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SUMMARY:Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBooking Links Below \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nBrian Maguire\, artist \n\n\n\nGallery Opening Hours\n\n\n\nExhibition is open during gallery opening hours. Opening Hours \n\nMon Closed\nTues to Wed 9:45 am – 6:00 pm\nThurs 9:45 am – 8:30 pm\nFri 9:45 am – 5:00 pm\nSat 10:00 am – 5:00 pm\nSun 11:00 am – 5:00 pm\n\nPlease see website for dates and times for events in our associated engagement programme. \n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\n\n\nBrian Maguire: La Grande Illusion\n\n\n\nHighlights of our public programmes\n\n\n\nFilm Screenings\, Talks\, Tours\, Art Appreciation series and more\n\n\n\n\n\nArt Appreciation Course \n\n\n\nMore Power to you! Art and Activism from Sarah Purser to Brian Maguire \n\n\n\nDates: Thursdays 3\, 10\, 17\, 24\, 31 October\, 7\, 14\, 21 November 2024\, 14:30-16:30pm. \n\n\n\nThis eight week course programmed by HLG is presented in collaboration with UCD Life long Learning programme. Enrol via:  UCD Lifelong Learning programme 01 7167123 or all@ucd.ie   https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/art-appreciation-course-ucd-lifelong-learning/ \n\n\n\nArt Appreciation Course \n\n\n\nAvenues into Modern and Contemporary Art \n\n\n\n5 October 2024- 26 April 2025 \n\n\n\nTaking place on Saturday mornings\, these illustrated lectures programmed by HLG and presented in collaboration with the Peoples College offer the opportunity for exploring engaging and wide-ranging themes from art history to contemporary visual art practice\, to wider societal concerns explored by artists nationally and internationally including Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion. Enrol via info@peoplescollege.ie  https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/avenues-into-modern-and-contemporary-art-2024-25 \n\n\n\nHugh Lane Culture Club \n\n\n\nTuesday 15 October\, 2.30pm \n\n\n\nOur Culture Clubs are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. Dr Anne Cormican will lead a walkthrough of the exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion followed by tea /coffee and further discussion. Booking details https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/culture-club-15-oct/ \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 16 October 2024\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. Contemporary Art Practice: Artist Claire Halpin will discuss her work which explores themes and concepts around contested territories and histories through painting\, video and installation. Fee: €5\, incl tea/coffee https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/claire-halpin/ \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nThursday 17 October\, 11amTour for People who are Hard of Hearing with a focus discussion of artworks in our new exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion. This tour will focus on the artworks in Galleries 1 The Invisible Becomes Visible and Gallery 2 Remains. Free\, book on Eventbrite. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/hard-of-hearing-17-oct/ \n\n\n\nFilms Screening‘The ruined land: the land in ruins’\, a programme of films curated by film curator Alice Butler in parallel to the Brian Maguire exhibition La Grande Illusion. \n\n\n\nFriday 18 October 2024\, 1pm La Grande Illusion (1hr 53 minutes)\, 1937; Directed by Jean Renoir.La Grande Illusion takes place in a German fortress where two French aviators – aristocratic Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and working-class Breton lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin) – are held captive by monocled Captain von Rauffenstein (played by the silent film director Erich von Stroheim). Introduced and followed by Q+A moderated by Film Curator Alice Butler. Free\, book on Eventbrite or come on the day subject to availability. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/film-la-grande-illusion/ \n\n\n\nParent and Baby ToursThursday 31 October\, 28 November 2024 and 27 March\, 11amNew parents are invited to join us on this guided tour of Brian Maguire’s exhibition La Grande Illusion\, with their babies up to the age of 1 year.  Followed by tea/coffee and further conversation. Fee: €5\, booking essential via Eventbrite.ie.  \n\n\n\nFilm Screening \n\n\n\nSaturday 9 November\, 2\,30pmOff Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory directed by Mohanad Yaqubi. (62 min\, Color & B&W\, digital\, Arabic\, English\, French\, and Italian with English subtitles; Palestine\, France\, Qatar\, Lebanon\, 2016. This screening is programmed and presented by artist and filmmaker Helena Gouveia Monteiro\, who will moderate a post-screening conversation. Free\, booking on Eventbrite or come on the day subject to availability. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/film-screening-off-framenov24  \n\n\n\nFilm Screening  \n\n\n\n‘The ruined land: the land in ruins’\, a programme of films curated by film curator Alice Butler in parallel to the Brian Maguire exhibition ‘La Grande Illusion’. \n\n\n\nFriday 22 November 2024\, 1pmForagers (64 mins)\, 2022; by Jumana Manna‘Foragers’ depicts the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants in Palestine/Israel with wry humor and a meditative pace. Shot in the Golan Heights\, the Galilee and Jerusalem\, it moves between fiction\, documentary and archival footage to portray the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on these customs. With an introduction and post-screening Q+A with Film Curator Alice Butler. Free\, book on Eventbrite or come on the day subject to availability. https://hughlane.ie/explore-learn/?cat=talks-art-courses \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nTour for People who are Hard of Hearing   \n\n\n\nThursday 21 November 2024\, 11am \n\n\n\nJoin us for an in focus discussion of artworks in our new exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion. This tour led by Yseult O’Driscoll will focus on the artworks in  Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion  in Gallery 3 War Changes Its Address and Gallery 4 The Clock Winds Down https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/hard-of-hearing-21-nov/  \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nISL Interpreted Tour: Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion  \n\n\n\nTuesday 22 October 2024\, 2.30pm \n\n\n\nJoin us for an introductory guided tour of our current exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion accompanied by an Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreter. Free \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 13 November\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. \n\n\n\nThe Clear Cut Amazon by Brian Maguire. €5. Incl. tea/coffee \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 27 November 2024\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. \n\n\n\nArt and Ecology with artist Gareth Kennedy \n\n\n\nThis illustrated talk by artist Gareth Kennedy will discuss the intersections of contemporary art with ecology. Fee: €5\, incl tea/coffee https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/gareth-kennedy \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 4 December 2024\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. Join us for an illustrated talk about Salmagundi with filmmaker Jijo Sebastian. Awarded the Hugh Lane Gallery-Create commission 2022-24 for a socially engaged artist\, learn more about the collaborative\, transcultural filmmaking and community building project developed by the artist. €5 fee including tea/coffee\, no advance booking required but numbers may be limited. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/coffee-conversation-salmagundi-jijo-sebastian/ \n\n\n\nEvening Lecture \n\n\n\nThursday 5 December\, 6.30pmRaul Araujo is a researcher\, psychoanalyst and consultant on children and adolescents’ rights. Raul has worked on projects with artist Brian Maguire over a timespan of 20 years and in this talk he will explore this work\, as well as his own work on the ground in his native Brazil. Free\, places can be booked via Eventbrite. \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 8 January\, 11am \n\n\n\nOver Our Heads the Hollow Seas Closed Up by Brian Maguire. Fee: €5\, incl. tea/coffee \n\n\n\nFilm Screening \n\n\n\n‘The ruined land: the land in ruins’\, a programme of films curated by film curator Alice Butler in parallel to the Brian Maguire exhibition ‘La Grande Illusion’. \n\n\n\nFriday 10 January 2025\, 1pmShouting at the Ground (21 mins)\, 2017; by Graeme ArnfieldIn a peat bog in North West England a Spanish woman was murdered\, her body buried and subsumed into the treacherously dense ecological matter. A matter which labours have extracted for centuries\, selling this fertile material as fuel worldwide; a material which upon burning releases timeless carbon deposits into our increasingly precarious and damaged ecosphere. After laying dormant under the rich dark peat for an unknown amount of time a body returned to the surface but its identity had become dislocated; it has become entwined with the history of its material host.  https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/shouting-film-10jan25 \n\n\n\nPoetry Course: Invisible Becomes Visible \n\n\n\n11\, 18  and 25 January 2025\, 1.45-4.15pm \n\n\n\nLed by poet Grace Wilentz\, three part series of workshops engaging with “La Grande Illusion”\, a major exhibition of the work of Brian Maguire. In each workshop\, participants will spend time with the exhibition\, before being guided to write original poems in response to it.  Brian Maguire is an artist whose practice has been defined by sustained engagement with social justice and human rights. In this workshop\, we will focus on how Maguire’s work in “La Grande Illusion” encounters climate justice\, migration and making ‘the invisible become visible’. As Maguire says\, art has the power to make ‘the invisible become visible’. We’ll explore what this means\, with a focus on how your own creative practice might relate to serving the overlooked\, omitted and forgotten. While no prior experience is necessary\, all will be expected to participate actively in discussions and take part in writing exercises. In return\, you can expect to come away with new poems\, and discover fresh approaches to engaging with urgent social justice concerns in your own creative practice. Fee: €100\, advance booking via Eventbrite https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/la-grande-illusion/ \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nLive Online Audio Description for People with a Visual Impairment \n\n\n\nWednesday 15 January 2025\, Noon \n\n\n\nOur live online audio description programme for people with a visual impairment will explore the exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion with Fala Buggy. \n\n\n\nHow to Book: Free\, advance booking via Eventbrite or by telephone on 01 2225560. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/online-audio-description-15-jan/ \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 22 January\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. \n\n\n\nBentiu Camp South Sudan 1\, 2018. Fee: €5\, incl tea/coffee. \n\n\n\nFilm Screening \n\n\n\n‘The ruined land: the land in ruins’\, a programme of films curated by film curator Alice Butler in parallel to the Brian Maguire exhibition ‘La Grande Illusion’. \n\n\n\nFriday 14 February 2025\, 1pmHistory of the Present (46 mins)\, 2023; by Maria Fusco and Margaret SalmonAn experimental feminist opera-film about class and conflict\, ‘History of the Present’ has been made collaboratively by Maria Fusco and Margaret Salmon\, featuring new compositions by Annea Lockwood\, libretto by Maria Fusco and improvisational vocal work by Héloïse Werner. This intersectional\, intergenerational feminist work forefronts working-class women’s voices to ask: who has the right to speak\, and in what way? With an introduction and post-screening Q+A with Film Curator Alice Butler\, Maria Fusco and Margaret Salmon; joining online. Free\, book on Eventbrite or come on the day subject to availability.  https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/historypresent-film-14feb25 \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nTour for People who are Hard of Hearing \n\n\n\nThursday 23 January\, 11am \n\n\n\nJoin us for an in focus discussion of artworks  in  Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion: A focus on the artworks in Galleries 4 + 5 Blood Rising  with Tony Suttle. Free. \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 29 January\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. \n\n\n\nArizona 3 by Brian Maguire. Fee: €5\, incl. tea/coffee \n\n\n\nSeminar \n\n\n\nBrian Maguire: La Grande Illusion SeminarFriday 21 March\, 10.30am – 4.30pmThis day long seminar will explore themes arising from Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion with guest contributors including Dr Maria Maclennan\, ‘forensic jeweller’\,  Suha Nabhan\, co-founder and strategic director of Migration Jam; and more. Free\, booking on Eventbrite and further details will be available here https://hughlane.ie/explore-learn/ \n\n\n\nFree Sunday Public Tours \n\n\n\nOur free Public Tours led by our expert guides take place every Sunday at 2.15pm\, and explore our collection and temporary exhibitions. Free\, no booking required. \n\n\n\nGuided tours can also be booked here https://hughlane.ie/book-a-tour/ \n\n\n\nCommunity  \n\n\n\nAs well as our public programmes we are connecting with audiences through artist-led community engagement and schools programmes to explore themes arising from Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion. \n\n\n\nOur Explore & Learn programmes are continually being added to and further details can be found here https://hughlane.ie/explore-learn/ and here https://hughlane.ie/whats-on/ \n\n\n\n\n\nArtist Biography\n\n\n\nBrian Maguire lives and works in Dublin and Paris. Brian Maguire’s painting practice is driven by the struggle against inequality and violence\, and the pursuit of justice. His process is foremost an act of solidarity\, rehumanising his subjects and recentring the narratives of the disenfranchised. Social engagement plays a central role\, leading him to work closely and interactively with refugees\, survivors of warzones\, incarcerated peoples\, and local newsrooms in locations including Sudan\, Syria\, São Paulo and Ciudad Juárez. Recent solo exhibitions include Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship\, Converge 45\, Portland (2023); law of the land\, Kunsthall 3\,14\, Bergen\, Norway (2023); The Clock Winds Down\, Kerlin Gallery\, Dublin (2023); In The Light Of Conscience\, Missoula Art Museum\, Montana (2022); North and South of the Border\, Rhona Hoffman Gallery\, Chicago (2022); Remains\, Crawford Art Gallery\, Cork\, Ireland (2021); An Anatomy of Politics\, Galerie Christophe Gaillard\, Paris (2021). \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY:Landscapes of the Soul Multidisciplinary Exhibition with artist Mary Moynihan – Inaugural exhibition for the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nThe exhibition runs from Friday 5 September to  Sunday 5 October 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily. Landscapes of the Soul is the inaugural exhibition for the new Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality at 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1. An opening reception\, public launch and artist talk  takes place on Friday 5 September 2025\, 7-9pm. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nNo Booking Necessary \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nHina Khan\, visual artist \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan and Hina Khan\, Co-Curators \n\n\n\nBarry Ward\, TD\, Dúnlaoighre – Fine Gael \n\n\n\nCllr Justin Moylan\, Dúnlaoighre – Fianna Fáil \n\n\n\nBlathnaid Daly\, Singer and Performer \n  \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nLandscapes of the Soul is a stunning multi-disciplinary exhibition by artist Mary Moynihan featuring beautiful visual art\, photography\, poetry and film mapping physical landscapes of nature to landscapes of the soul\, reflecting on ways to hold on to the courage to be who we truly are and to let ourselves shine.   In homage to the human spirit\, the exhibition brings together visual imagery\, poetry and film to reflect on meaning-making and pathways of expression\, mapping physical landscapes and seascapes to human emotions from grief and longing to inner peace\, spirituality and love.   The exhibition is a journey of exploration inspired by an engagement with landscapes and seascapes and is a gentle provocation to all of us to reimagine the landscapes of our natural environment\, the vast lands and oceans we call our home\, linked to the landscapes of our internal well-being.  \n\n\n\nThis unique exhibition premiered in 2024 at Rathfarnham Castle Dublin to great acclaim and is now on show at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1. The exhibition runs from Friday 5 September to Sunday 5 October 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily. Landscapes of the Soul is the inaugural exhibition to launch the new Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality Visual Art Gallery and Arts Centre at 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1.  \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, poet\, theatre and filmmaker and  a creator of art and photography. Mary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, and Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival supported by The Arts Council.  \n\n\n\nKey note Speaker: Barry Ward\, Teachta Dála (TD) for Dún Laoghaire. Fine Gael. \n\n\n\nBarry was elected as a member of Dáil Éireann in November\, 2024. Prior to that\, Barry served as a Senator\, and was Seanad spokesperson on Justice. A practicing barrister\, Barry is originally from Deansgrange. He was first elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in 2009\, representing the Blackrock Ward\, which also includes Booterstown\, Deansgrange\, Foxrock\, Monkstown and Stillorgan. Barry also served as Leader of the Fine Gael group on the Council. In 2020\, he was elected to the Industrial and Commercial Panel of the Seanad\, having stood in that year’s general election in the Dún Laoghaire constituency. \n\n\n\nOn the Council\, Barry worked tirelessly on various local issues including parks\, recycling\, public transport and cycling infrastructure\, climate action\, coastal issues and supporting local businesses. In the Seanad\, he has championed criminal justice reform\, and has a particular interest in education\, foreign affairs\, the environment and promoting the Irish language – ár dteanga náisiúnta. \n\n\n\nA sailor\, Barry has been vocal in his support for the Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI\, and speaks frequently about water safety and the need for the improvement of water quality in Dublin Bay. He is a member of the Oireachtas committees on Justice\, An Ghaeilge\, and Members’ Interests\, and is also an Irish Co-Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). \n\n\n\nBarry has fought hard for gender and marriage equality and is a strong advocate for change. He is a leading voice in local campaigns\, such as the Sutton to Sandycove (S2S) Coastal Promenade and locating a new permanent home for Gaelscoil Laighean in Blackrock as well as providing strong contributions to discussions on ongoing international events in occupied Palestine\, Taiwan\, Hong Kong and Belarus\, even adopting a Belarusian political prisoner. \n\n\n\nIn his spare time\, Barry enjoys walks with his cocker spaniel\, Ruby\, on Dún Laoghaire Pier\, on Killiney Hill and in Cabinteely Park. He speaks Irish and French\, and hosts the Irish Legislation Podcast. \n\n\n\nAbout the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery and Arts and Human Rights Centre \n\n\n\nSmashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality is an award-winning international organisation and arts space dedicated to the promotion\, study and practice of the arts for equality\, human rights and diversity. The mission of the centre is to lead the development of the arts to promote and advance equality and human rights and to connect citizens to the arts\, human rights\, climate justice\, gender equality and peace\, working with artists and local communities and communities of interest to create collaborative art practice in local\, national\, European and international settings. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality are delighted to open a new\, intimate multifunctional arts space at 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1.  The centre operates as a world class arts space and digital hub for artists\, citizens\, communities and the general public across Ireland\, Northern Ireland and internationally. The centre is the first of its kind in Ireland and serves as a unique venue in Dublin\, delivering high-impact cultural programming rooted in social justice\, inclusivity\, and creative expression. \n\n\n\nThe centre is a dual-purpose art space (approximately 100 to 120 square metres) serving as both a visual art gallery and a space for live events. This new arts and human rights centre is dedicated to professional arts practice\, community engagement and inspired by the arts for equality human rights\, diversity\, democracy and peace. The centre’s inaugural show is a powerful exhibition Landscapes of the Soul\, featuring artworks by artist Mary Moynihan.  The exhibition runs from Friday 5 September to Sunday 28 September 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily. \n\n\n\nThe centre fosters a connected atmosphere\, encouraging engagement between artists and audiences.  The centre’s hybrid nature – visual art gallery and space for live events – makes it ideal for artists working across disciplines and for organisations seeking to integrate different art forms under one roof. This adaptable setup supports a wide range of practices: from visual and installation art to live performance and events\, to spoken word\, to professional art workshops\, a Youth Arts programme and a range of training and public engagement workshops. \n\n\n\nDuring gallery hours\, the space operates as a contemporary exhibition area\, with white walls that provide a clean backdrop for visual artworks. Works are hung or installed with care to preserve openness in the space for exhibitions and installations comprising visual art\, photography\, sculpture and film installations. \n\n\n\nAt scheduled times\, the gallery transforms into a venue for performances\, music\, readings\, panel discussions or talks as well as community events and workshops of all kinds. \n\n\n\nThe space features a flat floor with no raised seating\, allowing for flexible arrangement of chairs or floor seating depending on the event. Lighting is minimal and incudes fixed overhead fixtures and portable lights designed for medium scale performances\, events\, readings or rehearsals. Black curtains throughout transform the space from a gallery into a live performance venue. The flooring is a durable laminate\, light grey surface. Acoustics rely on natural sound of the space with a PA system for amplification. \n\n\n\nLocated in Dublin\, Ireland\, the Smashing Times space offers a flexible\, low-tech environment that accommodates up to 70 people. This versatile space fosters a close-knit\, immersive atmosphere\, ideal for professional arts programming\, multidisciplinary work and community engagement. \n\n\n\nNice to Know – Connections to Nature: The Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality at 30 Sandycove Road is situated in Sandycove\, County Dublin\, Ireland. It lies approximately 300 to 400 metres from the beautiful Sandycove Pier and the adjacent iconic Forty Foot swimming area. This equates to a brief 3 to 5-minute walk to the sea\, depending on your pace. The route is straightforward and pedestrian-friendly\, making it convenient for regular visits to the seafront. With the sea only minutes away\, the space is both physically and creatively inspired by our surrounding environment. \n\n\n\nUp the road\, approximately a 10 to 15 minute walk from 30 Sandycove Road is the People’s Park in Dún Laoghaire\, a landscaped Victorian park that features formal gardens\, a bandstand\, a playground\, and a popular Sunday market offering local produce and crafts. \n\n\n\nThere are several wooded areas within a short drive including Killiney Hill Park. This park is located about 3 km south of Sandycove and offers wooded trails and panoramic views of Dublin Bay. Cabinteely Park is approximately 5 km west of Sandycove\, and this expansive park features woodlands\, a large pond\, and open spaces. \n\n\n\nFrom 30 Sandycove Road\, the scenic Carrickgollogan Wood is about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles)  located to the southwest in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown\, Ireland. The drive typically takes around 20 to 25 minutes\, depending on traffic conditions. Carrickgollogan Wood features a variety of walking trails\, including the Lead Mines Way\, a 2.3 km loop offering impressive views over Dublin Bay\, the city\, and the coast. The viewing rock at Carrickgollogan Hill is approximately 276 meters high\, offering panoramic views of south Dublin and north Wicklow. The area is also home to the historic Ballycorus lead mines chimney\, a remnant of 19th-century lead mining operations. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nReflections on an Artistic Home\n\n\n\nBy Mary Moynihan \n\n\n\nMany of today’s artists live ‘nomadic’ lives and work in ‘nomadic’ practices.  Nomadic means to roam or travel from place to place.  Artists survive on adaptable practices travelling from one grant to another\, one contract to another\, one venue to another\, from a residency to a gallery\, to a theatre\, to a community centre\, and from the local to the global. Artists move from space to space creating excellent work available to the public. Many artists however do not have access to a permanent building to call their artistic home. The artist is ‘homeless’\, moving from building to building they have no  ownership or say in. \n\n\n\nThis may be a choice but often it is not. We continue to see an unequal distribution of funding and unequal access to power making structures within the arts. It is a world of visible and invisible exclusions\, where freedom is supposedly encouraged yet continuously contained and increasingly ‘managed’ by everyone except the artists themselves.   \n\n\n\nPower can be expressed through architectural design. Large building complexes can convey wealth and authority through scale. Wealth often demonstrates its own excesses by putting up even bigger buildings\, immense ‘towers of babel’. In the past massive cathedrals were built to showcase power. Research today demonstrates a link between building super-tall skyscrapers and wealth inequality especially when the buildings house super-wealthy owners or large corporations. \n\n\n\nWhat building work is taking place in Ireland today to create small to medium scale people-friendly accessible art and community buildings? Where are the spaces that artists and arts organisations can run themselves and even own\, buildings for people of all ages to come together to make and view art\, to hang out and connect. Where we do have large buildings that currently house art centres\, it is always a pleasure when that space becomes a ‘home’ to the artists and communities who animate and use the space. I believe cultural spaces feel more meaningful when they’re genuinely owned and shaped by the artists and communities themselves\, rather than just being “for” them in name only. \n\n\n\nWhat is an artistic home? How can artists and art collectives afford beautiful buildings in the centres of cities and towns where they can work and connect with audiences? Can we remain nomadic\, travelling out to various sites\, with the option to return to a permanent base?  Without affordable spaces to make art in\, and proper funding to work with\, arts communities disappear. It is important to have full transparency around the allocation of public buildings to artists and communities. Unfortunately in Ireland today artists continue to experience difficulties in trying to find space to work in that is accessible and affordable.  \n\n\n\nArt was initially done in traditional buildings with a purpose built theatre or gallery but now art can happen anywhere.  Art galleries often had a permanent physical location within a specific building and the design of the gallery itself is consider an important aesthetic consideration. We now have a more fluid approach to art with online gallery spaces and pop-up galleries.  Smashing Times\, with funding from the Arts Council\, have created an online gallery designed by digital artist Paul Marshall to showcase high quality artworks that reflect on equality\, rights and diversity. \n\n\n\nHaving a permanent home does not mean that successful existing partnerships between arts organisations and art spaces stop.   Smashing Times work with a range of venues such as The Barracks in Cahersiveen. We have used a top floor of this building as a temporary art gallery and are working towards the creation of a permanent mixed-use room for showcasing artworks\, workshops and talks. This building is situated on an  elevated site close to the bridge over the River Fertha in Cahersiveen and was constructed between 1870 and 1875 as a police station for the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). Following the Fenian Rising of 1867\, the authorities wanted to protect the transatlantic telegraph cable\, a valuable piece of infrastructure\, which terminated at Valentia Island nearby. This resulted in the design of a large\, military-style building and its construction on a site that commanded views over the bay and Valentia Island. \n\n\n\nWe work in beautiful buildings such as Rathfarnham Castle\, the Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park\, presenting multidisciplinary exhibitions and walk-about shows.  This type of artistic collaboration benefits the building\, artists and surrounding communities. \n\n\n\nOur dream is a building for the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, a space where artists\, citizens and communities come together to make and share art to promote equality\, human rights and diversity.  This is an arts\, community\, youth and ‘all-ages’ space\, with a gallery-performance venue\,  workshop and rehearsal space.   It is a place for innovation\, excitement and experimentation\, where digital technologies exist side by side with the ancient art of bringing people together\, a space animated by artists\, communities\, citizens\, human rights defenders\, and by you and I. A space where we celebrate our shared humanity and create new visions for a peaceful and equal future for all.    \n  \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Visual Art Gallery and Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:From The Forest to The Ocean
