ART: EVA INTERNATIONAL
The 41st edition of Ireland's Biennial of Contemporary Art features a guest programme curated by Eszter Szakács in collaboration with the EVA team, including a number of new commissions and presentations by Irish and international artists. Titled It Takes a Village, the programme borrows from the proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" to focus on ideas of collaborative partnership, social justice and historical repair. Featured artists include Noor Abuarafeh, Reza Afisina, Olivia Normile, Marwa Arsanios, Ana Bravo-Pérez, Ruth Clinton and Niamh Moriarty, Family Connection (Glenda Martinus, Rudsel Martinus, Jörgen Gario, and Quinsy Gario), damdam (a collective of collectives), Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh, Yazan Khalili, Anikó Loránt, Naeem Mohaiemen, Eoghan Ryan, and Eimear Walshe (Various venues, Limerick, until October 26th)
STREAMING: THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
Based on the bestselling novel by Richard Osman, this is a whodunit with teeth... false ones, of course. Following a group of friends in a retirement home who gather to solve murders for fun but find themselves caught in a real case, the clubmembers include Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie, with the likes of Naomi Ackie, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant and Richard E. Grant in support. Writer and director Chris Columbus previously helmed the first two Harry Potter movies (and the first two Home Alones before that) - with several books in the series, and Steven Speilberg producing, this one is set to run and run. Columbus and Brosnan talk to RTÉ Arena below (Netflix, Now Streaming)
We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences
MUSIC: CMAT
It's officially been the summer of CMAT, with Dunboyne's finest stealing the show at the Glastonbury Festival and winning hearts and ears wherever she lands - her eagerly anticipated third long-player Euro Country should officially confirm her status as a (note capitals) National Treasure. Featuring earworms like Running/Planning, Take A Sexy Picture Of Me and The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station, this is the sound of a superstar-in-the-making finding a groove; what's more, with the title track, a stirring reflection on post-Celtic Tiger Ireland, exploring the fallout from the economic boom and subsequent crash, she's got something to say, and then some. Is this the Irish album of the year? (Out Now)
We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences
DANCE: A GALWAY TRIPLE BILL
Curated by Galway Dance Artist in Residence Magdalena Hylak, this event showcases three powerful works exploring human connection, impermanence, and the expressive capacity of the body. Venerations is a poetic and interdisciplinary reflection on mortality, inspired by the writings of Emily Dickinson and Samuel Beckett, while in Unreeling, Fearghus Ó Conchúir offers a solo born from isolation, dancing to reveal the invisible threads that connect and sustain us, and in Standing, Hylak and Roberta Ceginskaite engage in an instinctive, wordless duet, inviting audiences into a space where movement transcends technique. Collectively, these performances invite us to witness the quiet negotiations of the body and the profound truths it holds (30th August, Black Box Galway)
CINEMAS: CHRISTY
17-year-old Christy is at a crossroads... The joyful debut from Cork director Brendan Canty, which recently won Best Irish Feature Film at the Galway Film Fleadh, is a heartwarming story of second chances, connection, and finding your place in the world. Bursting with humour, soul, and raw authenticity, the film stars breakout talents Danny Power and Diarmuid Noyes alongside an ensemble that includes Alison Oliver (Conversations With Friends), Young Offender Chris Walley, and Helen Behan, as well as members of The Kabin Studio, the Cork-based community arts collective responsible for the viral sensation The Spark. Be sure to catch this one on the big screen (Selected cinemas nationwide)
Hear The Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pm - listen back here
