Belfast Children's Festival 2023

CONTENTS

3-4. Welcome / About YAA

3-4. Using this brochure

5. Messages from our Principal Funders

6. Big Belfast Birthday Bash

7. The Invisible Man

8. PLOCK!

9. Little Murmur

10. Mirrorball

11. Nobody, Somebody

12. light!

13. We Touch! We Play! We Dance!

14. PRISM

15. Dance Exposed

16. Rothar

17. Line of Life

18. Our Boys

19. I am Maura

20. Baby Rave

21. Kiddy Céilí

22. Acoustic Picnic

23. Open Mic

24. Volume Control

25. Seen & Heard

26. Easy Like Sunday Morning

27. New Exits: 10 Years of Painting

28. Point of View

29. Babaithe Cultúir

30. Rita agus an t-Eachtrán

31. For the Grown Ups

32-35. At A Glance

WELCOME

Welcome to BCF23!

It’s our Birthday. We’re having a party, and you are invited! The Belfast Children’s Festival turns 25 this year! That calls for a celebration, and this celebration is 10 days long!

25th anniversaries are often called ‘Silver’, so after the difficult last few years, and indeed the challenging times we are currently all finding ourselves in, we want to bring you the ‘silver lining’ to those clouds with the brightest, boldest and sunniest selection of theatre, dance, music, art and interactive events, including a massive range of free activities for all the family as part of our Big Belfast Birthday Bash.

So, whether you are young, or simply young at heart, come and celebrate with us!

Eibhlín de Barra, Director, Young At Art

ABOUT YOUNG AT ART

Young at Art is Northern Ireland’s leading arts provider for children and young people and home to Northern Ireland’s flagship arts and cultural event for children and young people, the annual international Belfast Children’s Festival. We create and curate exceptional arts experiences for children and young people, and the adults in their lives, throughout the year.

USING THIS BROCHURE

Young at Art is committed to offering a festival accessible to all. Using icons provided in this brochure you will be able to find out details on venue accessibility. There is more information on access and resources available on our website: www.youngatart.co.uk

Icons Guide—

Guide Dogs Welcome

Wheelchair Friendly Induction Loop System available

Buggy Park

BOOKING TICKETS

Many festival events sell out so book early to avoid disappointment. Maximum ticket price is £10 per person (plus £1.50 booking fee per transaction*).

Babes in arms (0-2yrs): free (excludes Baby Rave, Babaithe Cultúir, and We Touch! We Play! We Dance! If you would like your toddler to have their own seat, please purchase a ticket

*Some venues whose booking transaction fee may differ to ours will also be selling tickets for events. For more information on this and our full booking policy, terms and conditions, please go to our website.

BOOK ONLINE (24hrs):

WWW.YOUNGATART.CO.UK

or by telephone: 028 9024 3042 (Telephone booking line open from Thursday 26 January to Friday 10th March; Monday – Friday 10am – 2pm)

GET IN TOUCH

To be the first to hear about festival news and updates subscribe to our mailing list at: www.youngatart.co.uk or follow us on social media

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SCHOOLS & GROUPS PROGRAMME

We have a separate specially-selected schools programme of international and local performances, which take place during school time. It promises to be the perfect outing for children aged 2 and upwards.

Subsidised ticket deals and classroom resources linked to the curriculum mean it can be a deeper learning experience and much more than just a tick box exercise.

Find out more at: www.youngatart.co.uk

MESSAGES FROM OUR PRINCIPAL FUNDERS

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, as principal funder through our National Lottery funds, is delighted to support the Belfast Children’s Festival bringing our younger audiences and their families amazing creative experiences that will inspire, delight, and live with them long into the future. A leading children’s arts festivals on these islands, it attracts the best acts from around the world, making it not only one of our most enjoyable and entertaining festivals, but also one of our most trusted and reliable.