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission \n\n\n\nArtists and Team\n\n\n\nCiarán Ahern\, TD\, Labour party \n\n\n\nTim Doyle\, Violinist \nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nHina Khan\, visual artist \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nEM Creative\, Graphic Design \n\n\n\nJody Hogg\, Graphic Design \n\n\n\nSpecial Thanks to:  Catherine O’Connor\, Rathfarnham Castle and all the team at Rathfarnham Castle\, The Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nFrom The Forest to The Ocean is a powerful\, new multidisciplinary exhibition at Rathfarnham Castle\, Dublin\, with artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan. The exhibition is a stunning collection of visual art\, photography\, poetry and film inspired by physical landscapes and the interconnectedness of life from forests to the ocean. The exhibition is on show at Rathfarnham Castle Gallery\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin D14K3T6 from Tuesday 16 September to Sunday 2 November 2025 and opens daily in September 9.30am – 5.30pm\, thereafter\, Wednesday – Sunday 10.30am – 5pm. Last admission\, 4.45pm. A public launch takes place on Thursday 18 September 2025\, from 6-8pm\, with guest speakers and refreshments. \n\n\n\nFrom the Forest to the Ocean is inspired by reflections on nature and journeys of interconnectedness and the art of ‘letting go’\, linking physical landscapes of nature from the forests to the ocean to landscapes of the soul.  Our personal well-being is linked to the well-being of our planet on a physical\, spiritual\, emotional and intuitive level. Nature and creativity inspire us to look after ourselves\, each other\, the planet we live on and to search for more sustainable ways of living.  Join us as we reflect on ways to re-wild the landscape and re-wild the human soul\, exploring the flow of life and the art of letting go.  \n\n\n\nThe original concept for the exhibition From the Forest to the Ocean is by the curator Mary Moynihan\, a writer\, poet and creator of art and photography.  This exhibition is part of a triptych – Landscapes of the Soul (Part I)\, From the Forest to the Ocean (Part II) and a third exhibition (Part III) to be presented in 2026. Following their successful exhibition in 2024\, titled Landscapes of the Soul (Part I) artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan are delighted to return to Rathfarnham Castle Gallery to present their new multi-disciplinary exhibition titled From the Forest to the Ocean (Landscapes of the Soul Part II). This event is part of The Trees Project: Raising Environmental Awareness Through Performing Arts\, a project led by Dah Theatre\, Serbia and supported by Creative Europe. www.performtrees.eu \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, poet\, theatre and film-maker and  a creator of art and photography. Mary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, and Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival supported by The Arts Council.  \n\n\n\nHina Khan was born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina uses  miniature in her work as the  intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D.  \n\n\n\nRathfarnham Castle \n\n\n\nRathfarnham Castle is a building with a rich and varied history dating back 400 years. It has been ‘a fortified house\, a luxurious seventeenth-century home\, a fashionable Georgian Mansion and an austere Jesuit residence’[1] It is now under State care and managed by the Office of Public Works. \n\n\n\nRathfarnham Castle was only referred to as a castle in the mid eighteenth century. It is situated on the outskirts of Dublin. It is the earliest recorded and one of the largest and most impressive of the fortified houses built in Ireland. It was commissioned C. 1583 for Adam Loftus who was at that time the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.  The house passed down through seven generations of the Loftus family until 1723 when the whole estate was sold to William Connolly of Castletown\, County Kildare.  After an interval of some fifty years (1711-1767) which saw a number of tenants and owners who made alternations and additions to the house\, it was returned to the ownership of the Loftus family. There were several different owners until the Castle was declared a National Monument in 1986 and purchased for the Nation by the Office of Public Works in 1987. At the same time\, Dublin County Council acquired the grounds. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtwork by Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan at Rathfarnham Castle\, Landscapes of the Soul 2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[1] Rathfarnham Castle Guidebook \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nHina was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina’s work uses a mixture of traditional and innovative techniques in miniatures. She portrays social issues\, immigration\, humanitarian crises like prostitution\, gender discrimination\, gender restrictions\, trauma\, child abuse and killing  in her work. \n\n\n\nHina uses  miniature in her work as the  intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret ideas and to express my own ideologies through symbolism.  I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, and in terms of experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my artistic practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in a number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibitions at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s art pieces are held in the permanent collection of The Arts Council of Ireland. She is the recipient of several awards from The Arts Council of Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and from different counties. She is the recipient of an R&D award from Create Ireland in collaboration with Tomasz Madajezak under the mentorship of Jesse Jones and is also collaborating with filmmaker David Bickley. Currently she is preparing artworks for State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\,  funded by The Arts Council and is working on a  solo show which will be displayed in the LHQ gallery in 2022. \n\n\n\nHina says that ‘as an artist\,  I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Rathfarnham Castle\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin 14\, D14 K3T6\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:The Art of Changemakers Multidisciplinary Exhibition with artists Mary Moynihan and Aisha Hamdulay at dlr Mill Theatre\, Dundrum
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography.  Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for Arts and Equality\, Artistic Curator\, Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival. Curator and Artist for The Art of Changemakers \n\n\n\nAisha Hamdulay\, Artist \n\n\n\nLaura O’Leary\, International Events and Promotions Coordinator\, Front Line Defenders\, Human Rights Curator\, Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nConor Fortune\, Head of Communications and Events\, Front Line Defenders \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nSpecial Thanks to Kate Canning\, Artistic Director and CEO and Shona Ashmore\, Theatre and Gallery Manager\, and all the staff at the dlr Mill Theatre\, Dundrum. \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Art of Changemakers multidisciplinary exhibition by artists Mary Moynihan and Aisha Hamdulay features photography\, poetry\, and storytelling and is a visual and poetical reflection on the stories of Human Rights Defenders today. The Art of Changemakers highlights the stories of the five inspirational Human Rights Defenders honoured in 2025 with the Front Line Defenders Annual Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk.  \n\n\n\nArtists Mary Moynihan and Aisha Hamdulay have created a series of artworks to accompany the stories of the five human rights defenders. Artworks by Mary Moynihan consist of photography\, poetry and text and a series of artworks inspired by statements from the  ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’. Artworks by Aisha Hamdulay consist of photography and poetry. The artistic work and stories are a celebration of the work of human rights defenders and a reflection on peace\, equality and human rights. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition runs from Tuesday 16 September to Saturday 25 October 2025 at the dlr Mill Theatre\, Dundrum\, (Tuesday to Saturday\, 11am – 4pm\, closed for lunch 1.30-2.30pm daily). The exhibition is a collaboration between Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders with the dlr Mill Theatre\, Dundrum\, for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\nEach year Front Line Defenders announces the five winners of its top distinction\, the Front Line Defenders Annual Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. The award was established in 2005 to honour the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) who are courageously making outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of the human rights of others\, often at great personal risk to themselves. \n\n\n\nThe laureates for the 2025 Front Line Defenders Annual Award come from Benin\, the Dominican Republic and Haiti\, Thailand\, Uzbekistan and Western Sahara and they were honoured at a special ceremony held in Dublin in 2025.  The laureates are \nAfrica: Luc Agblakou\, human rights educator and defender for LGBTIQ+ rights in Benin \nAmericas: The Movement for Human Rights\, Peace and Global Justice (MONDHA)\,  and NGO improving the living conditions of vulnerable communities in the Dominican Republic and Haiti \nAsia and the Pacific: Arnon Nampa\, human rights lawyer who volunteers with Thai Lawyers for Human Rights \nEurope and Central Asia: Sharifa Madrakhimova\, Uzbekistani woman human rights defender\, journalist\, and respected community leader \nMiddle East and North Africa: Mhamed Hali\, dedicated human rights defender and a member of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations committed by the Moroccan State (ASVDH) \n\n\n\nThe Award focuses international attention on the work and struggles of HRDs\, providing a greater national and international platform to speak about and advocate for the human rights issues they are defending.  \n\n\n\nLaureates are selected from among scores of candidates who are put forward in a secure\, public nomination process carried out towards the end of each year and Award winners are announced on the day of the Award Ceremony in Dublin the following year. Laureates receive a modest financial prize\, a protection grant  and support from Front Line Defenders teams on digital and physical security\, advocacy\, visibility\, well-being and more. \n\n\n\n“These laureates are rays of light in some very dark situations of repression\, discrimination and detention. Their steadfast commitment to human rights provides the solutions we need to bring humanity back from the brink\, and to create a better\, more just world. Governments must begin to see human rights defenders\, not as a threat to their grasp on power\, but as positive changemakers who can improve societies and defend the human rights of their citizens.” \n\n\n\nAlan Glasgow\, Executive Director\, 2024 \n\n\n\nFor further information go to \n\n\n\nhttps://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/2025-front-line-defenders-award-human-rights-defenders-risk \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDetails of the Laureates for the 2025 Front Line Defenders Annual Award\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuc AgblakouHirondelle Club InternationalBenin\n\n\n\n\n\nLuc Agblakou is a human rights defender who founded Hirondelle Club International\, an organisation that has become a beacon of hope and solidarity for the LGBTIQ+ community in Benin and Africa. Luc has dedicated his life to building a society where every person\, regardless of their identity or sexual orientation\, can live with dignity\, safety\, and equality.In 2010\, Luc’s friend was murdered by his own father simply because of his sexual orientation\, in a society that rejected him. This became a defining moment for Luc as an activist\, and in his grief he decided that he could not sit by and watch anyone else die.  \n\n\n\nLuc’s approach to his work is holistic. Hirondelle Club International offers peer-led therapy\, psychosocial assistance\, nutritional support\, and empowerment workshops for young LGBTIQ+ people. His work has led to the inclusion of LGBTIQ+ people in the strategic plan to combat HIV/AIDS in Benin as well as court rulings promoting the protection of the LGBTIQ+ community. \n\n\n\nHowever\, Luc’s work has come with challenging consequences\, in a context where there are few legal safeguards for LGBTIQ+ people and defenders. He has faced regular defamation of his character\, and faced serious threats and intimidation from both community members and state actors. \nLuc’s greatest joy is hearing LGBTIQ+ youth say they finally feel seen\, safe\, and supported. From Benin’s still-conservative society to the broader context\, this is a huge achievement for him. He always remembers his friend that he lost – through his work he may have saved many other lives. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Movement for Human Rights\, Peace and Global Justice (MONDHA)The Dominican Republic and Haiti\n\n\n\n\n\nTo date\, The Movement for Human Rights\, Peace and Global Justice (MONDHA) has helped more than 10\,000 vulnerable Haitian people obtain their identity documents in the Dominican Republic: the first step towards accessing rights in the neighbouring Caribbean country. Founded by Haitian migrants in 2005\, MONDHA was created in response to the structural discrimination and racism towards the Haitian migrant population and Dominicans of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic. In an attempt to restrict these communities’ access to rights\, the Dominican Republic’s constitutional court has stripped the nationality of Dominican-born people with Haitian ancestry which has had serious consequences for thousands of people of Haitian descent. \n\n\n\nMONDHA has actively supported those affected by legal rulings by providing legal and social support. By participating in civil society spaces and promoting dialogue for democracy and human rights\, MONDHA also raises awareness and educates society about the importance of these issues in both countries. \n\n\n\nHowever\, MONDHA’s defence of human rights comes at a price. In the Dominican Republic\, the organisation’s members face multiple layers of risk. Many face the threat of detention and deportation due to their immigration status as Haitians; if they are deported to Haiti\, they are at risk of losing their lives or being forcibly disappeared due to their human rights work. \n\n\n\nDespite the constant risk they face and the emotional impact their work entails\, MONDHA has been working for 20 years for their greatest inspiration to continue their human rights work: the people they support. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArnon NampaThai Lawyers for Human RightsThailand\n\n\n\n\n\nArnon Nampa is an imprisoned human rights lawyer and activist\, highly regarded for his deep commitment to social justice and pro-democracy work in Thailand. In spite of his political persecution\, the potential of a lifetime behind bars and proposed penalties of disbarment from the profession to which he has dedicated his life\, he has never wavered in offering himself in service of others and his country. \n\n\n\nArnon co-founded Thai Lawyers for Human Rights\, an organisation established to provide legal assistance to alleged violators of lèse-majesté (insulting the monarchy) and human rights defenders targeted by the authorities following the military coup of May 2014. \n\n\n\nOn 7 August 2020\, Arnon was arrested from his home in Bangkok\, after he took part in a peaceful pro-democracy gathering. He spent no fewer than 300 days in prison before the court found him guilty of lèse majesté and sentenced him to four years in prison in September 2023. Arnon has been subjected to relentless judicial harassment and persecution\, facing a barrage of politically motivated charges. At present\, he has been convicted in seven Section 112 cases\, resulting in a cumulative prison sentence of 22 years\, 1 month\, and 20 days. \n\n\n\nIn spite of his political persecution\, it is clear that no matter the changing tides of his country\, his resolve and purpose remain the same: to protect the human rights of those around him. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharifa MadrakhimovaUzbekistan\n\n\n\n\n\nSharifa is a woman human rights defender\, journalist and respected community leader from Uzbekistan. She grew up in a rural village in the Uchkuprik district of Fergana Region\, in a conservative society. Inspired by her talent for writing from a young age\, she later made a name for herself through her work as an independent journalist writing about issues impacting her community. Through her work\, Sharifa advocates for social change in the region\, striving to promote justice and equitable decision-making by authorities. \n\n\n\nThe death of President Islam Karimov in 2016 paved the way for improved transparency and freedom of speech in Uzbekistan. Sharifa took advantage of this and extended her voice to various social media networks. As a highly trusted voice by vulnerable people\, she was increasingly approached by people asking her to write about their issues; such as forced labour\, disability rights\, and abuses by district and regional officials. \n\n\n\nShe has faced a range of obstacles to her journalistic and public activities. Those who want to silence her resort to spreading lies about her through social media\, and threaten her family and children\, which has also impacted her ability to find work. \n\n\n\nDespite the challenges\, Sharifa derives deep satisfaction from her work\, engaging directly with individuals\, sharing their stories and making a positive impact on people’s lives. She has been an inspiration and an example for other young women in her society to break through the glass ceiling and pursue their dreams. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMhamed HaliWestern Sahara\n\n\n\n\n\nMhamed Hali is a Sahrawi human rights defender living and working in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. To be a human rights defender in Western Sahara means that you have chosen a life of danger and hardship\, which extends to your family. \n\n\n\nIn 1975\, Morocco annexed the territory of Western Sahara through a military invasion. Since then\, Sahrawis have lived under oppressive rule in their own lands\, subjected to discrimination\, violence\, and severe limitations on their civil and political rights\, often likened to Apartheid. \n\n\n\nMhamed’s organisation\, The League for the Protection of Sahrawi Prisoners in Moroccan Prisons\, monitors\, reports on\, and follows up on the situation of Sahrawi political prisoners. It accompanies detained activists from the first stages of arrest until their release\, follows their trials and coordinates with international lawyers and observers\, as well as monitoring conditions inside prisons and reporting on them. \n\n\n\nThe cost of Mhamed’s human rights work has been high. He has suffered violent attacks\, as well as vicious defamation campaigns facilitated by the Moroccan government. In 2007\, in response to his student activism and human rights work\, he was forcibly disappeared by Moroccan intelligence services\, and detained for eight days without being brought to trial. He was subjected to various cruel types of torture\, the horrific memories of which he says are still with him now. \n\n\n\nMhamed reflects that the humanity of this work makes him and others capable of enduring these dangers. He says that the most meaningful part of his work is when he sees a smile on the faces of victims of human rights violations and their families. This is when he feels the deep impact of his human rights work – that he has done his duty towards his people\, because they deserve to live with dignity. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAisha is a multidisciplinary artist who uses storytelling in photography\, film\, and and poetry to explore themes of love\, inter-generational trauma\, justice\, and power—illuminating both wounds and the possibilities of healing. Contact on aishahamdulay@gmail.com/IG @aishahamdulay \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:DLR Mill Theatre\, Dundrum Town Centre\, Dublin 16\, D16 C5X6\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Launch Event for From The Forest to The Ocean\, a multidisciplinary exhibition with artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan at Rathfarnham Castle\, Dublin\, featuring Visual Art\, Photography\, Poetry and Film
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nThe exhibition is a stunning collection of visual art\, photography\, poetry and film inspired by physical landscapes and the interconnectedness of life from forests to the ocean. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nCiarán Ahern\, TD\, Labour party \n\n\n\nTim Doyle\, Violinist \nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nHina Khan\, visual artist \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nEM Creative\, Graphic Design \n\n\n\nJody Hogg\, Graphic Design \n\n\n\nSpecial Thanks to:  Catherine O’Connor\, Rathfarnham Castle and all the team at Rathfarnham Castle\, The Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nFrom The Forest to The Ocean is a powerful\, new multidisciplinary exhibition at Rathfarnham Castle\, Dublin\, with artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan. The exhibition is a stunning collection of visual art\, photography\, poetry and film inspired by physical landscapes and the interconnectedness of life from forests to the ocean. The exhibition is on show at Rathfarnham Castle Gallery\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin D14K3T6 from Tuesday 16 September to Sunday 2 November 2025 and opens daily 9.30am – 5.30pm\, thereafter\, Wednesday – Sunday 10.30am – 5pm. A public launch takes place on Thursday 18 September 2025\, from 6-8pm\, with guest speakers and refreshments. \n\n\n\nFrom the Forest to the Ocean is inspired by reflections on nature and journeys of interconnectedness and the art of ‘letting go’\, linking physical landscapes of nature from the forests to the ocean to landscapes of the soul.  Our personal well-being is linked to the well-being of our planet on a physical\, spiritual\, emotional and intuitive level. Nature and creativity inspire us to look after ourselves\, each other\, the planet we live on and to search for more sustainable ways of living.  Join us as we reflect on ways to re-wild the landscape and re-wild the human soul\, exploring the flow of life and the art of letting go.  \n\n\n\nThe original concept for the exhibition From the Forest to the Ocean is by the curator Mary Moynihan\, a writer\, poet and creator of art and photography.  This exhibition is part of a triptych – Landscapes of the Soul (Part I)\, From the Forest to the Ocean (Part II) and a third exhibition (Part III) to be presented in 2026. Following their successful exhibition in 2024\, titled Landscapes of the Soul (Part I) artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan are delighted to return to Rathfarnham Castle Gallery to present their new multi-disciplinary exhibition titled From the Forest to the Ocean (Landscapes of the Soul Part II). This event is part of The Trees Project: Raising Environmental Awareness Through Performing Arts\, a project led by Dah Theatre\, Serbia and supported by Creative Europe. www.performtrees.eu \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, poet\, theatre and film-maker and  a creator of art and photography. Mary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, and Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival supported by The Arts Council.  \n\n\n\nHina Khan was born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina uses  miniature in her work as the  intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D.  \n\n\n\nRathfarnham Castle \n\n\n\nRathfarnham Castle is a building with a rich and varied history dating back 400 years. It has been ‘a fortified house\, a luxurious seventeenth-century home\, a fashionable Georgian Mansion and an austere Jesuit residence’[1] It is now under State care and managed by the Office of Public Works. \n\n\n\nRathfarnham Castle was only referred to as a castle in the mid eighteenth century. It is situated on the outskirts of Dublin. It is the earliest recorded and one of the largest and most impressive of the fortified houses built in Ireland. It was commissioned C. 1583 for Adam Loftus who was at that time the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.  The house passed down through seven generations of the Loftus family until 1723 when the whole estate was sold to William Connolly of Castletown\, County Kildare.  After an interval of some fifty years (1711-1767) which saw a number of tenants and owners who made alternations and additions to the house\, it was returned to the ownership of the Loftus family. There were several different owners until the Castle was declared a National Monument in 1986 and purchased for the Nation by the Office of Public Works in 1987. At the same time\, Dublin County Council acquired the grounds. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nHina was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina’s work uses a mixture of traditional and innovative techniques in miniatures. She portrays social issues\, immigration\, humanitarian crises like prostitution\, gender discrimination\, gender restrictions\, trauma\, child abuse and killing  in her work. \n\n\n\nHina uses  miniature in her work as the  intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret ideas and to express my own ideologies through symbolism.  I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, and in terms of experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my artistic practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in a number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibitions at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s art pieces are held in the permanent collection of The Arts Council of Ireland. She is the recipient of several awards from The Arts Council of Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and from different counties. She is the recipient of an R&D award from Create Ireland in collaboration with Tomasz Madajezak under the mentorship of Jesse Jones and is also collaborating with filmmaker David Bickley. Currently she is preparing artworks for State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\,  funded by The Arts Council and is working on a  solo show which will be displayed in the LHQ gallery in 2022. \n\n\n\nHina says that ‘as an artist\,  I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY:Culture Night 2025 – Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part II
