Name: Physical Landscapes – Thrilling and Unique Dance event with Six Outstanding Dancers presented by Irish Modern Dance Theatre at the Black Box, Galway
Start: 2026-11-02T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-02T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Black Box Theatre

Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water
Sep 25
Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water
Event Categories:

Film Screening
Music
Poetry
Talk
Workshop
Digital Days at the Digital Hub
Three-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026), celebrating Palestinian culture through art, music, food, education and community events

2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Voices of Peace Visual Art Exhibition reflecting on Peace, Equality + Human Rights
Sep 30
Voices of Peace Visual Art Exhibition reflecting on Peace, Equality + Human Rights
Event Categories:

Exhibition
Multidisciplinary
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
A multidisciplinary exhibition reflecting on peace, equality and human rights through contemporary visual and creative expression.

September 30 @ 1:00 pm - November 29 @ 6:00 pm IST
HYPERACTIVE
Sep 30
HYPERACTIVE
Event Category:

Dance
Mermaid Arts Centre
A high-energy dance work for virtuosic male dancers, combining street-dance energy with Broadway, jazz and Afro-Brazilian styles.

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Through Their Eyes: A Visual Exhibition on Avoidable and Preventable Blindness
Oct 6
Through Their Eyes: A Visual Exhibition on Avoidable and Preventable Blindness
Event Category:

Exhibition
The Pillar Room
A visual exhibition using photography, personal stories and immersive imagery to highlight avoidable and preventable blindness and the importance of accessible eye care.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Céad Míle Collection
Oct 9
Céad Míle Collection
Event Category:

Launch
GOAL NextGen, with THINKHOUSE and designers and artists Farouk858 and Helen Steele, reimagine the Irish flag as a symbol of welcome, belonging, solidarity and community.

October 9 @ 9:00 am - October 18 @ 5:00 pm IST
Art, Voice and Human Rights Visual Art Workshop Programme with Hina Khan, Visual Artist, supporting Darndale Human Rights Day
Oct 9
Art, Voice and Human Rights Visual Art Workshop Programme with Hina Khan, Visual Artist, supporting Darndale Human Rights Day
Event Categories:

Visual Art
Workshop
Darndale Belcamp Village Centre
Visual artist Hina Khan works creatively in Darndale with older adults from the Golden Years Senior Centre Programme

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Art, Voice and Human Rights Visual Art Workshop Programme with Hina Khan, Visual Artist, supporting Darndale Human Rights Day
Oct 9
Art, Voice and Human Rights Visual Art Workshop Programme with Hina Khan, Visual Artist, supporting Darndale Human Rights Day
Event Categories:

Visual Art
Workshop
Lighting Up the Spectrum
Visual artist Hina Khan works creatively in Darndale with young people from the neuro-divergent group Lighting Up the Spectrum.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Launch of the Eighth Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2026
Oct 9
Launch of the Eighth Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2026
Event Categories:

Launch
Performance
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
Guest Speakers | Artist Talk and Poetry Reading | Exhibition | Live Performance | Refreshments

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free
The Weight of Return – Multidisciplinary Art Piece featuring Installation and Live Monologue Performance
Oct 10
The Weight of Return – Multidisciplinary Art Piece featuring Installation and Live Monologue Performance
Event Categories:

Installation
Multidisciplinary
Performance
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
A multidisciplinary installation and live monologue presented by Peace Bridges International and Udeido Collective.

9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History
Oct 10
Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History
Event Category:

Walking Tour
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
A guided coastal, storytelling walk from the iconic Forty Foot Bathing area in Sandycove along the seacoast to the Roger Casement statue in Dun Laoghaire and back again.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

€8.00 – €15.00
Songs of Empowerment Workshop by Fighting Words for Teenagers 13-17Songs of Empowerment
Oct 10
Songs of Empowerment Workshop by Fighting Words for Teenagers 13-17Songs of Empowerment
Event Categories:

Songwriting
Workshop
Fighting Words
A song writing workshop with Colm Quearney, songwriter, musician and workshop facilitator, exploring the history and power of songs that have supported human rights movements.

