Riverbank Arts Centre - January- March 2019 by Riverbank Arts Centre

January - March 2019

YOUR visit opening hours

Monday to Friday: *NEW* 9:30am-5pm Box Office is Closed for lunch: 2-2.30pm Saturday: 10am-1pm Opens 1 hour before shows

How to Book Book Online: www.riverbank.ie Phone: 045 448327

Galleries

We have two dedicated gallery spaces for our visual art exhibitions.

CafÉ

Whether it’s a pre-show drink or a leisurely lunch, the café at Riverbank Arts Centre has something for everybody. The café is open Monday to Saturday serving breakfast, lunch, and afternoon treats. For those attending evening performances, the café serves a range of snacks and beverages, from one hour before the performance and during the interval. Opening Hours and Menus available on: riverbank.ie/café

accessibility

Riverbank Arts Centre aims to make our patrons visit as enjoyable as possible. The building is accessible via a ramp to the right of the building. Our lower levels including McKenna Gallery and Auditorium are accessible via lift.

McKenna Gallery is located on the lower level, which is accessible by both stairs and lift.

Both the auditorium and Box Office are equipped with hearing loop facilities.

Children’s Gallery is on the ground floor level adjacent to the café.

Funding

As part of our visual arts programme we host a number of artist talks. All our visual arts events are free of charge, including the artist talks.

Get in touch

Phone: 045 448327 Email: boxoffice@riverbank.ie Website: www.riverbank.ie Address: Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, W12 D962

parking

There is on street parking which is paid parking from 9.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Saturday inclusive. Parking outside of these hours is free. More information at riverbank.ie/our-location

Riverbank Arts Centre is funded by Kildare County Council and The Arts Council. Our cinema screenings are in association with AccessCinema, IFI and DIFF.

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Keep up to date with everything we do across

Hello and welcome to a wonderful Spring season at Riverbank Arts Centre. January to March is packed with events to entertain, inspire and delight audiences of all ages. From film, family shows, music, theatre and comedy to visual arts and workshops there’s a great selection to choose from and too many events to single out here. At Riverbank Arts Centre, we have been working to build our programme across a range of art forms but we are particularly focussed on presenting the very best opportunities for young people to engage with, and experience the arts. Throughout the brochure there are many opportunities for schools, families and children to see a show, visit an exhibition, tailored specifically for young people, and also to get creative in participatory workshops. Throughout last year over 9000 children (and their grown-ups) visited Riverbank Arts Centre. It’s a privilege to see so many enjoy events here and we’re looking forward to doing it all again in 2019. Alongside our regular programme, we also have lots of exciting projects and partnerships going on in the background. These projects allow us to work in new and creative ways with artists, makers, community groups and audiences and you’ll find more information about these happenings in the coming pages. We love to hear from you so if you have any questions, comments or suggestions please do get in touch. Finally, a big thank you has to be extended to the small team that we have here, each of whom work very hard to deliver over 300 events every year and strive to make your visit as enjoyable as possible. Now, we invite you to delve into these pages and get planning your Spring outings, we’re looking forward to welcoming you in. Linda Geraghty, Venue Director

at a glance january Visual Arts A Stitch in Time

Thu 10/01 - Sat 23/02

Free

Visual Arts Creative Well - Creating Space

Sat 12/01 - Sat 16/02

Free

11 12

Cinema Bohemian Rhapsody

Mon 14th

8pm

€6/€9

Wed 16th

6.30pm

Free

Wed 16th

8pm

Free

Thu 17th

8pm

€22

Fri 18th

11am

€7

Fri 18th

8pm

€5

Workshop Just Keep Swimming

Sat 19th

10am

€4

Workshop Great Barrier Reef

Sat 19th

12pm

€4

Sat 19th

2pm

€4

Sat 19th

4pm

FREE

Mon 21st

8pm

€6/€9

Wed 23rd - Thu 24th

5, 6, 7, 8pm

€10

Workshop Build a Guild Interactive Gaming talk Arts and Wellbeing in Kildare Comedy Jason Byrne Early Years Baby Jam Youth Theatre Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

family cinema Finding Dory Visual Arts Exhibition Launch - A Stitch in Time Cinema A Star is Born Theatre Lysis Music Jack L SCHOOL SCREENING IFI Screening - The Chess Player (Spanish) Cinema Under the Clock