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nPresented as a promenade\, ‘walk-in-the-park’ performance blending theatre\, poetry\, and song\, this unique show brings audiences through the Iveagh Gardens (Dublin’s secret garden\, located close to St Stephen’s Green) to the Human Rights Defenders Memorial monument. The five human rights defenders whose stories feature in the performance are: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Seven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. \n\n\n\nOne indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n  \n  \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography.  Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for Arts and Equality\, Artistic Curator\, Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival. Writer and associate director for Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 \n\n\n\nLaura O’Leary\, International Events and Promotions Coordinator\, developer and coordinator of Memorial Monologues for Front Line Defenders\, Human Rights Curator\, Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nConor Fortune\, Head of Communications and Events\, Front Line Defenders \n\n\n\nJosephine Patane\, actor \n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey\, actor \n\n\n\nVanessa Ogida\, actor \n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino\, director \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders. \n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues – The Path of Memory Part IIby Mary MoynihanWorld Premiere \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. Presented as a promenade\, ‘walk-in-the-park’ performance blending theatre\, poetry\, and song\, this unique show brings audiences through the Iveagh Gardens (Dublin’s secret garden\, located close to St Stephen’s Green) to the Human Rights Defenders Memorial monument. The memorial provides a physical space in the heart of Dublin city to recognise and commemorate the lives of the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. The performance honours: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nThree of these defenders — Daphne Caruana Galizia\, Rosemary Nelson\, and Marielle Franco — are remembered on plaques in the physical Memorial to Human Rights Defenders in the Iveagh Gardens\, designed by Grafton Architects. The memorial is an Ogham garden\, with five standing stones etched with ancient Irish Ogham script\, each representing a native Irish tree. The space is enclosed by a crafted metal screen\, on which are plaques\, bearing the words of the human rights defenders. The physical memorial provides a contemplative space to commemorate those silenced for their courage. The memorial was launched by Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney\, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor and former Front Line Defenders Executive Director Andrew Anderson. \n\n\n\nThe Iveagh Gardens memorial connects directly to the International Human Rights Defenders Memorial (hrdmemorial.org)\, initiated by Ireland-based Front Line Defenders\, which documents over 300 killings of human rights defenders worldwide every year — preserving truth and striving for justice. These killings are bravely documented year after year by organisations across the world to preserve the truth and one day\, achieve justice. https://hrdmemorial.org/ \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Leading audiences through Dublin’s hidden garden\, the performance creates a moving encounter with memory\, loss\, resilience\, and the unbreakable spirit of those who stood for justice. \n\n\n\nSeven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. One indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens are located on Clonmel Street\, off Harcourt Street in Dublin 2. Access is by Clonmel Street\, Hatch Street\, and to the rear of the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace. Please note that there is no wheelchair access through the Concert Hall gate entrance. Iveagh Gardens was awarded a Green Flag 2022-2023 which is an international bench marking standard for parks and green spaces. Come and join us as we pay tribute to the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been silence and killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. \n\n\n\nHuman Rights Defenders listed at the Memorial Monument in Iveagh Gardens are: \n\n\n\nCao Shunli \n\n\n\nNatalya Estemirova \n\n\n\nAnna Politkovskaya \n\n\n\nMarielle Franco \n\n\n\nBety Cariňo \n\n\n\nRosemary Nelson \n\n\n\nBerta Caceres \n\n\n\nRazan al-Najjar \n\n\n\nXulhaz Mannan \n\n\n\nRaed Fares \n\n\n\nLasantha Wickrematunga \n\n\n\nPascal Kabungulu \n\n\n\nAbdul Karim Al-Khaiwani \n\n\n\nDaphne Caruana \n\n\n\nHistory of the Show: Memorial Monologues Part One and Part Two \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory (Part One) by Mary Moynihan was originally 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\, part one returned 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 was one  indoor performance at the launch of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in The Ireland Institute\, 27 Pearse Street\, D2\, D02 K037 on Friday 11 October\, 7.30pm.Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part One featured the stories of Lasantha Wickramatunga\, journalist\, Sri Lanka; Natalya Estemirova\, journalist and human rights defender\, Chechnya; Raed Fares\, journalist and activist\, Syria and Bety Cariño\, activist and women’s rights defender\, Mexico.  The performers were Josephine Patane\, actor; Daniel Mahon\, actor and Lisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi\, musician\, on violin. \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part Two was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre and the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders to be presented in September 2025 for Culture Night and in October 2025 for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino is an interdisciplinary artist\, theatre-maker\, director\, actress\, playwriter and stage manager from Sevilla\, Spain. She studied drama in ESAD de Sevilla and screen acting in Laboratorio de Interpretation de Sevilla. Now she is a free lance facilitator for Crooked House Theatre in Newbridge. She has worked with different communities around Ireland doing drama workshops and directing different plays as King Lear\, Hamlet and The Heights. Moreover\, she has participated in a wide range of international projects as “Mouth Off” (Spain)\, “You mix it” (Sweden)\, “Mind your body” (Slovenia) \, “Transmission “ (Albania); treating social issues through different acting techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJosephine Patane is excited to be a part of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Originally from the United States\, she has performed in many New York and regional theatre productions there. Since moving\, Josephine has continued performing on stages throughout Europe as an actor and singer. Theatre credits include: The Little Mermaid (Vanessa) Fiddler on the Roof (Chava) The Shadow of a Gunman (Minnie Powell) Twinkle Tames a Dragon (Twinkle) and Richard II (Northumberland.) On screen\, Josephine can be seen in the film Happy Yummy Chicken\, or doing science experiments on BBC Bitesize. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVanessa Oghomwen Ogida is the CEO of VOO Consulting. She is a journalist\, Entrepreneurial Specialist and Success Coach with expertise in Business Models and Vision Boards in achieving success\, as well as an actor.  \n\n\n\nHer educational qualifications are up to level 9 (Masters Degrees in Journalism & Media Communications and Entrepreneurship\, Innovation and Enterprise). Her main goal and purpose in life is to see people achieve success in their different goals\, visions\, hopes\, aspirations\, dreams and/or desires. She is logical and emotional in her dealings with clients; bearing in mind the SMART goals and empathy in her relationships. Her inter-personal skills are great. She is an advocate of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Her hope and dream for the world is to see a world of No Poverty\, Zero hunger and all other goals. A world where we respect and protect our planet.  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey is a Dublin based actor\, who completed her training in TU Dublins’s Ba in Drama (Performance.) She recently worked on “Animal Farm: The Moosical 2” for the Scene and Heard festival earlier this year. She was also in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard and “Collaborators” by John Hodge\, which were both in the Boys School in Smock Alley. Along with acting Bronagh has recently been an Assistant Director for AfterMidnight’s “Rumours” by Neil Simons\, and a Stage Manager for “Rogue Theatre’s “RabbitHole” by David Lindsay-Abaire. She recently also started a Theatre Company along with a few of her pals called “Messers Theatre”. Bronagh is a performer who strives to always bring truth to every role\, find the humanity in the story being told\, be fun and playful and most importantly help the audience to feel something. She is really grateful to be involved in a production where she is getting the chance to do all the above and an opportunity to tell stories that are as important as this one. \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/culture-night-2025-memorial-monologues-the-path-of-memory-part-ii/
LOCATION:Iveagh Gardens Waterfall\, 2 Stable Ln\, Saint Kevin's\,\, Dublin 2\, D02 WV58
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SUMMARY:Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show – Special Festival Broadcast
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nFeature artists interviewed on the show include Shreya Gupta\, writer; Noah Sex\, visual artist\, and Rowan Tate\, writer. Shreya\, Noah and Rowan are all also Voices for Peace artists. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nNo Booking Necessary\, listen on Dublin South FM 93.9\, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nGuest Speakers and Feature Artist Interviews to be announced – Watch this space! \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nEnjoy two special broadcasts of the Arts and Human Rights radio show for the seventh annual Irish Arts and Human Rights festival featuring interviews\, chat and discussion on all things arts and human rights. The show features interviews with guest speakers and artists from Ireland and across the world celebrating all the action from this year’s Irish Arts and Human Rights festival taking place in Ireland from 10 to 19 October 2025. \n\n\n\nDates and Times:            Radio show broadcast 1 October\, repeated 8 October 2025\, 6-7pm \n\n\n\n                                        Radio show broadcast 15 October\, repeated 22 October 2025\, 6-7pm \n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show is broadcast every Wednesday 6-7pm with Dublin South FM with each episode available as a podcast. The show is hosted by Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography and Artistic Director\, Smashing Times along with co-host Freda Manweiler\, Producer\, Smashing Times.  Enjoy an engaging hour of in-depth discussions focused on all things arts\, culture and human rights\, exploring political and cultural happenings in the world today and the work of artists\,  arts organisations and civil society groups who advocate for arts\, culture\, equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy and peace. Tune in to Dublin South FM 93.9\, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie. \n\n\n\n Listen to past shows here \n\n\n\nThe show is hosted by Mary Moynihan and Freda Manweiler. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing\, poetry and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual international Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler has worked with Smashing Times since 1999. She is highly skilled in project management\, coordination and implementation. She has extensive experience working at a European level developing and delivering a range of European Initiatives\, collaborating with over 50 cultural\, educational and civil society organisations from over 22 European Countries. Promoting European Values through working on activities and projects that promote human rights\, gender equality\, positive mental health\, remembrance and civic engagement. \n\n\n\n\n\nAnother Title\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY:Go Ye Afar
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nFrank Sweeney\, multidisciplinary artist \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nFrank Sweeney brings attention to the ways broadcast media has been instrumentalised to impose or restrict certain viewpoints\, often in relation to state ideologies such as religion and cultural identity. Celebrating the slippages in authenticity inherent in analogue recording and transmission\, he reveals the potential for a broader range of narrative truths and histories. \n\n\n\nSweeney’s new film\, Go Ye Afar\, records the journeys of an Irish-Nigerian taxi driver as his miraculous car moves through the streets of Dublin and Calabar. The film uses rear-projection\, re-enacted interviews\, archival material\, and Nollywood-style special effects\, to connect the use of media by missionaries in shaping the Irish understanding of the Nigerian–Biafran War\, to the foundation of major Irish NGOs in response to this conflict and the legacies of colonialism in contemporary free trade and immigration systems. \n\n\n\nThe taxi brings several characters through locations in Ireland and Nigeria\, exploring the memories and legacies of colonialism\, Christianity and charity connecting both regions. The script for the film is written by Beulah Ezeugo of the Éireann and I archive and Frank Sweeney\, originating in a series of oral history interviews with Irish-Nigerian taxi drivers and missionaries who worked in both regions. \n\n\n\nThe production of Go Ye Afar is supported by an Arts Council Film Project Award. Go Ye Afar is available to view from 3 October – 23 November 2025\, Tuesday to Saturday\, 11am – 6pm and Sunday\, 12pm – 4pm. \n\n\n\nTemple Bar Gallery + Studios\n\n\n\nTemple Bar Gallery + Studios is a leading artists’ studio complex and contemporary art gallery in Dublin City Centre. It is a centre for creativity in the capital\, and provides a place for artists to thrive and ways for audiences to experience contemporary art. For free. For everybody. Temple Bar Gallery + Studio was founded in 1983 by artists\, for artists.  Exhibitions identify Irish artists of talent at pivotal points in their practice\, and introduces international artists to Irish audiences. The gallery programme presents five exhibitions per year\, with a strong emphasis on solo exhibitions. The gallery is home to Dublin Art Book Fair – Ireland’s only art book fair.  There are thirty high-quality and affordable studios at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. The studios provide professional artists\, at all stages of their careers\, from recent graduates to internationally recognised artists with a vital place to work in Dublin City Centre. The work made in the studios goes on to be exhibited in Ireland and throughout the world. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\nFrank Sweeney is an artist with a research based practice\, using found material to approach questions of collective memory\, experience and identity through film and sound. Frank Sweeney’s recent exhibitions and screenings include Anthology Film Archives\, New York (2024); FILMADRID\, Madrid (Special Mention) (2024); International Film Festival Rotterdam (Winner Tiger Short Award) (2024); EVA International\, Limerick (2023); Sirius Art Centre\, Cobh (2023); CCA-Derry (2022); Irish Museum of Modern Art\, Dublin (2021); Green on Red Gallery\, Dublin (2019). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/go-ye-afar-new-film-by-multidisciplinary-artist-frank-sweeney-at-temple-bar-gallery-studios/
LOCATION:Temple Bar Gallery + Studios\, 5 - 9 Temple Bar\, Dublin\, D02 AC84\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Men in Motion - a trio of athletic and hilarious dance pieces presented by Irish Modern Dance Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nTickets €18/€16\, book here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMerce Cunningham\, choreographer \n\n\n\nJohn Scott\, choreographer and dancer \n\n\n\nBoris Charrion\, dancer \n\n\n\nVini Martins Araujo\, dancer \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nMEN IN MOTION is an evening of three athletic and hilarious dance pieces\, earning rave reviews and standing ovations in the Abbey\, Edinburgh Fringe and New York\, presented by Irish Modern Dance Theatre. The central work is iconic American Choreographer\, Merce Cunningham’s stunning ‘Solo’ followed by firm favourite ACTIONS – a sweeping\, vigorous duet by French dance sensation\, Boris Charrion and acclaimed Brazilian dancer Vini Martins Araujo. John Scott’s Beckett-like Bowing Dance\, completes a programme brimming with energy and adventure. \n\n\n\nSolo – Merce Cunningham \n\n\n\n“Its lunging jumps and scurrying steps appear shockingly wild … highlight the lasting beauty of Cunningham’s movement language. …. always articulated in a crystal-clear vocabulary” \n\n\n\nMichael Seaver\, The Irish Times \n\n\n\nThe Bowing Dance \n\n\n\n“the work can feel like a brilliant piece of absurdist theater\, a meditation on identity\, an entry-level primer on choreographic composition or nothing very much at all. Perhaps it’s all those things at once\, which is to say\, art” \n\n\n\nRoslyn Sulcas\, New York Times \n\n\n\nActions \n\n\n\n“within the choreography Scott has managed to blend quick-fire immediacy with slow-burning intellect. ….. there is a satisfying completeness to the dance” \n\n\n\nMichael Seaver\, The Irish Times \n\n\n\n“vibrant and witty” \n\n\n\nDonald Hutera\, The Times\, London \n\n\n\n“Daring physical feats? Check. Competitiveness? Check. Underlying\, shrugged-off affection? Check…… vigorous\, sweeping\, canted\, giant-step\, high-kick movements that Scott’s choreography favors ……. It’s wonderfully enjoyable\, skillfully paced\, and full of small surprises….. In its own way\, Actions tells us much about affability under pressure\, diligence\, and a feistiness that doesn’t negate the men’s respect for each other” \n\n\n\nDeborah Jowitt\, The Village Voice\, New York \n\n\n\nIrish Modern Dance Theatre \n\n\n\nFounded in 1991 by dancer and choreographer John Scott\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre is one of the most original and responsive dance companies working in Ireland today. A Dublin-based ensemble\, Scott and international guest choreographers create distinctive dance works with diverse casts\, mixing virtuosic Irish and international dancers with African and Middle Eastern refugees and torture survivors. Our works include ‘Lear’\, ‘Inventions’\, Actions’ and ‘Fall and Recover’ – all recognised for their intelligence\, honesty and humanity. Our work crosses disciplines\, subverts expectations of dance and dancers and finds new ways to explore contemporary issues. Irish Modern Dance Theatre is Strategically funded by the Arts Council. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Scott is a Dublin born choreographer\, performer\, founder and Artistic Director of Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, founder and Artistic Director of Dancer from the Dance Festival\, and a member of Aosdána. He studied and performed at Irish National College of Dance/Dublin City Ballet from 1982 to 1985 in works by Anton Dolin\, Anna Sokolow\, Pearl Gaden and Babil Gandara. \n\n\n\nHis choreographic works include Divine Madness\, Inventions\, Cloud Study\, Everything Now\, Lear\, Fall and Recover\, and Actions. His work has been presented at Dublin Dance Festival\, Galway International Arts Festival\, Kilkenny Arts Festival\, Dublin Fringe Festival and internationally at John F Kennedy Centre\, Washington DC\, New York Live Arts\, La MaMa\, Danspace Project at St Mark’s Church\, PS  122\, New York and Dance Base\, Edinburgh; Sounded Bodies Festival; Queer Zagreb\, Croatia; Les Hivernales\, Avignon; Tanzmesse Dusseldorf; and Forum Cultural Mundial\, Brazil. He danced in Oona Doherty’s Hard to be Soft\, Meredith Monk’s Quarry (Spoleto Festival) and for Yoshiko Chuma\, Sarah Rudner\, Anna Sokolow and Thomas Lehmen. He has collaborated with Pan Pan on Beckett’s QUAD. \n\n\n\nJohn was awarded African Refugee Network’s Culture Award for his work with Refugees and Survivors of Torture and is a subject of Sadlers Wells’ 52 Portraits by Jonathan Burrows\, Matteo Fargion and Hugo Glendinning. He has taught dance and choreography at the Irish World Academy\, University of Limerick; The Body in Performance\, Drama Department\, UCD; Drama Department NUIG; Drexel University\, Philadelphia; University of Colorado at Boulder\, USA and San Jose State University\, CA\, USA. He was a founding board member of Dublin Dance Festival and Dance Ireland. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMerce Cunningham (1919-2009) is widely considered to be one of the most important choreographers of all time. His approach to performance was ground breaking in its ideological simplicity and physical complexity: he applied the idea that “a thing is just that thing” to choreography\, embracing the notion that “if the dancer dances\, everything is there.” He also once said\, “Dance is most deeply concerned with each single instant as it comes along\, and its life and vigor and attraction lie in just that singleness. It is as accurate and impermanent as breathing.” \n\n\n\nBorn in Centralia\, Washington on April 16\, 1919\, Cunningham began dancing at a young age. At the Cornish School he first encountered the work of Martha Graham\, who would later invite him to join her company in New York; Cunningham had a six-year tenure as a soloist with the Martha Graham Dance Company. It was also at Cornish that Cunningham first met John Cage\, who would become the greatest influence on his practice\, his closest collaborator\, and his life partner until Cage’s death in 1992. The first show that included only Cunningham dances\, a series of six solos with music by Cage\, took place in 1944. Four years later\, Cunningham and Cage began a relationship with the famed experimental institution Black Mountain College\, where\, in 1952\, Cunningham\, along with Robert Rauschenberg\, David Tudor\, M.C. Richards\, and Charles Olson\, joined Cage in creating what is often considered the first “Happening.” Also at Black Mountain\, in 1953\, Cunningham first formed a dance company to explore his convention-breaking ideas. The Merce Cunningham Dance Company (originally called Merce Cunningham and Dance Company) would remain in continuous operation until 2011\, with Cunningham as Artistic Director until his death in 2009. In 1971\, Cunningham and his company became original tenants in Westbeth Artist Housing\, remaining in residence there\, along with his studio and school\, until the company’s dissolution. Over the course of his career\, Cunningham choreographed 190 dances and over 700 “Events.” \n\n\n\nCunningham once wrote\, “My work has always been in process. I do not think of each dance as an object\, rather a short stop on the way.” He has described four seminal events that led to large discoveries\, the first two of which came from his work with John Cage. Starting with their early collaborations in the 1940s\, Cage and Cunningham began to propose a number of radical innovations\, the first being the controversial idea that dance and music can occur in the same time and space but be created independently of one another. This separation gave Cunningham “a feeling of freedom for the dance\, not a dependence upon the note-by-note procedure.” A second leap for Cunningham and Cage was the use of chance operations\, a revolutionary form of decision-making in choreography (and\, in the case of Cage\, music) where Cunningham applied chance operations to determine elements of the choreography such as the continuity\, rhythm\, timing\, number of dancers\, and use of space. The use of chance operations led to new discoveries\, “presenting almost constantly situations in which the imagination is challenged.” \n\n\n\nCunningham’s lifelong passion for exploration and innovation made him a leader in applying new technologies to the arts. He credited his work in film in the 1970s as another key inflection point: tapping into the potentials provided by the mobility of the camera\, the ability to cut and thereby alter size and rhythm\, and the highlighting of specific body parts otherwise far less obvious given the distance of the viewer to the stage. In his 70s\, Cunningham continued to experiment\, using the computer software DanceForms to explore movement possibilities before setting them on dancers. He continued to find ways to integrate technology and dance: he explored motion-capture technology to create décor for Hand Drawn Spaces (1998)\, BIPED (1999)\, Loops (2000)\, and Fluid Canvas (2002). His interest in new media led to the creation of Mondays with Merce\, the webcast series that provides a behind-the-scenes look at Cunningham’s and his company’s teaching and rehearsal process. \n\n\n\nWith long-term collaborations with artists like Robert Rauschenberg (who contributed various design elements to over 20 of Cunningham’s dances—sometimes even creating his work onstage in “realtime” during the dance)\, Jasper Johns\, Charles Atlas\, and Elliot Caplan (rethinking the way choreography and dancing bodies could be captured on film)\, Cunningham’s sphere of influence extended deep into the visual arts world. In 2017\, the Walker Art Center retrospective Merce Cunningham: Common Time\, (also at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago)\, investigated the unique working methods\, profound relationships\, and influence of Cunningham\, featuring works from artists like Tacita Dean\, Morris Graves\, Robert Morris\, Bruce Nauman\, Isamu Noguchi\, Yoko Ono\, Nam June Paik\, Carolee Schneemann\, Frank Stella\, Stan VanDerBeek\, and Andy Warhol. \n\n\n\nAn active choreographer and mentor to the arts world until his death at the age of 90\, Cunningham earned some of the highest honors bestowed in the arts. Among his many awards are the National Medal of Arts (1990) and the MacArthur Fellowship (1985). He also received the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award in 2009\, Japan’s Praemium Imperiale in 2005\, the British Laurence Olivier Award in 1985\, and he was named Officier of the Legion d’Honneur in France in 2004. Cunningham’s life and artistic vision have been the subject of several books and numerous major exhibitions\, and his dances have been performed by groups including the Paris Opera Ballet\, New York City Ballet\, American Ballet Theatre\, White Oak Dance Project\, the Lyon Opera Ballet\, Ballett am Rhein\, and London’s Rambert\, to name a few. \n\n\n\nCunningham died in his New York City home on July 26\, 2009. Always forward-thinking\, he oversaw the development of a precedent-setting Legacy Plan prior to his death\, to guide his Company and ensure the preservation of his artistic legacy. Through the Merce Cunningham Trust\, his vision continues to live on\, regenerated time and time again through new bodies and minds. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/men-in-motion-a-trio-of-athletic-and-hilarious-dance-pieces-presented-by-irish-modern-dance-theatre/
LOCATION:Ballina Arts Centre\, Ballina\, Mayo\, F26 NW83
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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SUMMARY:Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show – Special Festival Broadcast
