The Wooster Group Archive: Rumstick Road

The Wooster Group archivist Clay Hapaz has curated a programme of screenings that spans three decades of this remarkable company's career. All screenings will take place in the Irish Film Institute. Tickets €7.50, see all five for €25

A work-in-progress reconstruction of the groundbreaking 1977 production.  Rumstick Road was an attempt to understand Spalding Gray’s mother’s suicide using audio taped conversations, family letters, dance, slides, and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy. Rumstick Road will be introduced by Elizabeth LeCompte, the director of The Wooster Group.

The Wooster Group Archive: The Road to Immortality

The Wooster Group archivist Clay Hapaz has curated a programme of screenings that spans three decades of this remarkable company's career. All screenings will take place in the Irish Film Institute. Tickets €7.50, see all five for €25

A program of clips from Route 1 & 9, L.S.D.(…Just The High Points…), and Frank Dell’s The Temptation of St Antony.
The 1980s trilogy features fierce juxtapositions and syntheses of theatre, video, music, dance, raucous vaudeville, stilted TV soap opera, naked talk shows, and meditations on lust and death, religious ecstasy, and social repression.

The Wooster Group Archive: House / Lights

The Wooster Group archivist Clay Hapaz has curated a programme of screenings that spans three decades of this remarkable company's career. All screenings will take place in the Irish Film Institute. Tickets €7.50, see all five for €25

The Wooster Group’s 1999 OBIE-winning collision of Gertrude Stein’s Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights with Joseph Mawra’s B-movie classic, Olga’s House of Shame.

The Wooster Group Archive: Three Places in Rhode Island and The Emperor Jones

The Wooster Group archivist Clay Hapaz has curated a programme of screenings that spans three decades of this remarkable company's career. All screenings will take place in the Irish Film Institute. Tickets €7.50, see all five for €25

Clips from the seminal 1970s trilogy, comprised of Sakonnet Point, Rumstick Road, Nayatt School as well as Point Judith (an epilog). Plus the video re-conception of The Emperor Jones, with original music by David Linton and an OBIE-winning performance by Kate Valk in the title role.

The Wooster Group Archive: To You, The Birdie! (Phèdre)

The Wooster Group archivist Clay Hapaz has curated a programme of screenings that spans three decades of this remarkable company's career. All screenings will take place in the Irish Film Institute. Tickets €7.50, see all five for €25

The Wooster Group’s 2002 OBIE-winning production of Paul Schmidt’s version of Racine’s Phèdre, set in a mobile modernist landscape of sliding plexiglass panels, omnipresent monitors, hidden cameras, and badminton…

Drama in the Air: The Bacon Slicer

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is a night of ancient, classical and contemporary music presented in the intimate setting of the Odessa Club and curated by violinist Cliodhna Ryan and cellist
Kate Ellis. It has been described by The Irish Times as “one of those life-saving, spiritlifting, pioneering cultural ventures we keep hearing about”.

Kaleidoscope returns to Dublin Theatre Festival with an evening of music inspired by the ground-breaking and pioneering creativity of the American spirit presented in this year’s Festival programme. Limited capacity – please book early.

Kaleidoscope Programme:

Dermot Dunne (accordion), Cliodhna Ryan (violin) and Macdara O'Seireadain (clarinet)

Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale

Sleepers: Eileen Carpio (voice), Simon Jermyn (electric bass), Seán Carpio (percussion)

Arrangement of the music of Aaron Copland's first Piano Sonata with the writings of Walt Whitman

Eamonn Nolan (trumpet), David Collins (trumpet), Enda Collins (French horn), Michael Marshall (trombone) and Conor O'Riordan (tuba)

Bernstein: West Side Story Suite (arranged by Jack Gale)

Niwel Tsumbu (guitar)

Steve Reich: Electric counterpoint

Helen Byrne, Sue Rynhart (sopranos), Frances Mitchell, Tuula Voutilainen (altos), Sean Carpio (Acoustic Battery), Luke 'El Gaffo' Gaffney (Thin Plucked Strings), Noah Higgs (Thick Plucked Strings), Gareth Quinn Redmond (Bowed strings) 
George Higgs (Blow organ)

George Higgs: Brekek, from HONGONGALONGALO 

KALEIDOSCOPE
Cliodhna Ryan and Kate Ellis

A Capital Idea

John Kelly is one of Ireland’s best-known broadcasters. For many years he has presented some of the best-loved and most critically acclaimed music and arts programmes on the Irish airwaves. He is also an accomplished writer. His books include The Little Hammer and Sophisticated Boom Boom and his radio play The Pipes was broadcast earlier this year by RTÉ.