Fri 25th

8pm

€25/€23

Mon 28th

11am

€6

Mon 28th

8pm

€6/€9

Fri 1st

8pm

€20/18

february Comedy Dirtbirds Family Music The Speks

Sun 3rd

2pm

€8

Cinema Just to be Sure

Mon 4th

8pm

€6/€9

Theatre The Matchmaker

Thu 7th

8pm

€20/€18

Fri 8thSat 9th

8pm

€10 / €6

Mon 11th

11am

€6

Mon 11th Thu 14th - Fri 15th Fri 15th

8pm

€6/€9

8pm

€18/16

11am

€7

Sat 16th

11am

€10

local arts

The Penal Laws and The Radicalisation of Abdelaziz Faragher

SCHOOL SCREENING IFI Screening - The Silent Revolution (German) Cinema Rosie Comedy David O’Doherty Early Years Baby Jam Workshop Patchwork Magic

at a glance Family cinema Early Man

Sat 16th 2pm Mon 18th 10am-2pm - Fri 22nd Mon 18th 8pm

Workshop Artzone Cinema Mug (Twarz) Workshop

Teens Creative Writing Camp with Oisín McGann

Theatre Port Authority Family Music Sing to Me with Kyle Riley Cinema First Man Theatre Remember to Breathe

€4

€80

€6/€9

Tue 19th - Thu 21st

10.30am 4.30pm

€120

Fri 22nd

8pm

€20/18

Sat 23rd

12pm

€7/€24

Mon 25th

8pm

€6/€9

Wed 27th

8pm

€16/€14

march Visual Arts See How We View The World

Sat 2/03 - Sun 28/04

Free

School Show Return of Spring

Fri 1st

10am/12pm

€6

Family Show Return of Spring

Sat 2nd

12pm/2pm

8/28

Sat 2nd

8pm

€9

Mon 4th

8pm

€6/€9

Thu 7th

8pm

€15/€12

Fri 8th

8pm

€9

Sat 9th

10:30am/1pm

€10

Mon 11th

11am

€6

Mon 11th

8pm

€6/€9

Fri 15th

11am

€7

Fri 15th

10am/12pm

€6

Family Show Manny Man does the History of Ireland

Fri 15th

7:30pm

€8/€28

Music Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi

Sat 16th

8pm

€15/€12

Thu 21st

8pm

€25

Cinema DIFF on Tour

The Merger

Cinema The Guilty Local Arts An Evening with Oscar Wilde Special Screening The Silver Branch workshop The Science of Seeing School screening Anam an Amhráin Cinema Shoplifters Early Years Baby Jam School Show Manny Man does the History of Ireland

Comedy Neil Delamere - Controlled Substance

Fri 22nd

8pm

€16/€14

Family Workshop DabbledooMusic Workshop

music The Whistle Blower Out of Time Tour

Sat 23rd

10.30am/12pm

€7

Family Cinema Ralph Breaks the Internet

Sat 23rd

2pm

€4

School Show Princesses can be Pirates Cinema The Favourite local arts Kildare/NT Connections

Mon 25th 10am/12pm

€6

Mon 25th

8pm

€6/€9

Various

€10/€6

Capital Development of Riverbank Art Centre As many of you know, Riverbank Arts Centre is embarking on an exciting and ambitious project to renovate the theatre here in the heart of Newbridge. The development, once completed, will provide you, our patrons, and the broader community with an outstanding, accessible, and inspiring new space in which to enjoy a range of arts and entertainment. It will allow us to grow and expand the work that we present and produce; it will provide even more opportunities for young people, schools, community groups, and the general public to participate in creative adventures. We are working in the background to progress these plans and are looking forward to seeing work commence in the later half of 2019. In the meantime, we’ll be keeping you updated on how we’re progressing and would like to share the journey with you as we go along. While the design and construction plans are evolving, the team here will be imagining, planning and creating an exciting programme of activities for all to enjoy during the development phase. While we may be without a roof and four walls for a short while, we will continue to deliver a quality arts experience to audiences across the county. From the main street to the back streets, the highways and byways, and a host of unexpected locations, we’re hoping the possibilities for artistic encounters will be many. As we know more, you’ll know more, so do make sure you’re signed up for our newsletter and connected on social media and we’ll keep you posted.