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nFeature artists interviewed on the show include Shreya Gupta\, writer; Noah Sex\, visual artist\, and Rowan Tate\, writer. Shreya\, Noah and Rowan are all also Voices for Peace artists. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nNo Booking Necessary\, listen on Dublin South FM 93.9\, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nGuest Speakers and Feature Artist Interviews to be announced – Watch this space! \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nEnjoy two special broadcasts of the Arts and Human Rights radio show for the seventh annual Irish Arts and Human Rights festival featuring interviews\, chat and discussion on all things arts and human rights. The show features interviews with guest speakers and artists from Ireland and across the world celebrating all the action from this year’s Irish Arts and Human Rights festival taking place in Ireland from 10 to 19 October 2025. \n\n\n\nDates and Times:            Radio show broadcast 1 October\, repeated 8 October 2025\, 6-7pm \n\n\n\n                                        Radio show broadcast 15 October\, repeated 22 October 2025\, 6-7pm \n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show is broadcast every Wednesday 6-7pm with Dublin South FM with each episode available as a podcast. The show is hosted by Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography and Artistic Director\, Smashing Times along with co-host Freda Manweiler\, Producer\, Smashing Times.  Enjoy an engaging hour of in-depth discussions focused on all things arts\, culture and human rights\, exploring political and cultural happenings in the world today and the work of artists\,  arts organisations and civil society groups who advocate for arts\, culture\, equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy and peace. Tune in to Dublin South FM 93.9\, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie. \n\n\n\n Listen to past shows here \n\n\n\nThe show is hosted by Mary Moynihan and Freda Manweiler. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing\, poetry and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual international Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler has worked with Smashing Times since 1999. She is highly skilled in project management\, coordination and implementation. She has extensive experience working at a European level developing and delivering a range of European Initiatives\, collaborating with over 50 cultural\, educational and civil society organisations from over 22 European Countries. Promoting European Values through working on activities and projects that promote human rights\, gender equality\, positive mental health\, remembrance and civic engagement. \n\n\n\n\n\nAnother Title\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY:Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe five human rights defenders whose stories feature in the performance are: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Seven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. \n\n\n\nOne indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography.  Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for Arts and Equality\, Artistic Curator\, Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival. Writer and associate director for Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 \n\n\n\nLaura O’Leary\, International Events and Promotions Coordinator\, developer and coordinator of Memorial Monologues for Front Line Defenders\, Human Rights Curator\, Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nConor Fortune\, Head of Communications and Events\, Front Line Defenders \n\n\n\nJosephine Patane\, actor \n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey\, actor \n\n\n\nVanessa Ogida\, actor \n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino\, director \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders. \n  \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. Presented as a promenade\, ‘walk-in-the-park’ performance blending theatre\, poetry\, and song\, this unique show brings audiences through the Iveagh Gardens (Dublin’s secret garden\, located close to St Stephen’s Green) to the Human Rights Defenders Memorial monument. The memorial provides a physical space in the heart of Dublin city to recognise and commemorate the lives of the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. The performance honours: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nThree of these defenders — Daphne Caruana Galizia\, Rosemary Nelson\, and Marielle Franco — are  remembered on plaques in the physical Memorial to Human Rights Defenders in the Iveagh Gardens\, designed by Grafton Architects. The memorial is an Ogham garden\, with five standing stones etched with ancient Irish Ogham script\, each representing a native Irish tree. The space is enclosed by a crafted metal screen\, on which are plaques\, bearing the words of the human rights defenders. The physical memorial provides a contemplative space to commemorate those silenced for their courage. The memorial was launched by Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney\, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor and former Front Line Defenders Executive Director Andrew Anderson. \n\n\n\nDates and Times:            \n\n\n\nFriday 19 September\, 5pm\, Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin for Culture Night 2025 \n\n\n\nFriday 10 October\, 1pm\, Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin. \n\n\n\nFriday 10 October\, 7pm\, Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin A96V9P1 – As part of the launch of the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nSaturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin \n\n\n\nSunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin \n\n\n\nThe Iveagh Gardens memorial connects directly to the International Human Rights Defenders Memorial (hrdmemorial.org)\, initiated by Ireland-based Front Line Defenders\, which documents over 300 killings of human rights defenders worldwide every year — preserving truth and striving for justice. These  killings are bravely documented year after year by organisations across the world to preserve the truth and one day\, achieve justice. https://hrdmemorial.org/ \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Leading audiences through Dublin’s hidden garden\, the performance creates a moving encounter with memory\, loss\, resilience\, and the unbreakable spirit of those who stood for justice. \n\n\n\nSeven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm.   One indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens are located on Clonmel Street\, off Harcourt Street in Dublin 2. Access is by Clonmel Street\, Hatch Street\, and to the rear of the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace. Please note that there is no wheelchair access through the Concert Hall gate entrance.  Iveagh Gardens was awarded a Green Flag 2022-2023 which is an international bench marking standard for parks and green spaces. Come and join us as we pay tribute to the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been silence and killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others.  \n\n\n\nHuman Rights Defenders listed at the Memorial Monument in Iveagh Gardens are: \n\n\n\nCao Shunli \n\n\n\nNatalya Estemirova \n\n\n\nAnna Politkovskaya \n\n\n\nMarielle Franco \n\n\n\nBety Cariňo \n\n\n\nRosemary Nelson \n\n\n\nBerta Caceres \n\n\n\nRazan al-Najjar \n\n\n\nXulhaz Mannan \n\n\n\nRaed Fares \n\n\n\nLasantha Wickrematunga \n\n\n\nPascal Kabungulu \n\n\n\nAbdul Karim Al-Khaiwani \n\n\n\nDaphne Caruana \n\n\n\nHistory of the Show: Memorial Monologues Part One and Part Two \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory (Part One) by Mary Moynihan was originally 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\, part one returned 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 was one  indoor performance at the launch of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in The Ireland Institute\, 27 Pearse Street\, D2\, D02 K037 on Friday 11 October\, 7.30pm.Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part One featured the stories of Lasantha Wickramatunga\, journalist\, Sri Lanka; Natalya Estemirova\, journalist and human rights defender\, Chechnya; Raed Fares\, journalist and activist\, Syria and Bety Cariño\, activist and women’s rights defender\, Mexico.  The performers were Josephine Patane\, actor; Daniel Mahon\, actor and Lisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi\, musician\, on violin. \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part Two was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre and the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders to be presented in September 2025 for Culture Night and in October 2025 for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino is an interdisciplinary artist\, theatre-maker\, director\, actress\, playwriter and stage manager from Sevilla\, Spain. She studied drama in ESAD de Sevilla and screen acting in Laboratorio de Interpretation de Sevilla. Now she is a free lance facilitator for Crooked House Theatre in Newbridge. She has worked with different communities around Ireland doing drama workshops and directing different plays as King Lear\, Hamlet and The Heights. Moreover\, she has participated in a wide range of international projects as “Mouth Off” (Spain)\, “You mix it” (Sweden)\, “Mind your body” (Slovenia) \, “Transmission “ (Albania); treating social issues through different acting techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJosephine Patane is excited to be a part of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Originally from the United States\, she has performed in many New York and regional theatre productions there. Since moving\, Josephine has continued performing on stages throughout Europe as an actor and singer. Theatre credits include: The Little Mermaid (Vanessa) Fiddler on the Roof (Chava) The Shadow of a Gunman (Minnie Powell) Twinkle Tames a Dragon (Twinkle) and Richard II (Northumberland.) On screen\, Josephine can be seen in the film Happy Yummy Chicken\, or doing science experiments on BBC Bitesize. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey is a Dublin based actor\, who completed her training in TU Dublins’s Ba in Drama (Performance.) She recently worked on “Animal Farm: The Moosical 2” for the Scene and Heard festival earlier this year. She was also in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard and “Collaborators” by John Hodge\, which were both in the Boys School in Smock Alley. Along with acting Bronagh has recently been an Assistant Director for AfterMidnight’s “Rumours” by Neil Simons\, and a Stage Manager for “Rogue Theatre’s “RabbitHole” by David Lindsay-Abaire. She recently also started a Theatre Company along with a few of her pals called “Messers Theatre”. Bronagh is a performer who strives to always bring truth to every role\, find the humanity in the story being told\, be fun and playful and most importantly help the audience to feel something. She is really grateful to be involved in a production where she is getting the chance to do all the above and an opportunity to tell stories that are as important as this one. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVanessa Oghomwen Ogida is an actor with a passion for performance. She has appeared in a range of college and secondary-school productions\, with roles across drama and comedy. Her early work includes ensemble and lead parts in student theatre\, where she developed a love for character-driven storytelling and collaborative creation. While not professionally trained\, Vanessa continues to hone her craft through workshops and independent study\, with a particular interest in socially-engaged theatre. She is also a journalist\, entrepreneurial specialist\, and success coach\, and CEO of VOO Consulting.  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY:Irish in Resistance During World War II Multidisciplinary Installation
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe installation features original artworks by Hina Khan\, visual artist; Amna Walayat\, visual artist; Féilim James\, writer and poet; and Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photograph\, created in response to stories of people who stood up for the rights of others. Alongside these artworks we have original artworks by Noah Sex\, visual artist\, and Jessica Rodrigues\, visual artist\, whose work highlights themes of peace\, equality or human rights through powerful artistic expression\, sparking dialogue and new visions for the future. The Irish in Resistance during World War II Multidisciplinary installation runs Friday 10 October to Sunday 30 November 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily at the Smashing Times International Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1. \n\n\n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival.  Mary is a Curator and Artist on the Irish in Resistance during World War II Installation \n\n\n\nHina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nAmna Walayat\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nFéilim James\, Writer \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n  \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nIrish in Resistance during World War II is a multidisciplinary installation featuring visual art\, photography\, film\, poetry\, and storytelling. The installation reflects on stories of Irish people in resistance during the Holocaust and World War II who stood up against fascism and totalitarianism\, and spoke out for the rights of others.  The  installation features work by Hina Khan\, visual artist; Amna Walayat\, visual artist; Féilim James\, writer and poet; and Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, and creator of art and photography.  \n\n\n\nDuring the current climate of war in Ukraine\, Gaza and a range of countries and regions around the world\, Smashing Times look to the past history of World War II to share stories of ordinary people who did extraordinary things to stand up against oppression and fascism. Irish in Resistance During World War II focuses on a diversity of citizen peaceful resistance stories\, exploring voices of resistance from ordinary Irish people who stood up against fascism and  totalitarianism. Time and time again\, acts of kindness\, courage\, and resilience were carried out by ordinary people\, both within Nazi concentration camps and in wider society during World War II. This installation highlights how Irish people risked their lives for complete strangers\, demonstrating a belief in humanity and a determination to fight for a future where all people would be treated equally\, where democracy\, equality\, and peace prevail. \n\n\n\nThe Irish in Resistance during World War II Multidisciplinary installation runs Friday 10 October to Sunday 30 November 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily at the Smashing Times International Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1. The exhibition will be closed on Thurs 16\, Sat 18 and Sun 19 October while festival events take place in the space. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is launched as part of the public reception for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival taking place on Friday 10 October 2025 at the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1. \n\n\n\nThe four artists from the Irish in Resistance During World War II Multidisciplinary installation will feature in \n\n\n\na public event titled Voices of Peace Artists taking place on Saturday 11 October 2025 at 7pm at the \n\n\n\nSmashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1. \n\n\n\nMembers of the public\, schools\, and youth and community groups are invited to attend the installation\, engage with the artworks\, and meet the artists through talks and workshops\, bringing people together to raise awareness about the power of solidarity\, kindness\, and the values of equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy\, peace\, and gender equality today. \n\n\n\nThe installation features 12 storyboard artworks showcasing the stories of Irish people in resistance during World War II with each story accompanied by a headshot and photographic artwork inspired by Irish  and European landscapes. A series of artworks inspired by the stories are on display. These include visual artworks by Hina Khan\, visual artist and Amna Walayat\, visual artist\, a series of poems by Féilim James\, writer and poet\, and poetry and film installations by Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet and creator of art and photography. Artist Mary Moynihan initially compiled the stories of 12 Irish people involved in the resistance during World War II\, with the stories acting as a catalyst for the collaborative creation of the new artworks. A special thanks to John Morgan for research on the stories. \n\n\n\nOrigins of the Exhibition \n\n\n\nSmashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality received funding from The Arts Council Commissions Award in 2024 under visual art\, literature\, and festivals\, to create an Irish in Resistance exhibition curated by Mary Moynihan\, a writer\, poet\, and creator of art and photography.  \n\n\n\nA series of original\, ambitious new artworks were commissioned and created by artists Mary Moynihan\, Féiliim James\, Hina Khan and Amna Walayat as part of the Smashing Times Artist Development Programme. The artworks were created in response to the theme of ‘Irish in Resistance\,’ reflecting on stories of Irish people who promoted democracy and peace\, and stood up against authoritarianism to protect the rights of others during World War II. Four artists were originally commissioned and twelve stories of Irish in Resistance were researched and presented as storyboard artworks alongside a range of artworks created by the four artists in response to the stories gathered. The exhibition was presented on-site at The Ireland Institute\, 27 Pearse Street\, Dublin 2\, from 11–31 October 2024\, Monday to Sunday\, 10am-7pm as a flagship event for the sixth annual Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival in 2024.  \n\n\n\nA selection of the  exhibition was also  available to view online in digital format as part of the Smashing Times Virtual Arts Gallery\, increasing access for those unable to attend the physical exhibition\, as well as highlighting the work of the artists on an international scale.  The exhibition promoted a collaboration between two visual artists\, one writer\, and one writer-poet-photographer-filmmaker\, creating work collaboratively to promote equality\, human rights\, and diversity. The four artists created their artworks in collaboration with each other so that there is a genuine integration of visual art\, photography\, poetry\, and film. \n\n\n\nArtistic Process: Hope\, Courage\, Resilience \n\n\n\nIn 2024\, research was conducted by Mary Moynihan on 12 stories of Irish peope in resistance during World War II. This was then presented to the artists as part of the Smashing Times Artist Development Programme. The stories gathered act as inspiration for the collective of artists made up of visual artist Amna Walayat\, visual artist Hina Khan\, writer Féilim James\, and writer\, poet\, and creator of art and photography Mary Moynihan. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is inspired by themes of resistance\, courage\, oppression\, and freedom\, as told through the stories of Irish people in resistance during World War II. The exhibition reflects on the insidious nature and impact of fascism\, totalitarianism\, and dictatorship\, and the power of the human struggle against a tendency to control and destroy. The stories are of people who resist through violent resistance\, non-violent resistance\, and by continuing to be human\, to hold on to their humanity\, and to be kind. What is important are values in life. A key question to explore is how someone who believes in non-violent resistance should act when faced with a military and political behemoth such as Nazism. \n\n\n\nThe curator and artist Mary Moynihan has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women and men who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history from 1916 to 1923. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina’s work uses a mixture of traditional and innovative techniques in miniatures. She portrays social issues\, immigration\, humanitarian crises like prostitution\, gender discrimination\, gender restrictions\, trauma\, child abuse and killing  in her work. \n\n\n\nHina uses  miniature in her work as the  intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret ideas and to express my own ideologies through symbolism.  I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, and in terms of experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my artistic practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in a number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibitions at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s art pieces are held in the permanent collection of The Arts Council of Ireland. She is the recipient of several awards from The Arts Council of Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and from different counties. She is the recipient of an R&D award from Create Ireland in collaboration with Tomasz Madajezak under the mentorship of Jesse Jones and is also collaborating with filmmaker David Bickley. Currently she is preparing artworks for State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\,  funded by The Arts Council and is working on a  solo show which will be displayed in the LHQ gallery in 2022. \n\n\n\nHina says that ‘as an artist\,  I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmna Walayat has an M.A. in Modern and Contemporary Art\, History\, Theory and Criticism from University College Cork (2015) and M.A. in Fine Arts from University of the Punjab\, Lahore in Pakistan (2002). She has worked as a Program Organizer with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts; Curator with Alhamra Arts Council and PhD studio-based researcher with PURAF\, University of the Punjab. Her interest lies in British India\, colonialism\, orientalism\, migration\, and gender with the current focus on feminism. \n\n\n\nHer recent shows include Maternal Gaze online\, IMMA\, 2021. Constellation\, a two-person e-show\, LHQ Gallery\, Cork County Council. Imagine online Christ Church\, Dublin\, 2020. Transhumance\, The Space\, Dublin7\, 2020. \n\n\n\nShe recently initiated the Ireland-Pakistan Arts Exchange (IPAE) to bring both art communities together through creating opportunities for networking and exchange. She has curated an e-exhibition\, Re-Root with the Pakistani Artists Community in Ireland in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan\, Dublin (August 2020) and organised Opportunities in Pakistan\, a Visual Artists online Café in collaboration with VAI\, December 2020. \n\n\n\nAmna Walayat resided in the UK and France before settling in Cork\, Ireland. She is a recipient of Arts Council Ireland Visual Artist Bursary Award\, 2020 and Recipient of Glucksman Art Gallery Cork\, Curatorial Mentoring Support under a Professional Development Award 2021 and the Dilkusha Award 2021.  Currently she is Member of Art Nomads\, Smashing Times Dublin\, Sample Studios Cork\, Angelica Network\, Visual Artists Ireland\, Lavit Gallery Cork\, Cork Print Makers under the Dilkusha Award. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFéilim James\, from Dublin\, Ireland\, is an author of fiction\, poetry\, and plays. His fiction\, non-fiction\, and poetry\, through both English and Irish\, have earned a number of awards and publications. In 2024\, his poem ‘Dream of an Atrocity’ was shortlisted for the New Irish Writing: Best Poetry category at the Irish Book Awards. He has been funded by the Arts Council of Ireland on three occasions\, including for his novel\, Flower of Ash. Dublin City Arts Office granted him an Arts Bursary in 2021 to finish his first poetry collection\, I was a river\, lost. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s work has appeared in the Irish Independent’s New Irish Writing\, Acumen\, Abridged\, The High Window\, The Fiction Pool\, Icarus\, TOWER\, The Galway Review\, A New Ulster\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Pendemic\, Rant and Rave\, Vox Galvia\, the Smashing Times Newsletter\, and Tales From the Forest. He has had four plays and two short films produced. Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality have performed\, published\, or exhibited at least 20 of Féilim’s poems\, in locations such as Dublin Castle\, the Mill Theatre Dundrum\, on their website\, and in their newsletter. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s play Sole Flower\, Spidered Soul (2023)\, about the relationship between James and Lucia Joyce\, had its premiere run in the Pumphouse\, Dublin Port\, in October 2023\, as part of Smashing Times’ Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Its director was Patrick Joseph Byrnes\, who again directed when it had its second run\, this time in The New Theatre\, Dublin in June 2024\, as part of Bloomsday Festival. His play At Summer’s End (2019)\, about Ettie Steinberg\, a real-life Jewish-Irish woman facing the horrors of the Holocaust\, has been toured by Smashing Times to places such as Paris\, Northern Ireland\, and Áras an Uachtaráin\, the residency of the President of Ireland. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s Irish language writing\, under the surname Ó Brádaigh\, has won seven Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary awards\, including one for a collection of poetry. These awards are the most prestigious in Irish language literature. His work through Irish has appeared in Comhar\, Feasta\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Comhar Óg\, Tuathal\, and An Scríbhneoir Óg. Additionally\, he has twice been selected for Fóras na Gaeilge’s Tutor Scheme. \n\n\n\nFéilim graduated from the BA in English Literature and Psychology in Trinity College\, Dublin in 2017. In 2020\, he completed the MA in Writing in NUI Galway\, studying under the likes of Mike McCormack and Arnold Thomas Fanning\, and receiving a first-class honour. He is currently seeking literary representation and publishers for his books. Visit his website here. \n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception and launch of the Seventh Annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025 with Guest Speakers\, Artist Talks\, Exhibition\, Live performance and Refreshments 