For A Capital Idea John will be joined by special guests for an intimate and informal evening of music, conversation and song, celebrating our capital city, its cultural achievements and its unique character. Variations on a theme of Dublin.

Tickets €15

Panel Discussion: Small Differences Between Nations - Narcissism or Necessity?

PANEL DISCUSSIONS: A series of lively panel discussions curated by Dylan Haskins on themes and topics arising from this year's Festival programme. All panel discussions are free. Tickets on the door. Please arrive on time.

Ireland and the UK are closely intertwined yet there are enduring differences in all spheres including the arts and culture. The current evolution of the relationship between Ireland and the UK in the context of the economic shifts and the visit of Queen Elizabeth suggest a political will for a positive shared narrative between Ireland and the UK. But what impact does this have on art and cultural exchange?

Has the rather lopsided relationship Ireland has with the UK cast a shadow which cuts Ireland off from European influences and partnerships? Are artists and cultural leaders in Ireland and now in Scotland and Wales focused on the narcissism of small differences?

In this session, leading international playwrights from Ireland and England will discuss the dynamics of Irish and British theatre and the relevance of national identity in their work.

Panelists:

Chaired by Helen Meany (The Guardian)
Conor McPherson (Playwright)
Graham Whybrow (Former Literary Manager of the Royal Court Theatre and international playwriting advisor)
Anne Bonnar (Arts Consultant)

Jez Butterworth was previously advertised as a panelist for this event but will no longer be participating due to family circumstances.
 

THIS EVENT IS PART OF THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOURS PROGRAMME IN SEVEN ARTS FESTIVAL IN IRELAND IN 2012. THROUGH THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOURS PROGRAMME, BRITISH COUNCIL IRELAND AND THE ARTS COUNCIL/AN CHOMHAIRLE EALAÍON, IN PARALLEL WITH THE LONDON2012 OLYMPIC GAMES AND THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD, WILL BE STRENGTHENING AND DEEPENING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UK AND IRELAND IN THE ARTS.

Arts - Science Oscillations: With Ariane Koek (CERN)

PANEL DISCUSSIONS: A series of lively panel discussions curated by Dylan Haskins on themes and topics arising from this year's Festival programme. All panel discussions are free. Tickets on the door. Please arrive on time.

As head of Collide@CERN, Ariane Koek has created an artists’ residency programme at the world’s largest particle physics laboratory and home to the Large Hadron Collider. In this event Koek and other cultural programmers
discuss ambitions, challenges and dangers when negotiating the oscillations between science and art in their respective organisations.

PRESENTED AS PART OF DUBLIN CITY OF SCIENCE 2012, A YEAR LONG CELEBRATION OF SCIENCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A COMMUNITY OF CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SHOWCASING THE BEST OF IRISH CULTURE, ARTS AND SCIENCE.

Panel Discussion: Big Lights Will Inspire You?

PANEL DISCUSSIONS: A series of lively panel discussions curated by Dylan Haskins on themes and topics arising from this year's Festival programme. All panel discussions are free. Tickets on the door. Please arrive on time.

New York is a place of constant reinvention, supported by a strong tradition of experimentation, and has given birth to countless movements in contemporary art and culture, from Pop Art to hip hop and generations of innovative theatre and dance practitioners.
With three companies from New York City presenting in the festival, the panel will discuss the unique opportunities the city offers and if it can hold onto its influential role in an era where culture is globalised and there is no centre?