As Young at Art celebrates the 25th birthday of its flagship festival, we can reflect on the fact that they will have been responsible for introducing thousands upon thousands of children in Northern Ireland to the wonders of the arts. We all know how influential our early experiences are on the people we will become, so it’s heartening to think that those who first visited the Belfast Children’s Festival back in the late 1990s may now be returning with their own children, who will embark on their own life’s journey, similarly enthused and enriched by the arts.

Happy 25th birthday!

Roisín McDonough, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Northern Ireland

We’re excited to be supporting the Belfast Children’s Festival once again in this, their special milestone 25th anniversary year; and their first significant full international programme since 2020.

A cornerstone of our city’s cultural experience for children, we’re proud to have invested in and supported the Belfast Children’s Festival over the years, and to see it continue to grow in reach, innovation and impact.

Belfast really values its vibrant festival scene, which celebrates local talent, showcases the work of our emerging artists and, most importantly in the case of Belfast Children’s Festival, inspires our next generation of creative talent. The international element of this year’s programme from 3-12 March is far-reaching, connecting us through creativity to other countries across the globe and attracting visitors to Belfast from near and far.

Personally, I can’t wait to see the City thronged with thousands of young people and their adults for the Big Belfast Birthday Bash family event on Sat 11 March, enjoying all of the tailored events on offer, including many free activities.

I’d like to wish the Belfast Children’s Festival the very best of luck for this special year and I know that this year’s 25th anniversary edition will spark the imaginations of many.

Foreword by Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Christina Black

Big Belfast Birthday Bash

Young at Art (NI)

Happy Birthday to us….

The Belfast Children's Festival turns 25 this year! To celebrate we’re throwing a big party, and you’re invited!

Join us in Cathedral Quarter and City Hall for the Big Belfast Birthday Bash, where we’ll take over with a big, bright and bold programme of activities and events, including the very first Kiddy Céilí, circus performers, music, magic, walkabout characters, storytelling, interactive events and so much more! What makes it even better? It's free!

Bring the whole family and get ready to party!

VENUE: CITY HALL AND CATHEDRAL QUARTER

Dates & times: Sat 11 March 1pm-4pm

Tickets: Free (please note, some performances require booking)

Age: All ages

Duration: Drop In

MUSIC, PERFORMANCE, DANCE, COMEDY

The Invisible Man

Theater Artemis (NL)

Two artists, a stage technician and a musician are waiting to start their show. Everything is in place, but why hasn’t the audience arrived? Things are clearly unravelling. Who is playing the piano? Why is a coffee mug floating through the air? And is that a ghost sneaking off with that extension cord?

Mixing ingenious tricks and anarchic theatre, this unpredictable and unruly show explores the border between fiction and non-fiction. Theater Artemis, the company that brought you War and widely applauded for creating wonderfully absurd theatre for young audiences, return to the Belfast Children’s Festival with a show about everything you don’t see and the joy of remaining unseen.

VENUE: DOWNSTAIRS AT THE MAC

Dates & times:

Fri 10 March 7 pm

Sat 11 March 3pm, 7pm

Tickets: £10

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Age: 4+

Duration: 65 mins

“What a treat. A continuous, terrific game of hide and seek.”

****Scenes

“The roar of applause is well-deserved.”

****De Volkskrant

PLOCK!

Grensgeval (BEL)

Camiel tries to copy the painting of his hero Jackson Pollock. But how can he make the right blot on the right spot? Should he drip, throw, pour or splash the paint? Does he need to work with brushes or sticks or entire containers? He uses all of his body parts, but no matter how he turns, twists, jumps, or rolls: his painting does not resemble the original. PLOCK! is visual circussound theatre that appeals to all the senses. With buzzing cans, dancing paint, coloured sounds, and an acrobatic painter, this is a performance for everyone who likes to colour outside the lines every now and then.

Note: This is messy stuff! Audience members will be provided with protective overalls to wear.

VENUE: UPSTAIRS AT THE MAC

Dates & times:

Sat 4 March 2pm, 4pm Sun 5 March 2pm, 4pm Tickets: £10

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Age: 4-9 yrs

Duration: 55 mins

THEATRE / CIRCUS

FOCUSON FLANDERS

"Acrobatic painting with a playful layer of craziness."

