Fletcher’s
Sat. 25th Oct, Sun 26th Oct, Sat 1st Nov.
Times: Sat 10pm, Sun 6pm
This is an exciting mini festival showcasing the talents of some of the best new and original bands around. It’s 3 gigs, spread over 2 weekends, featuring12 bands, both local and national. The line-up includes Gorbachov, Give Me Rosa, We Should Be Dead, Dinosaur Petshop and Story of Hair among others. Metro Network Festival – Fletcher’s Bar Oct 25th, 26th; Nov 1st
The Metro Network festival takes place at Fletchers bar in John St. on Saturday Oct 25th, Sunday Oct 26th and Saturday Nov. 1st. A new addition to the Imagine festival, the Metro Network nights will provide a platform for up and coming local and national underground acts, with a total of 15 bands playing over the three nights. The aim of the festival, is to provide an outlet for bands to play outside of their own stomping ground, and to network and swap gigs with bands from Waterford, who also find it difficult to get gigs outside of the Deise. With this in mind, the organisers have put together a line up which,along with the best upcoming Waterford acts,will include bands from Cork, Wexford, Limerick, Galway and Dublin. The nights will also feature a headline act, who have moved a few steps up the ladder, and are starting to register on the national music radar and provide a useful lesson in how it can, and is being done. Saturday Oct 25th sees poptastic Limerick boy- girl outfit WE SHOULD BE DEAD headline with support coming from upcoming Dublin band STORY OF HAIR plus our own ACROJUNK and DINOSAUR PETSHOP . MC for the night is RODDIE CLEERE , with Dj duties being preformed by Anna Jordan . Adm is €6 and doors at 9 bells . Sunday Oct 26th sees current all Ireland champions GORBACHOV headline with support from THE FUNERAL SUITS [Dublin] HOPE IS NOISE [Cork] GHETTO AMARETTO [The Deise] THE IMPRESSION [The Deise] THE TRIPPS [Wexford] and SEA AREA FORECAST [Cork] . MC duties will be performed by Phad and Rob O Connor with John Fitz on the decks. This is an early start with doors at 5 bells and Adm €10. The final night on 1st Nov. DISCONNECT 4 make the long journey down from Galway to headline with support from three of Waterford s finest new bands in the shape of PERCOLATOR . GIVE ME ROSA and RAFTUS . Dave Flynn will be hitting the decks, and bringing the curtain down in style to ensure we all head home happy. Adm is €6 and doors at 9 bells. Late bar applies on all three nights.
For more info,and band details and biogs, go to myspace.com/metroclubwaterford
Dance artist Rianoch Ni Niell from Ciotóg dance company will lead a contemporary dance workshop exploring themes from their performance A+E.
This workshop is suitable for teens and adults with a good level of dance or physical activity experience. Places limited, booking essential. To book tel. Imagine Info Line at 087-6622 086
Location: St. John of God Primary School
Time: 11am - 12.30pm
Date(s):11/02/2008 - 11/02/2008
Admission:€10
An introduction to this exciting style of Brazilian combat, dance, music and song.
This workshop is suitable for teens and adults. Places limited, booking essential.
Workshop CAPOEIRA ANGOLA By Brazilian expert Contra-mestre Alexandre,
In Brazil Capoeira was used as a resistance instrument against slavery. Nowadays it is a way to seek freedom and self-knowledge. It is a fight
hidden in the dance, theatre, song, art and culture.
Teens and adults are welcome to experience this brazilian art, and to get to know its movements, songs and musical instruments.
Location: St. John of God Primary School
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Date(s):11/02/2008 - 11/02/2008
Admission:€20
An exciting new piece of physical and visual theatre centred on the first expeditions to Everest when George Mallory and his colleagues literally ‘walked off the map’. Mallory was last seen 600M from the summit in 1924, his body never found. The mystery of whether he succeeded is still debated today. From the makers of Riddley Walker, Boy Soldier and Romeo and Juliet, this Red Kettle production is not to be missed.
Written & directed by Ben Hennessy & Eoin Lynch
Climb A new play about mountaineering with three interwoven stories: a modern-day tale of survival against all the odds.
Previews: 10,11 & 13 Oct 8pm
Highway Blossom, Father and Daughter Paddy Dwan and Hannah Cunningham collaborate on Highway Blossom, a study of wildflower seeds germinating in areas of urban chaos and upheavel.
Highway Blossom, Father and Daughter Paddy Dwan and Hannah Cunningham collaborate on Highway Blossom a study of wildflower seeds germinating in areas of urban chaos and upheavel.
Hexagon II
Curated by Ger Kennedy and Michael Beirne, this exhibition features the work of six graduate students from Waterford Institute of Technology’s School of Creative and Performing Arts: Bill Doyle, Jennifer Coady, Denis Power, Mary O Brien, Rayleen Clancy and Una Walsh. Through the media of video, painting, metalwork and found objects these emerging artists explore themes of loss, memory and personal identity.
Exhibition runs from Thursday 16 Oct – Thursday 6 Nov.
Gallery opening hours Tuesday – Saturday 11am -5.30pm
Admission Free
Hexagon II Curated by Ger Kennedy and Michael Beirne, this exhibition features the work of six graduate students from Waterford Institute of Technology’s School of Creative and Performing Arts: Bill Doyle, Jennifer Coady, Denis Power, Mary O Brien, Rayleen Clancy and Una Walsh. Through the media of video, painting, metalwork and found objects these emerging artists explore themes of loss, memory and personal identity. Exhibition runs from Thursday 16 Oct – Thursday 6 Nov. Gallery opening hours Tuesday – Saturday 11am -5.30pm Admission Free
Location: Garter Lane Theatre Gallery
Time: 11am
Date(s): 16/10/2008
Admission: Free
Garter Lane Arts Centre
5 O Connell Street (beside Delaney’s Florists)
Michael Fortune
An Anthology of Others
Working predominantly in video and photography, Michael Fortune’s work explores the circumstantial boundaries between art and culture, folklore and interpretation, and fact and fiction. Fortune uses the camera as a tool to decode and recode, and by doing so exposes the areas where boundaries overlap and collide.
Exhibition runs from 5 Sept - 25 Oct
Gallery opening hours Tuesday to Saturday 11am - 5.30pm
Admission Free
Location: Garter Lane Gallery
Time: -
Date(s):16/10/2008 - 11/04/2008
Admission:
New Works
A ceramic artist, Grainne’s work is an exploration in texture and form, inspired by the Connemara coastline. The visual and tactile marks of erosion and time are elements that are embodied in her artworks. Found treasures, bleached bones, rusted metals, claws and corals inspire her. Simple, gently bellied vessel forms act as a canvas for layering slips of various thicknesses, gradually building texture and pattern with additional washes of stains and oxides, creating luminosity and depth.