Panelists:

Chaired by Vincent Woods (RTE Radio 1 Arts Tonight)

Cynthia Hedstrom  (Producer of The Wooster Group)

Eugene Downes (Producer, former CEO of Culture Ireland)

Julia Carruthers (Director of Dublin Dance Festival)

John Scott (Irish Modern Dance Theatre)

Panel Discussion: Writing Dublin Now

PANEL DISCUSSIONS: A series of lively panel discussions curated by Dylan Haskins on themes and topics arising from this year's Festival programme. all panel discussions are free. Tickets on the door. Please arrive on time.

In recent years there has been a proliferation of new cultural, academic, business and political initiatives in Dublin, pointing the way to an alternative vision for our city. If we agree that a new Dublin is desirable, why have so many recent plays by Irish writers been concerned with histories of the city?

Is it necessary to conclude certain histories before we can move forward? Or is the examination of these histories a more practical means of imagining a better future? Panel includes: 

Panelists:

Chaired by Vincent Woods (RTE Radio 1 Arts Tonight)

Fintan O’ Toole (The Irish Times)

Grace Dyas (THEATREclub)

Michael West (Corn Exchange)

Ali Grehan (Dublin City Architect and Pivot Dublin coordinator)

Louise Lowe (ANU productions - The Boys of Foley Street) 

Artists' Events: The Next Stage

Dublin Theatre Festival in association with Theatre Forum

Described by past participants as “career changing”, a “rare amount of inspiration” and “a once in a lifetime opportunity”, The Next Stage is an artist development strand
of the Festival. This challenging programme, spanning all 18 days of the Festival, is an intense combination of exposure to the highest quality theatre and active participation. In addition to a busy schedule of performances, there is a series of talks, masterclasses and physical workshops led by some of the world's leading theatre makers. Past workshop leaders/ speakers include Colm Tóibín, Stephen Rea, Ivo van Hove, Fiona Shaw, Deborah Warner, Lloyd Newson, Emma Rice, Arpad Schilling, Declan Donnellan, Anne Bogart and Tim Crouch.

The intention is to expose 18 artists to a rare selection of world class art during the festival, to broaden and deepen their experience, to create an opportunity for engagement with the visiting artists through workshops and interviews and to encourage future collaborations between the participants.

By application only. For further information see www.theatreforumireland.com

SUPPORTED BY THE ARTS COUNCIL THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND.

Artists' Events: Irish Theatre Institute - INTERNATIONAL THEATRE EXCHANGE

In Development: Bird

Bird will be the first opera by acclaimed composer/performer Julie Feeney and this work-in-progress showing will feature soloists, chorus and orchestra.  

COMMISSIONED BY DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL, CORK MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL, GALWAY ARTS FESTIVAL AND KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL. BIRD IS THE INAUGURAL COMMISSION FROM FESTIVAL FIRSTS, AN INITIATIVE OF IFCN (IRISH FESTIVALS’ CO-PRODUCTION NETWORK).

THIS DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND PRESENTATION HAS BEEN FUNDED BY THE ARTS COUNCIL OPERA PROJECT AWARDS.

EVENTS ARE FREE BUT TICKETED. BOOKING THROUGH THE FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE IS ESSENTIAL. IF A MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY IS A WHEELCHAIR USER OR NEEDS SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AUDITORIUM PLEASE INFORM BOX OFFICE AT THE POINT OF BOOKING.  PLEASE NOTE, IF FREE TICKETS ARE ORDERED BY PHONE BOOKING FEES APPLY.

In Development: riverrun

TheEmergencyRoom/Double M Arts and Events
Adapted and Performed by Olwen Fouéré through the voice of the river in Finnegans Wake by James Joyce.

A work-in-progress celebrating the elemental figure of ALP (Anna Livia Plurabelle), in her guise as the river ‘Life’ (Liffey), on her course from the twilight of dawn to her end in Joyce’s famous ‘book of the night’. Developed in collaboration with New York based composer Mikel Rouse.

EVENTS ARE FREE BUT TICKETED. BOOKING THROUGH THE FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE IS ESSENTIAL. IF A MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY IS A WHEELCHAIR USER OR NEEDS SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AUDITORIUM PLEASE INFORM BOX OFFICE AT THE POINT OF BOOKING.  PLEASE NOTE, IF FREE TICKETS ARE ORDERED BY PHONE BOOKING FEES APPLY.

