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The Beckett List

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Mermaid Arts Centre
Mermaid Arts Centre Main Street, Bray, Wicklow, Ireland

The Beckett List written and directed by Sandy Sneddon is an original multimedia theatre production exploring the life and works of Samuel Beckett. The Beckett List is presented by An Táin Arts Centre’s Community Company in Residence, Encore Productions and RehabCare, written and directed by Sandy Sneddon. The show runs at the Mermaid Arts Centre, Main Street, Bray, County Wicklow, A98 N5PI on Wednesday16 October, 2024, 1-3pm

Event Series The Art of Trees

The Art of Trees

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Pearse Museum, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin
Pearse Museum, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin St Endas Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, Ireland

The Art of Trees by Mary Moynihan is a guided, walkabout, outdoor performance taking place at Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham as part of The Trees project supported by Creative Europe. Enjoy a magical walk-in-the-park performance, promenade style, as we regale you with storytelling, poetry and music reflecting on trees and forests, the importance of biodiversity and our connections to nature.  Nine performances take place at the Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, on Sunday 13 October, 11am, 1pm and 3pm; Monday 14 October, 10am and 12pm; Tuesday 15 October, 10am and 12pm,; and Thursday 17 October, 10am and 12pm.
A final performance takes place at The Ireland Institute, Pearse Street, D2 on Sunday 20 October, 7.30pm for the closing ceremony of the sixth annual Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival.

€5.00
Event Series The Art of Trees

The Art of Trees

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Pearse Museum, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin
Pearse Museum, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin St Endas Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, Ireland

The Art of Trees by Mary Moynihan is a guided, walkabout, outdoor performance taking place at Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham as part of The Trees project supported by Creative Europe. Enjoy a magical walk-in-the-park performance, promenade style, as we regale you with storytelling, poetry and music reflecting on trees and forests, the importance of biodiversity and our connections to nature.  Nine performances take place at the Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, on Sunday 13 October, 11am, 1pm and 3pm; Monday 14 October, 10am and 12pm; Tuesday 15 October, 10am and 12pm,; and Thursday 17 October, 10am and 12pm.
A final performance takes place at The Ireland Institute, Pearse Street, D2 on Sunday 20 October, 7.30pm for the closing ceremony of the sixth annual Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival.

€5.00

Art as Protest: How the Arts Can Advance Human Rights

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Hen’s Teeth
Hen's Teeth Blackpitts, Dublin, Ireland

Protest comes in many forms and art, as a form of protest, can be used to raise awareness, show and encourage solidarity, and criticise government. With our strong artistic and cultural lineage, artists in Ireland are at the heart of many protest movements. This panel discussion titled ‘Art as Project: How the Arts Can Advance Human Rights ‘will explore the links between protest, solidarity and the arts. It will bring together artists, activists, academics, and individuals to see how they are working towards a common aim.  In addition to the panel discussion with artists and activists, the evening will feature a short training session on your rights when protesting. The panel discussion is presented by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and takes place on Thursday 17 October from 6.30 to 8.30 pm at Hen’s Teeth, Dublin 8.

Free

Open Mic Night

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The Ireland Institute
The Ireland Institute 27 Pearse Street, Dublin, Ireland

Join us for an Open Mic night of poetry and music related to themes of solidarity, human rights and social justice. The floor is open for sign ups, and we will also have featured artists.

€5.00

Memorial Monologues – The Path of Memory

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Iveagh Gardens
Iveagh Gardens St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders for the fifth annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival in 2023. Due to popular demand, the show returns for the 2024 festival for three outdoor performances from 18-20 October, daily at 1pm in the award-winning Iveagh Gardens, Dublin’s secret garden, located close to St Stephen’s Green Park in Dublin city centre. There will be one indoor performance at the launch of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in The Ireland Institute, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, on Friday 11 October, 7.30pm. Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan is adapted from the words of four brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others.