our other work We have over 70 performances, screenings, exhibitions, workshops and literary events for the season ahead. Riverbank Arts Centre is evolving into a central hub for arts and creativity for county Kildare; a place where arts and culture become a real and tangible thing, accessible to everyone in our community. We are also busy behind the scenes, expanding and developing our programme, partnerships, and support structure for artists, audiences, and community alike. The following is a glimpse of some of these projects and collaborations:

Things We’ve been up to: Artists in Residence Collapsing Horse are artists in residence at Riverbank Arts Centre for 2018/2019. In November Dan Colley facilitated puppetry workshops for Kildare Youth Theatre and Griese Youth Theatre. These workshops used puppetry as medium for the wider conversation about the suspension of disbelief in theatre. The YT members made and animated their own puppets from simple materials to tell stories and demonstrate emotion.

What’s next: #WeAreThePoets We are delighted to be working on a new project supported by the Children’s Laureate programme #WeAreThePoets Poet Nell Regan and artist/illustrator Grainne Bath Enright will explore the unique landscape of the Pollardstown fen through a series of workshops with children from the Curragh Family Resource Centre.

our other work Fighting Words We are seeking volunteers for upcoming Fighting Words workshops this season - full training will be provided. Anyone who enjoys working in a creative environment with individuals and groups â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and is a good listener â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is welcome to volunteer. We will be working with local schools on workshops from February 2019. (see page 41 for details) Future Makers Collective Riverbank Arts Centre is embarking on an exciting new collaboration with the Future Makers Collective, who will work with us on delivering STEAM themed projects for schools, youth groups and general family audiences. Combining arts and science, the Future Makers Collective (FMC) is a group of students, educators, researchers, industry experts, creative professionals and cultural and professional institutions coming together to explore and support creative practice in the field of media and emerging technologies.

Partnerships In this upcoming season we are partnering with First Fortnight, Crooked House Theatre Company/NT Connections, Words Ireland, Access Cinema, Fighting Words, Mary Immaculate College (MIC, Limerick), Irish Film Institute, Creative Well Open Studio, Future Makers Collective and many other cultural organisations with a common goal - to bring the best of arts and creativity to our community.

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art a k e pv e t o t Li k e a c r e a t i s h o p in g wo rk ? s w riti nt e e n a g e r r o f

Find out about all our upcoming children’s events by picking up our Children’s Newsletter or contacting our team at boxoffice@riverbank.ie Riverbank Arts Centre offers a strong visual arts programme and is developing an interactive programme across literature, digital arts, science and performance for 2-16yrs. Your local theatre is one of the leading programmers for young audiences in Ireland - come and enjoy the arts and culture on your doorstep.

Official opening Saturday 19th January at 4pm

‘A Stitch in Time’

An exhibition of quilts made by children

Thursday 10th January - Saturday 23rd February Children’s Gallery

visual arts

This exhibition is made up of a collection of 19 colourful quilts designed and made by 41 children (some as young as seven years old!), as part of Creative Sewing classes with Kildare designer Aideen Cross. The quilts come in all shapes and sizes. Included in this exhibition is an impressive 3D quilt creation entitled Tree of Life, which depicts the life cycle of a tree from a tiny seed. The Free to Dream quilt is a large quilted parasol with eight colourful sections, comprising all the things its creators love to dream about. Another of these award-winning quilts is themed A Lifetime of Sewing and celebrates old sewing machines, ones used by mothers, grannies and aunties from years gone by, displayed on old spools of thread. Sewing is a life skill and a truly rewarding pastime (no wifi needed…!). This exhibition shows the fun, creativity and extraordinary craft of quilting - a timeless art.