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe evening features guest speakers\, artist talks\, the launch of the Irish in Resistance during World War II multidisciplinary exhibition\, and the world premiere of Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part II by Mary Moynihan\, followed by chat and refreshments. Special guest talks with Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet and Creator of Art and Photography; Alan Glasgow\, Executive Director\, Front Line Defenders; and Barry Ward TD Dunlaoghaire-Rathdown. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet and Creator of Art and Photography; Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality; Arts Curator\, Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival \n\n\n\nAlan Glasgow\, Executive Director\, Front Line Defenders \n\n\n\nBarry Ward\, TD\, Dunlaoghaire – Rathdown \n\n\n\nHina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nFéilim James\, Write and Poet \n\n\n\nAmna Walayat\, Visual Artist  \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, MC and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nSmashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Front Line Defenders and partners are delighted to host and invite you to the opening reception and launch of the seventh annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival taking place on Friday 10 October\, 6.30 to 9pm\, at 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1. The opening reception and launch features guest speakers\, artist talks\, and the opportunity to attend the launch of and view the Irish in Resistance during World War II multidisciplinary exhibition\, funded by The Arts Council. The reception and launch culminates in a live performance of a new world premiere\, Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part II by Mary Moynihan\, presented by Smashing times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders. The play is adapted from the words of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others.   \n\n\n\nOur guest speakers are Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet and creator of art and photography\, and Artistic Director\, Smashing Times; Alan Glasgow\, Executive Director of Front Line Defenders; and Barry Ward TD\, Dunlaoghaire-Rathdown. \n\n\n\nThe annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival is presented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders\, and a range of partners\, from 10 to 19 October 2025\, with over sixty events promoting equality\, human rights and diversity through the arts\, in counties including Dublin\, Limerick\, Mayo\, Wexford\, Cavan\, Galway and online. The festival showcases the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMultidisciplinary Exhibition  \n\n\n\nAs part of the launch\, audiences have the opportunity to view the Irish in Resistance during World War II multidisciplinary exhibition. This is a multidisciplinary exhibition featuring visual art\, photography\, film\, poetry\, and storytelling\, reflecting on stories of Irish people in resistance during the Holocaust and World War II who stood up against fascism and totalitarianism\, and who spoke out for the rights of others.  A series of powerful  artworks are on display\, created in response to the theme of ‘Irish in Resistance\,’ reflecting on stories of Irish people who promoted democracy and peace\, and stood up against authoritarianism. The commissioned artists are Hina Khan\, visual artist; Amna Walayat\, visual artist; Féilim James\, writer; and Smashing Times Artistic Director Mary Moynihan\, a writer\, poet\, and creator of art and photography.  \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is curated by Mary Moynihan\, and was originally funded by The Arts Council Commissions Award under visual art\, literature\, and festivals\, and is presented as part of the Smashing Times Artist Development Programme. The exhibition runs at the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1\, from Friday 10 October to Sunday 30 November 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily. \n\n\n\nLive Performance \n\n\n\nThe launch culminates with a live performance of Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part II by Mary Moynihan. The play is adapted from the words of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others.  \n\n\n\nThe five human rights defenders whose stories feature in the performance are: FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone; Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\,  journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta; Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland; Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil and Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico.  \n\n\n\nThe play is presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Frontline Defenders\, and written by Mary Moynihan. This is a new play and is a follow-up to Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part I which was presented at the 2023 and 2024 festivals. Part one in 2024 featured the stories of Lasantha Wickramatunga\, journalist\, Sri Lanka; Natalya Estemirova\, journalist and human rights defender\, Chechnya; Raed Fares\, journalist and activist\, Syria and Bety Cariño\, activist and women’s rights defender\, Mexico.    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina Khan was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina’s work uses a mixture of traditional and innovative techniques in miniatures. She portrays social issues\, immigration\, humanitarian crises like prostitution\, gender discrimination\, gender restrictions\, trauma\, child abuse and killing  in her work. \n\n\n\nHina uses  miniature in her work as the  intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret ideas and to express my own ideologies through symbolism.  I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, and in terms of experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my artistic practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in a number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibitions at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s art pieces are held in the permanent collection of The Arts Council of Ireland. She is the recipient of several awards from The Arts Council of Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and from different counties. She is the recipient of an R&D award from Create Ireland in collaboration with Tomasz Madajezak under the mentorship of Jesse Jones and is also collaborating with filmmaker David Bickley. Currently she is preparing artworks for State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\,  funded by The Arts Council and is working on a  solo show which will be displayed in the LHQ gallery in 2022. \n\n\n\nHina says that ‘as an artist\,  I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlan Glasgow has worked for 25 years in development\, humanitarian\, and human rights contexts. He joined as Executive Director of Front Line Defenders in May 2024\, from the position of Regional Director for Asia and Europe with the Washington based Aid Agency\, Mercy Corps. Prior to this he served as Mercy Corps’ European Migration Director. \n\n\n\nAlan has also worked with the International Rescue Committee in New York and as Country Director in Sierra Leone\, and with GOAL as Country Director in Kenya\, South Sudan and Sudan\, and Director of Global Business Development. \n\n\n\nAlan’s leadership experience has focused on work at the frontlines of the world’s most challenging human rights environments\, including Afghanistan\, Gaza\, Liberia\, Myanmar\, Sierra Leone\, South Sudan\, Sudan\, Syria\, Ukraine and Yemen. His career has demonstrated a profound commitment to the rights of the marginalized and his work has been underpinned by a belief in the principles of human rights. \n\n\n\nAlan holds a Master’s Degree from UCD in addition to professional training with Columbia and Harvard Universities. He lives in Dublin. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFéilim James is an award-winning writer from Dublin\, Ireland. In 2020\, the Arts of Council of Ireland awarded Féilim a Literature Bursary Award to finish his debut novel\, Flower of Ash\, as well as a Professional Development Award. He received an Arts Bursary from Dublin City Arts Office in 2021 to finish his first poetry collection\, I was a river\, lost. His short fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous journals\, including The Fiction Pool\, The Galway Review\, and Icarus. His work through Irish\, under Féilim Ó Brádaigh\, has won seven Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary awards. His short fiction and poetry\, through English and Irish\, have appeared in a number of journals\, including The Fiction Pool\, The Galway Review\, Icarus\, and Comhar. A short film Féilim wrote\, titled The Big No\, produced by Smashing Times\, was shortlisted by the IndieX Film Festival\, and his play At Summer’s End has toured Ireland. \n\n\n\nIn The Big No\, a young man tells the story of his psychological unravelling and subsequent mental health crisis. Told in the form of a voiceover monologue accompanied by compelling imagery\, this poetic short film takes us on a journey of despair\, introspection\, and hope. As he battles against panic attacks and suicidal thoughts\, he is forced to face the ‘why’ of his problems head on\, learning some essential truths about himself and the world. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s play At Summer’s End has been on tour with Smashing Times as part of The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII.  At Summer’s End is based on the life-story of Ettie Steinberg\, an Irish woman who was murdered\, along with her family\, at Auschwitz. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s themes are wide-ranging\, and include identity\, mental illness\, guilt\, human animalism\, death\, and humankind’s relationship with nature. He is committed to maintaining an ever evolving and progressive approach to his work\, with each book both building on the last and differing in a vital way. In other words\, the aforementioned themes will change as time passes\, as will their stylistic rendering. ‘My inspirations are many and wide-ranging. To the fore are James Joyce\, Sylvia Plath\, John Banville\, Marilynne Robinson\, Ted Hughes\, TS Eliot\, Seán Ó Ríordáin\, and Radiohead’. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmna Walayat has an M.A. in Modern and Contemporary Art\, History\, Theory and Criticism from University College Cork (2015) and M.A. in Fine Arts from University of the Punjab\, Lahore in Pakistan (2002). She has worked as a Program Organizer with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts; Curator with Alhamra Arts Council and PhD studio-based researcher with PURAF\, University of the Punjab. Her interest lies in British India\, colonialism\, orientalism\, migration\, and gender with the current focus on feminism. \n\n\n\nHer recent shows include Maternal Gaze online\, IMMA\, 2021. Constellation\, a two-person e-show\, LHQ Gallery\, Cork County Council. Imagine online Christ Church\, Dublin\, 2020. Transhumance\, The Space\, Dublin7\, 2020. \n\n\n\nShe recently initiated the Ireland-Pakistan Arts Exchange (IPAE) to bring both art communities together through creating opportunities for networking and exchange. She has curated an e-exhibition\, Re-Root with the Pakistani Artists Community in Ireland in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan\, Dublin (August 2020) and organised Opportunities in Pakistan\, a Visual Artists online Café in collaboration with VAI\, December 2020. \n\n\n\nAmna Walayat resided in the UK and France before settling in Cork\, Ireland. She is a recipient of Arts Council Ireland Visual Artist Bursary Award\, 2020 and Recipient of Glucksman Art Gallery Cork\, Curatorial Mentoring Support under a Professional Development Award 2021 and the Dilkusha Award 2021.  Currently she is Member of Art Nomads\, Smashing Times Dublin\, Sample Studios Cork\, Angelica Network\, Visual Artists Ireland\, Lavit Gallery Cork\, Cork Print Makers under the Dilkusha Award. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/opening-reception-and-launch-of-the-seventh-annual-international-irish-arts-and-human-rights-festival/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Visual Art Gallery and Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
CATEGORIES:Ceremony
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SUMMARY:Crafting Stories Together – Creative Multilingual workshops for families with children 3 to 6 years old
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission\, book here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMargot A. Jones\, puppeteer\, performer and facilitator \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nCan you whisper\, rustle\, or growl? How about colour\, create\, and stick things together? If so\, this workshop is for you! Discover the magic of storytelling\, bring the story to life with sound and movement and craft your own imaginative art to take home. Perfect for kids and grown-ups who love to get creative and have fun! In these series each session is different but connected to an overall theme. Come to as many workshops as you like! \n\n\n\nLanguage: English + Irish + Bring your own! While the workshops will be guided in English\, we encourage families to embrace their home languages. This fosters meaningful connections between parents and children\, creating a truly inclusive environment. \n\n\n\nLanguage Explorers workshops promote a human rights agenda by creating inclusive\, accessible artistic spaces that respect and celebrate every child’s right to participate in cultural life\, as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 12). The programme empowers children and families to express their linguistic and cultural identities\, fostering pride in their mother tongues and ensuring that minority and migrant voices are heard and valued. \n\n\n\nBy actively engaging parents and children from diverse backgrounds\, including those living in Direct Provision and socio-economically disadvantaged areas\, the workshops address the right to equality\, cultural participation\, and freedom of expression. The methodology places the child’s voice at the centre\, ensuring they are not only participants but active co-creators\, aligning with a rights-based approach to arts education and community engagement. \n\n\n\nLanguage Explorers is Mother Tongues’ award-winning programme\, designed for children aged 3 to 6 and their families.Facilitated by our specially trained multilingual artists\, the workshops provide a welcoming space for families from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. \n\n\n\nEach workshop is an invitation to connect with your family language(s)\, through storytelling\, play\, visual arts\, music and movement. \n\n\n\nOur artists create a space full of imagination and creativity\, in which speaking and listening to languages is fun and something to be proud of. Families come together in high-quality artistic activities while sharing and exploring the diversity of languages in the room – an experience equally inspiring for multilingual families as for those who are curious about other languages and cultures. Workshops are delivered in English\, but families are warmly encouraged to bring any and all languages they speak. Whether your child is fluent\, just learning\, non-speaking\, or uses a different way to communicate\, this space is for you. \n\n\n\nMother Tongues\, established in 2017\, is a leading organisation working at the intersection of the arts\, language and cultural diversity in Ireland. Its mission is to unlock the creative potential of multilingualism through high-quality\, inclusive arts experiences that promote social cohesion\, celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity and foster a sense of belonging for children\, families and communities. Since 2022\, our Language Explorers programme has engaged 18 plurilingual artists and reached over 2\,500 children and parents. By facilitating high-quality\, inclusive arts experiences\, we nurture children’s creativity and language skills\, strengthen family bonds and enhance community wellbeing. \n  \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMargot A. Jones is a puppeteer\, performer and facilitator living in Co\, Wicklow.Born and schooled in Tyrone\, she initially trained in in Ireland\, the USA and Vietnam\, where she earned a PhD in traditional puppetry. During this time she was influenced by Grotowski and Boal and by work at Peter Schumann’s Bread and Puppet Theatre. On her return to Ireland she worked with various companies including Puca Puppets\, and toured to various venues with Irish language work for young audiences. \n\n\n\nAn insatiable curiosity has led her to extend her work into such areas as early years development\, therapeutic theatre\, visual arts practice and community gardening. She is fascinated by differences in perception and experience. Working in communities\, hospitals\, care settings\, museums and schools she pursues this interest through specific facilitative work. \n\n\n\nMargot’s recent work includes: shadow-puppet performance of Gilgamesh (Cashel Arts Festival 2004)\, studio artist at Signal Arts Centre (2023)\, puppetry workshops (Lexicon 2024)\, language explorers workshops (Mother Tongues 2024)\, Shared Island-Civic Society Cross Border Arts Project (2024-25)\, participative research in elder care settings (Age and Opportunity 2024-25). She is currently devising a new performance piece which incorporates traditional Irish ballads and aspects of puppetry. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/crafting-stories-together-creative-multilingual-workshops-for-families-with-children-3-to-6-years-old-4/2025-10-11/
LOCATION:Rua Red\, South Dublin Arts Centre\, County Hall\, Belgard Square North\, Dublin 24\, D24 KV8N\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Bridging Worlds – Live interactive art installation
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Dillon\, Humanitarian\, Applied Ethnomusicologist and Art Activist \n\n\n\nBerta Tuahuku\, Social Justice Advocate \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nBridging Worlds is an interactive art installation that invites participants to perform in a piece of self-reflective theatre\, imagining what it might feel like to suddenly flee their home due to a threat to their safety. In an age where social media and news channels broadcast harrowing images of genocide\, war\, and famine around the clock\, we risk becoming desensitised—losing sight of the human stories behind these atrocities which are causing people to become displaced. \n\n\n\nThe piece consists of a long chain of several different textiles and coloured materials\, linking one ‘place’ to another. On this chain\, objects which symbolise travel are placed along it e.g. rucksacks\, travel tags\, tickets etc. Photos with descriptions are also attached\, which tell the stories of different people who have been forcibly displaced throughout the world. \n\n\n\nParticipants are asked\, ‘What would you take with you?’\, and after they transit through\, they are invited to share their own thoughts and add it to the chain. Materials will be available at a workstation for those who wish to spend time writing or creating something to add to the chain. The setting becomes a metaphor for bridging different worlds and transitioning from one place to another. \n\n\n\nThis piece seeks to cut through the desensitisation around forced migration and refocus attention on the individuals whose lives are turned upside down when they are forced to leave behind everything they know. It does not dwell on statistics or specific geopolitical contexts. Instead\, it simply invites participants to engage with personal stories and consider what it might be like to find themselves in a similar situation. \n\n\n\nThis piece was created as an awareness raising project as part of the Creativity and Change course in Munster Technological University\, 2024. The artists are Mary Dillon and Berta Tuahuku and are joined by Tetiana Vysotska\, Noreen Scully and Margaret Cotter. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\nMary Dillon is a humanitarian\, applied ethnomusicologist and art activist. Driven by a passion for culture and social impact\, she has worked with humanitarian organisations in Greece and Ireland\, collaborating with people from displaced communities through creativity\, education and research. Through community music and interactive art projects\, she helps to share and highlight messages of social justice. \n\n\n\nBerta Tuahuku (she/her) is a passionate social justice advocate based in Dublin\, Ireland\, with over five years of experience working and volunteering with displaced communities. She works in communications and advocacy for a non-profit organisation focused on social integration through sport. Berta is also part of an organisation called Europe Must Act\, where she coordinates communications. Deeply committed to equality\, integration\, and collective action\, Berta is active in grassroots initiatives aimed at building more inclusive and connected societies. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/bridging-worlds-live-interactive-art-installation-2/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Visual Art Gallery and Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
CATEGORIES:Installation
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SUMMARY:Songs of Empowerment Workshop presented by Fighting Words for teenagers aged 13-17
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission\, book here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nColm Quearney\, Workshop Facilitator and Development and Outreach Officer. \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nSongs of Empowerment is a workshop conducted by Colm Quearney\, a workshop facilitator and Development and Outreach Officer with Fighting Words. The workshop is conducted onsite at Fighting Words\, Behan Square\, 12-16 Russell Street Dublin on Saturday 18 October from 11am to 1pm. \n\n\n\nSongs and music have played a powerful role in human rights movements\, giving a universal voice\, crossing barriers and promoting unity and equality. At this workshop\, we will look at the history of these songs that power\, and will draw on these themes to create our own songs relevant to today’s (your) generation. No previous song writing experience is required. However\, feel free to bring along any instruments or lyrical ideas you might have! \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColm Quearney has worked as a professional songwriter and musician since the age of 17. Colm has toured the world with various bands and has had international record deals. Since his early twenties he has worked with a variety of youth services setting up and delivering music programs that have culminated in music composition\, performances and recording sessions. Between 2011 and 2018 Colm worked as head of the songwriting department at BIMM Dublin (British & Irish Modern Music Institute). Colm has been a volunteer with Fighting Words since 2010 where his key role was to develop free songwriting programs for groups of all ages. Colm now works for Fighting Words as Development and Outreach Officer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/songs-of-empowerment-workshop-presented-by-fighting-words-for-teenagers-aged-13-17/
LOCATION:Fighting Words\, Behan Square\, 12-16 Russell Street\, Dublin 1\, D01 WD53
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe five human rights defenders whose stories feature in the performance are: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Seven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. \n\n\n\nOne indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n  \n  \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography.  Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for Arts and Equality\, Artistic Curator\, Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival. Writer and associate director for Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 \n\n\n\nLaura O’Leary\, International Events and Promotions Coordinator\, developer and coordinator of Memorial Monologues for Front Line Defenders\, Human Rights Curator\, Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nConor Fortune\, Head of Communications and Events\, Front Line Defenders \n\n\n\nJosephine Patane\, actor \n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey\, actor \n\n\n\nVanessa Ogida\, actor \n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino\, director \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders. \n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues – The Path of Memory Part IIby Mary MoynihanWorld Premiere \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. Presented as a promenade\, ‘walk-in-the-park’ performance blending theatre\, poetry\, and song\, this unique show brings audiences through the Iveagh Gardens (Dublin’s secret garden\, located close to St Stephen’s Green) to the Human Rights Defenders Memorial monument. The memorial provides a physical space in the heart of Dublin city to recognise and commemorate the lives of the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. The performance honours: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nThree of these defenders — Daphne Caruana Galizia\, Rosemary Nelson\, and Marielle Franco — are remembered on plaques in the physical Memorial to Human Rights Defenders in the Iveagh Gardens\, designed by Grafton Architects. The memorial is an Ogham garden\, with five standing stones etched with ancient Irish Ogham script\, each representing a native Irish tree. The space is enclosed by a crafted metal screen\, on which are plaques\, bearing the words of the human rights defenders. The physical memorial provides a contemplative space to commemorate those silenced for their courage. The memorial was launched by Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney\, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor and former Front Line Defenders Executive Director Andrew Anderson. \n\n\n\nThe Iveagh Gardens memorial connects directly to the International Human Rights Defenders Memorial (hrdmemorial.org)\, initiated by Ireland-based Front Line Defenders\, which documents over 300 killings of human rights defenders worldwide every year — preserving truth and striving for justice. These killings are bravely documented year after year by organisations across the world to preserve the truth and one day\, achieve justice. https://hrdmemorial.org/ \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Leading audiences through Dublin’s hidden garden\, the performance creates a moving encounter with memory\, loss\, resilience\, and the unbreakable spirit of those who stood for justice. \n\n\n\nSeven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. One indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens are located on Clonmel Street\, off Harcourt Street in Dublin 2. Access is by Clonmel Street\, Hatch Street\, and to the rear of the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace. Please note that there is no wheelchair access through the Concert Hall gate entrance. Iveagh Gardens was awarded a Green Flag 2022-2023 which is an international bench marking standard for parks and green spaces. Come and join us as we pay tribute to the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been silence and killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. \n\n\n\nHuman Rights Defenders listed at the Memorial Monument in Iveagh Gardens are: \n\n\n\nCao Shunli \n\n\n\nNatalya Estemirova \n\n\n\nAnna Politkovskaya \n\n\n\nMarielle Franco \n\n\n\nBety Cariňo \n\n\n\nRosemary Nelson \n\n\n\nBerta Caceres \n\n\n\nRazan al-Najjar \n\n\n\nXulhaz Mannan \n\n\n\nRaed Fares \n\n\n\nLasantha Wickrematunga \n\n\n\nPascal Kabungulu \n\n\n\nAbdul Karim Al-Khaiwani \n\n\n\nDaphne Caruana \n\n\n\nHistory of the Show: Memorial Monologues Part One and Part Two \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory (Part One) by Mary Moynihan was originally 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\, part one returned 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 was one  indoor performance at the launch of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in The Ireland Institute\, 27 Pearse Street\, D2\, D02 K037 on Friday 11 October\, 7.30pm.Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part One featured the stories of Lasantha Wickramatunga\, journalist\, Sri Lanka; Natalya Estemirova\, journalist and human rights defender\, Chechnya; Raed Fares\, journalist and activist\, Syria and Bety Cariño\, activist and women’s rights defender\, Mexico.  The performers were Josephine Patane\, actor; Daniel Mahon\, actor and Lisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi\, musician\, on violin. \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part Two was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre and the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders to be presented in September 2025 for Culture Night and in October 2025 for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino is an interdisciplinary artist\, theatre-maker\, director\, actress\, playwriter and stage manager from Sevilla\, Spain. She studied drama in ESAD de Sevilla and screen acting in Laboratorio de Interpretation de Sevilla. Now she is a free lance facilitator for Crooked House Theatre in Newbridge. She has worked with different communities around Ireland doing drama workshops and directing different plays as King Lear\, Hamlet and The Heights. Moreover\, she has participated in a wide range of international projects as “Mouth Off” (Spain)\, “You mix it” (Sweden)\, “Mind your body” (Slovenia) \, “Transmission “ (Albania); treating social issues through different acting techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJosephine Patane is excited to be a part of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Originally from the United States\, she has performed in many New York and regional theatre productions there. Since moving\, Josephine has continued performing on stages throughout Europe as an actor and singer. Theatre credits include: The Little Mermaid (Vanessa) Fiddler on the Roof (Chava) The Shadow of a Gunman (Minnie Powell) Twinkle Tames a Dragon (Twinkle) and Richard II (Northumberland.) On screen\, Josephine can be seen in the film Happy Yummy Chicken\, or doing science experiments on BBC Bitesize. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey is a Dublin based actor\, who completed her training in TU Dublins’s Ba in Drama (Performance.) She recently worked on “Animal Farm: The Moosical 2” for the Scene and Heard festival earlier this year. She was also in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard and “Collaborators” by John Hodge\, which were both in the Boys School in Smock Alley. Along with acting Bronagh has recently been an Assistant Director for AfterMidnight’s “Rumours” by Neil Simons\, and a Stage Manager for “Rogue Theatre’s “RabbitHole” by David Lindsay-Abaire. She recently also started a Theatre Company along with a few of her pals called “Messers Theatre”. Bronagh is a performer who strives to always bring truth to every role\, find the humanity in the story being told\, be fun and playful and most importantly help the audience to feel something. She is really grateful to be involved in a production where she is getting the chance to do all the above and an opportunity to tell stories that are as important as this one. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVanessa Oghomwen Ogida is the CEO of VOO Consulting. She is a journalist\, Entrepreneurial Specialist and Success Coach with expertise in Business Models and Vision Boards in achieving success\, as well as an actor.  \n\n\n\nHer educational qualifications are up to level 9 (Masters Degrees in Journalism & Media Communications and Entrepreneurship\, Innovation and Enterprise). Her main goal and purpose in life is to see people achieve success in their different goals\, visions\, hopes\, aspirations\, dreams and/or desires. She is logical and emotional in her dealings with clients; bearing in mind the SMART goals and empathy in her relationships. Her inter-personal skills are great. She is an advocate of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Her hope and dream for the world is to see a world of No Poverty\, Zero hunger and all other goals. A world where we respect and protect our planet.  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Iveagh Gardens\, St Stephen's Green\, Dublin 2\, D02 HX65
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:Language Explorers - Out of this world Workshops for parents and their children ages 3 to 6