Circus Magazine

Little Murmur

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Aakash Odedra Company and The Spark Arts for Children (GB)

Little Murmur is a dance theatre based on the true story of a child who one day realises they have been misspelling their own name that features ground-breaking projection, an extraordinary soundscape and a blizzard of paper and confetti. This stunning visual treat is about discovery and overcoming the odds.

An honest, funny and heartfelt journey about the trials and tribulations of living with dyslexia and seeing things differently. Watch bodies and words fly like flocks of birds, a murmuration, a little murmur.

VENUE: DOWNSTAIRS AT THE MAC

Dates & times:

Sat 4 March 2.30pm, 4.30pm

Sun 5 March 2.30pm, 4.30pm

Tickets: £10

Age: 7+

Duration: 35 mins

“The sheer authority and brilliance of the show’s movement and dance, and the superb animated sequences which accompany it strike a profound chord…supremely eloquent movement.”

The Scotsman

DANCE

Mirrorball

Replay Theatre Company (NI)

Cherrie knows they've finally come for her at the Club. The Narrow Minders - human machines with a loathing for art break into her dressing room to remove Cherrie from the imagination. She has no choice but to smash through the dressing room mirror to escape the grasp of fear and prejudice. Cherrie suddenly finds herself in a different Universe where she is faced with the ultimate choice - do we confront our fears and fight for what’s right? Or avoid them and diminish into the ether?

Based on the real-life experiences of Matt Cavan and his drag persona Cherrie Ontop, Mirrorball explores the immense potential of creativity when our worlds are turned upside down by life circumstances.

Please Note: Contains strong language, use of smoke machines and themes including homophobia and HIV diagnosis that some viewers may find upsetting.

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VENUE: LYRIC THEATRE

Dates & times:

Fri 10 March 7pm

Sat 11 March 3pm, 7pm

Tickets: £10

THEATRE / MUSIC

Age: 15+

Duration: 90 mins plus interval

Nobody, Somebody

Northern Ireland Opera (NI)

An exciting and powerful new opera from NI Opera for young people created by acclaimed composer Neil Martin and award-winning playwright Fionnuala Kennedy (Removed). Created for and with teenagers and young adults, Nobody, Somebody focuses on the pertinent and pressing issues of housing stress and homelessness some young people are facing everyday.

Following its debut as a ‘work-indevelopment’ at BCF22, this exciting new opera commission will be performed with the Ulster Youth Orchestra and includes young people behind the scenes as part of the creative team, putting them in the driving seat to tell the story of their own lived experience.

VENUE: ELMWOOD HALL, QUB

Dates & times:

Fri 3 March 7pm

Sat 4 March 2.30pm, 7pm

Sun 5 March 2.30pm

Tickets: £10

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Age: 13+

Duration: 50 mins

MUSIC, OPERA

light!

tout petit (BEL)

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light! is a performance in which the light is dancing. Tiny lights and big spots traverse the stage. The light dances in rounds and the performers follow suit. The audience discovers a world of nuances and light intensitythe gloom of a torch, the bright light of a larger spot, each radiating a different atmosphere.

The performance teases the senses and sparks the imagination and little ones get the chance to experiment with shadows and light at the end of the performance when they are invited to join the performers on stage.

VENUE:

Dates & times:

Sat 11 March 2pm, 4pm

Sun 12 March 10.30am, 12.30pm

Tickets: £10

Age: 3-7 yrs

Duration: 30 mins performance, 20 mins stay and play

“tout petit creates light dance for toddlers in a playful and tender way.”

Theaterkrant

FOCUSON FLANDERS

UPSTAIRS AT THE MAC

We Touch! We Play! We Dance!

Second Hand Dance (GB)

We Touch! We Play! We Dance! is a mesmerising, engaging and celebratory dance show. The four dancers weave around the space, inviting babies and children to join them in a warm hearted and playful performance. With music mixed live by a DJ, the dancers respond to the children, guiding them through a series of exchanges and encounters, with high fives, hugs and dancing.

