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SUMMARY:Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eternal Rebels - Irish Women Changemakers in History Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe edition’s themes include belonging\, art\, place\, community\, the Irish language\, and nature.  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAvailable to view as part of the Old Barracks Heritage Centre self-guided tour. More info here. \n\n\n\nExhibition Credits\n\n\n\nArtist: Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCurator: Mary Moynihan \n\n\n\nProducers: Freda Manweiler\, Ciara Hayes\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nGraphic Design: EM Creative  \n\n\n\nFraming: Appletons Picture Framers Film Editing: High Wire Ltd \n  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Barracks Heritage Centre is a three-storey museum and visitor experience featuring immersive exhibitions\, historical artefacts\, and panoramic turret views that tell the story of the Royal Irish Constabulary\, the Fenian Rising\, Daniel O’Connell—known as The Liberator—and the local people who helped shape Irish history. Integrated throughout the museum is Eternal Rebels: Irish Women Changemakers\, a visual art exhibition by artist Mary Moynihan. Blending photography\, poetry\, and storytelling\, Eternal Rebels comprises twelve storyboard artworks that appear throughout the heritage centre\, each celebrating the life and legacy of an extraordinary woman who transformed Irish history. The exhibition is included with the standard admission ticket to The Barracks Heritage Centre. \nThe stories include Constance Markievicz (1868-1927)\, Irish politician\, revolutionary nationalist\, suffragette and socialist; Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926)\, poet\, writer\, trade unionist\, feminist\, a campaigner for equality and social justice and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877-1946)\, radical activist\, feminist\, pacifist\, human rights campaigner and one of Ireland’s foremost suffragettes. Two of the women are from Valentia Island –  Helen Blackburn (1842-1903)\, Writer\, Suffragist and Feminist Campaigner for Women’s Rights and Worker’s Rights; and Maude Jane Delap (1866-1953)\, a pioneering Marine Biologist who had a sea anemone named after her\, the ‘Edwardsia delapiae’\, which she discovered in shallow sea waters on Valentia Island’s shores. \nTwo new stories are added for this year’s annual Kerry Arts and Human Rights festival – Mary O’Connell and Janie McCarthy. Mary O’Connell (1778–1836) born in Tralee\, was an Irish woman and practical force behind the O’Connell household\, raising a large family often under difficult financial circumstances. She acted at times as the family estate manager\, family matriarch\, and trusted political confidante whose management of the O’Connell household and correspondence helped sustain one of the most influential political careers in nineteenth-century Ireland. Her surviving letters reveal an intelligent\, resilient woman whose emotional support and organisational abilities underpinned one of Ireland’s greatest political movements. Janie McCarthy (1885-1964) from Killarney\, Ireland lived in Paris during World War II and became involved in the French Resistance.  She managed to evade capture and survived the war. Her area of specialisation was in rescue work\, saving a number of lives including members of the allied intelligence services and armies. \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. \nPresented for the Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival 18-19 July 2026 and for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 9-18 October 2026 \nInformation at 087 2214245 or admin@smashingtimes.ie \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, plays\, poetry and films\, originally from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin.  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 inter-disciplinary 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. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now all adults\, and following her recovery from serious illness\, 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 series Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\,  crazy\, and strong\, 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 and Creative Musings on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appears 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\, hang out with friends and 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 GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams. \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\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Landscapes of the Soul Visual Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe edition’s themes include belonging\, art\, place\, community\, the Irish language\, and nature.  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAvailable to view as part of the Old Barracks Heritage Centre self-guided tour. More information here. \n\n\n\nExhibition Credits\n\n\n\nArtist: Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nArtist: Hina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nCurators: Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan \n\n\n\nProducers: Freda Manweiler\, Ciara Hayes\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nGraphic Design: EM Creative  \n\n\n\nFraming: Appletons Picture Framers \n\n\n\nFilm Editing: High Wire Ltd \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nLandscapes of the Soul is a powerful exhibition featuring the work of Irish artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan. The exhibition features 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.  Landscapes of the Soul by Mary Moynihan runs at The Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, from Saturday 18 July to Saturday 31 October 2026\, and is open Monday to Sunday 10am-5pm from June to September and 10am-3pm from March to May and October. \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to step into a space of reflection and self-expression\, exploring the delicate boundaries between the natural world of landscapes and seascapes and the human spirit. The original exhibition premiered at Rathfarnham Castle\, Dublin in 2024 and was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival in partnership with Rathfarnham Castle and the Office of Public Works.  Eight artworks and one poem film installation are created by Mary Moynihan and four artworks are created by Hina Khan. \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. \nHina Khan was born in 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. \nPresented for the Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival 18-19 July 2026 and for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 9-18 October 2026 \nInformation at 087 2214245 or admin@smashingtimes.ie \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, plays\, poetry and films\, originally from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin.  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 inter-disciplinary 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. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now all adults\, and following her recovery from serious illness\, 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 series Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\,  crazy\, and strong\, 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 and Creative Musings on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appears 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\, hang out with friends and 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 GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams. \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 etc in her work. \n\n\n\nHina has chosen Miniature because of its intricacy and delicacy of brush work which has a unique identity. Most of Hina’s work is a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature. My work is the constant search for the best way to interpret the ideas expresses my own ideologies through symbolism. Shifting my practice to installation\, videos\, 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘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\, experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my art practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in 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 exhibition at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s next solo exhibition will be exhibited in the coming months.  Her art pieces are also in the permanent collection of Arts Council Ireland. She is the recipient of several Awards from Arts Council Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and different counties. \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\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\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/from-the-forest-to-the-ocean-visual-art-exhibition/
LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Old Barracks Heritage Centre Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe edition’s themes include belonging\, art\, place\, community\, the Irish language\, and nature.  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nDiscover what life was like for the Royal Irish Constabulary stationed here in the 19th century\, learn about the Fenian Rising of 1867 which began in Cahersiveen\, and explore the technology behind the transatlantic telegraph cable that connected Europe to America. Watch an animated film about the building’s origins\, meet historical figures through interactive displays\, and enjoy stunning views of the surrounding bay from the turret. \n\n\n\nOn the top floor\, dive into the architectural story of the barracks and its designer\, Enoch Trevor Owen\, before stepping into the Daniel O’Connell Room\, where the legacy of “The Liberator” is brought vividly to life. \nJoin a free guided tour at 11am or 2pm most days and let our knowledgeable team bring the stories of The Old Barracks to life. Prefer to explore at your own pace? Complimentary audio guides are available throughout the day\, providing fascinating insights as you move through the building. \nHighlights of Your Visit \n\nImmersive exhibitions across three historic floors\nFree guided tours and audio-guided self-tours\nHands-on experiences like the photo-fit fugitive test\nRare historical artefacts and interactive storytelling\nAccess to the turret for panoramic views of Cahersiveen and Valentia Island\nA dedicated Daniel O’Connell Room\, celebrating “The Liberator”\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\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/old-barracks-heritage-centre-exhibitions/
LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe edition’s themes include belonging\, art\, place\, community\, the Irish language\, and nature.  \n\n\nBuy Your Copy\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEdition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\nEdition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal is published on Saturday\, 18 July 2026\, as part of Smashing Times’ inaugural Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival. This is a special bilingual edition themed ‘Muintearas: Macallaí Uíbh Ráthaigh/Belonging: Echoes of Iveragh’\, incorporating both Irish and English\, and publishing six artists with a connection to Uíbh Ráthach/Iveragh in County Kerry. \n\n\n\nThe edition’s themes include belonging\, art\, place\, community\, the Irish language\, and nature. The contributing artists are Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer). The edition is available to purchase from this page from Saturday 18 July 2026 onwards. The edition is being launchedin The Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry on Saturday 18 July 2026. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen you purchase your copy of Tintreach\, it will be emailed to you within 48 hours\, Monday – Friday \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal is a new publication in the Irish arts scene. Published quarterly online\, it features works from across the artistic spectrum and combines up-and-coming voices with those of more established artists. Each edition of Tintreach includes three or four artworks by a Featured Artist\, a Featured Artist Interview\, work by three other artists (usually with multiple artworks by each)\, and occasionally an article contribution by Mary Moynihan\, Smashing Times Artistic Director and a writer and creator of art and photography. The journal appears in January\, April\, July\, and October. Tintreach is edited by writer Féilim James. \n\n\n\nTintreach was established as a continuation and major expansion of the Tintreach section of the monthly Smashing Times Newsletter. Previous contributors to Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal and the Tintreach section of our newsletter include poets Jessica Traynor\, Mary O’Malley\, and Annemarie Ní Churreáin; Senator Lynn Ruane; 2023 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Narges Mohammadi; director and playwright Dijana Milošević; rapper-singer Saint Levant; and many more. \n\n\n\n‘Tintreach’ is the Irish word for lightning\, which for us symbolises the spark that animates art\, making it striking and engaging. What sets Tintreach apart as a publication? Firstly\, we are open to all artforms that can be read or viewed in page format. Secondly\, each artist selected for publication will have multiple pieces included\, unless their contribution is a short story\, non-fiction essay\, or novel extract. The purpose of this is to offer artists\, especially emerging artists\, more exposure than a journal publication would normally offer. \n\n\n\nTintreach ISSN: ISSN 3088-7070 \n\n\n\nAddress: Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96 V9P1 \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/edition-vii-of-tintreach-the-smashing-times-arts-and-literary-journal/
