Project Arts Centre June
Midsummer (a play with songs) | 22 May – 08 June
“Roseanna Purcell and Aidan Crowe deliver raucously; but they don’t forget the wistful underlay to Greig’s text and McIntyre’s songs… When it’s good, it’s really good. And Midsummer is really good.” Sunday Independent
Take a musical tour through Edinburgh; a great lost weekend of bridge-burning, car chases, wedding bust-ups, bondage miscalculations, midnight trysts and self-loathing hangovers.
“Foul, Filthy, Stinking Muck” | 04 June
Take a deep dive into the LGBT theatre of Project as Hannah Tiernan presents a free half-day symposium examining the role of Project Arts Centre as an artist-led organisation at the forefront of presenting and producing cutting edge work within the context of LGBTQ activism.
That Night Follows Day: A Rehearsed Reading | 15 June
Forced Entertainment, producers of some of the most exciting and challenging theatre today, are coming to Project for The Ark’s Right Here, Right Now! festival of children. Working with a cast of eight to fourteen year olds, The Ark and Project Arts Centre present a rehearsed reading of Tim Etchells’ text That Night Follows Day; a funny, provocative and beautifully poetic piece that exposes the facts, fibs and excuses adults make up for children.
Our Youth in Taiwan | 15 June
“A deeply personal account… A subtly emotive memoir and ode to those days of being naive and fearless.” Taipei Times
Taiwan Ireland Association present a special screening of Our Youth in Taiwan, an award-winning documentary film about youth, idealism, social movement and Taiwan, followed by a Q&A with director Fu Yue.
Tiny Dancer: A DJ Set for Kids with Donal Dineen | 29 June
It’s time for the kids to throw some shapes and bust out their best moves as DJ Donal Dineen hits the decks for a special musical rollercoaster ride. Expect dance tunes from every era and every corner of the globe. So if you’re ready to get into the groove, lace up your dancing shoes and grab those glowsticks. Kids just wanna have fun!
Roee Rosen: Exorcisms | 26 Apr – 15 June
Don’t miss the final weeks of Roee Rosen’s Exorcisms in the Project gallery. Exorcisms marks the first ever solo exhibition of the internationally acclaimed artist, filmmaker and writer in Ireland.
This exhibition is supported by the Artis Grant Program.