Free
Event Series Ar Snámh

Ar Snámh

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The Ireland Institute
The Ireland Institute 27 Pearse Street, Dublin, Ireland

Ar Snámh by award-winning Irish language writer Seán Mac Dhonnagáin is presented at The Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 K037, on Friday, 18 October and Saturday, 19 October, nightly at 7.30pm.  Each performance is followed by a post-show panel discussion with the artists and guest speakers on the theme of ‘The Irish Language and the Arts: Unique forms of expression to promote equality, human rights and diversity’. Ar Snámh is directed by Hilary Bowen-Walsh and produced by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality as part of the Aisling programme supporting emerging and established artists working in the Irish language with a focus on the arts for equality, human rights and diversity.

Ar Snámh follows Jane, a young woman who moved away from Dublin as a child, as she returns to her home county by travelling up the Liffey in a dinghy she bought in Lidl. Special thanks to Foras na Gaeilge.

€5.00

Songs of Empowerment Workshop

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Fighting Words
Fighting Words Behan Square, 12-16 Russell Street, Dublin 1

Songs of Empowerment is a workshop conducted by Colm Quearney, a workshop facilitator and Development and Outreach Officer with Fighting Words. At this workshop, participants have the opportunity to look at the history of songs that empower and will draw on these themes to create their own songs relevant to today’s generation.

Event Series Memorial Monologues – The Path of Memory

Memorial Monologues – The Path of Memory

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Iveagh Gardens
Iveagh Gardens St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders for the fifth annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival in 2023.  Due to popular demand, the show returns for the 2024 festival for three outdoor performances from 18-20 October, daily at 1pm in the award-winning Iveagh Gardens, Dublin’s secret garden, located close to St Stephen’s Green Park in Dublin city centre. There will be one indoor performance at the launch of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in The Ireland Institute, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, on Friday 11 October, 7.30pm. Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan is adapted from the words of four brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. 

Free

Ar Snámh

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The Ireland Institute
The Ireland Institute 27 Pearse Street, Dublin, Ireland

Ar Snámh by award-winning Irish language writer Seán Mac Dhonnagáin is presented at The Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 K037, on Friday, 18 October and Saturday, 19 October, nightly at 7.30pm.  Each performance is followed by a post-show panel discussion with the artists and guest speakers on the theme of ‘The Irish Language and the Arts: Unique forms of expression to promote equality, human rights and diversity’. Ar Snámh is directed by Hilary Bowen-Walsh and produced by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality as part of the Aisling programme supporting emerging and established artists working in the Irish language with a focus on the arts for equality, human rights and diversity.
Ar Snámh follows Jane, a young woman who moved away from Dublin as a child, as she returns to her home county by travelling up the Liffey in a dinghy she bought in Lidl. Special thanks to Foras na Gaeilge.

€5.00
Event Series Memorial Monologues – The Path of Memory

Memorial Monologues – The Path of Memory

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Iveagh Gardens
Iveagh Gardens St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders for the fifth annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival in 2023.  Due to popular demand, the show returns for the 2024 festival for three outdoor performances from 18-20 October, daily at 1pm in the award-winning Iveagh Gardens, Dublin’s secret garden, located close to St Stephen’s Green Park in Dublin city centre. There will be one indoor performance at the launch of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in The Ireland Institute, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, on Friday 11 October, 7.30pm. Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan is adapted from the words of four brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. 

Free

“Where should they go?” Migrants and Refugee rights

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The Ireland Institute
The Ireland Institute 27 Pearse Street, Dublin, Ireland

"Where Should They Go?" Migrants and Refugees’ Rights is a shared discussion on Migrants and Refugees rights taking place onsite at The Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 on Sunday 20 October at 4pm. The event is organised by Front Line Defenders with guest speakers including Haneen Boshosha, a woman human rights defender from Libya; Ieva Raubiško, a woman human rights defender from Latvia and Lorena Zambrano, a woman human rights defender from Chile. During this panel, speakers look at the challenges migrants and refugees face around the world but also what their strategies are to build responses and alternatives.

