Festival Programme: Performance

 

8.00pm

Cois na hAbhna

For A Laugh

Join Myles Breen & Friends - Choke Improv Comedy

For an evening of spontaneous fun and hilarity. Myles, from Limerick, is well known for his work in theatre (Island and Graffitti Theatre Companies) and TV (Fair City, Clash of The Ash) as both actor and director... tonight anything goes!

Admission: €5

 

2.00pm

The Aistear

Tulla Transition Year Group

with Fergus Cronin

Tulla Secondary School Transition Year Students, led by Fergus Cronin, performance artist from Lahinch, will produce a Social Sculpture on the main stage.

Admission Free

 

4.00 - 5.30pm

The Aistear

Fishbowl Youthgroup Present

A medley of talent, music, dance and more

Admission Free

 

2.00 - 3.00pm

The Aistear Building

CHILDRENS FUN DAY

Puppet Shows and Performances

2.00 - 2.15pm: Shadow Puppet Performance by children from Tuamgraney National School. Evolved from an Intergenerational Residency at Raheen Community Hospital the childrens puppetry tells a story from their perspective and draws upon the older peoples experiences. Artwork in the form of hand made books made during the residency will be on show in the Aistear.

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2.30 - 3.00pm: Seeing and Dreaming - Puppetry/performance.
Meet Dorothy and Michael, two people we have known and loved, with a curious tale to tell: Dorothy is eighty, lives alone in a Victorian house in Birmingham. She has one eye, no teeth and a soft spot for Starsky and Hutch. Michael is eighty-eight. Gnarled and bed ridden, he dreams of dancing and wild horses...
Artist/puppeteer Sarah Fuller and performer Vanessa Earl collaborate to bring their stories to life using shadows, objects, puppets and people.

Admission: €5 Adults / €3 Children