MUSIC: Linda May Han Oh & Fabian Almazan
Music Network brings Spring 2023 to a close with two of the leading jazz artists of our time, bassist Linda May Han Oh and pianist Fabian Almazan. Hugely accomplished performers, improvisers and composers, they have worked together in a variety of stunning musical collaborations, with Almazan drawing inspiration from his Cuban heritage and musical training in jazz and classical idioms and Oh showcasing the skills and innate musicality which have seen her collaborate with some of the biggest names in the industry. Over the coming week, they're in Waterford, Cork, Wexford, Dublin, Roscommon and Belfast - find a date near you here.
BOOK: Youth
Described as 'a love song to the possibilities of youth', Kevin Curran's debut novel dives into the lives of four teenagers in Ireland's most diverse town, Balbriggan. Angel is about to finish school and discover if Drill music and his YouTube fame can deliver on their promises. Princess is battling to escape her claustrophobic surroundings and go to university. Dean is ready to come out from under his famous father's shadow. Tanya, struggling with the spotlight of internet infamy, is still posting her dream life for all of her faithful followers. (Lilliput Press)
STREAMING: Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker's essential anthology series exploring a twisted, high-tech multiverse where humanity's greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide returns with a five new episodes, featuring the likes of Aaron Paul, Annie Murphy, Josh Hartnett, Michael Cera, Rob Delaney, Salma Hayek Pinault and Zazie Beetz. No big deal. Check them out in the tweet below. Brooker promises some of the series' darkest entries to date, which sounds both thrilling and terrifying (Netflix)
FESTIVAL: Dalkey Book Festival
We'll let the literary line-up for this year's Dalkey book bash speak for itself: Tom Hanks, Bono, Fintan O'Toole, Brian Cox, Ruby Wax, The Edge, Dylan Moran, Masha Gessen, Peter Frankopan, David Brooks, John Banville, Ramita Navai, Sebastian Barry, Jeff Goldberg, Dan Ariely, Richard Ford, Linda Yueh, Liz Nugent, Roddy Doyle, Lea Ypi,Barry McGovern, Mariella Frostrup , Helen Lewis, Jan Carson, Sally Hayden, Oliver Jeffers, Joseph O'Connor, Simon Kuper, Robert Shrimsley, Deirdre O'Kane... and many more (Various venues, Dalkey, until June 18th)
"The best little festival in the world"- Salman Rushdie ✨
— Dalkey Book Festival (@dalkeybookfest) April 13, 2023
We can't wait to welcome you all back!
Stay tuned over the coming days 👀
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CINEMAS: The Flash
Worlds collide when The Flash (Ezra Miller) uses his superpowers to travel back in time to change the events of the past. However, when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, he becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod (Michael Shannon) has returned, threatening annihilation. With no other superheroes to turn to, the Flash looks to coax a very different Batman (Michael Keaton, back in the Batsuit after 30 years) out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian -- albeit not the one he's looking for (Cinemas nationwide)
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