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree Admission\, book here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/language-explorers-out-of-this-world-tickets-1535865177089 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nPaola Invernizzi\, visual artist \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nReady for liftoff? Join us with Paola Invernizzi on a magical journey through space and imagination in our Out of This World workshops! Designed for curious young explorers\, these sessions blend storytelling\, art and multilingual play into an unforgettable adventure. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we will travel from the shimmering Moon to the twinkling Stars\, past distant Planets\, and back to our very own Planet Earth\, discovering what makes it so unique. But the most important destination? The universe inside ourselves. Embark on a journey where every child is a star. Each session is different but connected to an overall theme. Come to as many workshops as you like! \n\n\n\nMother Tongues’ Language Explorer workshops provide a unique creative experience for parents and their children based on storytelling\, play\, visual arts and music. While the workshops will be guided in English\, we encourage families to embrace their home languages.  This fosters meaningful connections between parents and children\, creating a truly inclusive environment. Meet and connect with other like-minded families and share your language journey! \n\n\n\nWorkshops are free of charge\, but booking is required as there is limited capacity. When you reserve a child ticket\, the accompanying adult is automatically included. If you can’t make the event\, please email us at hanna@mothertongues.ie so some other family can benefit from attending the workshop. \n\n\n\nLanguage Explorers workshops promote a human rights agenda by creating inclusive\, accessible artistic spaces that respect and celebrate every child’s right to participate in cultural life\, as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 12). The programme empowers children and families to express their linguistic and cultural identities\, fostering pride in their mother tongues and ensuring that minority and migrant voices are heard and valued. \n\n\n\nBy actively engaging parents and children from diverse backgrounds\, including those living in Direct Provision and socio-economically disadvantaged areas\, the workshops address the right to equality\, cultural participation\, and freedom of expression. The methodology places the child’s voice at the centre\, ensuring they are not only participants but active co-creators\, aligning with a rights-based approach to arts education and community engagement. \n\n\n\nLanguage Explorers is Mother Tongues’ award-winning programme\, designed for children aged 3 to 6 and their families. Facilitated by our specially trained multilingual artists\, the workshops provide a welcoming space for families from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Each workshop is an invitation to connect with your family language(s)\, through storytelling\, play\, visual arts\, music and movement.Our artists create a space full of imagination and creativity\, in which speaking and listening to languages is fun and something to be proud of. Families come together in high-quality artistic activities while sharing and exploring the diversity of languages in the room – an experience equally inspiring for multilingual families as for those who are curious about other languages and cultures. Workshops are delivered in English\, but families are warmly encouraged to bring any and all languages they speak. Whether your child is fluent\, just learning\, non-speaking\, or uses a different way to communicate\, this space is for you. \n\n\n\nMother Tongues\, established in 2017\, is a leading organisation working at the intersection of the arts\, language and cultural diversity in Ireland. Its mission is to unlock the creative potential of multilingualism through high-quality\, inclusive arts experiences that promote social cohesion\, celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity and foster a sense of belonging for children\, families and communities. \n\n\n\nSince 2022\, our Language Explorers programme has engaged 18 plurilingual artists and reached over 2\,500 children and parents. By facilitating high-quality\, inclusive arts experiences\, we nurture children’s creativity and language skills\, strengthen family bonds and enhance community wellbeing. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaola Invernizzi is an Italian visual artist based in Dublin. Having completed her studies in Arts and Health at the Brera Academy of Art in Milan\, she has gained diverse experience in both health and educational contexts. Through this journey\, she has come to recognize the potential of art in promoting well-being. \n\n\n\nEmbracing a phenomenological approach and employing a variety of techniques\, Invernizzi facilitates the inner connection between individuals and different art forms. Her primary goal is to extend this connection to the broader community\, thereby enhancing the sense of belonging. Since 2018\, she has been working in Ireland\, undertaking tailored initiatives that respond to community needs\, with a particular focus on arts and health\, arts in education\, and arts in early childhood.In 2020\, Invernizzi was awarded the Professional Development Award by the Arts Council of Ireland\, and in 2021\, she received the Agility Award in arts participation. \n\n\n\nCurrently\, Invernizzi is actively involved in residencies at primary and secondary schools\, while also expanding her knowledge and skills in early childhood education through experiences in school settings and collaborations with Mother Tongues. \n\n\n\nIn the field of Arts and Health\, she has begun a collaboration with Waterford Healing Arts\, focusing on the psychiatric department. She is also an artist in residence at Tallaght University Hospital and has recently joined the panel of Helium Arts. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/language-explorers-out-of-this-world-workshops-for-parents-and-their-children-ages-3-to-6/2025-10-11/
LOCATION:Clondalkin Library\, Clondalkin Library\, Monastery Road\, Clondalkin\, Dublin\, Leinster\, D22 XPO3\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe five human rights defenders whose stories feature in the performance are: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Seven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. \n\n\n\nOne indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n  \n  \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography.  Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for Arts and Equality\, Artistic Curator\, Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival. Writer and associate director for Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 \n\n\n\nLaura O’Leary\, International Events and Promotions Coordinator\, developer and coordinator of Memorial Monologues for Front Line Defenders\, Human Rights Curator\, Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nConor Fortune\, Head of Communications and Events\, Front Line Defenders \n\n\n\nJosephine Patane\, actor \n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey\, actor \n\n\n\nVanessa Ogida\, actor \n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino\, director \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders. \n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues – The Path of Memory Part IIby Mary MoynihanWorld Premiere \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. Presented as a promenade\, ‘walk-in-the-park’ performance blending theatre\, poetry\, and song\, this unique show brings audiences through the Iveagh Gardens (Dublin’s secret garden\, located close to St Stephen’s Green) to the Human Rights Defenders Memorial monument. The memorial provides a physical space in the heart of Dublin city to recognise and commemorate the lives of the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. The performance honours: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nThree of these defenders — Daphne Caruana Galizia\, Rosemary Nelson\, and Marielle Franco — are remembered on plaques in the physical Memorial to Human Rights Defenders in the Iveagh Gardens\, designed by Grafton Architects. The memorial is an Ogham garden\, with five standing stones etched with ancient Irish Ogham script\, each representing a native Irish tree. The space is enclosed by a crafted metal screen\, on which are plaques\, bearing the words of the human rights defenders. The physical memorial provides a contemplative space to commemorate those silenced for their courage. The memorial was launched by Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney\, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor and former Front Line Defenders Executive Director Andrew Anderson. \n\n\n\nThe Iveagh Gardens memorial connects directly to the International Human Rights Defenders Memorial (hrdmemorial.org)\, initiated by Ireland-based Front Line Defenders\, which documents over 300 killings of human rights defenders worldwide every year — preserving truth and striving for justice. These killings are bravely documented year after year by organisations across the world to preserve the truth and one day\, achieve justice. https://hrdmemorial.org/ \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Leading audiences through Dublin’s hidden garden\, the performance creates a moving encounter with memory\, loss\, resilience\, and the unbreakable spirit of those who stood for justice. \n\n\n\nSeven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. One indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens are located on Clonmel Street\, off Harcourt Street in Dublin 2. Access is by Clonmel Street\, Hatch Street\, and to the rear of the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace. Please note that there is no wheelchair access through the Concert Hall gate entrance. Iveagh Gardens was awarded a Green Flag 2022-2023 which is an international bench marking standard for parks and green spaces. Come and join us as we pay tribute to the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been silence and killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. \n\n\n\nHuman Rights Defenders listed at the Memorial Monument in Iveagh Gardens are: \n\n\n\nCao Shunli \n\n\n\nNatalya Estemirova \n\n\n\nAnna Politkovskaya \n\n\n\nMarielle Franco \n\n\n\nBety Cariňo \n\n\n\nRosemary Nelson \n\n\n\nBerta Caceres \n\n\n\nRazan al-Najjar \n\n\n\nXulhaz Mannan \n\n\n\nRaed Fares \n\n\n\nLasantha Wickrematunga \n\n\n\nPascal Kabungulu \n\n\n\nAbdul Karim Al-Khaiwani \n\n\n\nDaphne Caruana \n\n\n\nHistory of the Show: Memorial Monologues Part One and Part Two \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory (Part One) by Mary Moynihan was originally 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\, part one returned 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 was one  indoor performance at the launch of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in The Ireland Institute\, 27 Pearse Street\, D2\, D02 K037 on Friday 11 October\, 7.30pm.Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part One featured the stories of Lasantha Wickramatunga\, journalist\, Sri Lanka; Natalya Estemirova\, journalist and human rights defender\, Chechnya; Raed Fares\, journalist and activist\, Syria and Bety Cariño\, activist and women’s rights defender\, Mexico.  The performers were Josephine Patane\, actor; Daniel Mahon\, actor and Lisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi\, musician\, on violin. \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part Two was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre and the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders to be presented in September 2025 for Culture Night and in October 2025 for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino is an interdisciplinary artist\, theatre-maker\, director\, actress\, playwriter and stage manager from Sevilla\, Spain. She studied drama in ESAD de Sevilla and screen acting in Laboratorio de Interpretation de Sevilla. Now she is a free lance facilitator for Crooked House Theatre in Newbridge. She has worked with different communities around Ireland doing drama workshops and directing different plays as King Lear\, Hamlet and The Heights. Moreover\, she has participated in a wide range of international projects as “Mouth Off” (Spain)\, “You mix it” (Sweden)\, “Mind your body” (Slovenia) \, “Transmission “ (Albania); treating social issues through different acting techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJosephine Patane is excited to be a part of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Originally from the United States\, she has performed in many New York and regional theatre productions there. Since moving\, Josephine has continued performing on stages throughout Europe as an actor and singer. Theatre credits include: The Little Mermaid (Vanessa) Fiddler on the Roof (Chava) The Shadow of a Gunman (Minnie Powell) Twinkle Tames a Dragon (Twinkle) and Richard II (Northumberland.) On screen\, Josephine can be seen in the film Happy Yummy Chicken\, or doing science experiments on BBC Bitesize. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey is a Dublin based actor\, who completed her training in TU Dublins’s Ba in Drama (Performance.) She recently worked on “Animal Farm: The Moosical 2” for the Scene and Heard festival earlier this year. She was also in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard and “Collaborators” by John Hodge\, which were both in the Boys School in Smock Alley. Along with acting Bronagh has recently been an Assistant Director for AfterMidnight’s “Rumours” by Neil Simons\, and a Stage Manager for “Rogue Theatre’s “RabbitHole” by David Lindsay-Abaire. She recently also started a Theatre Company along with a few of her pals called “Messers Theatre”. Bronagh is a performer who strives to always bring truth to every role\, find the humanity in the story being told\, be fun and playful and most importantly help the audience to feel something. She is really grateful to be involved in a production where she is getting the chance to do all the above and an opportunity to tell stories that are as important as this one. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVanessa Oghomwen Ogida is an actor with a passion for performance. She has appeared in a range of college and secondary-school productions\, with roles across drama and comedy. Her early work includes ensemble and lead parts in student theatre\, where she developed a love for character-driven storytelling and collaborative creation. While not professionally trained\, Vanessa continues to hone her craft through workshops and independent study\, with a particular interest in socially-engaged theatre. She is also a journalist\, entrepreneurial specialist\, and success coach\, and CEO of VOO Consulting.  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY:Voices of Peace Artists — Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality present an Evening of Artist Talks\, Poetry and Short Story readings and a display of Artworks
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nThe evening is facilitated by producer Ciara Hayes and writer and poet Mary Moynihan who presents on her work with a poetry reading and talk about the origins of the Voices of Peace programme. Four Voices of Peace Artists were selected through an open call to have their work featured in the July edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal  and to become Voices of Peace Artists at the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. The Voices of Peace Artists are Shreya Gupta\, a poet\, short story writer\, and neurodivergent woman; Jessica Rodrigues\, a multidisciplinary artist; Rowan Tate\, a Romanian poet and essayist and Noah Sex\, a visual artist. A final poetry presentation on the evening is by Féilim James\, writer and poet and editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. Voices of Peace Artists are creators whose work highlights or touches on themes of peace\, equality or human rights through powerful artistic expression\, sparking dialogue and new visions for the future.   \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nShreya Gupta – Poet\, short story writer\, and neurodivergent woman  \n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues – Multidisciplinary artist  \n\n\n\nNoah Sex – Visual Artist  \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography\,  \n\n\n\nFeilim James\, Write and Poet\, Editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nVoices of Peace Artists — Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality present an Evening of Artist Talks\, Poetry and Short Story readings and a display of Artworks\n\n\n\nJoin us for Voices of Peace – an evening of artist talks\, poetry and short story readings\, and a display of artworks. The evening features presentations by Voices of Peace Artists as they reflect on  their creative journeys\, the inspirations behind their work\, and the theme of Voices of Peace\, exploring the role of the arts in promoting equality\, human rights\, and diversity worldwide.  The evening is facilitated by producer Ciara Hayes and writer and poet Mary Moynihan who presents on her work with a poetry reading and talk about the origins of the Voices of Peace programme. Four Voices of Peace Artists were selected through an open call to have their work featured in the July edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal  and to become Voices of Peace Artists at the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. The Voices of Peace Artists are Shreya Gupta\, a poet\, short story writer\, and neurodivergent woman; Jessica Rodrigues\, a multidisciplinary artist; Rowan Tate\, a Romanian poet and essayist and Noah Sex\, a visual artist. A final poetry presentation on the evening is by Féilim James\, writer and poet and editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. Voices of Peace Artists are creators whose work highlights or touches on themes of peace\, equality or human rights through powerful artistic expression\, sparking dialogue and new visions for the future.   \n\n\n\nVoices of Peace Artists \n\n\n\nIn 2025\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival issued an open call for submissions to Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. This edition was themed Voices of Peace. \n\n\n\nFrom this open call\, four artists were selected to have their work featured in the July edition of Tintreach and to become Voices of Peace Artists at the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. \n\n\n\nTintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal is an arts and human rights journal that publishes creative work from across the artistic spectrum.  The journal is edited by Féilim James\, a writer and poet\, and produced by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality. \n\n\n\nThe Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival runs for ten days\, 10–19 October 2025\, with the Voices of Peace Artists invited to the festival launch on 10 October and interviewed about their work on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show on Dublin South FM. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShreya Gupta\, a Dubliner\, is a poet\, short story writer\, and neurodivergent woman. Originally from India\, she has called Ireland home for five years now. She works in the tech industry by day and stretches her evenings finishing her second year of Oxford’s cross-genre creative writing diploma\, specialising in poetry and autofiction. She is interested in contextualising human lives and connections within their sociopolitical systems\, technological advancements\, and psychological mindscapes. Inspired by women writers who challenge the status quo\, her work aims to spark dialogues on under-represented concerns and human relationships with the worlds we inhabit. Visit her Instagram profile here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues is a multidisciplinary artist exploring dreamscapes\, inner worlds\, and symbolic imagery through fine art and custom tattoos. Her work blends tactile intimacy with public-facing art\, translating personal iconography into evocative visual narratives. Click here for her Instagram profile and here for her website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRowan Tate is a Romanian poet and essayist whose work probes identity\, memory\, and the ways we construct reality. Inspired by the rawness of history and the narratives often left unheard\, her poetry examines the fragile intersections of truth and storytelling\, with her writing appearing in The Stinging Fly\, The Shore\, Josephine Quarterly\, Meniscus\, and elsewhere. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNoah Sex is a third-level student from Dublin\, studying Fine Art in the National College of Art and Design (NCAD). His achievements include the Royal Hibernian Academy Access Grant 2025 and the Sights of Polykites Exhibition\, NCAD Gallery\, 2024. Visit his Instagram profile here. \n\n\n\n\n\nTintreach Edition Three\n\n\n\nThe third edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal is out now\, showcasing the works of Featured Artist Shreya Gupta\, in addition to Jessica Rodrigues\, Rowan Tate\, and Noah Sex. \n\n\n\nThe theme is Voices of Peace. The introduction by editor Féilim James lists a number of actions the Irish government could take to put pressure on Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza\, before giving his thoughts on the role of artists in responding to atrocities. Following this are three poems by Featured Artist Shreya Gupta\, which address the intersection of war\, economic hardship\, religious and ethnic conflict\, and the struggle for peace. Shreya also gives an in-depth Featured Artist Interview where she outlines her creative process with regard to the three poems\, her influences\, what peace means to her\, and more. This is followed by two colourful and striking paintings by Jessica Rodrigues\, which frame peace not just as an absence of conflict\, but as resilience transformed. Two poems by Rowan Tate then explore how political violence is processed by those who bear its brunt. Finally\, two paintings by Noah Sex grapple with the psychology of war and the compassion it prevents us from accessing until it is too late. Click here to read Tintreach Edition Three \n  \n\n\n\nSmashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show\n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show broadcast on Wednesday 3 September and Wednesday 10 September 6-7pm (and available as a podcast)\, features lively chat and debate by co-hosts Mary Moynihan and Freda Manweiler on the opening of the new Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality at 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1. The new venue features a visual art gallery and event space and the inaugural exhibition is Landscapes of the Soul which runs from Friday 5 September to Sunday 28 September 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily. Landscapes of the Soul is a stunning multi-disciplinary exhibition by artist Mary Moynihan featuring beautiful visual art\, photography\, poetry and film mapping physical landscapes of nature to landscapes of the soul\, reflecting on ways to hold on to the courage to be who we truly are and to let ourselves shine.      \n\n\n\nOur feature artist interview on the radio show is with Jessica Rodrigues\, a multidisciplinary artist exploring dreamscapes\, inner worlds\, and symbolic imagery through fine art and custom tattoos. Jessica’s work blends tactile intimacy with public-facing art\, translating personal iconography into evocative visual narratives. Enjoy a fascinating interview with Jessica as she talks about her work as a multidisciplinary artist in the areas of fine art and custom tatoos and how the ‘magic happens’\, discussing her creative approaches to Glitter tatoos\, studio Ghibli tatoos and Capybara. Two of Jesscia’s artworks were selected through an open call and are showcased in the July edition of  Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\, edited by Féilim James\, poet and writer\, out now at \n\n\n\n\nhttps://smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/OFFICIAL-Tintreach-Edition-Three-July-2025.pdf\n\n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show is broadcast every Wednesday 6-7pm with Dublin South FM with each episode available as a podcast. The show is hosted by Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography and Artistic Director\, Smashing Times along with co-host Freda Manweiler\, Producer\, Smashing Times.  Enjoy an engaging hour of in-depth discussions focused on all things arts\, culture and human rights.    Tune in to Dublin South FM 93.9\, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie. \n\n\n\n Listen to past shows here \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing\, poetry and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual international Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler has worked with Smashing Times since 1999. She is highly skilled in project management\, coordination and implementation. She has extensive experience working at a European level developing and delivering a range of European Initiatives\, collaborating with over 50 cultural\, educational and civil society organisations from over 22 European Countries. Promoting European Values through working on activities and projects that promote human rights\, gender equality\, positive mental health\, remembrance and civic engagement. \n\n\n\nIrish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025 \n\n\n\nSmashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Front Line Defenders\, and a range of partners present the seventh annual\, international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival from 10–19 October 2025. The festival features exciting and innovative events that promote equality\, human rights\, and diversity throughout the country. The aim of the festival is to showcase and highlight the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nThe artistic curator for the festival is Mary Moynihan\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times; and the human rights curator is Laura O’Leary\, International Events and Promotions Coordinator\, Front Line Defenders. The festival is a hybrid programme delivered over 10 days\, hosting an exciting blend of events happening in person and online\, featuring Irish and international artists and guest speakers\, reaching audiences locally\, nationally\, and internationally. \n\n\n\nThe festival promotes human rights and justice for all\, and the vision of a world where all people are treated equally\, with dignity\, and respect – linking the arts to civil society\, active citizenship\, and politics\, aiming to celebrate and unite community connections\, artists\, human rights organisations\, and human rights defenders. The festival showcases world-class and diverse acts\, artists\, and speakers\, including up-and-coming performers. It brings arts and human rights together through interdisciplinary events which include workshops\, theatre performances\, musical performances\, visual arts\, exhibitions\, film screenings\, panel discussions\, poetry and literature events\, historical memory performances\, live art\, and more. \n  \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Visual Art Gallery and Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe five human rights defenders whose stories feature in the performance are: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Seven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. \n\n\n\nOne indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n  \n  \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography.  Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for Arts and Equality\, Artistic Curator\, Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival. Writer and associate director for Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 \n\n\n\nLaura O’Leary\, International Events and Promotions Coordinator\, developer and coordinator of Memorial Monologues for Front Line Defenders\, Human Rights Curator\, Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nConor Fortune\, Head of Communications and Events\, Front Line Defenders \n\n\n\nJosephine Patane\, actor \n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey\, actor \n\n\n\nVanessa Ogida\, actor \n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino\, director \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders. \n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues – The Path of Memory Part IIby Mary MoynihanWorld Premiere \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. Presented as a promenade\, ‘walk-in-the-park’ performance blending theatre\, poetry\, and song\, this unique show brings audiences through the Iveagh Gardens (Dublin’s secret garden\, located close to St Stephen’s Green) to the Human Rights Defenders Memorial monument. The memorial provides a physical space in the heart of Dublin city to recognise and commemorate the lives of the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. The performance honours: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nThree of these defenders — Daphne Caruana Galizia\, Rosemary Nelson\, and Marielle Franco — are remembered on plaques in the physical Memorial to Human Rights Defenders in the Iveagh Gardens\, designed by Grafton Architects. The memorial is an Ogham garden\, with five standing stones etched with ancient Irish Ogham script\, each representing a native Irish tree. The space is enclosed by a crafted metal screen\, on which are plaques\, bearing the words of the human rights defenders. The physical memorial provides a contemplative space to commemorate those silenced for their courage. The memorial was launched by Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney\, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor and former Front Line Defenders Executive Director Andrew Anderson. \n\n\n\nThe Iveagh Gardens memorial connects directly to the International Human Rights Defenders Memorial (hrdmemorial.org)\, initiated by Ireland-based Front Line Defenders\, which documents over 300 killings of human rights defenders worldwide every year — preserving truth and striving for justice. These killings are bravely documented year after year by organisations across the world to preserve the truth and one day\, achieve justice. https://hrdmemorial.org/ \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Leading audiences through Dublin’s hidden garden\, the performance creates a moving encounter with memory\, loss\, resilience\, and the unbreakable spirit of those who stood for justice. \n\n\n\nSeven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. One indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens are located on Clonmel Street\, off Harcourt Street in Dublin 2. Access is by Clonmel Street\, Hatch Street\, and to the rear of the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace. Please note that there is no wheelchair access through the Concert Hall gate entrance. Iveagh Gardens was awarded a Green Flag 2022-2023 which is an international bench marking standard for parks and green spaces. Come and join us as we pay tribute to the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been silence and killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. \n\n\n\nHuman Rights Defenders listed at the Memorial Monument in Iveagh Gardens are: \n\n\n\nCao Shunli \n\n\n\nNatalya Estemirova \n\n\n\nAnna Politkovskaya \n\n\n\nMarielle Franco \n\n\n\nBety Cariňo \n\n\n\nRosemary Nelson \n\n\n\nBerta Caceres \n\n\n\nRazan al-Najjar \n\n\n\nXulhaz Mannan \n\n\n\nRaed Fares \n\n\n\nLasantha Wickrematunga \n\n\n\nPascal Kabungulu \n\n\n\nAbdul Karim Al-Khaiwani \n\n\n\nDaphne Caruana \n\n\n\nHistory of the Show: Memorial Monologues Part One and Part Two \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory (Part One) by Mary Moynihan was originally 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\, part one returned 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 was one  indoor performance at the launch of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in The Ireland Institute\, 27 Pearse Street\, D2\, D02 K037 on Friday 11 October\, 7.30pm.Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part One featured the stories of Lasantha Wickramatunga\, journalist\, Sri Lanka; Natalya Estemirova\, journalist and human rights defender\, Chechnya; Raed Fares\, journalist and activist\, Syria and Bety Cariño\, activist and women’s rights defender\, Mexico.  The performers were Josephine Patane\, actor; Daniel Mahon\, actor and Lisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi\, musician\, on violin. \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part Two was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre and the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders to be presented in September 2025 for Culture Night and in October 2025 for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino is an interdisciplinary artist\, theatre-maker\, director\, actress\, playwriter and stage manager from Sevilla\, Spain. She studied drama in ESAD de Sevilla and screen acting in Laboratorio de Interpretation de Sevilla. Now she is a free lance facilitator for Crooked House Theatre in Newbridge. She has worked with different communities around Ireland doing drama workshops and directing different plays as King Lear\, Hamlet and The Heights. Moreover\, she has participated in a wide range of international projects as “Mouth Off” (Spain)\, “You mix it” (Sweden)\, “Mind your body” (Slovenia) \, “Transmission “ (Albania); treating social issues through different acting techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJosephine Patane is excited to be a part of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Originally from the United States\, she has performed in many New York and regional theatre productions there. Since moving\, Josephine has continued performing on stages throughout Europe as an actor and singer. Theatre credits include: The Little Mermaid (Vanessa) Fiddler on the Roof (Chava) The Shadow of a Gunman (Minnie Powell) Twinkle Tames a Dragon (Twinkle) and Richard II (Northumberland.) On screen\, Josephine can be seen in the film Happy Yummy Chicken\, or doing science experiments on BBC Bitesize. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey is a Dublin based actor\, who completed her training in TU Dublins’s Ba in Drama (Performance.) She recently worked on “Animal Farm: The Moosical 2” for the Scene and Heard festival earlier this year. She was also in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard and “Collaborators” by John Hodge\, which were both in the Boys School in Smock Alley. Along with acting Bronagh has recently been an Assistant Director for AfterMidnight’s “Rumours” by Neil Simons\, and a Stage Manager for “Rogue Theatre’s “RabbitHole” by David Lindsay-Abaire. She recently also started a Theatre Company along with a few of her pals called “Messers Theatre”. Bronagh is a performer who strives to always bring truth to every role\, find the humanity in the story being told\, be fun and playful and most importantly help the audience to feel something. She is really grateful to be involved in a production where she is getting the chance to do all the above and an opportunity to tell stories that are as important as this one. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVanessa Oghomwen Ogida is an actor with a passion for performance. She has appeared in a range of college and secondary-school productions\, with roles across drama and comedy. Her early work includes ensemble and lead parts in student theatre\, where she developed a love for character-driven storytelling and collaborative creation. While not professionally trained\, Vanessa continues to hone her craft through workshops and independent study\, with a particular interest in socially-engaged theatre. She is also a journalist\, entrepreneurial specialist\, and success coach\, and CEO of VOO Consulting.  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY:Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\n The five human rights defenders whose stories feature in the performance are: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Seven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. \n\n\n\nOne indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n  \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography.  Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for Arts and Equality\, Artistic Curator\, Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival. Writer and associate director for Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 \n\n\n\nLaura O’Leary\, International Events and Promotions Coordinator\, developer and coordinator of Memorial Monologues for Front Line Defenders\, Human Rights Curator\, Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nConor Fortune\, Head of Communications and Events\, Front Line Defenders \n\n\n\nJosephine Patane\, actor \n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey\, actor \n\n\n\nVanessa Ogida\, actor \n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino\, director \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders. \n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues – The Path of Memory Part IIby Mary MoynihanWorld Premiere \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. Presented as a promenade\, ‘walk-in-the-park’ performance blending theatre\, poetry\, and song\, this unique show brings audiences through the Iveagh Gardens (Dublin’s secret garden\, located close to St Stephen’s Green) to the Human Rights Defenders Memorial monument. The memorial provides a physical space in the heart of Dublin city to recognise and commemorate the lives of the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. The performance honours: \n\n\n\n• FannyAnn Eddy (1974-2004)\, LGBTIQ+ activist\, Sierra Leone• Daphne Caruana\, (1964-2017)\, journalist\, columnist and blogger\, Malta• Rosemary Nelson\, (1958-1999)\, human rights lawyer\, Northern Ireland• Marielle Franco (1979-2018)\, human rights activist and elected council woman\, Brazil• Teresa Magueyal (1958 – 2023)\, woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender\, Mexico \n\n\n\nThree of these defenders — Daphne Caruana Galizia\, Rosemary Nelson\, and Marielle Franco — are remembered on plaques in the physical Memorial to Human Rights Defenders in the Iveagh Gardens\, designed by Grafton Architects. The memorial is an Ogham garden\, with five standing stones etched with ancient Irish Ogham script\, each representing a native Irish tree. The space is enclosed by a crafted metal screen\, on which are plaques\, bearing the words of the human rights defenders. The physical memorial provides a contemplative space to commemorate those silenced for their courage. The memorial was launched by Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney\, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor and former Front Line Defenders Executive Director Andrew Anderson. \n\n\n\nThe Iveagh Gardens memorial connects directly to the International Human Rights Defenders Memorial (hrdmemorial.org)\, initiated by Ireland-based Front Line Defenders\, which documents over 300 killings of human rights defenders worldwide every year — preserving truth and striving for justice. These killings are bravely documented year after year by organisations across the world to preserve the truth and one day\, achieve justice. https://hrdmemorial.org/ \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Front Line Defenders\, this unique event is part of the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. Leading audiences through Dublin’s hidden garden\, the performance creates a moving encounter with memory\, loss\, resilience\, and the unbreakable spirit of those who stood for justice. \n\n\n\nSeven performances take place with six outdoor performances at the Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin\, on Friday 19 September\, 5pm for Culture Night 2025; Friday 10 October\, 1pm; Saturday 11 October\, 1pm and 3pm\, and Sunday 12 October\, 1pm and 3pm. One indoor performance takes place at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Friday 10 October\, 7pm\, as part of the launch for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival 2025. \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens \n\n\n\nIveagh Gardens are located on Clonmel Street\, off Harcourt Street in Dublin 2. Access is by Clonmel Street\, Hatch Street\, and to the rear of the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace. Please note that there is no wheelchair access through the Concert Hall gate entrance. Iveagh Gardens was awarded a Green Flag 2022-2023 which is an international bench marking standard for parks and green spaces. Come and join us as we pay tribute to the many brave and inspirational human rights defenders around the world who have been silence and killed because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others. \n\n\n\nHuman Rights Defenders listed at the Memorial Monument in Iveagh Gardens are: \n\n\n\nCao Shunli \n\n\n\nNatalya Estemirova \n\n\n\nAnna Politkovskaya \n\n\n\nMarielle Franco \n\n\n\nBety Cariňo \n\n\n\nRosemary Nelson \n\n\n\nBerta Caceres \n\n\n\nRazan al-Najjar \n\n\n\nXulhaz Mannan \n\n\n\nRaed Fares \n\n\n\nLasantha Wickrematunga \n\n\n\nPascal Kabungulu \n\n\n\nAbdul Karim Al-Khaiwani \n\n\n\nDaphne Caruana \n\n\n\nHistory of the Show: Memorial Monologues Part One and Part Two \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory (Part One) by Mary Moynihan was originally 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\, part one returned 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 was one  indoor performance at the launch of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in The Ireland Institute\, 27 Pearse Street\, D2\, D02 K037 on Friday 11 October\, 7.30pm.Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part One featured the stories of Lasantha Wickramatunga\, journalist\, Sri Lanka; Natalya Estemirova\, journalist and human rights defender\, Chechnya; Raed Fares\, journalist and activist\, Syria and Bety Cariño\, activist and women’s rights defender\, Mexico.  The performers were Josephine Patane\, actor; Daniel Mahon\, actor and Lisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi\, musician\, on violin. \n\n\n\nMemorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part Two was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre and the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders to be presented in September 2025 for Culture Night and in October 2025 for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmen Ortiz Victorino is an interdisciplinary artist\, theatre-maker\, director\, actress\, playwriter and stage manager from Sevilla\, Spain. She studied drama in ESAD de Sevilla and screen acting in Laboratorio de Interpretation de Sevilla. Now she is a free lance facilitator for Crooked House Theatre in Newbridge. She has worked with different communities around Ireland doing drama workshops and directing different plays as King Lear\, Hamlet and The Heights. Moreover\, she has participated in a wide range of international projects as “Mouth Off” (Spain)\, “You mix it” (Sweden)\, “Mind your body” (Slovenia) \, “Transmission “ (Albania); treating social issues through different acting techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJosephine Patane is excited to be a part of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Originally from the United States\, she has performed in many New York and regional theatre productions there. Since moving\, Josephine has continued performing on stages throughout Europe as an actor and singer. Theatre credits include: The Little Mermaid (Vanessa) Fiddler on the Roof (Chava) The Shadow of a Gunman (Minnie Powell) Twinkle Tames a Dragon (Twinkle) and Richard II (Northumberland.) On screen\, Josephine can be seen in the film Happy Yummy Chicken\, or doing science experiments on BBC Bitesize. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBronagh Donaghey is a Dublin based actor\, who completed her training in TU Dublins’s Ba in Drama (Performance.) She recently worked on “Animal Farm: The Moosical 2” for the Scene and Heard festival earlier this year. She was also in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard and “Collaborators” by John Hodge\, which were both in the Boys School in Smock Alley. Along with acting Bronagh has recently been an Assistant Director for AfterMidnight’s “Rumours” by Neil Simons\, and a Stage Manager for “Rogue Theatre’s “RabbitHole” by David Lindsay-Abaire. She recently also started a Theatre Company along with a few of her pals called “Messers Theatre”. Bronagh is a performer who strives to always bring truth to every role\, find the humanity in the story being told\, be fun and playful and most importantly help the audience to feel something. She is really grateful to be involved in a production where she is getting the chance to do all the above and an opportunity to tell stories that are as important as this one. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVanessa Oghomwen Ogida is an actor with a passion for performance. She has appeared in a range of college and secondary-school productions\, with roles across drama and comedy. Her early work includes ensemble and lead parts in student theatre\, where she developed a love for character-driven storytelling and collaborative creation. While not professionally trained\, Vanessa continues to hone her craft through workshops and independent study\, with a particular interest in socially-engaged theatre. She is also a journalist\, entrepreneurial specialist\, and success coach\, and CEO of VOO Consulting.  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/memorial-monologues-the-path-of-memory-part-2-by-mary-moynihan-live-performances-10/
LOCATION:Iveagh Gardens Waterfall\, 2 Stable Ln\, Saint Kevin's\,\, Dublin 2\, D02 WV58
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SUMMARY:Imigrante da Silva Santos – live theatre performance presented by Revolutionary Stage
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nTickets €12.50 plus booking fee\, book here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nCast: Balzacian Bacchi | Fernanda Lyden | Gaudiê Martins Otero | Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nTheatre Forum Facilitation: Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nVoice Performance: André Severino  \n\n\n\nDirection supervision: Orla Devlin \n\n\n\nDirection assistance: Balzacian Bacchic | Fernanda Lyden | Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nExecutive Production supervision: Orla Devlin | Johnathan Batista dos Santos  \n\n\n\nExecutive Production assistance: Balzacian Bacchic | Karina dos Santos | Patricia Dias  \n\n\n\nProduction supervision: Orla Devlin  \n\n\n\nProduction assistance: Patrícia Dias  \n\n\n\nDramaturgy supervision: Em Ó Ceallaigh / Ball \n\n\n\nDramaturgy assistance: Balzacian Bacchic | Orla Devlin \n\n\n\nMusic and Sound Design supervision: Johnathan Batista dos Santos  \n\n\n\nMusic and Sound Design assistance: Balzacian Bacchic | Fernanda Lyden | Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nFeaturing musician: Gaudiê Martins Otero \n\n\n\nChoreography and Movement Design: Fernanda Lyden | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nSet design and Costume supervision: Kate Bauer \n\n\n\nSet design and Costume assistance: Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias \n\n\n\nLight design and operation: Renato Diniz \n\n\n\nPhoto and Video supervision: Patrique Machado \n\n\n\nPhoto and Video assistance: Helton Assunção \n\n\n\nCreative and Visual concept: Balzacian Bacchic | Fernanda Lyden | Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nGraphic design supervision: Lucas Sancho \n\n\n\nGraphic design assistance: Balzacian Bacchic  \n\n\n\nA collaborative work Sponsored by Create \n\n\n\nSupported by Smashing Times – The International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThis new forum theatre play from Revolutionary Stage takes a look at the lived experiences of Brazilian migrants living in Dublin. Set during the backdrop of the Dublin riots\, this devised play takes on discrimination in health\, the workplace\, and society at large\, using forum theatre to change the narrative and build solidarity. This play is funded through the Artist in the Community Scheme Project Realisation Award from Create on behalf of the Arts Council. \n\n\n\nRevolutionary Stage is a theatre collective using Theatre of the Oppressed to interrogate immigrant rights\, the rise of the far right\, and systemic oppression. Harnessing the collective power of Forum Theatre\, their interactive play takes an incisive look at the ways anti-immigrant sentiments have grown in Ireland in both personal and public spheres.  It is presenting this play through the Artist in the Community Project Realisation Award funded by Create on behalf of the Arts Council. \n\n\n\nAugusto Boal\, Brazilian theatre practitioner\, activist and politician \n\n\n\nAugusto Boal (1931–2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner\, activist\, and politician who created the Theatre of the Oppressed\, a system of interactive\, participatory theatre designed to transform society and empower marginalized communities by changing passive spectators into active “spect-actors” who devise solutions to their own social problems. Influenced by Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed\,” Boal’s work at the Arena Theatre  in São Paulo led to his arrest and exile by the Brazilian military dictatorship in the 1970s\, after which he developed Forum Theatre\, Invisible Theatre\, Image Theatre and Legislative Theatre\,  among other techniques\, which spread globally to foster social change.  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/imigrante-da-silva-santos-live-theatre-performance-presented-by-revolutionary-stage/
LOCATION:Pearse Centre\, 27 Pearse Street\, Dublin\, D02 K037\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:Cultural Resistance: A GOAL NextGen & The Freedom Theatre Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Freedom Theatre is a theatre production company based in Jenin Refugee Camp\, Palestine. Known for its bold and thought-provoking productions\, The Freedom Theatre uses performance to reflect\, challenge\, and comment on the realities of contemporary society.  \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nSorcha Fox\, spoken word writer and actor \n\n\n\nGráinnemir Amir Abualrob\, actor\, trainer and facilitator \n\n\n\nRanin Odeh\, director of the Youth Programme at The Freedom Theatre Jenin \n\n\n\nMarcela Parducci\, producer \n\n\n\nVictoria Walshe\, Global Citizenship Manager at GOAL Global \n\n\n\nSarah Carr\, Youth and Public Engagement Coordinator within GOAL Global’s Global Citizenship department \n\n\n\nJeanne Hurteloup\, Global Citizenship Officer at GOAL Global \n  \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nGOAL NextGen is proud to collaborate with The Friends of the Freedom Theatre (TFT) to present a compelling performance centred on the theme of Belonging. Known for its powerful and socially engaged productions\, The Freedom Theatre uses performance as a tool for reflection\, cultural resistance\, and dialogue. This partnership brings together artists\, activists and performers in Ireland to explore themes of Global Solidarity through a vibrant and inclusive celebration of belonging\, exploring connections that unite individuals and communities in Ireland and beyond.  \n\n\n\nThrough a curated art exhibition featuring visual arts\, music\, poetry\, and spoken word\, attendees will experience diverse perspectives on identity\, culture\, and inclusion and how these themes interest with human rights advocacy. This event aims to foster a more profound sense of connection and shared understanding by bringing together artists\, community leaders\, and the public\, reinforcing that belonging is a personal journey and a collective experience. \n\n\n\nThis event empowers youth to reflect on and communicate themes of identity\, permanence\, and resistance\, core elements of the human rights discourse. By amplifying voices often excluded from mainstream narratives\, the performance fosters empathy\, awareness\, and critical dialogue around the rights to freedom of expression\, cultural participation\, and equality.  Ultimately\, this performance serves as a dynamic and inclusive space for education\, reflection\, and advocacy\, encouraging audiences to engage with human rights not just as abstract principles\, but as lived experiences that demand attention\, solidarity\, and action. \n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to Goal and GoalNextGen; Friends of the Freedom Theatre\, Ireland; the Freedom Theatre Youth Programme\, Jennin\, and Irish aid. \n\n\n\nGOAL NextGen\, supported by Irish Aid\, is a dynamic global citizenship initiative that empowers young people around the globe to become informed\, active changemakers. Through creative exchange\, education\, and youth engagement\, the programme equips the next generation with the knowledge\, skills\, and platforms needed to address global challenges and contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive world. As part of GOAL Global’s wider Global Citizenship Programme\, GOAL NextGen encourages young people to critically reflect on the interconnected nature of our world. Through participatory education\, meaningful engagement\, and practical skills development\, the programme fosters a belief in the possibility of a fairer\, more equal\, and sustainable future. By nurturing global awareness and civic responsibility\, GOAL NextGen helps build a generation of empowered global citizens ready to take action for positive change. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\nSorcha Fox is a spoken word writer and actor. Sorcha was the recipient of an Arts Council Bursary award\, she was also Theatre artist in Residence in The Dock arts centre in 2016. Sorcha received the UNESCO New Work Award and wrote Remember for Lingo: A Spoken Word Festival. Sorcha will be co-leading on the production of this theatre piece alongside Gráinnemir and the GOAL team. \n\n\n\nGráinnemir Amir Abualrob (they/them) is a Palestinian actor\, trainer and facilitator based in Dublin. In 2017\, they completed a 3 years programme at The Freedom Theatre TFT\, Jenin Refugee Camp\, Palestine\, that Focused on Theatre studies and cultural resistance. Working Within the Local Community In Palestine\, by listening to their stories and amplifying their Voices Through our shows. These shows have toured nationally and internationally. Amir’s work currently focuses on Using physical Theatre\, storytelling and Cultural resistance to confront oppression In all Forms of it. Gráinnemir will be co-leading on the production of this theatre piece alongside Sorcha and the GOAL team. \n\n\n\nRanin Odeh is Director of the Youth Programme at The Freedom Theatre Jenin. \n\n\n\nMarcela Parducci is a Brazilian producer and professional making a remarkable impact as the Five Lamps Arts Festival’s Project Manager in the heart of Dublin’s North Inner City. With a passion for community development and the arts\, Marcela leads the way as the driving force behind a captivating community arts festival. Hailing from the vibrant streets of Brazil\, Marcela brings a dynamic blend of cultural influences\, creativity\, and a keen eye for detail to her role. Her expertise in project management ensures that every aspect of the festival\, from planning to execution\, is flawlessly orchestrated.Victoria Walsh is the Global Citizenship Manager at GOAL Global. She leads the strategic direction and delivery of GOAL’s Global Citizenship programmes\, overseeing advocacy\, education\, public engagement\, and youth initiatives within the department.Sarah Carr is the Youth and Public Engagement Coordinator within GOAL Global’s Global Citizenship department. She oversees all youth engagement activities under the GOAL NextGen Youth Programme\, including coordination of public events and outreach. Sarah also oversees the planning and rollout of GOAL’s public engagement initiatives and will be leading the youth engagement of GOAL’s NextGen youth programme involvement in this production.Jeanne Hurteloup is the Global Citizenship Officer at GOAL Global. She supports the department’s various branches\, with a particular focus on youth and public engagement\, contributing to the development and delivery of impactful programming. Jeanne will be supporting on the coordination and support of this production and the NextGen youth programme participant involvement. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/exploring-cultural-resistance-through-theatre-a-collaboration-between-goal-nextgen-the-friends-of-the-freedom-theatre-youth-programme-jenin-palestine/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Visual Art Gallery and Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:Imigrante da Silva Santos – live theatre performance presented by Revolutionary Stage