Exhibition runs from Mon 20 Oct - Friday 31 Oct.
Gallery opening hours Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm
Admission Free
Grainne Watts New Works Exhibition
New Works A ceramic artist, Grainne’s work is an exploration in texture and form, inspired by the Connemara coastline. The visual and tactile marks of erosion and time are elements that are embodied in her artworks. Found treasures, bleached bones, rusted metals, claws and corals inspire her. Simple, gently bellied vessel forms act as a canvas for layering slips of various thicknesses, gradually building texture and pattern with additional washes of stains and oxides, creating luminosity and depth. Exhibition runs from Mon 20 Oct - Friday 31 Oct. Gallery opening hours Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm Admission Free
Location: The Granary
Time: 10am
Date(s): 20/10/2008
Admission: Free
Location: The Granary
Time: -
Date(s):20/10/2008 - 11/02/2008
Admission:Free
'The Lisa Drawings' Tony Ryan paints about his life. By this he means the events both large and trivial that a life contains; everyday events and occurrences; places he has visited and people he has encountered; ordinary things that happen to most people – falling in love, birth, raising children and, of course, death. The death of one’s parents, death of a spouse, ordinary events that are at the same time extraordinary.
Tony’s work is in collections in Europe and the U.S.
This is his first exhibition in Greyfriars Gallery
Exhibition runs from Thursday 24 Oct – Thursday 6 Nov.
Gallery opening hours Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm
Admission Free
The Flaws, The Brothers Movement, Myp Et Jeep.
Three up-and-coming bands play the Friday Club.Electric Avenue has put together a great 3 band line-up featuring some of Ireland’s finest alternative rock bands for the Imagine Festival on Friday 24th October. The Flaws headline with support from The Brothers Movement and Myp Et Jeep.
2007 was a great breakthrough year for The Flaws. They were nominated for the Choice Music Album of The Year award and also for 2 Meteor Awards. Their debut album “Achieving Greatness” was hailed by respected music critic John Meagher (Sunday Times) as the best Irish Album of 2007 and it also got a massive thumbs up from Hot Press Magazine. A fan-base, developed by constant gigging all over the country, made it one of the few Irish CDs to make the Top 10 last year. Three singles have been released from the album to date, the hugely popular hit 'Sixteen', fan favourite, '1981' and live favourite “Out Tonight”. The band also played a flawless set at the 2007 Electric Picnic festival which resulted in an invite to play at the event again for 2008. They also played at the legendary Glastonbury festival this summer, a rarity for an Irish indie-pop band. The Electric Ave gig is the final date of their extensive Irish Tour so expect the lads to be in fine form..
The Brothers Movement has risen from the ashes of legendary Dublin garage rockers Mainline. The lads were practically adopted by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, who took them all over Europe as their favourite support band. Now they have a new beginning but with the same opus, to push themselves to the limit and be the best band they can be. They had a stellar start, being invited to support their heroes The Jesus & Mary Chain at The Roundhouse in London this year, and they also made a huge impression at this year’s Oxegen festival. Ladies and gentlemen you are all invited to join The Brothers Movement.
Kilkenny band, Myp et Jeep have brought their distinctive rock sound the length and breadth of the country over the last 2 years with a string of performances supporting the likes of: Snow Patrol, Republic of Loose and Frank & Walters to name but a few. Winners of the Kilkenny battle of the bands in 2005, they were asked to play the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival, Ireland’s major music showcase, and featured on the festival's compilation cd, with 'Enough Is Enough' being one of the most downloaded tracks from the competition. The band have developed their sound further over the last year with U2 and Elvis Costello main man, Leo Pearson, manning the controls. Their debut single is due for release on Sept. 19th on Reekus Records and will be available from i-Tunes and selected stores, stay tuned for further details! Most of all "enjoy Myp et Jeep sensibly"
Location: Electric Avenue
Time: 10pm -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 24/10/2008
Admission:
Retrospect
Tramore based artist John Cullinan presents a collection of his paintings from the past eight years. John considers himself as much a colourist as a realist. Working in oils, his bold brushstrokes aim to create ridges to catch the light while simultaneously capturing the gesture, be it a landscape or a nude.
to see more of John's work go to www.johncullinan.com
Sabai opening hours, 12 - 2-30pm and 5-30pm to 10pm
The Tower Hotel hosts an exhibition of paintings by Sallins based artist Zita McGarry Kelly. An abstract expressionist, Zita finds inspiration in a past filled with memories
Location: Tower Hotel
Time: -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 02/11/2008
Admission:
'Drawings of Lisa' Tony Ryan paints about his life. By this he means the events both large and trivial that a life contains; everyday events and occurrences; places he has visited and people he has encountered; ordinary things that happen to most people – falling in love, birth, raising children and, of course, death. The death of one’s parents, death of a spouse, ordinary events that are at the same time extraordinary. Tony’s work is in collections in Europe and the U.S. This is his first exhibition in Greyfriars Gallery Exhibition runs from Thursday 24 Oct – Thursday 6 Nov. Gallery opening hours Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm Admission Free
Ciaran Conneely (Photography)makes haunting and ethereal images, the memory of which linger long after the viewer has departed. While they are suffused with a luminosity and a gentle harmony, they have the capacity to make an immediate impact upon the observer
Location: Geoff's Cafe Bar
Time: -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 02/11/2008
Admission:
Leon Redbone is a singer and guitarist specializing in interpretations of early 20th-century music, including jazz and blues standards and Tin Pan Alley classics.
One of Leon Redbone classics ‘Shine on harvest Moon’ is a fine example of his talent.
[click here to watch on youtube]
Redbone's origins are shrouded in mystery. Redbone has cited his date of birth as October 29, 1929; the date was the day of the U.S. stock market crash that sparked the Great Depression.
Redbone also claimed to have been born in Bombay during a monsoon to parents Niccolò Paganini (a composer and violinist who died in 1840) and Jenny Lind (a singer who died in 1887).
[click here to watch on YouTube]
Leon sings Diddy Wah Diddy
He first appeared on stage in Canada in the early 1970s. Redbone so impressed musician Ramblin' Jack Elliot, that when he returned to New York he told everyone he knew about Redbone's musical breadth and mysterious eccentricities.
Bob Dylan sought him out at the next Mariposa Folk Festival. In a Rolling Stone interview, Dylan said that if he were ever to start a label, Redbone would be the first artist he wanted to record.
Leon sings Melancholy baby:
[click here to watch on YouTube]
He acted in the offbeat feature film "Candy Mountain," with Tom Waits. He provided television theme songs to "Mr. Belvedere" and "Harry and the Hendersons," and had a memorable guest role as the quixotic, guitar-wielding guardian to Corky on ABC's critically acclaimed "Life Goes On." He's even been the subject of Far Side cartoons. "I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities," Leon modestly confesses, "because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death."