This mesmerising, engaging and fun performance for children under 3yrs is a show filled with surprises and joys where you and your child can listen and watch, or let loose and join in, either way, you’ll have a wonderful time!

VENUE: BRIAN FRIEL THEATRE, QUB

Dates & times:

Sat 11 March

10.30am (gentler performance, 0-18 mths)

2pm (12 mths – 3 yrs)

Sun 12 March

10.30am (gentler performance, 0-18 mths) 2pm (12 mths – 3 yrs)

Tickets: £10 (includes child & adult), cushion seating

BOOK

Ages 0-3 yrs

"Watching

bodies move makes something move inside you."

Exeunt Magazine

Duration: 45 mins DANCE

other

PRISM

Replay Theatre Company (NI)

Inter-dimensional travellers, Dawn and Dusk, have been stuck in an empty void dimension for far too long. When Dusk devises a radical solution to their problem, they are hurled into our dimension which has catastrophic consequences for their onboard guide and best friend, PRISM.

Written by Gary Crossan and directed by Andrew Stanford, PRISM is an exciting and immersive theatre experience, designed with accessibility at its core. In each performance, physically disabled audience members (and their grown-ups) have access to the best seats in the house, and all performances are captioned and audio described. British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation is also available. Contact the box office for more details.

VENUE: NAUGHTON STUDIO, LYRIC THEATRE

Dates & times:

Fri 3 March 7pm

Sat 4 March 2pm, 4.30pm

Sun 5 March 2pm, 4.30pm

Tickets: £10

Age: 7+

Duration: 60 mins

Dance Exposed

Eric Kaiel (NL) commissioned by Maiden Voyage Dance (NI)

Maiden Voyage Dance returns to the Belfast Children’s Festival with a new short work for public spaces commissioned from acclaimed choreographer Erik Kaiel, creator of Festival favourites, Tetris and No Man is An Island.

Bring all the family to experience dance up close!

DANCE

Age: All ages

Duration: 15 mins

VENUE: ULSTER MUSEUM

Sat 4 March 11:30am, 2pm

Sun 5 March 11:30am, 2pm

VENUE: UPPER GALLERY AT THE MAC

Sat 11 March 3pm, 6pm

Tickets: Free. No booking required.

Rothar

Branar Téatar do Pháistí (ROI)

Where can you go when there’s nowhere to go? In the little bike shop at the end of town, a world of adventure awaits. Two boys and their bikes travel the world in a show that conjures play from the everyday and where anything is possible.

Created by Branar Téatar do Pháistí and performed by Miquel Barceló and Moisés

Mas García, this joyful production celebrates the places your imagination can take you.

VENUE: CULTÚRLANN MCADAM Ó FIAICH

Dates & times:

Sat 4 March 2pm, 4pm

Sun 5 March 2pm, 4pm

Tickets: £10

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THEATRE

Age: 4+

Duration: 45 mins

Line of Life

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Clara Kerr commissioned by Maiden Voyage Dance (NI)

Line of Life is a dance installation weaving dance, music and digital technology together and considers our many journeys through life from the places we live, to the emotions we experience and process of growing older.

VENUE: FACTORY AT THE MAC

Dates & times: Sat 4 March 2pm, 4pm Sun 5 March 2pm, 4pm

Tickets: £5

Age: 8+

Duration: 20 mins

DANCE

Our Boys

Michael McEvoy (NI)

Our Boys is a piece of contemporary dance that reflects upon the choreographer's childhood experiences, including those of mental health and loss. Developed to be a shared live communal experience with audiences, this performance challenges the stereotypes young men struggle with, yet don't talk about.

Inspired by works such as DV8's Can We Talk About This? Our Boys hopes to inspire young people to abandon fear when discussing wellbeing in an attempt to destigmatise ‘opening up’.

DANCE

Dates & times:

Sat 4 March 1.30pm, 3.30pm

Sun 5 March 1.30pm, 3.30pm

Tickets: Free. No booking required.

