Dublin Dance Festival Preview – by Stephen McDermott The programme for the 2016 Dublin Dance Festival was launched last night in Drury Buildings, with works responding to 1916, exile, and identity among […]
Dublin Dance Festival Preview
Dublin Event Guide (21-03-16 – 27-03-16)
Ok, so Patrick has departed for another year, so what are we left with? There’s a whole lot of revolution going on, with New plays in the form of McKenna’s Fort and […]
WHACK!! – Project Arts Centre – Review
Philip Connaughton & Ashley Chen present – WHACK!! – Project Arts Centre 25 February 2016-27 February 2016 8.00pm – Tickets €10 – €16 We are introduced to the first of the dancers […]
Interview with PhiIip Connaughton – WHACK!! – Project Arts Centre
We had the chance to interview PhiIip Connaughton ahead of the new WHACK!! which is touring the country from Feb 20th. You can see the results below, along with tour dates and […]
Linger – Project Arts Centre – Review
Linger – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. Dates: Thurs 21 – Sat 23 Jan €18/€16 Matinee: Sat 23 Jan 3.00pm €16/€14 Choreographed and directed by Breandán de Gallaí. Breandán […]
Dance With First Fortnight
As most of you should know by this stage, the First Fortnight Festival is now in full swing, with odd and fun happenings all over Dublin and beyond. There is a focus […]
Unspoken – Project Arts Centre – Review
Unspoken – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. Choreographed by Aisling McCormick, music by Danny Forde Part of the Rough Magic Seeds Programme This is a new piece of dance […]
Dublin Dance Festival 2016 – Highlights
Dublin Dance Festival – Highlights by Stephen McDermott Identity, migration and territory are among the themes that will feature as part of the 2016 Dublin Dance Festival. The highly contemporaneous programme also […]
Metropolis – RDS – Live Review – 8/11/15
Metropolis – RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 – Review by Frances Winston – Sunday 8th November 2015 A trip beyond the pale meant that I was unable to attend this event on the […]
The Wolf and Peter- Draíocht – Coiscéim – Review
Coiscéim Dance Theatre presents The Wolf and Peter- Draíocht Blanchardstown/ Pavilion Theatre Dún Laoghaire – Review by Beatrice O’Connell Celebrating 20 years of exciting dance productions the multi award winning Coiscéim bring […]
Flamenco Flashmobs Hit Dublin Today!
As part of the Flamenco Festival which runs from the 10th to the 25th of October, there will be a series of Flamenco Flashmobs around the city today and tomorrow. How wonderful […]
Interview with Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva – Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet – Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Interview with Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva – Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet – Bord Gais Energy Theatre Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva returns to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre this November where she will […]
Your Own Man/ Mad Notions – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Your Own Man/ Mad Notions – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Dates Sep 16 — 19 @ 20:00. Tickets €13 / €11 conc. Duration 55 mins. Venue: Bewley’s Cafe Theatre @ Powerscourt Luke […]
Folds of the Crane/ Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane – Project Arts Centre – Review – TDFF
Folds of the Crane/ Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane – Project Arts Centre – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald The entire theatre goes black except for a sliver of light just off-centre […]
It Folds – Peacock Theatre – Review
It Folds – Brokentalkers and Junk Ensemble Dates Sep 07 — 12 @ 19:00. The piece opens with a ghost emerging from the darkness of the stage. He is a traditional ghost, […]
Things To Do In Dublin (07-08-15 – 13-09-15)
Ok Folks, it’s time to get your Fringe on! Yes, the madness is just about to start, with more new productions than is fair or reasonable in a three week period. Cancel […]
Tiger Dublin Fringe Preview – Lords of Strut – Contain-a-Rave
The competition for oddest event in the fringe is always a hard fought battle, but the front runner at the moment are the Lords of Strut with their ‘Contain-a-Rave‘ event, which is […]
Tiger Dublin Fringe 2015 – Programme Announced!
TIGER DUBLIN FRINGE :: September 7 – 20, 2015 | www.fringefest.com First off, the tent is back! That’s right, the spiritual home of the festival returns with the Spiegeltent which will find a home […]
Fiesta Mexicana – NCH – 04-06-15
There is a celebration of all things Mexican this Saturday in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, with the visit of the Folkloric Ballet of the University of Guadalajara. It is a night […]
Things To Do In Dublin (25-05-15 – 31-05-15)
I guess it’s officially summer? This week is packed with festivals and events. This week there’s the Foo Fighters at Slaine and Forbidden Fruit, along with the Life Festival in Belvedere House. […]
Jockey – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
Jockey – The Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2 – Review by Francis Winston Runs until Friday 22nd May at 8pm nightly. Tickets €22/18 From the WillFredd Theatre Company and dancer […]
Things To Do In Dublin (18-04-15 – 24-05-15)
The most important thing you can do this week is vote! It will be one of the biggest changes that this generation can make and something to be really proud of. The […]
Live Collision Festival – April 29 – May 2 2015
This is a festival of the weird and wonderful in the surroundings of Dublin city! So if you’re feeling like something a bit different this week, there’s no better place to look […]
Things To Do In Dublin (27-04-15 – 3-05-15)
The Field has its official opening night on Tuesday in the Gaiety, after many weeks of hype! There’s also Live Collision in the Project and Before Monsters Were Made in the same […]
Butoh & Live Art Festival – 27th – 30st May 2015
Fancy seeing something a bit different? How about a festival of Butoh (Japanese Dance Theatre) combined with performance art? It really doesn’t come much more different than that. This festival takes place […]
Jockey – WillFredd Theatre – Preview
The WillFreddians are back with a new show, this time the focus is on the world of Horse racing. It will star Emma O’Kane and directed by Sophie Motley. See the full […]
Paper House – Collaborations Festival – Smock Alley – Review
When the show opens, the stage is filled with boxes and a single female protagonist. The young woman is opening a variety of boxes and examining their contents. They appear to be […]
First Fortnight Festival 2015 – Preview
First Fortnight is a festival that runs for the first couple of weeks of the year (the clue was in the title). It is a multi-disciplinary festival that features Music, Art, Theatre […]
Dublin Flamenco Festival – 30th Nov – 7th Dec
Another dance festival hits Dublin in a few weeks time, and this one has some Spanish flair. The Dublin Flamenco Fesival will run from the 30th Nov to the 7th Dec, and […]