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SUMMARY:Theatre for a Shared Humanity: Arts and Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe edition’s themes include belonging\, art\, place\, community\, the Irish language\, and nature.  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nFrederique Lecomte\, Artistic Director\, Theatre & Reconciliation \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nJoin us for a ‘One Night Stand’! This is an inspiring afternoon and evening of theatre\, creativity\, and dialogue with internationally acclaimed theatre-maker Frédérique Lecomte\, founder and Artistic Director of Théâtre & Réconciliation. Presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality as part of the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival\, this unique event offers participants the opportunity to engage directly with one of Europe’s leading socially engaged theatre practitioners. \n\n\n\nLed by Frédérique Lecomte\, Théâtre & Réconciliation is an award-winning Belgian theatre company dedicated to social engagement\, artistic innovation\, and community empowerment. Through original theatrical creation\, the company works with diverse communities in both conflict zones and peaceful settings\, using theatre as a powerful tool for dialogue\, transformation\, and shared humanity. \n\n\n\nThe event begins with a practical theatre workshop (3–6pm) that Frédérique Lecomte joyfully refers to as a ‘one night stand’ where theatre is made in a short space of time and  where participants explore movement\, improvisation\, collaborative performance-making\, and socially engaged artistic methodologies in a supportive and accessible environment.  Themes explored include the concept of a shared European identity and European values of human dignity\, equality\, gender equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy and peace.  The workshop culminates in a live improvised public performance (7.30–9.30pm)\, presented by the participants themselves and open to all audiences. The workshop is open to theatre and art students and practitioners\, youth and community groups\, members of civil society organisations and individual members of the public who are interested in discovering more about the work. Active participation is required. Please wear practical clothing for participation in games and exercises. \n\n\n\nThis is a rare opportunity to work closely with an internationally recognised artist while exploring themes of European identity and shared values\, including human dignity\, equality\, gender equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy\, and peace. \n\n\n\nThe improvised public performance  is followed by a panel discussion and Q&A featuring Frédérique Lecomte and Mary Moynihan of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality. Together\, they will discuss the We Are Europe project\, Frédérique Lecomte’s award-winning artistic practice\, and the role of the arts in fostering inclusion\, reconciliation\, and social change across Europe. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented as part of WE ARE Europe\, a collaborative European initiative between Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland\, and Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Belgium\, supported by Erasmus+. The project promotes transnational collaboration\, shared creative methodologies\, and inclusive arts practice across Europe. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrédérique LeComte is the founder and main facilitator of the Theatre and Reconciliation method. She is a sociologist\, writer and stage director from Belgium. She is an expert in rebuilding traumatised and conflicted communities\, organising theatre workshops and performances both with and for the community in war areas all over the world. In these areas\, Frédérique creates a safe space where everyone is free to speak – victims of torture\, torturers\, people displaced and prisoners alike. She aims to use theatre to discuss issues such as justice\, trauma\, elections\, land and ethnic conflicts. In Belgium\, she works with prisoners\, psychiatric patients\, diasporas\, illegal migrants and asylum seekers. Frédérique also offers training and conferences about Theatre and Reconciliation for NGOs\, associations and individuals. \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\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/theatre-for-a-shared-humanity-arts-and-human-rights/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:Theatre for a Shared Humanity
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe edition’s themes include belonging\, art\, place\, community\, the Irish language\, and nature.  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nFrederique Lecomte\, Artistic Director\, Theatre & Reconciliation \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nJoin us for an inspiring evening of improvised  theatre\, creativity and dialogue with internationally acclaimed theatre-maker Frédérique Lecomte\, founder and Artistic Director of Théâtre & Réconciliation. Presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Dublin\, Ireland and Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Brussels\, Belgium\,  as part of the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival\, this unique event offers audiences the opportunity to experience the work of  Frédérique Lecomte who is one of Europe’s leading socially engaged theatre practitioners. \n\n\n\nLed by Frédérique Lecomte\, Théâtre & Réconciliation is an award-winning Belgian theatre company dedicated to social engagement\, artistic innovation\, and community empowerment. Through original theatrical creation\, the company works with diverse communities in both conflict zones and peaceful settings\, using theatre as a powerful tool for dialogue\, transformation\, and inclusion. The company are a true hub for original theatrical creation\, promoting social change and a shared humanity. \n\n\n\nEnjoy a live improvised public performance presented by workshop participants and orchestrated by Frédérique Lecomte\, exploring shared European values of equality and human rights. The  improvised performance is followed by an artist talk presented by Frédérique Lecomte\,  Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Belgium\, presenting on her award-winning artistic practice and the power of the arts for working with diverse communities in conflict zones and in times of peace. This is followed by a post-show panel discussion and  audience Q and A with Frédérique Lecomte\,  Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Belgium and Mary Moynihan\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland\, speaking about the project We Are Europe. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented as part of WE ARE Europe\, a collaborative European initiative between Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland\, and Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Belgium\, supported by Erasmus+. The project promotes transnational collaboration\, shared creative methodologies\, and inclusive arts practice across Europe. \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrédérique LeComte is the founder and main facilitator of the Theatre and Reconciliation method. She is a sociologist\, writer and stage director from Belgium. She is an expert in rebuilding traumatised and conflicted communities\, organising theatre workshops and performances both with and for the community in war areas all over the world. In these areas\, Frédérique creates a safe space where everyone is free to speak – victims of torture\, torturers\, people displaced and prisoners alike. She aims to use theatre to discuss issues such as justice\, trauma\, elections\, land and ethnic conflicts. In Belgium\, she works with prisoners\, psychiatric patients\, diasporas\, illegal migrants and asylum seekers. Frédérique also offers training and conferences about Theatre and Reconciliation for NGOs\, associations and individuals. \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\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/theatre-for-a-shared-humanity/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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