New York choreographer Eliot Feld wrote Paper Tiger, a ballet woven around 11 of Redbone's signature songs. Apparently a conversation between Feld and Mikhail Baryshnikov included a mention of Redbone, and a phone call started the process. A few months later, a ballet was born. "Most things I get involved in usually work out that way," he explains. "Somebody makes a phone call. There's not very much in the way of initiating or soliciting from my end. It's not my forte."
If there is one common element to Redbone's diverse music, it's his mastery of his constant companion: the acoustic guitar. It's easy to get lost in his stage exploits, which move between vaudeville and performance art, and overlook what an accomplished player he is. Fingerpicking is delivered with a ragtime bounce, mirroring the style of Blind Blake, and chords are leaped upon with the grace of a hurler.
Describing his playing, Redbone says, "I am totally absorbed in the business of learning, but I don't want to be an apprentice to the business of learning. I simply want to absorb everything I can and not be compartmentalized in my approach...I only know what sounds good to me." He has so far released a total of eleven albums.
Location: The Forum
Time: 8.30pm -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 24/10/2008
Admission:€25
Ali Raza Ali Raza is a 28 year old Kurdish artist who now lives in Waterford as an exile. He was forced to leave his home because the authorities in Kurdistan and Iraq were not happy with his work. He has had 5 exhibitions in Kurdistan and has also designed for cinema and created caricatures for the press.
In this exhibition he explores both Kurdish culture and expressionistic portrait work.
He works in oil and mixed media. Kurdish art is rich in colour and symbolism and this show is not to be missed.
Location: Central Library
Time: -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 02/11/2008
Admission:
Ali Raza Ali Raza is a 28 year old Kurdish artist who now lives in Waterford as an exile. He was forced to leave his home because the authorities in Kurdistan and Iraq were not happy with his work. He has had 5 exhibitions in Kurdistan and has also designed for cinema and created caricatures for the press. In this exhibition he explores both Kurdish culture and expressionistic portrait work. He works in oil and mixed media. Kurdish art is rich in colour and symbolism and this show is not to be missed.
Location: Central Library
Time:
Date(s): 24/10/2008
Location: Central Library
Time: -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 11/02/2008
Admission:Free
Ciaran Conneely (Photography)makes haunting and ethereal images, the memory of which linger long after the viewer has departed. While they are suffused with a luminosity and a gentle harmony, they have the capacity to make an immediate impact upon the observer
Location: Geoffs cafe Bar
Time: -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 11/02/2008
Admission:Free
Downes Bar, Friday 24th Oct. 10pm
Tony McLoughlin, country singer/songwriter will play Downes Bar, since 2002, Tony has recorded three albums in Germany and Nashville, where he continuously tours.
Following an appearance at the Nashville/Belfast Songwriter Festival 2007, Tony came to the attention of songwriter extraordinaire Tony Arata, who passed his latest album on to the respected Nashville publisher Matt Lindsey, sourcer of music for Emmy Lou Harris, Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks among others (www.mattlindseymusic.com). This led to the eventual signing of a publishing agreement between Tony and Matt Lindsey in September 2007.
Jackie Hayden of Hot Press Magazine (8 Nov 2007) said ‘The Irish performer and songwriter Tony McLoughlin has created a catalogue of literate songs that shine a spotlight in the dark corners of our real lives, while at the same time blending elements of country, folk, Americana and rock into his overall sound. His lived-in voice and captivating melodies can take you places you've never been before.’
To hear Tony’s music, visit www.tonymcloughlin.com
Location: Downes Bar
Time: 10pm -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 24/10/2008
Admission:Free
Lionel was born in 1960 in Cork. He has over 20 years of conservation/restoration /casting work experience. He studied in Venice, Seattle and Philadelphia. Completing many architectural commissions both local (Court house statues, Crawford cast collection) and in the U.S. More recently modelling in clay and wax for commissions and own work of people and animals. The hound in this photo is life size and is the winner of the Connor/Moran sculptural prize in the RHA. He will also be exhibiting portraits and a series of bronze ballerinas.
Location: Christ Church Cathedral
Time: -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 11/02/2008
Admission:
Lionel Powell was Born 1960 in Cork. He has over 20 years of conservation/restoration /casting work experience. He studied in Venice, Seattle and Philadelphia. Completing many architectural commissions both local (Court house statues, Crawford cast collection) and in the U.S. More recently modelling in clay and wax for commissions and own work of people and animals. The hound (see image) is life size and is the winner of the Connor/Moran sculptural prize in the RHA. Recently Lionel has developed a series of bronze ballerinas under the guidance of ballet dancers Monica Loughman and Alan Foley. He is a member of Waterford Live Art (professional group)and is currently producing a series of life studies, with a web site that can be viewed shortly. Feel free to enjoy their movement and detail with their own story.
Location: Christ Church Cathedral
Time: -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 11/02/2008
Admission:
The Tower Hotel hosts an exhibition of paintings by Sallins based artist Zita McGarry Kelly. An abstract expressionist, Zita finds inspiration in a past filled with memories
Location: Tower Hotel
Time:
Date(s): 24/10/2008
Location: Tower Hotel
Time: -
Date(s):24/10/2008 - 11/02/2008
Admission:Free
‘Plastic’ is WYD-Eye Film Units latest short film. It focuses on the tangled and very complicated love lives of teenagers. Ellie will do whatever it takes to go to the Debs. with the perfect guy, even if it means walking all over her friend along the way.
The film was shot and edited by a group of 10 young people from Waterford, all aged between 15 and 19. The process was overseen by Dublin filmmaker Vinny Murphy. It stars young actors Martina Collender, Shane Flynn and Eamon O’Neill, and was directed by Gary Kenneally.
This is becoming a regular event at Imagine and it is a unique opportunity to see the best of youth dance from Waterford. It really is special to see Ballet, followed by Hip Hop, Contemporary dance, Iris Dance Jazz etc. etc. A great occasion celebrating all that is good about dance a great chance to see whats on offer in the City for any prospective young dancer.
Location: The Forum
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Date(s):25/10/2008 - 25/10/2008
Admission:€5
Mark Roper has been as “one of the most accomplished and engaging poets writing in Ireland at present”. He will launch his
New & Selected Poems at Imagine this year.
Mark was born in England in 1951, moving to Ireland in 1980, since when he has lived in Tobernabrone, Co. Kilkenny. He has published 4 collections of poetry. He was Editor of Poetry Ireland for 1999. An experienced Creative Writing teacher, he is currently working in Adult Education in Waterford and Kilkenny. Reviewing his last collection, Whereabouts, in The Irish Times, Eamon Grennan described it as being like “an accidentally discovered bird’s nest of eggs: warm, beautifully coloured, pulsing with life. He looks with extraordinary care at the natural world ... Nothing seems to escape his cool, affectionate, understanding gaze.”[click here to watch on YouTube]
THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde
Performed by Michael James Ford; Directed by Bairbre Ni Chaoimh; Designed by Jack Kirwan Music by Trevor Knight
This is storytelling at its best - the satrical nature of the two Wilde stories makes them highly appealing to an adult audience whilst children from eight years of age upwards are enthralled by the beautiful imagery and characterisation. This is great family entertainment.
The Happy Prince is perhaps the best loved and most enduringly popular of all Oscar Wilde’s stories, It is the bittersweet tale of a gregarious swallow who befriends a melancholy statue while en route to Egypt. The bird helps the Prince to alleviate the suffering of his poor citizens and in doing so learns profound truths about the nature of love and suffering.
…Michael James Ford has an enchanting style of storytelling that leaves the audience hanging on his every word. Sunday Tribune
…a shimmering piece, bleak and heartbreaking as well as ultimately hopeful.
Sunday Independent
…Michael James Ford is mesmerising as he carries us through Wilde’s perfect mixture of magic, exoticism, mundane reality and insensitive, shortsighted pragmatism and vanity. Irish Examiner
THE REMARKABLE ROCKET by Oscar Wilde
Performed by Michael James Ford; Directed by Trevor Knight; Designed by Emilia Simcox; Music by Trevor Knight
The Remarkable Rocket is an outrageously funny exploration of vanity and pomposity. Written in 1888, The Remarkable Rocket was inspired by the egocentric personality of Wilde’s former friend, the artist James Mc Neill Whistler, who used to refer to himself as " The Amazing One" and whose work Wilde once likened to " a rocket…bursting in a perfectly blank sky." The story tells of a boastful and self-deluded firework who lives in a fairytale world inhabited by a colourful array of characters, including a beautiful princess, a precocious page, a tone-deaf king, a phlegmatic frog and a broken-hearted Catherine wheel.
The Remarkable Rocket is a cautionary tale for all ages and is perfect family entertainment.
This highly theatrical production was specially commissioned by The Enniskillen Oscar Wilde Festival. It is directed by the composer Trevor Knight, who also provides the musical score and it features a stunning backdrop by Emelia Simcox.
…this small but perfectly performed production…is a joy to watch and listen to. Irish Times
…Ford never misses a beat as he tears through the characters in a demonstration of superb
storytelling. Irish Independent
…dazzles and delights…a sonorous and sparkling show. Daily Mail
Location: The Granary
Time: 4pm - 4.45pm
Date(s):25/10/2008 - 25/10/2008
Admission:€10 (15 for two Wilde Shows)
This is becoming a regular event at Imagine and it is a unique opportunity to see the best of youth dance from Waterford. It really is special to see Ballet, followed by Hip Hop, Contemporary dance, Iris Dance Jazz etc. etc. A great occasion celebrating all that is good about dance a great chance to see whats on offer in the City for any prospective young dancer.
Location: The Forum
Time: 2pm -
Date(s):25/10/2008 - 25/10/2008
Admission:€5
Michael James Ford presents Oscar Wilde's 'The Happy Prince' This is great family entertainment. The Happy Prince is perhaps the best loved and most enduringly popular of all Oscar Wilde’s stories, It is the bittersweet tale of a gregarious swallow who befriends a melancholy statue while en route to Egypt. The bird helps the Prince to alleviate the suffering of his poor citizens and in doing so learns profound truths about the nature of love and suffering. …Michael James Ford has an enchanting style of storytelling that leaves the audience hanging on his every word. Sunday Tribune …a shimmering piece, bleak and heartbreaking as well as ultimately hopeful. Sunday Independent …Michael James Ford is mesmerising as he carries us through Wilde’s perfect mixture of magic, exoticism, mundane reality and insensitive, shortsighted pragmatism and vanity. Irish Examiner
Location: The Granary
Time: 1pm - 1.45pm
Date(s):25/10/2008 - 25/10/2008
Admission:€10 (15 for two Wilde Shows)
Michael James Ford presents Oscar Wilde's 'The Happy Prince' This is great family entertainment. The Happy Prince is perhaps the best loved and most enduringly popular of all Oscar Wilde’s stories, It is the bittersweet tale of a gregarious swallow who befriends a melancholy statue while en route to Egypt. The bird helps the Prince to alleviate the suffering of his poor citizens and in doing so learns profound truths about the nature of love and suffering. …Michael James Ford has an enchanting style of storytelling that leaves the audience hanging on his every word. Sunday Tribune …a shimmering piece, bleak and heartbreaking as well as ultimately hopeful. Sunday Independent …Michael James Ford is mesmerising as he carries us through Wilde’s perfect mixture of magic, exoticism, mundane reality and insensitive, shortsighted pragmatism and vanity. Irish Examiner
Location: The Granary
Time: 1pm
Date(s): 25/10/2008
Admission: €10 (15 for two Wilde Shows)
Location: The Granary Theatre
Time: 1pm - 1.45pm
Date(s):25/10/2008 - 25/10/2008
Admission:€10 (15 for two Wilde Shows)
Fletcher’s
Sat. 25th Oct, Sun 26th Oct, Sat 1st Nov.
Times: Sat 10pm, Sun 6pm
This is an exciting mini festival showcasing the talents of some of the best new and original bands around. It’s 3 gigs, spread over 2 weekends, featuring12 bands, both local and national. The line-up includes Gorbachov, Give Me Rosa, We Should Be Dead, Dinosaur Petshop and Story of Hair among others.
A Real Dance Feast served with energy and panache!
YDC’08 is presented as part of the WYDmoves dance development programme.
This popular annual even brings Waterford’s best up and coming young dancers together to celebrate their passion for dance. The variety of disciplines includes Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Jazz, Hip Hop, Traditional and Modern Irish Dance, presented by students of dance from local dance groups and schools.
Location: The Forum
Time: 2pm -
Date(s):25/10/2008 - 25/10/2008
Admission:€5
Childrens Theatre - The Remarkable Rocket
The story tells of a boastful and self-deluded firework who lives in a fairytale world inhabited by a colourful array of characters, including a beautiful princess, a precocious page, a tone-deaf king, a phlegmatic frog and a broken-hearted Catherine wheel. The Remarkable Rocket is a cautionary tale for all ages and is perfect family entertainment. This highly theatrical production was specially commissioned by The Enniskillen Oscar Wilde Festival. It is directed by the composer Trevor Knight, who also provides the musical score and it features a stunning backdrop by Emelia Simcox. …this small but perfectly performed production…is a joy to watch and listen to. Irish Times …Ford never misses a beat as he tears through the characters in a demonstration of superb storytelling. Irish Independent …dazzles and delights…a sonorous and sparkling show. Daily Mail
Location: The Granary Theatre
Time: 4pm - 4.45pm
Date(s):25/10/2008 - 25/10/2008
Admission:€10 (15 for two Wilde Shows)
The story tells of a boastful and self-deluded firework who lives in a fairytale world inhabited by a colourful array of characters, including a beautiful princess, a precocious page, a tone-deaf king, a phlegmatic frog and a broken-hearted Catherine wheel. The Remarkable Rocket is a cautionary tale for all ages and is perfect family entertainment. This highly theatrical production was specially commissioned by The Enniskillen Oscar Wilde Festival. It is directed by the composer Trevor Knight, who also provides the musical score and it features a stunning backdrop by Emelia Simcox. …this small but perfectly performed production…is a joy to watch and listen to. Irish Times …Ford never misses a beat as he tears through the characters in a demonstration of superb storytelling. Irish Independent …dazzles and delights…a sonorous and sparkling show. Daily Mail
Location: The Granary Theatre
Time: 4pm - 4.45pm
Date(s):25/10/2008 - 25/10/2008
Admission:€10 (15 for two Wilde Shows)
The lovely Audrey Tautou (Amélie) brings out all her charm as the frivolous Irène, a girl who likes to hunt for sugar daddies on the French Riviera. She loves all things luxurious and has an addiction to Chanel and Lacroix. But the branded products are the only things that are real in her life. Her encounter with a sweet but penniless waiter, played by Gad Elmaleh, sets off a screwball comedy with strong romantic entanglements
Priceless Hors de prix
Dir: Pierre Salvadori France 2006 104 minutes Cert: 12A
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh
French Film Festival is run in association with Storm Cinemas and Waterford Film For All www.waterfordfilmforall.com
and Access Cinema.
Niall Powell and band featuring Cossie on Guitar, Ray Moyser on Drums and Mick Plus on Bass will have the joint jumping down on the Quay. This is their first visit to Jordans and will be special. Jordans Bar is renowned for the support the clientele give to good musicians. Niall who is one of the most experienced frontmen in Waterford will be playing his own style of Roots and Americana. Not to be missed.
Location: Jordans Bar
Time: 10pm -
Date(s):26/10/2008 - 26/10/2008
Admission:Free
Female figures from the worlds of myths, fairytales and history finally get a word in with The World’s Wife; a playful stage show based on the poetry collection of the same name from Carol Ann Duffy.
"She (Duffy) reveals the foibles of the great, the ghastly and the ordinary bloke and the sufferings of those closest to them. The result is a melange of history lesson, fairy-tale and modern-day domestic tragedy, with the occasional joke thrown in for good measure...Duffy's poetics are flawless - she never misses a beat, her pace is exhilarating, and her language is original and exciting." - Scotsman
Dragging overlooked characters from the past into modern contexts, World’s Wife is an accessible, fun-filled frolic through the dark world of the forgotten female. Featuring characters such as Mrs. Freud, Medusa, Queen Kong and the Pope Joan herself this hilarious show is surely not to be missed.
Based in Galway Mephisto had in their first year produced 4 plays, were touring internationally and had achieved critical acclaim. Their second year has seen them surpass expectations with 5 new shows and an ever-expanding reputation. Refusing to stick with one particular tradition, the company produces work which is diverse and innovative in its form and presentation.
About the author:
Carol Ann Duffy (born December 23, 1955) is a British poet, playwright and freelance writer born in Glasgow, Scotland. She grew up in Staffordshire and graduated in philosophy from Liverpool University in 1977. Carol Ann Duffy was awarded an OBE in 1995, and a CBE in 2002. She has won many awards.
Cast: Caroline Lynch, Zita Monaghan and Emma O’ Grady
Dj Sneak has revolutionized house music with inspirational sounds and rhythms and the disco filtered house grooves have become Sneak's
signature sound. Innovator to many, Sneak's love for music has inspired others like Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Armand Van Helden to name but a few.
Location: The Forum
Time: 10.30pm -
Date(s):26/10/2008 - 26/10/2008
Admission:€20
An afternoon of music and dance with a party atmosphere!
Immerse yourself in music and rhythms from a variety of cultures including Set Dancing, African Dance and East European Dance.
DANCE WORKSHOPS
Try something new? This is your opportunity to have a go.
All workshops are suitable for teen and adult absolute beginners.
Contemporary Dance, Hip Hop, Belly Dancing, Jazz, Irish Dance...
Long hailed as one of Ireland's leading songwriters, Kieran is also well loved for his warm and witty live performances. [click here to watch on YouTube]
Andy Irvine – Hailed as ‘a tradition in himself!’, Andy Irvine is one of the true legends of the Irish music scene, Andy Irvine of Sweeny’s Men, Planxty and Mozaik fame never fails to amaze [click here to watch on YouTube]
with his virtuoso playing and his timeless songs. He has travelled far and wide collecting styles, songs and tunes, and now we can enjoy the fruits of his ‘labour of love’. A troubadour in the real sense, he has been described as ‘Woody Guthrie with a bazouki’.[click here to watch on YouTube][click here to watch on YouTube]
Imagine is delighted to have Kate Glavey and Eoin Dalton playing support. They play a mix of country style covers and originals.
Andy will also have local support with young country folk duo Eoin Dalton and Kate Glavey
Location: St. Patrick's Church
Time: 8pm -
Date(s):27/10/2008 - 27/10/2008
Admission:€20
With a brilliant French cast headed by Juliette Binoche and Romain Duris as siblings menaced by terminal illness, and the Parisian boulevards and backstreets looking glorious in widescreen, this expansive ensemble drama from Cédric Klapisch could hardly go wrong-and it doesn’t.
Pierre (Duris) is an ex-dancer in need of a heart transplant, and when his sister Elise (Binoche) finds out, she drops everything and moves in to both take care of him and cheer him up. Over the following months, they cross paths with a variety of people: a market seller (Dupontel) who still has feelings for his ex-wife (Ferrier); a professor (Luchini) whose brother (Cluzet) doesn't get him and whose student (Laurent) is a bit frightened by him; and an obsessive, mildly racist baker (Viard) who reluctantly hires a North African assistant (Ouazani).
Running on Monday 27th Oct at 8pm at Storm Cinema
Booking through Garter Lane at 051 855038
Paris
Dir: Cedric Klapisch France 2008 120 minutes Cert: CLUB
Starring: Romain Duris, Juliette Binoche, Fabrice Luchini, Albert Dupontel, François Cluzet, Karin Viard, Mélanie Laurent, Gilles Lellouche, Zinedine Soualem, Julie Ferrier, Sabrina Ouazani, Kingsley Kum Abang
The French Film Festival is run in association with Storm Cinemas and Waterford Film For All www.waterfordfilmforall.com
and Access Cinema.
A mother and her two grown-up sons come to blows in Private Property, an edgy family drama from Belgian director Joachim Lafosse. When divorced fifty-something Pascale (Isabelle Huppert) decides to sell her ramshackle farmhouse to open a B-and-B, her sons Francois (Yannick Renier)and Thierry (Jeremie Renier, his real-life brother) are peeved. Despite both being adults, neither is willing to let go of their mother's skirt tails. As tensions rise, it seems no property is truly private - least of all a mother's personal life. Private Property Nue propriété
Dir: Joachim Lafosse Belgium 2007 92 minutes Cert: CLUB
Starring: Isabella Huppert, Jeremie Renier, Yannick Renier, Kris Cuppens
The French Film Festival is run in association with Storm Cinemas and Waterford Film For All www.waterfordfilmforall.com
and Access Cinema.
We invite you to travel with Waterford Youth Arts on a theatrical journey like no other. It promises to be a bizarre and thought provoking night’s entertainment. Seven local writers including Pat Daly, Noel Kelly, Patrick O’Sullivan, Conor Nolan, Robert Browne, Adam Wallace and Edward Denniston have each written short scripts that will be directed by senior members of Waterford Youth Arts. This event promises to be an innovative, roller coaster ride where the audience will be transported through themes of love and affection, trust, friendship, anti social behaviour with a few surprises in store that takes place on board a bus. Book you tickets early to avoid disappointment.
WYA presents ‘Diversions’ for the Imagine Festival on Tuesday 28th to Thursday 30th October. Bus departs The Arch, Barracks Street at 8pm and 9.30pm. Destination unknown. Fares are priced at €10.
Special thanks to Kenneallys Buses (part of the JJ Kavanagh Bus Group) for kind sponsorship of Diversions
Location: Bus Leaves from WYA, The Arch, Barrack Street,
Time: 8pm and 9.30pm - 9.15pm and 10.45pm
Date(s):28/10/2008 - 30/10/2008
Admission:€10
Waterford’s first professional dance company Animated State Dance Theatre Company has been recently established to promote contemporary dance performance through the creation of innovative, challenging and accessible new work. Animated State presents dance and spectacle in a range of traditional and non-traditional settings encouraging new audiences to view dance. The company engages in artistic projects on a collaborative interdisciplinary basis drawing on the resources of a range of artistic disciplines.
Our aim is to raise the profile of dance as a unique and vital art form
Greyfriars hosts this four-day exploratory dance and choreography installation culminating in a full-length promenade performance. Animated State’s unconventional artistic process will be laid bare at Greyfriars where the public is invited to engage in an artistic adventure. This “drop in” style event invites the audience to offer comments and opinions. These will be taken into consideration and will influence the finished work Close Encounters#5.
Basket Weaving workshop
Tuesday 28th Basket weaving with Cathy Hayden (Choice of two workshops - morning or afternoon). The children will work with willow and other pliable material (ivy, bramble) to create their own basket. Two hour workshop, Suitable for over 10's. First workshop from 11am to 1pm and Second workshop from 2pm to 4pm, €10 per child
Location: Waterford College for Further Education
Time: 11am
Date(s): 29/10/2008
Admission: €10 (€15 for two family members)
Location: Waterford College of Further education
Time: 11am and 2pm - 1pm and 4pm
Date(s):28/10/2008 - 28/10/2008
Admission:€10 (€15 for two family members)
Fables, Tales & Tatters
What if Hansel and Gretel never got out of the forest? And Little Red Riding Hood was really eaten by the Wolf? What then? No worries. Billy and Jilly are on the case, ready to pit their wits against any problems the task of story-telling might throw up. But...erm...they might just need a hand. So brush up on your fables and tales and get down to Garter Lane Theatre, because when Billy and Jilly start telling stories, you never know what to believe.
"The opportunities for audience involvement are.....availed of with enthusiasm. (The performers) are very funny throughout" Irish Times
Location: Garter Lane Theatre
Time: 5pm and 7pm -
Date(s):28/10/2008 - 28/10/2008
Admission:€7 (Group of 4 €22)
'A MAN ENTERS A SMALL BOUTIQUE, HOPING TO FIND A SUITABLE GIFT FOR HIS YOUNG MISTRESS, WHO IS FACING A GRAVE OPERATION. UNACCOUNTABLY HE QUICKLY FIND HIMSELF CONFIDING IN THE PROPRIETRESS.....'
'ELEGY FOR A LADY' BY ARTHUR MILLER (1980) directed by Edward Denniston.
The cast: Clodagh Power (Proprietress) and Hugo O'Donovan (Man)
Note: this show is performed twice for Imagine on Tues. 28th and Weds. 29th at 1pm.
Tuesday 28th Basket weaving with Cathy Hayden (Choice of two workshops - morning or afternoon). The children will work with willow and other pliable material (ivy, bramble) to create their own basket. Two hour workshop, Suitable for over 10's. First workshop from 11am to 1pm and Second workshop from 2pm to 4pm, €10 per child
Location: Waterford College for Further Education
Admission: €10 (€15 for two family members)
Location: Waterford College for Further Education
Time: 11am - 4pm
Date(s):28/10/2008 - 28/10/2008
Admission:€10 (€15 for two family members)
Fables, Tales & Tatters What if Hansel and Gretel never got out of the forest? And Little Red Riding Hood was really eaten by the Wolf? What then? No worries. Billy and Jilly are on the case, ready to pit their wits against any problems the task of story-telling might throw up. But...erm...they might just need a hand. So brush up on your fables and tales and get down to Garter Lane Theatre, because when Billy and Jilly start telling stories, you never know what to believe. "The opportunities for audience involvement are.....availed of with enthusiasm. (The performers) are very funny throughout" Irish Times
Location: Garter Lane Theatre
Time: 5pm and 7pm -
Date(s):28/10/2008 - 28/10/2008
Admission:€7 (Group of 4 €22)
With terrific poise and the crispest, cleanest cinematography imaginable, the 27-year-old French director Céline Sciamma has given us a very provocative and stylish drama set in the world of teenage girls' synchronised swimming.
The setting is a suburb just north of Paris, and a provincial pool which is the arena for the local school's girls' synchro-swim team, whose undoubted star is glamorous Floriane, played by Adele Haenel.
Sciamma exposes vulnerabilities and discloses the awful gulf between boy and girl, girl and girl, gay and straight, and most agonisingly of all between pretty and non-pretty..
Water Lilies Naissance des pieuvres
Dir: Celine Sciamma France 2007 85 minutes Cert: CLUB
Starring: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachere, Adele Haenel
The French Film Festival is run in association with Storm Cinemas and Waterford Film For All www.waterfordfilmforall.com
and Access Cinema.
Ron Sexsmith – Making a most welcome return to Waterford, Ron Sexsmith has built up a staunchly loyal following over the years. He has just released his ninth album, Exit Strategy of the Soul, the soul being exactly where Ron’s songs come from. He is a song writing master craftsman whose songs have been covered by artists such as Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, Chris Martin, Rod Stewart, Feist and Steve Earle. He will perform with hi bass guitarist, [click here to watch on YouTube]
Ron Sexsmith is a major contemporary writer/artist who has amassed a sizable and consistently enthralling body of work since making his major label debut in 1995 with his self-titled album on Interscope, followed by such eloquent musical gems as Other Songs (1997), Blue Boy (2001), Retriever (2004) and Time Being (2006). Each has its own particular character but is connected to the rest by the overarching intelligence, impeccable taste and understated emotionality of this single-minded voice in the pop-cultural wilderness. As one new fan put it in a comment on iTunes, Sexsmith's music "wins you over with a silk punch." Well put.
[click here to watch on YouTube]
On his ninth album, the cagily titled Exit Strategy of the Soul (with an emphasis on the last word of this provocative phrase), Sexsmith once again brings a provocative new wrinkle to his expansive aesthetic. Informed but not entrapped by soul and gospel music, ornamented by a Cuban horn section and his own gorgeously imperfect piano playing, the album achieves a sort of metaphysical dimension while maintaining breathtaking intimacy.
Support on the night will come from local musician Shane Barry and The Distractions.
Location: The Forum
Time: Doors open at 8pm -
Date(s):29/10/2008 - 29/10/2008
Admission:€25
The Phill Collins Jazz Trio (Phill Collins, piano, Chris Mc Carthy, bass, Fionn O’Ceallachain, drums, with special guest Danny Pullman, saxophone) echoes the current directions being explored in jazz; fusing contemporary popular music grooves with through-composed structural arrangements. The original themes and compositions played by the trio move from mellow, meandering, Colemanesque melody lines to more hard-edged and driving, funky tones - the music from this trio is very much music from the twenty-first century, for the twenty-first century.
Pianist Phill Collins is from Milford Haven in Wales and obtained his B.A. in Jazz Studies in 1999 at the Leeds College of Music, winning the ‘Friends Prize for Jazz and Popular Piano’. He currently lectures and teaches in the Waterford Institute of Technology.Much of his composing for the trio is inspired by the premise of his Composition Masters - to examine the interface between Classical music, and Jazz in formal composition.
Extra treat for local music fans - supporting on Sexsmith will be Shane barry and the Distractions - The bands original 4 piece line-up of Shane Barry on guitar and vocals, John Daly on Drums, Nathan Power on bass and Jamie Barden on keys are now joined by the talents of Sean Kennedy and Hugh Beglin on trumpets and Mickey Rowe on various saxaphones. The band have put in 2 great performances over Spraoi and are due to embark on a national tour in November starting with a support slot for Ron Sexsmith.
Review of their new album: Shane Barry & The Distractions have raised the barrier for all Waterford bands with the release of their astonishing debut CD, “Radio Friction”, this month. The quality of Shane’s songs and production were only hinted at previously, but aided by a fantastic brass section and other local guest musicians, the confidence and pure talent of The Distractions shines through, and this really is as good as any CD released by an Irish band in 2008. From fantastic opener “Let It Be Known”, through killer tracks like “The World Won’t Stop” and “Kites”, and ending with the sublime 6 minute track “The Finest Line”, which is as good an album closer as “Champagne Supernova” by Oasis or “Looking Glass” by The Las, this music deserves your attention.
Since they began, Shane Barry and the Distractions have been ignoring the disco beat, the 1,2,3,4’s and spiked guitars of modern music’s biggest culprits. Instead, they have fashioned their sounds from the golden glare of 1970’s fm radio. The original line-up of 4 has expanded to include a brass section with all the moves of the Stax and Motown back catalogue! Radio Friction, their debut album, with its chocolate-rich production, has taken a year and a half to record. With it’s surf keyboards and synths, flowing string sections, acapella breaks and brass attacks, it is the glorious sound of a band tuned into a broken radio dial.
Location: The Forum
Time: 8.30pm - 9pm
Date(s):29/10/2008 - 29/10/2008
Admission:€25
Garter Lane Theatre 29/10/2008 "The opportunities for audience support are.....availed of with enthusiasm. (The performers) are very funny throughout" Irish Times What if Hansel and Gretel never got out of the forest? And Little Red Riding Hood was really eaten by the Wolf? What then? No worries. Billy and Jilly are on the case, ready to pit their wits against any problems the task of story-telling might throw up. But...erm...they might just need a hand. So brush up on your fables and tales and get down to Garter Lane Theatre, because when Billy and Jilly start telling stories, you never know what to believe. Garter Lane Theatre, Waterford Tues 28th Oct @ 5 & 7pm Wed 29th Oct @ 11am
Location: Garter Lane Theatre
Time: 11am -
Date(s):29/10/2008 - 29/10/2008
Admission:€7 (Group of 4 €22)
Hand papermaking
Hand Papermaking from recycled materials and natural fibres with Tunde Toth This workshop is suitable for children from 6 years of age and they will create handmade papers from a mixed pulp of collected, selected materials – The papers will be textured and decorated: incorporating dried flowers, herbs, silk fibres, threads...etc.
Location: Waterford College for Further Education (formerly CTI), Parnell St.
Tunde runs a gellery in Thomastown visit her website at www.kozogallery.com
Location: Waterford College of Further Education
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Date(s):29/10/2008 - 29/10/2008
Admission:€10 (€15 for two family members)
Batik Making
Location: Waterford College for Further Education (formerly CTI), Parnell St.
BATIK Making with Tunde Toth During this workshop participants will design and create individual pieces using paraffin and natural beeswax, fibre reactive dyes and traditional tools.
Tunde runs a gellery in Thomastown visit her website at www.kozogallery.com
Location: Waterford College of Further Education
Time: 2pm - 4.30pm
Date(s):29/10/2008 - 29/10/2008
Admission:€10 (€15 for two members of one family)
Garter Lane Theatre 29/10/2008
"The opportunities for audience support are.....availed of with enthusiasm. (The performers) are very funny throughout" Irish Times
What if Hansel and Gretel never got out of the forest? And Little Red Riding Hood was really eaten by the Wolf? What then? No worries. Billy and Jilly are on the case, ready to pit their wits against any problems the task of story-telling might throw up. But...erm...they might just need a hand. So brush up on your fables and tales and get down to Garter Lane Theatre, because when Billy and Jilly start telling stories, you never know what to believe.
Garter Lane Theatre, Waterford
Tues 28th Oct @ 5 & 7pm
Wed 29th Oct @ 11am
Location: Garter Lane Theatre
Time: 11am -
Date(s):29/10/2008 - 29/10/2008
Admission:€7 (Group of 4 €22)
Hand Papermaking from recycled materials and natural fibres with Tunde Toth
This workshop is suitable for children from 6 years of age and they will create handmade papers from a mixed pulp of collected, selected materials – The papers will be textured and decorated: incorporating dried flowers, herbs, silk fibres, threads...etc.
Tunde runs a gellery in Thomastown visit her website at www.kozogallery.com
Location: Waterford College for Further Education (formerly CTI), Parnell St.
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Date(s):29/10/2008 - 29/10/2008
Admission:€10 (€15 for two family members)
Weds. 29th
BATIK Making with Tunde Toth
During this workshop participants will design and create individual pieces using paraffin and natural beeswax, fibre reactive dyes and traditional tools.
Tunde runs a gellery in Thomastown visit her website at www.kozogallery.com
Location: Waterford College for Further Education (formerly CTI), Parnell St.
Time: 2pm - 4.30pm
Date(s):29/10/2008 - 29/10/2008
Admission:€10 (€15 for two members of one family)
Tom Crean, the intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes, is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley.
Grace O'Sullivan is a well known environmentalist and artist who lives in Tramore. Beach-combing provides us with a rich treasure of materials. Grace & her enthusiastic team will inspire children in designing art mobiles from
recycled materials collected along the beaches in Waterford County. Whilst busy creating mobiles Grace will chat with the children about nature &
ecology on our seashore.
This workshop is aimed at children from 7 years upwards.
Location: Waterford College of Further Education
Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Date(s):30/10/2008 - 30/10/2008
Admission:€10 and €15 for two family members
Grace O'Sullivan is a well known environmentalist and artist who lives in Tramore. Beach-combing provides us with a rich treasure of materials. Grace & her enthusiastic team will inspire children in designing art mobiles from
recycled materials collected along the beaches in Waterford County. Whilst busy creating mobiles Grace will chat with the children about nature &
ecology on our seashore.
This workshop is aimed at children from 7 years upwards.
Location: Waterford College of Further Education
Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Date(s):30/10/2008 - 30/10/2008
Admission:€10 and family rate of €15 for two people
'We live in the past, when the present is impossible'
A warm hearted look, through one mans eyes at the value of relationships. In this new one act play, told with great pathos, we delve into the emotions of words that are said and those that are not.... but should be.
Premiere of ‘Catch The Wind’ a new play by Adam Wallace a Stagemad Production
SOLD OUT : SOLD OUT : SOLD OUT : SOLD OUT
Quite simply one of the most creative rock bands on the planet today. [click here to watch on YouTube] Their album, Deserters Songs is rightly regarded as one of the best records of the last 25 years and with two albums being released this month, the band prove they are still quite a mighty force. [click here to watch on YouTube] Quite possibly the best band to play waterford in recent years! Live they are simply awesome. Miss at your peril. [click here to watch on YouTube]
Writer-director Salomé’s fittingly populist tribute to the tenacity and bravery of the often unsung heroines of the French Resistance is structured as a classic war thriller, packed with derring-do action. A sublime cast of French actors, including Sophie Marceau , Julie Depardieu and Déborah François, conduct a daring operation to rescue a wounded British geologist from from a hospital in occupied France before the Nazis figure out who he is and torture him for information on D-Day. - Light House Cinema Programme notes.
Female Agents Femmes de l'ombre, Les
Dir: Jean-Paul Salome France 2008 116 minutes Cert: 15A
Starring: Sophie Marceau, Julie Depardieu, Déborah François
The French Film Festival is run in association with Storm Cinemas and Waterford Film For All www.waterfordfilmforall.com
and Access Cinema.
Trick or Treat
This is an exhibition that aims to explore the domestic space as a context for viewing art. Curated by Mary Grehan and Claire Meaney, the artists include Emer Gillespie, Jane McGarrigle, Kim Cunningham, Sean Lynch, Bern Roche Farrelly, Niamh O Malley, Stephen Brandes, Dan Monks, Anne Maree Barry, Anthony Costine and Aileen MacKeogh. The exhibition combines performance, temporary interventions, digital media, photography, painting and drawing.
Exhibition opens on Friday 31 Oct. 7pm and will be on view on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd Nov 11am -5pm.
Waterford’s first professional dance company Animated State Dance Theatre Company has been recently established to promote contemporary dance performance through the creation of innovative, challenging and accessible new work. Animated State presents dance and spectacle in a range of traditional and non-traditional settings encouraging new audiences to view dance. The company engages in artistic projects on a collaborative interdisciplinary basis drawing on the resources of a range of artistic disciplines.
Our aim is to raise the profile of dance as a unique and vital art form
Greyfriars hosts this four-day exploratory dance and choreography installation culminating in a full-length promenade performance. Animated State’s unconventional artistic process will be laid bare at Greyfriars where the public is invited to engage in an artistic adventure. This “drop in” style event invites the audience to offer comments and opinions. These will be taken into consideration and will influence the finished work Close Encounters#5.
Roger McGough is one of the English language’s best-loved poets. His autobiography Said And Done (Century) explores overnight fame with Lily The Pink, The Scaffold and Yellow Submarine which he helped write for the Beatles. [click here to watch on YouTube]
(Typographical Animation – tracing Roger Mcgoughs life and set to ‘Yellow Submarine’)
He encounters Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Marlon Brando, Allen Ginsberg, Pete McCarthy and Salman Rushdie amongst others. Roger McGough C.B.E. was recently honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool. He will do 2 shows for Imagine, one for adults and one for children.
Roger McGough made his name in the Sixties as one of the Liverpool Poets, who did so much to popularize contemporary poetry. [click here to watch on YouTube]
(Roger McGough – A Fine Romance)
He has now published over 20 books. His work is very popular, both with adults and with children, especially through its widespread use in schools. He has twice won the Signal Award for best children’s poetry book, received the Cholmondely Award, and in 1997 was awarded an OBE for services to poetry. [click here to watch on YouTube]Roger will perform 2 shows for Imagine: Tonights show Said And Done (based on his autobiography) is aimed at adults and traces his life from the early Liverpool and Beatle days to today interspersed with his own favourite poems of the time.
This show has received very enthusiastic reviews and is not to be missed.
'the patron saint of poetry' Carol Ann Duffy
'rueful, unpredictable observation to please the sharpest wits' The Independent
‘a poemy torch in dark corners' Ian McMillan Poetry Review
'profound surprises and lasting images on almost every line' Siân Hughes T.E.S.
'a witty and ingenious chronicler of British life, who manages a range of perennial themes with a deftness and agility that is hard to beat' The Poetry Society
‘He is a true original and more than one generation would be much the poorer without him’ The Times
'Liverpool's own Poet Laureate' Daily Post
This event is sponsored by WIT.
Note: Roger also performs for children on Saturday morning 1st Nov. at 12 noon - also at WIT - See childrens Section for details.
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