, Lower Merchants Road.
Read more ...Testify! @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
TESTIFY! GALWAY’S monthly night of music, poetry, and much more is having a party next Monday at 8pm in the Róisín Dubh’s upstairs bar.
Read more ...Ronnie Bourke tribute night
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
A TRIBUTE night for the late Ronnie Bourke will take place in Ward’s Hotel, Salthill, on Tuesday July 26 with jazz music with Gay McIntyre and friends.
Ronnie helped organised many jazz gigs in Galway, played jazz, and raised funds for Cancer Care West.
Read more ...Get talking with Electric Bridget’s Chat Show
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
ELECTRIC BRIDGET have entertained and impressed audiences with their theatre shows like Curl Up & Dye, Waiting For Elvis, and The Grippe Girls, but their new show promises to be something quite different.
Read more ...Creative Writers’ Clinic
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
TODAY MARKS the opening of The Western Writers’ Centre’s weekly Creative Writers’ Clinic, facilitated by poet, novelist, and critic Fred Johnston.
A maximum of five clients will be seen per clinic which will provide editorial and publishing direction on prose, poetry, and playscripts.
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