Baboró International Arts Festival for Children will spring into life on Monday, 5 October, launching two weeks of world-class creative, theatrical, musical and artistic events for children to share with families, friends and classmates both in-person and online.
Read Executive Artistic Director Aislin Ó hEocha's preview here
Activities will animate the city of Galway and also be accessible to those further afield, with ground-breaking digital experiences which will dazzle with their ingenuity and have been created to offer meaningful interaction in the special times we find ourselves in.
Children's Books Ireland will host a series of their incredibly popular Book Clinic sessions online. This is a chance for young readers who are looking for a new series to delve into to have a consultation with an expert "Book Doctor" over Zoom and get a prescription for their next book to take to their local bookshop or library.
The Book Clinic
Artist Jojo Hynes will lead live workshops at Galway Arts Centre. These Local Legends Laboratories will take inspiration from local stories and waterways to devise new myths and legends, using physical theatre and improvised storytelling activities to create fantastic new fables to share with family and friends.
"Look out for colourful art installations made by families in parks around Galway City as part of Colour My Life: Brighten Your Day. You’re invited to join Toodlelou art activities at home, online, throughout Galway City or wherever you are in the world. They will be making a colourful rock garden full of painted rocks; hanging messages in a wishing tree; and creating art in the park with materials found in nature. Toodlelou encourages children to make art at home and then put it on display for their whole community to enjoy, using colour and encouraging messages to brighten people’s days, both around the city and around the world though online channels."
Colour my life: Brighten your day
There are also a few events more aimed specifically at schools. Biodiversity is a fancy word for nature. It was formed by merging together the two words 'biological' and ‘diversity’.
You can learn more about biodiversity and your part in protecting in this video workshop available to schools.
The full festival programme is available at www.baboro.ie/festival/programme.
FURTHER INFORMATION & TICKETS
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Instagram: @Baboro_Festival
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