Clare

LightsUP is a site-specific light installation, livestreamed from the graveyard in front of the church ruins on the windswept hill of Tulla. Random LEDs will be placed among the numerous high crosses in the graveyard, evoking sprites from folklore. Tim Humphries is a visual artist living in east Clare, with a keen interest in astro-photography and playing with light.

An exciting innovative online courtroom drama where the audience is the jury! Inspired by the extradition of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks. The audience will hear the case for the prosecution and the defence before going into the break out room to discuss and debate before casting their verdict. This performance will take place via Zoom.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85021100163?pwd=ay9yZUpmZGFTK2dMcldXN1dmdmkxQT09

Meeting ID: 850 2110 0163
Passcode: 418340

Video clips of performances by members of Inis Cathaigh Kilrush Comhaltas.

An audiovisual recording of a live studio session with a series of new tracks performed by Mike Butler on accordion, Aidan McMahon on fiddle and Mike Landers on guitar and vocals.

From the Fairy Glen at The Falls Hotel to the quaint side streets of Ennistymon, take an online journey through the special places and historic landmarks linked to the stories, scribes, literature and folklore of north Clare’s market town.

Aindrias Stack is an award winning storyteller, playwright  and musical performer from the west of Ireland. He works regularly with the Abbey Theatre, TG4 and Newstalk, as well as local community projects in the west. Stack has won numerous awards and accolades for his radio plays and theatre work.

Music, poetry and prose from Eugene Lambe, Karen Sorensen and Frank Golden.

A tune and a song from the great musician and songwriter, Eugene Lambe.  Poetry and prose from Karen Sorensen and Frank Golden.  Set in the Burren landscape and recorded specially for Culture Night.

Online production of ‘2 Days in September’  – a segment from a new play by Dermott Petty.  The story is set during two days, September 22nd and 23rd 1920, in West Clare during the War of Independence.

Directed by Joan O Hanrahan with music and sound design by Barry Dillon.

Image by Joan O Hanrahan.

Ballycartoon Productions is a theatrical company set in the wilds of Doolin.

The earth hurtles, the sun pulls us back.  The moon’s magnetism slows the momentum and creates our tides, those rhythmic reminders of ebb and flow. Patterns of movement and being, repeated celestially and molecularly, universally and atomically. Here we are, connected to everything, but each of us unique beings. This film is an exploration of nature and the power of our consciousness.

Caitríona Sheedy creates work through art, mixed media, writing, sound and installation. Her works dive into human nature, potential, connection and symbiotic relationships.

Hear a selection of lively traditional music sets made famous by the great Clare bands of the past.  These recordings took place at various locations in Ennis and Kilfenora throughout August and September 2020.

A short series of videos taken in Ennis during lockdown by Ennis artist David o Rourke.

Made in 1987 on Super 8mm film and broadcast only once on RTÉ, this award winning 24 minute film tells the surreal and sometimes terrifying story of Johnny, who hangs out in a disused church along with his guitar and bowl of goldfish for company.  The film won numerous awards including the CHOICE Film Award and the BBC SHOWREEL Award of 1988.  Now, for the very first time on Culture Night, this film is being made available to view on-line.

Based in Ennistymon, Stray Dog Films was set up to produce high quality documentaries and programmes.  The company has made a wide variety of creative documentaries and short films which have been broadcast worldwide and screened at many international film festivals.

Art Lesson with Marie Connole

‘Storytelling through Sketching: Ireland’s Red Fox’ will bring the joy of drawing to homes across Co. Clare through online platforms for Clare Culture Night 2020.

Clare Artist Marie Connole will teach a remote drawing class at 5.30pm.  Perfect for beginners and experienced artists of any age.  Marie’s teaching combines easy-to-follow instructions with stories and folklore to enliven your imagination during a 30-minute drawing tutorial on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/298681817858082

and on YouTube (Sketching through storytelling).

Suggested materials are paper, a ruler, sharpener, eraser and pencils (Light HB, Medium 2B and Dark 5B) if possible, but not required.  Participants can upload their drawings and share their own stories with the artist on the Facebook site in what will be an enjoyable and interactive event.

Artist Marie Connole explores the influence of culture on the subconscious mind.  She has been awarded national and international residencies and exhibitions, including a six-month exhibition at the Irish Arts Center in New York City.  For more information visit www.marieconnole.com

Watch an online dialogue interspersed with music. Performance duo Tommy Hayes and Dr Matthew Noone of AnTara will join Utsav Lal, an Indian pianist living in New York. This discussion on the cross cultural pathways between Indian and Irish music will be chaired by Carl Corcoran (University of Limerick, Lyric FM).

AnTara is a unique blend of Irish and Indian sensibilities, with Matthew Noone on sarod and Tommy Hayes on Irish percussion.

Artist Ana Colomer and scéalaí Niall de Búrca are exploring each other’s styles and body of work, coming together to produce this animated tale. An original story, written and narrated by Niall, comes to life through Ana’s watercolour and digital animation.