"We need to find a way of talking about the Irish language - about the sublime beauty and profound oddness of this ancient tongue that has been spoken on the island for 2,500 to 3,000 years, and is now slipping slowly from our grasp"
Manchán is currently touring America, performing in 16 cities across 8 states.
Arán & Im is a theatrical performance in which Manchán Magan bakes sourdough bread while offering insights into the wonders of the Irish language – exploring potent words of landscape, terms of intuition and insight, and the many phrases that bring to life the mysterious glory of our natural world. The show is a celebration of language, land and local Irish food, with freshly-baked traditional sourdough bread for the audience to slice and spread with butter they churn themselves from Irish cream.
Is taibhiú drámaíochta é Arán & Im ina mbácálann Manchán arán taois ghéir ar feadh 70 nóiméad fad is a thugann sé léargas ar iontaisí na Gaeilge – agus é ag ceiliúradh focail mhealltacha a bhaineann leis an tírdhreach, téarmaí i dtaca le hiomas agus léirstean, agus an iliomad nathanna a thugann beocht do chumhacht agus mistéir an tsaoil nádúrtha.
Arán agus Im is a bilingual show, entirely understandable to Béarlóirí. Arán agus Im is produced by Once Off Productions.
Éist anseo le Manchán ar na focail dhraíochta atá le cloisteáil i gCorca Dhuibhne.
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Christine Sisk, Director of Culture Ireland said "Culture Ireland is proud to support the tour of this truly special show which speaks of Ireland, our language and heritage and yet tells a story of the importance of place and tradition which has a global resonance. Manchán’s deep rooted passion for Irish is infectious and this show is one which audiences worldwide will remember".
Dúirt Manchán:
"It feels particularly fitting to tour a show that focuses on the connection between language, landscape and heritage at this time when people are yearning for more meaning and stability in their lives. The challenges of Climate Change and the Covid Crises have left audiences seeking a connection with things are grounded and elemental. This is what culture and tradition has always provided for people. Ireland is fortunate to have maintained so much of its lore and an awareness of how the mind and body and intertwined with nature and landscape. There is a receptivity in the Irish American audiences to this that is palpable and profound. We seek to reconnect with our past in challenging times.
It just happens that the Irish language and traditional Irish foods offer nourishment to our minds, bodies and spirit. Tá cothú anama, cothú boilg agus cothú intinne le fáil in oidhreacht agus bia thraidisiúnta na hÉireann."