Age: 8+

Duration: 15 mins

VENUE: UPPER GALLERY AT THE MAC

I am Maura

Commedia of Errors (NI)

Belfast, 2005. Maura is 15 and trying to find a boyfriend. Only she's surrounded by girls and is starting to think she might actually prefer them. Asking questions in school means awkward blushes and detention. Her only guidance is Martine McCutcheon's 'Perfect Moment' and her best mate Ali.

I am Maura is a light-hearted and deft look at the life changing decisions we all face in our teenage years and how we're woefully illequipped to deal with them. From the

THEATRE

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Age: 12+

Duration: 70 mins

creative team behind the smash hit The Gap Year, Commedia of Errors present this hilariously heartfelt look at young love from the eyes of a Belfast teenager.

Please Note: Contains strong language

VENUE: LAB AT THE MAC

Dates & times: Sat 4 March 2.30pm, 5pm

Tickets: £5

Baby Rave: Rave in the Nave

Young at Art (NI)

The original, and the best.

Back in its spiritual home, Belfast Cathedral, for BCF23, we can’t wait to get our groove on with ravers young and old(er) and boogie to the Baby Rave playlist, specially curated by Young at Art’s resident DJ, Kwame Daniels.

Baby Rave is a participatory dance event for children under 4 and their grownups, encouraging you and your baby to dance and explore rhythm and music together. Our DJ spins against a backdrop of dynamic video projections while you and your baby bounce with a team of dance leaders in an ambient ‘club’ environment decorated with funky lights and decorations, soft materials, parachutes and inflatables.

VENUE: BELFAST CATHEDRAL

Dates & times: Sat 4 March 10.30am, 12noon, 2pm, 3.30pm

Tickets: £10 (1 adult + 1 baby), additional tickets £5

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Age: 0-4 yrs

Duration: 45 mins

MUSIC, INTERACTIVE

Kiddy Céilí

An Droichead (NI)

Step, swing and slide with Múinteoir Clara and An Droichead musicians at Kiddy Céilí. You and your little one can experience all the fun of a Céilí, learning some classic Céilí dances and fun moves, with live Traditional Music. Everyone is welcome to join in and no previous experience is necessary.

Ó Ionsaí na hInse go Ballaí Luimnigh tá scoth an cheoil, na craice agus damhsa geallta le kiddy céilí, tabhair leat do bhróga damhsa agus déan damhsa linn.

Kiddy Céilí is part of the Big Belfast Birthday Bash at City Hall, supported by the Lord Mayor.

VENUE: CITY HALL

Dates & times: Sat 11 March 1pm, 3pm

Tickets: Free. Booking essential. One ticket covers entry for 1 adult + 1 child. Additional tickets available.

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Age: 4+

Duration: 60 mins

MUSIC, INTERACTIVE

Acoustic Picnic

Oh Yeah Music Centre (NI)

Acoustic Picnic is back! A firm festival favourite, join us for a family-friendly afternoon of live music, crafts, games and activities for children and young people.

Relax with a coffee, listen to live music and sing-along hits provided by the wonderful OTH Collective and take part in fun games and activities.

Families are welcome to bring a packed lunch.

MUSIC

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VENUE: OH YEAH MUSIC CENTRE

Dates & times: Sat 11 March 1pm-4pm

Tickets: Free. Booking essential

Age: All ages

Duration: Drop in

Open Mic

Oh Yeah Music Centre (NI)

A brand-new festival event, Open Mic showcases the work of young artists (aged under 18) and offers them a safe space to perform. Open Mic was set up by the Oh Yeah Music Centre in response to feedback from young artists who couldn’t access traditional open mic nights in pubs and clubs due to their age.

Come and check out the next wave of young Northern Ireland talent as eight young local artists perform their original work in 15-minute slots on the Oh Yeah stage.

