Catch legend Peter Sheridan in full flight in the intimate setting of Bewley’s Cafe Theatre
Do yourself a favour and catch legendary raconteur Peter Sheridan in the intimate and unpretentious setting of Bewley’s Cafe Theatre at lunchtime, with a bowl of soup to boot while you can this month, until May 24th. In Peter’s new heartwarming one-man show, “Break a Leg” we meet Xabi, his uber-curious grandson, and through Xabi’s wide eyes, we see and …
“Break a Leg”, a Memoir, by Peter Sheridan
“… it wasn’t just any story but OUR story we were telling. We were giving value and meaning to our …
Happy Europe Day! See Bohemians: ‘Et Ce Chant dans mon Coeur’ at European Union House until May 30th
To coincide with Dublin Dance Festival, Dr. Deirdre Mulrooney & Padraic E Moore in partnership with Alliance Francaise present “Bohemians: …
Come and go to Yellow the film today at #JDIFF
This film of that event has as its premise that to endure is to live and finally to triumph. It engages with the shamanist ritual of healing. Each performance has at its foundation a simple three lined script written by Coogan and demands the performer submit to the masochistic endurance of the actions. These six extraordinary performances filmed in a series of epic takes is an Irish film unlike any other you’ll see this year.
Get Crafty, at Marlay Craft Fair November 25th – 28th! by Sonja Ewen
This is the 10th year of the Marlay Craft Fair, and also the ‘Year of Craft’. All the work of …
Remembering June Kuhn – Ireland’s first Modern Dancer
In her memoir “Modern Dance in 1940’s Dublin” Robinson remembers June as “obviously gifted for dance”. At Brady’s Harcourt Street studio, June mingled among a fascinating Bohemian milieu, comprising Basil (“Benny”), Racoszi and Kenneth Hall of the White Stag Art Group; film-maker Liam O’Laoghaire; composer Brian Boydell; stain glass artists Patrick Pye, Adolphus Grauer, Mainie Jellett and Hugh Barden; painter Barbara Warren; gallerist David Hendrick; art collector Gordon Lambert; architect Noel Moffett; and the wartime diplomatic set, including British Embassy press attaché and poet John Betjeman and Dr. and Mrs. Hempel of the German Legation to Ireland… Later, raising their family “you kept very quiet about being a dancer”, recalled June. “Barefoot – can you imagine? It was considered almost indecent.”
Into experimentation? Catch "That's about the size of it" at Bewley's Cafe Theatre in #DFF
‘I don’t want to waste time doing something I’m not passionate about. I admire the scientists at CERN for their passion & relentless quest for answers to the bigger questions, unlocking the secrets of the Universe. They are the explorers of the new frontier and this really resonated with me. And so I decided to teach myself quantum mechanics, visit CERN and make a response to it as both artist and scientist.’
WIN a copy of 'The Dictionary of Living Irish Artists'!
We are delighted to offer a copy of this handsome coffee-table book, donated by Plurabelle Publishing, to a VULGO reader who can answer the below question, and who has joined the VULGOverse by ‘liking’ VULGO on Facebook…
'Frederick Douglass and the White Negro', on TG4
Camel Productions’ documentary ‘Frederick Douglass and the White Negro’, to be broadcast on TG4 this Wednesday, May 25th at 9.30pm, tells the story of this 19th century Martin Luther King’s time in Ireland – his escape from slavery, leading to refuge across the Atlantic Ocean in Ireland on the eve of the Great Famine.
Deep End Dance & Swimming with my Mother by CoisCeim Dance Theatre
This month 77 year old Madge Bolger embarks with her son, founder of CoisCeim Dance Theatre, David Bolger, on a national tour of their wonderful two-hander ‘Swimming With My Mother’.
VULGO weekend tip: tune in to Joe O'Byrne's "Yardstick", starring Saoirse Ronan, this Sunday evening.
VULGO Weekend tip: tune in to “Yardstick”, Joe O’Byrne’s original teenage radio drama on RTE Radio One this Sunday evening.
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