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
National Demonstration for Palestine – Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign National March
Oct 10
National Demonstration for Palestine – Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign National March
Event Category:

March
Garden of Remembrance
A national solidarity march organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, featuring speakers, music and chants.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
March and Rally for Justice & in Remembrance – Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Northern Ireland
Oct 10
March and Rally for Justice & in Remembrance – Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Northern Ireland
Event Category:

March
Court House
A march and rally organised by the Derry Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan – Live Performances
Oct 10
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan – Live Performances
Event Categories:

Performance
Poetry
Theatre
Iveagh Gardens
A live monologue performance from Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part II by Mary Moynihan

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Free
Open Wide the Doors: The Power of Conscience and Endurance – Mahvash Sabet, The Songbird of Iran
Oct 10
Open Wide the Doors: The Power of Conscience and Endurance – Mahvash Sabet, The Songbird of Iran
Event Categories:

Memoir
Reading
National Bahá’í Centre
This event features extracts and reflections from Mahvash Sabet’s memoir Open Wide the Doors, documenting her imprisonment in Iran.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Poetry Night with Emmet O’Brien, Acclaimed Poet and Spoken Word artist
Oct 10
Poetry Night with Emmet O’Brien, Acclaimed Poet and Spoken Word artist
Event Categories:

Poetry
Spoken Word
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
An evening of poetry and spoken word with acclaimed Irish poet and spoken word artist Emmet O’Brien, including performance and informal conversation about his creative work.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

€10.00
Workshop on Feminist Utopias – Imagining Alternative Futures
Oct 11
Workshop on Feminist Utopias – Imagining Alternative Futures
Event Category:

Workshop
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
An applied-theatre and participatory workshop led by Ekaterina Schalmann and Evdokia Romanova (aka Dunia)

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Free
In Conversation: Voices of Peace – The Gathering: Interactive Event with Poetry, Storytelling and Curated Artist Talks
Oct 11
In Conversation: Voices of Peace – The Gathering: Interactive Event with Poetry, Storytelling and Curated Artist Talks
Event Category:

Talk
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
An interactive evening bringing artists and audiences together to discuss peace, equality and human rights through contemporary artistic expression.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

€10.00
Cloud Study – Live Dance Performance by Irish Modern Dance Theatre
Oct 11
Cloud Study – Live Dance Performance by Irish Modern Dance Theatre
Event Category:

Dance
Festival Racconti di Altre Danze
A dance work by John Scott with music by Ryan Vail for dancers Mufutau Yusuf and Salma Ataya.

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Theatre for a Shared Humanity: Arts and Human Rights Participative Workshop
Oct 12
Theatre for a Shared Humanity: Arts and Human Rights Participative Workshop
Event Categories:

Theatre
Workshop
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
An inspiring practical theatre workshop with internationally acclaimed theatre-maker Frédérique Lecomte from Théâtre & Réconciliation, Brussels, Belgium.

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Free
Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our Time – Documentary Screening and Q&A
Oct 12
Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our Time – Documentary Screening and Q&A
Event Categories:

Documentary
Film Screening
Panel Discussion
Pearse Centre
A documentary about Indigenous communities in South Papua and the impact of the National Strategic Project on land, livelihoods and culture.

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Free
Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk

Oct 12

Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
A live improvised performance created by participants in the Theatre for a Shared Humanity workshop, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Free
That’s Powerful presents ‘Speak Up’ Workshop
Oct 13
That’s Powerful presents ‘Speak Up’ Workshop
Event Category:

Workshop
Inishowen Development Partnership
A community arts workshop using discussion, spoken word, creative writing, storytelling and performance to enable participants identify issues and rights that matter to them and turn ideas into creative expression.

10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Green Imaginings: Art, Ecology and Europe’s Future – Creative Talk, Panel Discussion and Audience Engagement
Oct 13
Green Imaginings: Art, Ecology and Europe’s Future – Creative Talk, Panel Discussion and Audience Engagement
Event Categories:

Exhibition
Symposium
Talk
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
Green Imaginings is a creative gathering exploring connections between European environmental policy, creativity and citizen action.

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
Diversity in politics | The politics of diversity Panel Discussion
Oct 13
Diversity in politics | The politics of diversity Panel Discussion
Event Category:

Panel Discussion
Royal Irish Academy
This panel discussion looks at how political systems reflect or fail to reflect the diversity of the societies they serve.