Want to get involved yourself? Email youth@ohyeahbelfast.com

VENUE: OH YEAH MUSIC CENTRE

Dates & times: Sat 4 March 1pm-4pm

Tickets: Free. Booking Essential

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Age: 11-18 yrs

Duration: 1pm-4pm

MUSIC

Volume Control

Oh Yeah Music Centre (NI)

Volume Control is a music event showcasing young new bands curated by a team of young promoters, as part of the music industry mentoring programme coordinated by Oh Yeah. The group of young people are mentored and receive training in the curation and delivery of all ages live music events by those working within the industry.

The bands who play Volume Control gigs are all chosen by the young people and are provided a safe space to perform and learn.

This will be the final show for this cohort before a new group are recruited so it's going to be quite the leaving party!

VENUE: OH YEAH MUSIC CENTRE

Dates & times:

Fri 10 March 6.30pm-10.30pm

Tickets: £5

Age: 14+

Duration: 6.30pm-10.30pm

Seen & Heard

Cross Border Youth Choir (NI/ROI)

Seen & Heard is the culmination of a Cross Border Youth Choir project that began in 2022 with the intention of bringing young people together from across the island to create exceptional choral music. The choir membership is made up of young voices from Dublin Youth Choir, Belfast Philharmonic Youth Choir, Sperrin Kidz and Larne Choral Youth Choir.

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VENUE: BELFAST CATHEDRAL

Dates & times: Sat 11 March 4pm

Tickets: Free. Booking Essential

Age: All ages

Duration: 60 mins

MUSIC

Easy Like Sunday Morning

Young at Art (NI)

Finish off your BCF23 in style in our festival chill lounge.

Join us for a morning of chilled out music, pop-up performances, gallery tours, family activities and so much more. Why not grab a relaxed family brunch, tag on a performance, or just let the excitement of the week ease away to the ambient sounds of our cool playlist from our resident DJ, Kwame Daniels.

VENUE: THE MAC

Dates & times:

Sun 12 March 10am-2pm

Tickets: Booking required for some events. Check www.youngatart.co.uk for details

MUSIC, INTERACTIVE

Age: All ages

Duration: Drop in

New Exits: 10 Years of Painting

The MAC (NI)

New Exits is a showcase of the painting that has emerged and flourished through the work of graduates of the BA and MFA Fine Art courses at Belfast School of Art since 2012 – the same year the MAC opened its doors. New Exits features work by artists including Juste Bernotaite, Hannah Casey Brogan and Megan Burns.

Advice for parents and carers: The exhibition artwork includes some pieces depicting the human form. For further information contact the box office team

VISUAL ARTS

Age: All ages

Duration: Drop in

VENUE: THE MAC

Dates & times:

Tues – Sun, 11am-5pm

Tickets: Free. No booking required

Stroller Tours:

Suitable for families with babies & toddlers. Crying babies welcome!

Sat 11 & Sun 12 March 11am, 12noon

30min

Tickets: £3. Booking required

Family Gallery Tours

Suitable for families with children aged 4-7yrs

Sun 12 March 11:30am, 12:30pm

30min

Tickets: £3. Booking required

Please note exhibition runs

9 Dec 2022 – 26 March 2023.

Point of View

Young at Art (NI)

Point of View is a very special visual arts project co-created with Young at Art artists Vasiliki Stansinaki and Ronan Smyth and three Belfast Primary Schools, in which young people develop their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts.

Point of View is the physical culmination of this creative conversation, an exhibition of their work in which the young people will creatively reflect on and respond to their urban landscape, and express their own unique point of view.

VENUE: ART COLLEGE, ULSTER UNIVERSITY

Dates & times:

Fri 3-Sunday 12 March 10am-5pm (Saturdays 10am-4pm, closed Sundays)

Tickets: Free. No booking required

VISUAL ARTS

Age: All ages

Duration: Drop in

Babaithe Cultúir

YAA in partnership with Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich (NI)

Tiocfaidh tuismitheoriri agus caomhnóirí le chéile le páisti óga idir 0-4 bliana d’aois le sult a bhaint as ealaín agus cultúr!

Cuideoidh Babaithe Cultúir le forbairt

féinmhuiníne, scileanna idirphearsanta agus teicniúla na leanaí óga agus is bealach iontach é am a chaitheamh le do pháiste.

