FESTIVAL: FINDING A VOICE
Clonmel's Finding a Voice festival focuses on the music of women composers through the ages; this year's series of concerts includes musical theatre and contemporary singer-songwriting for the first time, in addition to music from the Middle Ages, to the present day. The programme is book-ended by two concerts featuring music by Irish composers – the opening concert, a world première by Linda Buckley with text by Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and the closing concert, a new song-cycle by Ailís Ní Riain (From March 3rd to 8th - find out more here)
BOOKS: IRELAND READS
On February 25th, Libraries Ireland are inviting people of all ages to get reading. One minute, ten minutes, an hour, or more – it doesn’t matter how long you read for, or what you read! Why? Because taking some time for yourself to relax and do the things you enjoy (like reading) is important to help look after your mental wellbeing. Pick up a book - it's good for you! Find out more here.
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STREAMING: WALKING WITH GHOSTS
If you missed Gabriel Byrne's recent acclaimed autobiographical one-man show at the Gaiety Theatre, the production is now being streamed online on-demand - by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Walking with Ghosts is a lyrical homage to the people and landscapes that ultimately shape our destinies, and a tour de force from an Irish acting legend (From 26 February – 4 March 2022 - find out more here)
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ON TOUR: AMY DICKSON
Amy Dickson has been acknowledged by BBC Music Magazine as one of the world's six best classical saxophonists ever, made history by becoming the first saxophonist to win a Classic BRIT Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and in 2016 was named the UK’s Young Australian of the Year. She's touring nationwide alongside pianist Simon Mulligan and violinist Sonoko Miriam Welde, with a programme that incorporates elements of folk and popular music from around the world, including Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Ravel’s Bolero, Dickson’s own transcription of Philip Glass’s shimmering violin sonata, alongside a new Music Network commission by Ronan Guilfoyle. (From 3 – 13 March - find a date near you here).
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THEATRE: SH*T
THISISPOPBABY's production of Patricia Cornelius' play Sh*t was shut down on preview night due to Covid two years ago - now they're are re-stageing the show next week at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, from March 2nd - 6th. Leading lady Kate Stanley Brennan talks to RTÉ Arena below...
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