MÁIRE O’KEEFE
SANDRA JOYCE
ADRIAN McNEIL
FLORIANE GABER
LUCY MEDLYCOTT
KIM TILBROOK
PASCHALE STRAITON
(Photo: Con Kelleher)
Wednesday October 26th Improvisation: The Role of “seed ideas” in Hindustani Music Presenter: Adrian McNeil Chair: Colin Quigley (Irish World Academy) Using Hindustani music of North India as his reference case, Adrian McNeil will discuss processes of improvisation in this seminar. He will examine how generative processes such as ornamentation, variation, improvisation and composition are conceptualised and realised in many different ways around the world. This classical music is renowned for the significance and virtuosity of musicians’ extended improvisatory performance.
Floriane Gaber is a writer, researcher, journalist, teacher and cultural consultant. She is a well-travelled European commentator and critic of street theatre, mime, circus and spoken/written word performance. She has been published widely and is a regular contributor to cultural and arts journals and magazines. Her books 40 ans d’arts de la rue and How it all started: street arts in the context of the 1970s are important texts that chart this history of street and outdoor arts. Lucy Medlycott BA, FRSA is project manager for the Irish Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle Network ISACS. ISACS is Ireland’s lead umbrella organisation for the development and support of these art forms in Ireland today Lucy co-founded and managed outdoor arts company Bui Bolg in Wexford from 1994 to 2013.
See page 10 for a biographical note on Adrian McNeil.
Wednesday November 9th
NOVEMBER
Critical Encounters with Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle Presenters: Floriane Gaber, Lucy Medlycott, Kim Tilbrook and Paschale Straiton Chair: Dr Niamh NicGhabhann (Irish World Academy) This seminar explores different ways of critically engaging with street arts, circus and spectacle. Drawing from their own experience within the sector, the speakers will explore the role of reflective and critical frameworks in the development of the position of street art, circus and spectacle in a range of international contexts. Ailish Maher and Sarah Ryan performing as part of the Step Up Repertory Programme Photograph © Maurice Gunning
Kim Tilbrook is a producer and facilitator with over 25 years’ experience of working on socially engaged arts projects, including Nowhere Island for the 2012 Olympiad, Wye Valley River Festival and numerous opportunities for youth participation in the South West. Paschale Straiton is artistic director of Red Herring, an outdoor theatre company based in Brighton. She trained at Circomedia Circus School, Bristol and holds an MFA in Theatre Directing from Birkbeck, UCL. She has worked as a deviser with companies ranging from Wildworks to Improbable.