Free
Event Series The Art of Trees

Festival Closing Event – The Art of Trees

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The Ireland Institute
The Ireland Institute 27 Pearse Street, Dublin, Ireland +1 more

Join us for the closing event of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival, with a performance of The Art of Trees by Mary Moynihan, reflecting on the importance of biodiversity and our connections to nature, as well as an opportunity to enjoy chat and refreshments while exploring the Irish in Resistance during WWII exhibition at 27 Pearse Street, Dublin

€5.00

In Flames

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Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge
Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge Main St, Greatconnell,, Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland

A film screening of In Flames written and directed by Zarrar Kahn. In the film, Mariam's precarious existence is ripped apart when her father passes. Living in a deep-rooted and toxic patriarchy, Mariam and her mother must find the strength to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to swallow them. This film screening is bringing more underrepresented stories to audiences with the support of the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding. In Flames is in Urdu with subtitles. The film is presented in associated with Access Cinema.

The Bealtaine Gathering

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Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Ireland

This year’s Gathering will focus on the theme of Solidarity and we invite you, the Bealtaine community of organisers, artists, partners, local authorities and supporters, to join us to look at different issues relevant to our work. We hope to provide inspiration for events and information on planning for Bealtaine Festival’s upcoming 30th anniversary.

Event Series Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops

Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops

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Roscommon Arts Centre
Roscommon Arts Centre Circular Road, Roscommon, Ireland

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.

Anti-SLAPP Conference

Royal Irish Academy
Royal Irish Academy 19 Dawson Street, Dublin, Ireland

A one-day conference featuring campaigners, academics, journalists, lawyers and politicians discussing SLAPPs in an Irish context. Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are abusive legal threats and actions brought by powerful and wealthy people against public watchdogs with the aim of silencing them. The conference takes place at the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 on Thursday 24 October from 8.3am to 5pm. The event is organised by Index on Censorship in association with the Digital Repository of Ireland, TCD Law School, the Council of Europe's Safety of Journalists' Platform, the Coalition against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE), and the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition.

Event Series The Sceptical Suffragette

The Sceptical Suffragette

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The Dock, Leitrim
The Dock, Leitrim St. George’s Terrace Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim, Ireland

A deeply dramatic play with moments of great laughter — Splódar Theatre Company presents The Sceptical Suffragette at The Dock in Leitrim. Politics, family feuding and violence all feature in this historical drama that tells the fascinating story of the activist life of Sylvia Pankhurst.

Event Series The Sceptical Suffragette

The Sceptical Suffragette

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The Dock, Leitrim
The Dock, Leitrim St. George’s Terrace Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim, Ireland

A deeply dramatic play with moments of great laughter — Splódar Theatre Company presents The Sceptical Suffragette at The Dock in Leitrim. Politics, family feuding and violence all feature in this historical drama that tells the fascinating story of the activist life of Sylvia Pankhurst.

Event Series Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops

Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops

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Roscommon Arts Centre
Roscommon Arts Centre Circular Road, Roscommon, Ireland

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.

Event Series Smashing Times and Theatre in Palm Digital Coffee Talks

Smashing Times and Theatre in Palm Digital Coffee Talks

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Online
Online

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality is an award-winning organisation dedicated to the promotion, study and practice of the arts, human rights, climate justice and gender equality. The company are delighted to be involved in Theatre in Palm, a three-year project running from June 2022 to May 2025 with twelve partners funded by Creative Europe. The project supports emerging artists and cultural performers to co-create and co-promote their work across borders, supporting the mobility of artists through networking and the provision of international opportunities for artists. In addition to hosting life performances and a ten day Artist Residency programme for five artists working on the Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival, Smashing Times are delighted to host two digital coffee talks to support artists working in equality, human rights and diversity with a minimum attendance of fifteen at each talk. The Theatre in Palm and Smashing Times Digital Coffee Talk takes place on 27 September 2024 on the theme of Theatre and Inter-disciplinary Arts practice for Equality and Human Rights. The second Theatre in Palm and Smashing Times Digital Coffee Talk takes place on 1 November 2024 on the theme of The Art of Theatre: Telling stories of people in resistance from WWII.

Event Series Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops

Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops

Event Category:
Roscommon Arts Centre
Roscommon Arts Centre Circular Road, Roscommon, Ireland

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.