Body&Soul at Electric Picnic 2016 Body&Soul is now in its 13th year at Electric Picnic, which seems a bit dazzling. I remember when it was a new born instead of a grumpy […]
Electric Picnic – Body&Soul Details Announced
Big Bang Festival of Rhythm – 29th to 31st July
BIG BANG FESTIVAL OF RHYTHM CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY – FRIDAY 29th TO SUNDAY 31st JULY 2016 This festival is back for its 10th year and as ever, it will give you a […]
Dublin Event Guide (18-07-16 – 24-07-16)
Another Summer week where you should really be outside enjoying the fresh air! If you’re going to ignore this worthwhile advice, we’ve a few recommendations for you. There’s The Hellfire Squad at […]
Body & Soul Festival Review 2016 – Sat 18-06-16
Day Two of the festival and spirits remained high. The rain had held off so far, but there was little sign of the sun despite weather reports to the contrary! The day […]
Project 50 – A Season Of Work Celebrating 50 years of Project Arts Centre
With the Project Arts Centre recently celebrating their 50th anniversary, they’ve just announced a new season of work to celebrate this achievement! You can see the full line up below, and there’s […]
Irish Festival Guide – Galway Arts Festival – July 11th – 24th
Full details of the Galway Arts Festival were announced last week, and there’s some interesting looking events. It runs from July 11th – 24th all over the city and is usually worth […]
Fulcrum – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Fulcrum – Dublin Dance Festival – Project Arts Centre – Review by Stephen McDermott In July 1982, at the invitation of the Association Internationale de Défense des Artistes, Samuel Beckett produced his […]
Interview with Jo Mangan – Director of the Carlow Arts Festival
We had the chance to talk to Jo Mangan, the director of the Carlow Arts Festival. You can see the results below where she discusses Alien visitations in Truffaut’s Code and other […]
Betroffenheit – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Betroffenheit – Kidd Pivot & Electric Company Theatre O’Reilly Theatre – Dates Tue 24, Wed 25 May @ 7.30pm The performance starts in almost complete darkness. As the lights start to grow, […]
Liminal/ Folds of the Crane – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Liminal/ Folds of the Crane – Project Arts Centre – Review by Stephen McDermott Dublin Dance Festival continues until May 28th In a double-bill of new Irish dance, both of which premiered […]
Dublin Event Guide (23-05-16 – 29-05-16)
The dancing continues at Dublin Dance Festival. Their feet must really be sore by this stage, but they have another week of it as it runs until the 28th. There’s also the […]
Dublin Event Guide (16-05-16 – 22-05-16)
Dance, Dance, Dance… yes, it’s that time of year again when the dancers descend on Dublin, en masse. The Dublin Dance Festival runs from the 17th to the 28th. If you’re feeling […]
Interview with Benjamin Perchet – Director of Dublin Dance Festival
We had the chance to interview Benjamin Perchet ahead of the opening of the Dublin Dance Festival. This is Benjamin’s first year in charge of the Festival having previously worked as Deputy […]
Win Tickets for Dublin Dance Festival – Project Arts Centre
We have two sets of tickets to give away to two lucky winners for RELIC and MAGIE NOUVELLE at the Dublin Dance Festival on Fri 27th May. Yes, that’s four tickets for […]
Your Own Man/ Mad Notions – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Your Own Man/ Mad Notions – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Choreographed and performed by Luke Murphy The Bewleys Café Theatre @ powerscourt is switched back to front so […]
Ultima Thule – Project Arts Centre – Review
Catherine Young Dance – Ultima Thule – Project Arts Centre – 14 April 2016-16 April 2016 8.00pm – Review by Stephen McDermott Ultima Thule is the highest degree attainable, the farthest point […]
Capitalism the Musical – Back Loft – Review
Capitalism the Musical – Back Loft – Review by Frank L. Written by Deirdre Murphy Directed by Alain Servant Deirdre Murphy is the driving force behind this energising but serious musical, although […]
Interview With Catherine Young – Ultima Thule – Project Arts Centre
We had the chance to interview Catherine Young about her new work Ultima Thule, which runs in the Firkin Crane, Cork and the Project Arts Centre next month. You can see the […]
Dublin Event Guide (11-04-16 – 17-04-16)
The MusicTown Festival is in full swing and has lots of odd ball events to check out! Otherwise, there’s a good selection of gigs including Damien Jurado and Giant Sand in Whelans […]
Win Tickets for Ultima Thule – Project Arts Centre
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Ultima Thule at the Project Arts Centre on the 14-04-16. To be in with a chance of winning answer the […]
Dublin Event Guide (4-04-16 – 10-04-16)
So, the revolution commemorations are over for another 100 years (kinda). It’s still a busy week in Dublin, so don’t worry. Bitter like a Lemon return with the third part of Lee […]
Dublin Dance Festival Preview
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 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 […]
No More Workhorse 