Join us for Babaithe Cultúir (Culture Babies), an interactive and imaginative experience that supports young children’s creative expression by enabling them to try new things, and the freedom to get as messy and playful as they want, in a safe, fun and welcoming Irish Language environment. Babaithe Cultúir will help to build very young children’s self-confidence, interpersonal and technical skills as well as offering a wonderful way to spend one-onone time with your child.

Delivered in Irish. All levels of Irish welcome.

VENUE: CULTÚRLANN MCADAM Ó FIAICH

Dates & times:

Tues 7 March 10am

Tickets: £5. Each additional child £2

Age: 0-4 yrs

Duration: 60 mins + 30 mins free play

IRISH LANGUAGE, INTERACTIVE

Rita agus an t-Eachtrán / Rita Wants An Alien

Máire Zepf & Mr Ando (NI)

A special reading and creative workshop for families with acclaimed author Máire Zepf and artist and illustrator Mr Ando from the much anticipated new book in the ever popular ‘Rita’ series, Rita Wants An Alien.

Rita wants an Alien. What could possibly go wrong? Join us and find out, in this fun, lively, interactive session with added extraterrestrial fun. It’ll be out of this world!

Age: 4-7 yrs

Duration: 60 mins

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VENUE: UNIVERSITY OF ATYPICAL , ROYAL AVENUE

Dates & times: Sat 11 March 1pm

Tickets: Free. Booking essential

IRISH LANGUAGE, INTERACTIVE

Scéalaíocht agus ceardlann

chruthaitheach do theaghlaigh le húdar Máire Zepf agus maisitheoir Mr. Ando, bunaithe ar an leabhar is nua sa tsraith mhóréilimh Rita - Rita agus an tEachtrán.

Ba mhaith le Rita eachtrán ó phláinéad eile a bheith aici mar chara. Ach cén deireadh a bheidh leis? Bí linn don seisiún idirgníomhach, lán-ghaelach seo, lán spórt agus spraoi.

Delivered in Irish. All levels of Irish welcome.

Delegate Programme For the Grown-ups

/ ˌ həʊmˈɡrəʊn/ adjective: homegrown Grown or produced in one's own garden or country. Belonging to one's own particular locality or country. "home-grown talent"

The 2023 homegrown NI Showcase at our landmark 25th Belfast Children’s Festival, promises to be something special. As well as profiling the best in exciting, cutting-edge performance work for young audiences created right here in Northern Ireland, we’ll also be hosting a special New Voices platform showcasing performance work created by our next generation of artistic talent.

Dates & times:

Delegate Programme runs Fri 3–Sun 5 March

Tickets: £90

Strictly limited places, early booking advised

Industry Events

We’ll be hearing from the best and brightest in the industry on some of the foremost themes in creating work for young audiences, through our series of industry events, discussions and symposiums.

Visit our website www.youngatart.co.uk to view / register for the full homegrown NI programme and our industry events.

POINT OF VIEW

NEW EXITS: 10 YEARS OF PAINTING

POINT OF VIEW

NEW EXITS: 10 YEARS OF PAINTING

BABY RAVE: RAVE IN THE NAVE

NEW EXITS: 10 YEARS OF PAINTING

TUES 7TH WED 8TH

SUN 12TH 10am-2pm 10.30am, 12.30pm 10.30am, 2pm 11am-5pm

BIG BELFASTBIRTHDAY BASH!

POINT OF VIEW

NEW EXITS: 10 YEARS OF PAINTING

WE TOUCH! WE PLAY! WE DANCE!

ACOUSTIC PICNIC

RITA AGUS AN T-EACHTRÁN

KIDDY CEÍLÍ

LIGHT!

THE INVISIBLE MAN

DANCE EXPOSED

SEEN & HEARD

MIRRORBALL

Full schedule online at www.youngatart.co.uk

Art College, Ulster University The

EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING

LIGHT!

WE TOUCH! WE PLAY! WE DANCE!

10 YEARS OF PAINTING

QUB

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