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
My So-Called Life in Copenhagen – Multidisciplinary Performance and Exhibition
Oct 13
My So-Called Life in Copenhagen – Multidisciplinary Performance and Exhibition
Event Categories:

Exhibition
Theatre
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
An autobiographical performance by Renate Dujaković combining comedy, physical theatre, storytelling and photography.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
Irish in Resistance During World War II – One-Day-only Pop-Up Installation with artists Mary Moynihan, Féilim James, Hina Khan, Amna Walayat, Jessica Rodrigues and Noah Sex
Oct 14
Irish in Resistance During World War II – One-Day-only Pop-Up Installation with artists Mary Moynihan, Féilim James, Hina Khan, Amna Walayat, Jessica Rodrigues and Noah Sex
Event Category:

Exhibition
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
The Irish in Resistance During World War II pop-up installation features 12 storyboard artworks by Mary Moynihan, each telling the story of an Irish person who resisted fascism and totalitarianism and stood up for the rights and dignity of others during WWII.

10:00 am - 9:00 pm
In Conversation: Irish in Resistance during World War II

Oct 14

In Conversation: Irish in Resistance during World War II

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
Ciara Hayes interviews journalist and author Clodagh Finn, author and lawyer John Morgan, and writer, poet and artist Mary Moynihan.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
Live performance of Silent written + performed by Pat Kinevane
Oct 14
Live performance of Silent written + performed by Pat Kinevane
Event Category:

Theatre
Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge
Silent is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind.

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Children’s Creative Responses to the Rights of the Child: Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day Schools Event
Oct 15
Children’s Creative Responses to the Rights of the Child: Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day Schools Event
Event Category:

Exhibition
Our Lady Immaculate Primary School
Visual Artists Róisín Kane and Elizabeth Bennett work with primary school children to explore the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
From the Forest to the Ocean One-Day Only Pop-Up Solo Visual Art Exhibition by Mary Moynihan
Oct 15
From the Forest to the Ocean One-Day Only Pop-Up Solo Visual Art Exhibition by Mary Moynihan
Event Category:

Exhibition
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA)
A one-day showing of Mary Moynihan’s solo exhibition combining photography, poetry and film inspired by physical landscapes and seascapes and their connection to landscapes of the soul and the deep interconnectedness of life — from forests to the ocean.

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
Ancestral Voices – From the Forest to the Ocean Lunchtime Artist Talk + Poetry Reading
Oct 15
Ancestral Voices – From the Forest to the Ocean Lunchtime Artist Talk + Poetry Reading
Event Category:

Talk
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA)
Artist Mary Moynihan discusses the imagery and stories behind From the Forest to the Ocean and shares a selection of her original poetry

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day – Film Screenings and Post-Show Artist Discussions with Filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors
Oct 15
Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day – Film Screenings and Post-Show Artist Discussions with Filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors
Event Category:

Film Screening
Darndale Belcamp Village Centre
Join filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors for a special screening of two powerful short films exploring human experience, dignity and human rights.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Documentaries

Oct 15

Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Documentaries

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
BOOKED OUT A curated programme of short documentaries from Irish and international creators celebrating independent filmmaking and socially engaged storytelling.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
The Time is Now – Exploring Education as a Tool for Human Rights in the World Today – Panel Discussion
Oct 15
The Time is Now – Exploring Education as a Tool for Human Rights in the World Today – Panel Discussion
Event Category:

Panel Discussion
Wexford Arts Centre
This event has been cancelled due to illness.

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Get Tickets Free
Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Short Films

Oct 15

Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Short Films

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
An evening celebration of independent and emerging short filmmaking, featuring a curated programme of short films.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
An Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu – Solo Dance Performance
Oct 15
An Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu – Solo Dance Performance
Event Category:

Dance
Dance Cork Firkin Crane
An award-winning solo dance work questioning notions of place, belonging and otherness.

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Walking Tour: Field Notes on Human Rights Activism from Bray
Oct 16
Walking Tour: Field Notes on Human Rights Activism from Bray
Event Category:

Walking Tour
Bray Town Hall
A guided walking tour exploring stories of resistance, struggle and human rights activism in Bray, from the Anti-Apartheid movement and Aboriginal solidarity campaigns to recent climate action.