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nTickets €12.50 plus booking fee\, book here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nCast: Balzacian Bacchi | Fernanda Lyden | Gaudiê Martins Otero | Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nTheatre Forum Facilitation: Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nVoice Performance: André Severino  \n\n\n\nDirection supervision: Orla Devlin \n\n\n\nDirection assistance: Balzacian Bacchic | Fernanda Lyden | Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nExecutive Production supervision: Orla Devlin | Johnathan Batista dos Santos  \n\n\n\nExecutive Production assistance: Balzacian Bacchic | Karina dos Santos | Patricia Dias  \n\n\n\nProduction supervision: Orla Devlin  \n\n\n\nProduction assistance: Patrícia Dias  \n\n\n\nDramaturgy supervision: Em Ó Ceallaigh / Ball \n\n\n\nDramaturgy assistance: Balzacian Bacchic | Orla Devlin \n\n\n\nMusic and Sound Design supervision: Johnathan Batista dos Santos  \n\n\n\nMusic and Sound Design assistance: Balzacian Bacchic | Fernanda Lyden | Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nFeaturing musician: Gaudiê Martins Otero \n\n\n\nChoreography and Movement Design: Fernanda Lyden | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nSet design and Costume supervision: Kate Bauer \n\n\n\nSet design and Costume assistance: Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias \n\n\n\nLight design and operation: Renato Diniz \n\n\n\nPhoto and Video supervision: Patrique Machado \n\n\n\nPhoto and Video assistance: Helton Assunção \n\n\n\nCreative and Visual concept: Balzacian Bacchic | Fernanda Lyden | Karina dos Santos | Patrícia Dias | Rodrigo Risone \n\n\n\nGraphic design supervision: Lucas Sancho \n\n\n\nGraphic design assistance: Balzacian Bacchic  \n\n\n\nA collaborative work Sponsored by Create \n\n\n\nSupported by Smashing Times – The International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThis new forum theatre play from Revolutionary Stage takes a look at the lived experiences of Brazilian migrants living in Dublin. Set during the backdrop of the Dublin riots\, this devised play takes on discrimination in health\, the workplace\, and society at large\, using forum theatre to change the narrative and build solidarity. This play is funded through the Artist in the Community Scheme Project Realisation Award from Create on behalf of the Arts Council. \n\n\n\nRevolutionary Stage is a theatre collective using Theatre of the Oppressed to interrogate immigrant rights\, the rise of the far right\, and systemic oppression. Harnessing the collective power of Forum Theatre\, their interactive play takes an incisive look at the ways anti-immigrant sentiments have grown in Ireland in both personal and public spheres.  It is presenting this play through the Artist in the Community Project Realisation Award funded by Create on behalf of the Arts Council. \n\n\n\nAugusto Boal\, Brazilian theatre practitioner\, activist and politician \n\n\n\nAugusto Boal (1931–2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner\, activist\, and politician who created the Theatre of the Oppressed\, a system of interactive\, participatory theatre designed to transform society and empower marginalized communities by changing passive spectators into active “spect-actors” who devise solutions to their own social problems. Influenced by Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed\,” Boal’s work at the Arena Theatre  in São Paulo led to his arrest and exile by the Brazilian military dictatorship in the 1970s\, after which he developed Forum Theatre\, Invisible Theatre\, Image Theatre and Legislative Theatre\,  among other techniques\, which spread globally to foster social change.  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/imigrante-da-silva-santos-live-theatre-performance-presented-by-revolutionary-stage-2/
LOCATION:Pearse Centre\, 27 Pearse Street\, Dublin\, D02 K037\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:The Eyes of the Storm - Climate Photo Exhibition by Trócaire celebrating the courage and determination of people on the frontlines of the climate crisis across the world
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission\, no booking required \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Eyes of the Storm is a photographic exhibition by Trócaire\, celebrating the courage and determination of people on the frontlines of the climate crisis across the world. As well as sharing their powerful stories\, this exhibition also urges people on the island of Ireland to join the climate movement and stand together in solidarity with those most affected. We need governments and corporations to act\, and we need them to act fast.​ This exhibition is part of Trócaire’s Climate Justice Campaign which is calling for a fast\, fair and funded phase out of fossil fuels. \n\n\n\nThrough powerful personal testimony\, photography and audio\, the exhibition highlights the human rights impacts of the climate crisis on the people on the frontlines across the world\, who have done least to cause the crisis. It highlights how the climate crisis is a human rights crisis\, and one of inequality and injustice.Trócaire is campaigning for a global phase-out of fossil fuels and this exhibition is intended to mobilise people to pressure our government to act. This phase out needs to be fair – richer countries must act first. It needs to be funded – countries most affected need financial support. And it needs to be fast – we need urgent action.Please stand together with the people in the eye of the storm and join our campaign.​ \n\n\n\nPeople on the frontlines of climate breakdown\n\n\n\nRight now\, in the countries that Trócaire works in\, women and men are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Homes are being washed away by flooding in Rwanda. Drought and famine are putting millions at risk of starvation in East Africa. Devastating cyclones have destroyed peoples’ lives in Malawi. \nClimate breakdown is a crisis of inequality and injustice. Richer countries have benefitted immensely from exploitationand industrialisation\, yet those who have done the least to cause this crisis are experiencing the worst impacts.Yet\, despite being in the eye of the storm\, many of the people on the frontlines are standing up\, organising theircommunities\, and campaigning for climate justice. Will we listen to their call and act with the speed and urgency neededto address this global crisis? \nThe Eyes of the Storm is a photographic exhibition by Trócaire\, celebrating the courage and determination of people onthe frontlines of the climate crisis across the world. As well as sharing their powerful stories\, this exhibition also urgespeople on the island of Ireland to join the climate movement and stand together in solidarity with those most affected.We need governments and corporations to act\, and we need them to act fast. \nThis exhibition is part of Trócaire’s Climate Justice Campaign which is calling for a fast\, fair and funded phase out of fossilfuels. Will you stand together with us? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/the-eyes-of-the-storm-climate-photo-exhibition-by-trocaire-celebrating-the-courage-and-determination-of-people-on-the-frontlines-of-the-climate-crisis-across-the-world/
LOCATION:Martin Ryan Building\, University of Galway\, Galway City\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Sightsavers Ireland Film Festival – A Vision for Action at Lighthouse Cinema\, Dublin
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission\, RSVP to comms@sightsavers.ie \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThis October\, Sightsavers Ireland invites you to an evening of powerful storytelling\, advocacy\, and awareness as we host a special Film Festival to mark World Sight Day 2025. Through a compelling selection of short films and documentaries\, we will explore the global impact of avoidable blindness and the importance of inclusive eye health – but also go further\, examining how disability inclusion\, equal rights\, and full participation in civic and political life are essential to building a just and equitable world. This event aims to shine a light on what’s possible when we turn vision into action. Through the lens of filmmakers\, activists\, and those with lived experience\, the festival invites audiences to see the world differently\, and be inspired to take action for a future where no one is left behind. \n\n\n\nThis event promotes a human rights agenda by centering the voices\, experiences\, and rights of people with disabilities\, particularly those affected by visual impairment\, within broader conversations on inclusion\, equity\, and participation. Held in recognition of World Sight Day 2025\, the event highlights the right to health\, especially access to inclusive and affordable eye care\, as a fundamental human right that remains out of reach for millions globally. \n\n\n\nThrough a carefully curated programme of short films and documentaries\, the festival also addresses key rights often denied to people with disabilities\, including the right to be heard\, to participate in political and civic life\, and to live free from discrimination. By showcasing stories of resilience\, advocacy\, and systemic change\, the festival seeks to challenge stigma\, raise public awareness\, and inspire meaningful action towards disability inclusion and equality. \n\n\n\nCrucially\, the event is designed to be fully accessible\, affirming the right to participate in cultural life on an equal basis. In doing so\, the festival embodies and promotes the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\, helping to build a future where no one is left behind. \n\n\n\nSightsavers works with partners in more than 30 low- and middle-income countries across Africa and Asia to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.Our vision is of world in which no one is blind from avoidable causes and where people with disabilities participate equally in society. We aim to ensure that eye health services are inclusive\, equitable and affordable to all\, especially women and people with disabilities. \n\n\n\nWe work to promote inclusive education\, giving all children the chance to learn\, lead and thrive. We also support the inclusion of adults with disabilities through projects focusing on economic empowerment and political participation. \n\n\n\nSightsavers Ireland is in operation for 20 years and Sightsavers global was founded in 1950 with over 75 years’ experience in development and eye health. Sightsavers Ireland works directly with the global Sightsavers organisation to implement programme work providing oversight and input from all levels of the organisation to ensure maximum impact. \n\n\n\nWorld Sight Day 2025 takes place on Thursday 9 October. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/sightsavers-ireland-film-festival-a-vision-for-action-at-lighthouse-cinema-dublin-3/
LOCATION:Lighthouse Cinema\, Market Street South\, Smithfield\, Dublin 7\, D07 R6YE.\, Lighthouse Cinema\, Market Street South\, Smithfield\, Dublin\, Leinster\, D07 R6YE\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Irish in Resistance During World War II – Storytelling\, Poetry and Chat
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nArtists and guest speakers come together to present on themes of peace\, remembrance\, equality and human rights\, exploring how stories can inspire artistic creation and resonate in today’s climate of war and genocide and a search for peace. Speakers include Mary Moynihan\, writer\, director\, creator of art and photography\, Féilim James\, writer\, Amna Walayat\, visual artist. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival\, and exhibition curator \n\n\n\nHina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nAmna Walayat\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nFéilim James\, Writer \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nIrish in Resistance During World War II – Storytelling\, Poetry and Chat\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to present an Irish in Resistance during World War II Storytelling\, Poetry and Chat. Join us for an afternoon artist talk\, with poetry readings\, storytelling and audience chat as we explore the stories that feature in the Irish in Resistance During World War II exhibition. These are stories of Irish people in resistance during the Holocaust and World War II who stood up against fascism and totalitarianism\, and spoke out for the rights of others.  Artists and guest speakers come together to present on themes of peace\, remembrance\, equality and human rights\, exploring how  stories can inspire artistic creation and resonate in today’s climate of war and genocide and a search for peace. The event takes place on Monday 13 October\, from 7-8pm\, at the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin A96V9P1.   \n\n\n\nIrish in Resistance during World War II is a multidisciplinary installation on display at the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality new centre\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1. The installation runs from Friday 10 October to Sunday 30 November 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily. The installation features visual art\, photography\, film\, poetry\, and storytelling and reflects on stories of Irish people in resistance during the Holocaust and World War II who stood up against fascism and totalitarianism\, and spoke out for the rights of others.  The  installation features work by Hina Khan\, visual artist; Amna Walayat\, visual artist; Féilim James\, writer and poet; and Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography.   \n\n\n\nDuring the current climate of war in Ukraine\, Gaza and a range of countries and regions around the world\, Smashing Times look to the past history of World War II to share stories of ordinary people who did extraordinary things to stand up against oppression and fascism. Irish in Resistance During World War II focuses on a diversity of citizen peaceful resistance stories\, exploring voices of resistance from ordinary Irish people who stood up against fascism and  totalitarianism. Time and time again\, acts of kindness\, courage\, and resilience were carried out by ordinary people\, both within Nazi concentration camps and in wider society during World War II. This installation and evening’s event  highlights how Irish people risked their lives for complete strangers\, demonstrating a belief in humanity and a determination to fight for a future where all people would be treated equally\, where democracy\, equality\, and peace prevail. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina’s work uses a mixture of traditional and innovative techniques in miniatures. She portrays social issues\, immigration\, humanitarian crises like prostitution\, gender discrimination\, gender restrictions\, trauma\, child abuse and killing  in her work. \n\n\n\nHina uses  miniature in her work as the  intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret ideas and to express my own ideologies through symbolism.  I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, and in terms of experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my artistic practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in a number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibitions at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s art pieces are held in the permanent collection of The Arts Council of Ireland. She is the recipient of several awards from The Arts Council of Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and from different counties. She is the recipient of an R&D award from Create Ireland in collaboration with Tomasz Madajezak under the mentorship of Jesse Jones and is also collaborating with filmmaker David Bickley. Currently she is preparing artworks for State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\,  funded by The Arts Council and is working on a  solo show which will be displayed in the LHQ gallery in 2022. \n\n\n\nHina says that ‘as an artist\,  I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmna Walayat has an M.A. in Modern and Contemporary Art\, History\, Theory and Criticism from University College Cork (2015) and M.A. in Fine Arts from University of the Punjab\, Lahore in Pakistan (2002). She has worked as a Program Organizer with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts; Curator with Alhamra Arts Council and PhD studio-based researcher with PURAF\, University of the Punjab. Her interest lies in British India\, colonialism\, orientalism\, migration\, and gender with the current focus on feminism. \n\n\n\nHer recent shows include Maternal Gaze online\, IMMA\, 2021. Constellation\, a two-person e-show\, LHQ Gallery\, Cork County Council. Imagine online Christ Church\, Dublin\, 2020. Transhumance\, The Space\, Dublin7\, 2020. \n\n\n\nShe recently initiated the Ireland-Pakistan Arts Exchange (IPAE) to bring both art communities together through creating opportunities for networking and exchange. She has curated an e-exhibition\, Re-Root with the Pakistani Artists Community in Ireland in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan\, Dublin (August 2020) and organised Opportunities in Pakistan\, a Visual Artists online Café in collaboration with VAI\, December 2020. \n\n\n\nAmna Walayat resided in the UK and France before settling in Cork\, Ireland. She is a recipient of Arts Council Ireland Visual Artist Bursary Award\, 2020 and Recipient of Glucksman Art Gallery Cork\, Curatorial Mentoring Support under a Professional Development Award 2021 and the Dilkusha Award 2021.  Currently she is Member of Art Nomads\, Smashing Times Dublin\, Sample Studios Cork\, Angelica Network\, Visual Artists Ireland\, Lavit Gallery Cork\, Cork Print Makers under the Dilkusha Award. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFéilim James\, from Dublin\, Ireland\, is an author of fiction\, poetry\, and plays. His fiction\, non-fiction\, and poetry\, through both English and Irish\, have earned a number of awards and publications. In 2024\, his poem ‘Dream of an Atrocity’ was shortlisted for the New Irish Writing: Best Poetry category at the Irish Book Awards. He has been funded by the Arts Council of Ireland on three occasions\, including for his novel\, Flower of Ash. Dublin City Arts Office granted him an Arts Bursary in 2021 to finish his first poetry collection\, I was a river\, lost. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s work has appeared in the Irish Independent’s New Irish Writing\, Acumen\, Abridged\, The High Window\, The Fiction Pool\, Icarus\, TOWER\, The Galway Review\, A New Ulster\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Pendemic\, Rant and Rave\, Vox Galvia\, the Smashing Times Newsletter\, and Tales From the Forest. He has had four plays and two short films produced. Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality have performed\, published\, or exhibited at least 20 of Féilim’s poems\, in locations such as Dublin Castle\, the Mill Theatre Dundrum\, on their website\, and in their newsletter. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s play Sole Flower\, Spidered Soul (2023)\, about the relationship between James and Lucia Joyce\, had its premiere run in the Pumphouse\, Dublin Port\, in October 2023\, as part of Smashing Times’ Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Its director was Patrick Joseph Byrnes\, who again directed when it had its second run\, this time in The New Theatre\, Dublin in June 2024\, as part of Bloomsday Festival. His play At Summer’s End (2019)\, about Ettie Steinberg\, a real-life Jewish-Irish woman facing the horrors of the Holocaust\, has been toured by Smashing Times to places such as Paris\, Northern Ireland\, and Áras an Uachtaráin\, the residency of the President of Ireland. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s Irish language writing\, under the surname Ó Brádaigh\, has won seven Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary awards\, including one for a collection of poetry. These awards are the most prestigious in Irish language literature. His work through Irish has appeared in Comhar\, Feasta\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Comhar Óg\, Tuathal\, and An Scríbhneoir Óg. Additionally\, he has twice been selected for Fóras na Gaeilge’s Tutor Scheme. \n\n\n\nFéilim graduated from the BA in English Literature and Psychology in Trinity College\, Dublin in 2017. In 2020\, he completed the MA in Writing in NUI Galway\, studying under the likes of Mike McCormack and Arnold Thomas Fanning\, and receiving a first-class honour. He is currently seeking literary representation and publishers for his books. Visit his website here. \n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Visual Art Gallery and Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:Creative Arts Eco-Conference
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nAll are welcome. This is a unique eco-arts conference delving into the powerful role of creativity in shaping a more sustainable world\, exploring connections between the arts nature\, biodiversity\, ocean literacy and Climate Justice – Where Art Meets Action!   Guest speakers from Serbia\, Greece\, Norway\, The Netherlands and Ireland. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nDah Theatre\, Serbia – Keynote Speaker \n\n\n\nAction Synergy\, Greece \n\n\n\nTheatro Aeroplio – Ena Theatro Giapaidia\, Greece \n\n\n\nGreenland Friteater\, Norway \n\n\n\nCentro de Arte Producciones Teatrales\, Spain \n\n\n\nProtagon – Freunde Und Foerderer Freier Theateraktion\, Germany \n\n\n\nZID Theatre\, Netherlands \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nEimear Burke\, Storyteller/Seanachaí\, Druid and celebrant\, Chosen Chief of the Order of Bards\, Ovates and Druids\, considered to be the largest druid organisation in the world \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nJoin us for theSmashing Times Creative Arts Eco-Conference\, a major international gathering that unites the arts and environmental awareness. Taking place at the historic Rathfarnham Castle\, Dublin\, on Tuesday\, 14 October 2025\, from 10am to 4pm\, as part of the annual\, international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival\, this event explores how the performing\, visual\, and digital arts can inspire action and advocacy around climate change\, biodiversity\, and marine conservation. All are welcome. This is a unique eco-arts conference delving into the powerful role of creativity in shaping a more sustainable world\, exploring connections between the arts nature\, biodiversity\, ocean literacy and Climate Justice – Where Art Meets Action! \n\n\n\nThrough artistic expression\, we reflect on synergies and intersections between art\, environmental justice\, nature\, social change\, and ways to influence policy makers. The gathering explores ways to harness the power of arts and culture to tackle climate change\, biodiversity and marine loss and to protect the natural world and make real change for the planet we live on. Together\, we aim to strengthen our collective connection to the planet and ignite meaningful\, lasting change. \n\n\n\nHighlights of the Gathering: \n\n\n\nNational and International Voices: Hear from a diverse array of national and international guest speakers\, including environmental experts\, climate activists\, eco-warriors\, artists\, and eco-artists. \n\n\n\nStorytelling and Dialogue: Meet and connect with artists\, environmental activists and fellow participants through stories that celebrate our relationship with nature\, landscapes\, and seascapes. \nArtistic Showcases: Enjoy exhibitions and performances in eco-art\, visual art\, photography\, poetry and film\, exploring intersections between the environment\, eco-arts and political activism \nInteractive Panel Discussions: Engage in rich conversations on topics such as biodiversity\, rewilding the landscape and rewilding the human soul-spirit\, climate justice\, and fostering sustainable artistic practices \nHands-On Workshops: Participate in collaborative workshops led by artists and experts focusing on biodiversity\, eco-art and Celtic mysticism and shamanic traditions linked to the natural world. \nInternational Partnerships: Meet representatives and partner organisations from The Trees Project\, a Europe wide environmental arts programme supported by Creative Europe\, fostering international dialogue and creative exchange. Partner organisations are Dah Theatre\, Serbia; Action Synergy\, Greece; Theatro Aeroplio – Ena Theatro Giapaidia\, Greece; Greenland Friteater\, Norway; Centro de Arte Producciones Teatrales\, Spain; Protagon – Freunde Und Foerderer Freier Theateraktion\, Germany; ZID Theatre\, Netherlands and Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland \n\n\n\nWhy Attend? \n\n\n\nDiscover and discuss eco-art practises and explore innovative connections between the arts\, industry\, business\, global investment and international sustainability. The Art of Nature inspires action by reflecting on the interconnectedness of creativity\, nature\, and climate justice\, empowering citizens and communities to build a more just and sustainable world. It invites participants to envision a more sustainable future through artistic collaboration and transformative environmental advocacy. Together we can cultivate deeper connections between art\, nature and community. Open to all citizens\, communities and artists\, and to key stakeholders in the fields of theatre\, arts\, science\, environment\, education\, business and human rights.   \n\n\n\nThis event is part of The Trees Project: Raising Environmental Awareness Through Performing Arts\, a project led by Dah Theatre\, Serbia and supported by Creative Europe. www.performtrees.eu \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDijana Milošević is an award-winning theater director\, writer and lecturer. She co-founded the DAH Theater Research Center in Belgrade\, and has been its lead director for over 25 years. \n\n\n\nRecipient of the Helena Vaz da Silva European Award ‘s Special Recognition in 2022. \n\n\n\nDijana has served as the artistic director of theater festivals\, the president of the Association of Independent Theaters\, the president of the board of BITEF Theater\, and a member of the board of directors of the national International Theater Institute (ITI). She has been involved with several peacebuilding initiatives and collaborates with feminist-activist groups. \n\n\n\nDAH Theater has performed nationally and internationally under Dijana’s directing. She has also directed plays by other theater companies around the world. \n\n\n\nShe is a well-known lecturer\, who has taught at world-famous universities. She writes articles and essays about theater as well as society. She has won prestigious scholarships such as Fulbright and Arts Link. She is a professor at the Institute for Artistic Play in Belgrade. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/creative-arts-eco-conference-2/
LOCATION:Rathfarnham Castle\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin 14\, D14 K3T6\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Kneecapping Dissent: A panel discussion on the crippling of artistic and political expression
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission\, book here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nDan Lambert\, manager of Kneecap \n\n\n\nClaire Mc Evoy\, Head of Research and Policy at ICCL \nUna Mullally\, writer and journalist \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nFreedom of expression is under attack \n\n\n\nArtists play a crucial role in challenging power structures\, amplifying the voices of marginalised groups and facilitating political or social dialogue. Amid the on-going genocide\, the rights of individuals to challenge the status quo with protest\, direct action\, advocacy and artistic expression have never been more essential. \n\n\n\nHowever\, freedom of expression is under attack. In recent months\, the United States\, United Kingdom and Germany have used hate speech and anti-terrorism legislation to criminalise peaceful expressions of solidarity with Palestine. \n\n\n\nIn the United Kingdom\, a member of Kneecap\, Liam Og O hAnnaidh (also known as Mo Chara)\, was charged with a terror offence in May for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London. As a result\, the group’s scheduled performances in Germany were cancelled. \n\n\n\nThe “Kneecap clause” \n\n\n\nIn Ireland\, the Minister for Justice has proposed an amendment to the Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) Bill that would revise the definition of “provoking terrorism”. If this new provision is adopted\, an individual could be prosecuted for speech that “glorifies” terrorist acts through either “praise or celebration”. This has been dubbed the “Kneecap clause”. \n\n\n\nThe Irish Council for Civil Liberties believes this provision could potentially be used to criminalise political speech\, as “glorifying” terrorism does not inherently require any direct call to violence. \n\n\n\nThis vague language could have a chilling effect on artistic expression. \n\n\n\nSpeakers will explore: \n\n\n\nThe intersection of art and politics and the role of artists in challenging power and giving expression to ideas which challenge and provoke. \nThe current political climate in Ireland and abroad and the impact it is having on artists and artistic expression. \nArtistic self-censorship\, due to fear of political and media backlash\, criminal penalties or visa restrictions. \nThe human rights frameworks protecting freedom of expression and the State’s responsibility to respect freedom of expression. \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/kneecapping-dissent-a-panel-discussion-on-the-crippling-of-artistic-and-political-expression/
LOCATION:Hen’s Teeth\, Blackpitts\, Dublin\, D08 A9FD\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion
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