EVENT: DUBLIN DANCE FESTIVAL
With the theme 'Let Go. Take Heart. Begin Again' the annual showcase for the finest danceworks from across the globe returns to the capital - a particularly strong Irish showing includes new works from the likes of Luke Murphy, Oona Doherty, Liz Roche and Pan Pan Theatre Company (Various venues, 16th - 28th May)
MUSIC: STEPHEN SHANNON
After 20 years in the music industry, as performer (Mount Alaska, Strands and Halfset) producer and composer, Stephen Shannon releases his debut solo album Fathoms, on 19th May; it's an atmospherically epic electronic opus which he launches with a concert at the NCH in Dublin on the same date.
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CINEMAS: STILL - A MICHAEL J FOX MOVIE
Incorporating documentary, archival and scripted elements, this intimate documentary tells the remarkable story of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who became a global film and TV megastar before his diagnosis, aged 29, with Parkinson's disease, and subsequent work as an activist and fundraiser. For RTÉ Arena, John Maguire discusses the movie below (Selected cinemas nationwide)
BOOK: SMALL WORLDS BY CALEB AZUMAH NELSON
Stephen has only ever known himself in song. But what becomes of him when the music fades? Set over the course of three summers, from South London to Ghana and back again, the new novel from the author of Open Water is a tale about fathers and sons, faith and friendship, and the worlds we live, dance and love within (Penguin, in bookshops now)
I'm thrilled to share the trailer for Small Worlds, my new novel, out May 11th 💙
— Caleb Azumah Nelson (@CalebANelson) April 25, 2023
Available to pre-order now: https://t.co/xfRTH26eD1
Director @CalebANelson DOP @korsshan Producer @celestekdoig pic.twitter.com/wCMvklAJM9
EVENT: BEALTAINE
Age & Opportunity's national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age runs nationwide through the month of May, with a diverse programme that features events of every shape and size imaginable across the cultural spectrum - find an event near you here, while RTÉ Arena discusses the Bealtaine Poetry Line below...
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