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Get Tickets Free
Walking Through Women’s History 1916-1923
Oct 16
Walking Through Women’s History 1916-1923
Event Category:

Walking Tour
Outside Swan Leisure Centre
Walking Through Women’s History 1916–1923 is a guided storytelling walk exploring the lives of four revolutionary Irish women

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Get Tickets €8.00 – €15.00
Trócaire Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion – End Fossil Power
Oct 16
Trócaire Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion – End Fossil Power
Event Categories:

Documentary
Panel Discussion
FLUX Studios
Join us for the premiere of Trócaire’s powerful new documentary film, End Fossil Power, followed by an inspiring panel discussion on climate justice and the transition to a clean, renewable future

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Oíche Éigse le Laoighseach Ní Choisdealbha & Joe Phádraic Ó Fátharta – Readings |Artist Talk | Chat | Audience Q+A
Oct 16
Oíche Éigse le Laoighseach Ní Choisdealbha & Joe Phádraic Ó Fátharta – Readings |Artist Talk | Chat | Audience Q+A
Event Categories:

Poetry
Talk
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
An Irish-language evening with Laoighseach Ní Choisdealbha, a poet and writer and The Arts Council Scríbhneoir Cónaithe Gaeilge at Dublin City University (DCU), and Joe Phádraic Ó Fátharta, writer.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
Human Rights Open Mic Night – An evening of live poetry and music on themes of human rights, social justice and solidarity
Oct 16
Human Rights Open Mic Night – An evening of live poetry and music on themes of human rights, social justice and solidarity
Event Category:

Performance
Curve Ball
Presented by Front Line Defenders, this open mic night celebrates poetry, music, solidarity, human rights and social justice.

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History
Oct 17
Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History
Event Category:

Walking Tour
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
BOOKED OUT Enjoy one of Dublin’s most beautiful seascapes blending dramatic coastal views and spectacular scenery with captivating stories

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Art by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Artists, Writers and Visionaries
Oct 17
Art by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Artists, Writers and Visionaries
Event Category:

Walking Tour
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
Enjoy a unique guided walking trail along Scotsman’s Bay, from Sandycove to Dún Laoghaire and back

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Get Tickets €8.00 – €15.00
Studio Songs by Daughter Of A Drum – Music | Dance | Artist Talk
Oct 17
Studio Songs by Daughter Of A Drum – Music | Dance | Artist Talk
Event Categories:

Dance
Music
Talk
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
A workshop and performance by multidisciplinary artist Aoife Ó Tiompánaigh, presented as part of the inaugural Smashing Times Artist Residency Programme.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Get Tickets Free
In Conversation: Mary Moynihan with Mary Lawlor, Human Rights Defender
Oct 17
In Conversation: Mary Moynihan with Mary Lawlor, Human Rights Defender
Event Category:

Talk
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
Writer and artist Mary Moynihan is in conversation with renowned human rights defender Mary Lawlor about the vital role of defending human rights today.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
The Queer Portrait Project with Kiz Rutherford, Artist – Exhibition, Artist Talk and Portraiture Sittings
Oct 18
The Queer Portrait Project with Kiz Rutherford, Artist – Exhibition, Artist Talk and Portraiture Sittings
Event Categories:

Exhibition
Talk
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
Kiz Rutherford presents an exhibition of intimate and affirming portraits of members of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community, alongside an artist talk and live portraiture sittings.

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Get Tickets €5.00
An Cruinniú | The Gathering. Ceol, Amhrán & Filíocht (Music, Song & Poetry) featuring CAS with Special Guest Artists Hilary Bow & Mary Moynihan
Oct 18
An Cruinniú | The Gathering. Ceol, Amhrán & Filíocht (Music, Song & Poetry) featuring CAS with Special Guest Artists Hilary Bow & Mary Moynihan
Event Categories:

Music
Poetry
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1
Celebrate the Irish Arts + Human Rights festival finale with an unforgettable bilingual evening of music, song, verse, and conversation.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Get Tickets €10.00
Launch of ‘The Refugee Chronicles’, a new novel by Evgeny Shtorn with Reading + Conversation with the author
Oct 21
Launch of ‘The Refugee Chronicles’, a new novel by Evgeny Shtorn with Reading + Conversation with the author
Event Category:

Book Launch
Hodges Figgis
A launch of Evgeny Shtorn’s English-language novel The Refugee Chronicles, including a reading followed by conversation with the author and chair.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Physical Landscapes – Thrilling and Unique Dance event with Six Outstanding Dancers presented by Irish Modern Dance Theatre at the Black Box, Galway
Nov 2
Physical Landscapes – Thrilling and Unique Dance event with Six Outstanding Dancers presented by Irish Modern Dance Theatre at the Black Box, Galway
Event Category:

Dance
Black Box Theatre
Physical Landscapes is a thrilling and unique dance work by choreographer John Scott and Irish Modern Dance Theatre featuring international dancers and responding to ecology and nature.

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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