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Courageous Women Castle to Castle A Smashing Times Collection of Women’s Stories – Cultural Heritage Resources available to the Public as part of Culture Night 2021 As part of its cultural heritage and historical memory work, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality in partnership with Dublin…

Posted on August 10, 2021September 16, 2021 by centreforthearts

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Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival 2021

Hope, Courage, Resilience: The Story Continues The Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival is an annual festival organised by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Human Rights and Front Line Defenders since 2019. Each year, the festival celebrates the arts and creatively promotes human rights, equality and social…

Posted on July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 by centreforthearts

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The Art of W/Rights – A Literary Carnival of Arts and Rights

Outdoor site-specific shows, live projections, pop-up installations, and creative conversations promoting equality, compassion, and rights In the Open - Faoin SpéirFunded by The Arts Council Two parks in Rathfarnham play host to a carnival-style performing arts spectacle by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality from October…

Posted on July 8, 2021August 23, 2021 by centreforthearts

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Artistic Caravan – A Door Into Europe

Our international collaborations continue as Smashing Times announce a unique ‘Artistic Caravan’ collaboration with Dah Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia, to celebrate Europe Day on 9 May. Europe Day marks the anniversary of the historic ‘Schumann Declaration’ (1950), when the French foreign minister, Robert Schumann, set out his idea for a…

Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 by centreforthearts

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The Art of Witness

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, in conjunction with the Annual Mother Tongues Arts Festival 2021 are delighted to host ‘The Art of Witness’, a presentation of creative practice and an online panel discussion exploring themes of language, identity and culture on the island of Ireland. ‘The…

Posted on April 15, 2021April 16, 2021 by centreforthearts

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Arts and Human Rights – Creative Voices for Diverse Narratives at Imagine Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, in conjunction with the Imagine Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics are delighted to present an online panel discussion on the role of the arts to promote human rights, to support the telling of different stories and to build connections between…

Posted on March 5, 2021March 18, 2021 by centreforthearts

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Smashing Times Long-listed for the Award for Civic Arts Organisations

Smashing Times are delighted and honoured to be long-listed for The Award for Civic Arts Organisations by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch), in partnership with King’s College London. Artistic Director, Mary Moynihan said that to be long-listed is, "great recognition for the power of our work in Northern Ireland…

Posted on March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 by centreforthearts

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Creative Connections Workshops Online

Smashing Times are delighted to implement the Creative Connections programme in Northern Ireland, supported by the Northern Ireland Executive’s T:BUC Strategy through the Central Good Relations Fund. Creative Connections is a cultural, arts-based project using creative processes of theatre and storytelling workshops, group and panel discussions, and online digital presentations…