In Development: THEATREclub - HISTORY

St. Michael’s Estate is a 14 acre site in Inchicore, in Dublin’s south inner city. For hundreds of years, it was a place where people lived. This is where our history was made. There’s nothing there now but poppies. History is a story about Ireland’s future.

HISTORY, a new project by THEATREclub, is a Public Art Commision from Dublin City Council to mark the regeneration of St. Michael’s Estate. THEATREclub are making a trilogy of work about the social history of Ireland: Heroin (2010) and The Family (2012) are the first two parts, History will be the third and final part.

EVENTS ARE FREE BUT TICKETED. BOOKING THROUGH THE FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE IS ESSENTIAL. IF A MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY IS A WHEELCHAIR USER OR NEEDS SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AUDITORIUM PLEASE INFORM BOX OFFICE AT THE POINT OF BOOKING.  PLEASE NOTE, IF FREE TICKETS ARE ORDERED BY PHONE BOOKING FEES APPLY.

Readings: Play On

Play On is the Festival’s new artist development programme to discover and encourage new playwrights.

Following an open call, 30 playwrights were selected and offered individual meetings and writers’ groups to inspire them to write new plays, with the artistic support of international playwriting mentor Graham Whybrow, inviting an artistic response to the question: “Who are we and what are we doing to each other in contemporary Ireland?”

These two programmes of script-in-hand readings will showcase the quality and range of their work. Play On is a catalyst: it aims to get new plays written to get new plays on.

SUPPORTED BY IRISH THEATRE TRUST.

EVENTS ARE FREE BUT TICKETED. BOOKING THROUGH THE FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE IS ESSENTIAL. IF A MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY IS A WHEELCHAIR USER OR NEEDS SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AUDITORIUM PLEASE INFORM BOX OFFICE AT THE POINT OF BOOKING.  PLEASE NOTE, IF FREE TICKETS ARE ORDERED BY PHONE BOOKING FEES APPLY.

Work-in-Progress: Maeve's House

Written and performed by Eamon Morrissey
Directed by Oonagh Murphy

Maeve Brennan (1917-1993) was one of our greatest short story writers. Although she lived in New York, she set most of her finest stories in the house in which she was brought up, in Ranelagh, Dublin. By coincidence actor Eamon Morrissey was brought up in the same house.

Using some of her delightful contributions to the New Yorker magazine and her Dublin stories, Morrissey, in this work-in-progress of Maeve’s House, tells of the life, times, and writings of this brilliant, witty, yet tragic woman.

AN ABBEY THEATRE COMMISSION

Tickets: €6

Reading: Mainstream

Presented by Fishamble: The New Play Company and Arts and Disability Ireland
By Rosaleen McDonagh
Directed by Jim Culleton

“We share a history, we share a memory and they both share my heart.”

It’s that time of the year. A time that Eoin, Mary Anne and Jack all remember. They have all agreed to take part in a documentary. They have lied to each other about what they are going to say on camera. They have a lot to explain.

Rosaleen McDonagh's new play is about truth, lies and the mainstreaming of people with disabilities.

Rosaleen has previously written a short play for Fishamble's TINY PLAYS FOR IRELAND and RINGS presented by Fishamble and ADI in Dublin and Washington DC.

EVENTS ARE FREE BUT TICKETED. BOOKING THROUGH THE FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE IS ESSENTIAL. IF A MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY IS A WHEELCHAIR USER OR NEEDS SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AUDITORIUM PLEASE INFORM BOX OFFICE AT THE POINT OF BOOKING.  PLEASE NOTE, IF FREE TICKETS ARE ORDERED BY PHONE BOOKING FEES APPLY.

Young Critics' Panel

Young Critics is a programme of the National Association for Youth Drama (NAYD). Every year, 16 youth theatre members from across Ireland come together to watch, workshop, discuss and critique high quality national and international theatre, bringing their unique perspective to the Festival. This event is open to people of all ages.

International Critics' Forum

Irish Theatre Magazine hosts its annual International Critics' Forum, at which leading theatre critics from home and abroad offer lively discussion and analysis of the highlights of the Festival programme. The panel will be chaired by academic and critic, Patrick Lonergan. Audience participation welcome.

PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE.