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Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops
Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops
October 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm GMT
A series of three accessible bi-lingual drama workshops, conducted in English and Irish, looking to explore the arts and creativity and ways to incorporate the Irish language into artistic practices. The three workshops are conducted by theatre-maker, playwright and drama facilitator Cian Ó Náraigh with participants invited to attend a rehearsed reading of a new play ‘Seift’ with Cian and his company Scaoilte Theatre, in collaboration and partnership with Roscommon Arts Centre and Creative Communities Roscommon.
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Cian Ó Náraigh – Theatre-maker, Playwright and Drama Facilitator
Full Event Details
Sign up for a series of three accessible bi-lingual drama workshops through English and Irish focusing on arts and creativity with Theatre-Maker and playwright Cian Ó Náraigh. Workshop participants will then be invited to a rehearsed reading of a new play ‘Seift’ with Cian and his company Scaoilte Theatre, in collaboration and partnership with Roscommon Arts Centre and Creative Communities Roscommon. These drama workshops will explore useful tools and dramatic exercises to incorporate Irish in theatre, and in your creative processes. The workshops will include group exercises, exploring verbatim theatre and tips on how to devise a new piece of theatre. Participants do not need to be fluent in Irish to participate.
Speaker Biographies:
Cian Ó Náraigh
Cian is a drama facilitator, theatremaker, and playwright. His practice is interested in creating workshops that are playful and engaging, with a grounding in our contemporary experiences. As a Gaeilgeoir, he has a specific interest in exploring more as Gaeilge. Cian was the Artist in Residence in Roscommon Arts Centre in 2023, where he developed his work as a playwright. He has previously received Kildare County Council’s Research and Thinking Bursary. Previous works have been included in festivals such as Scene&Heard and For/With/By.
Roscommon Arts Centre
Roscommon Arts Centre is a vibrant, purpose-built arts space which is committed to presenting a dynamic and ambitious multidisciplinary programme of evens that creates and develops audiences for the arts and contributes to local arts development in county Roscommon.
The centre provides opportunities for the local community to actively engage with a range of artforms through participatory and performance-based activities. The centre presents work by professional and community based artists in theatre, dance, music, visual art, comedy and literature, along with a programme of cinema in the auditorium space. The centre also programmes a number of workshops and classes for children and adults both in the centre and off-site.
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