Official Opening 12th January 3pm

The Creative Well presents

Creating Space An exhibition of works from The Open Studio visual Saturday 12th January - Saturday 16th February McKenna Gallery

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The Creative Well arts and wellbeing project has run The Open Studio at Riverbank Arts Centre for the past five years, facilitating an inclusive space for adults interested in visual art. At the weekly sessions, an experienced facilitator has been on hand to support participants to follow their own creative journey and work in whatever experimental ways they wish and attend when their schedule allows. The Creative Well visual arts programme of work aims to build and support wellbeing and rich life experiences by encouraging adults to engage with their creativity through visual art. In a friendly social space, people with all levels of abilities and life experiences are welcome providing opportunities for everyone from complete beginners, to practicing artists and all in between. While Creating Space is running, Kildare County Council Arts Service will host a Funding application information session for artists seeking to apply for arts funding. This session will take place at Riverbank Arts Centre on February 4th, 11am-1pm. The Creative Well is supported by Kildare County Council Arts Service through its Arts, Health and Wellbeing programme, the HSE and the Arts Council

January cinema

Bohemian Rhapsody Monday 14th January, 8pm â&#x201A;Ź6 (Early Bird) / â&#x201A;Ź9

Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. They reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Queen cements a legacy that continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day. Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech and Mike Myers Directed by: Bryan Singer USA, UK 2018 134 mins Cert: 12A

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January

comedy

Jason Byrne

You Can Come In But Don’t Start Anything Thursday 17th January, 8pm €22

The star of ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’, Jason Byrne is one the most exciting live comedy performers in the world. What he achieves on a stage cannot be adequately described by audience members, critics or fellow comics. Thus his legendary shows become a secret shared experience among his audience. Every night stars are born, friendships are formed, mascara is ruined and pants are binned. Don’t miss the chance to become part of this unique comedy experience but don’t forget to bring spare pants. Suitable for 16+

early years

BABY JAM A music session for babies and toddlers with Carrie Haskins €7 ( adult & child) BABY JAM is an early introduction to music for babies and toddlers. Carrie Haskins, a singer, songwriter and musician from Kildare, uses music to encourage learning such as movement, to explore different textures and sounds, and to introduce different msuical instruments. BABY JAM will be a fun interactive session for young children (and their accompanying adults!).

AGES:

1-4

11am, Friday, 18 January – Rock ‘n’ Roll 11am, Friday, 15 February – Classical & Opera 11am, Friday, 15 March – African Music Duration 40 minutes

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January

Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to partner once again with the First Fortnight Festival. Now in its tenth year, First Fortnight is an arts-based mental health charity that organises a festival in the first two weeks of the year aimed at challenging stigma. This is the first time it has staged the European mental health arts festival in Ireland. First Fortnight has become a fixture in the cultural calendar and synonymous with mental health awareness, challenging prejudice and ending stigma.

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A look at Arts & Wellbeing in Kildare Wednesday 16th January, 8pm Free

As part of Riverbankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Fortnight programme of events, John Conway will host a panel talk with artists, theatre makers, and musicians who deliver, arts, health and well being projects with the support of Kildare County Council Arts Service. The panel, who will be joined by project participants and health professionals, will present and discuss the form and function of specific projects that promote mental and physical wellbeing in the county. Kildare County Council has been leading on Arts, Health and Wellbeing programmes and initiatives for over a decade. Come and join us to find out more about the role they can play in health and healthcare and add your perspective to the discussion on their form and function.

Additional event: Build A Guild Gaming group will host an interactive gaming session for adults at 6:30pm, for more information please contact boxoffice@riverbank.ie

january youth THEATRE Griese Youth Theatre presents:

Burying Your Brother in the Pavement Friday 18th January, 8pm €5

Jack Thorne’s Burying Your Brother in the Pavement is a play that tackles the story of a teenage girl grieving for her dead brother with emotional honesty and imaginative flair. Written specifically for young people, it was commissioned as part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and premiered by youth theatres across the UK and Ireland. Griese Youth Theatre originally staged this show in Riverbank Arts Centre in June 2018. Griese Youth Theatre (GYT) was founded in 1999 in Ballitore South Kildare. The group has been producing high quality artistic work for 17 years working with professional and volunteer practitioners to help young people develop artistic skills and see the possibilities and potential in their own lives. Followed by a panel discussion

workshop

theatre Upstate Theatre Project in association with Droichead Arts Centre presents

lysis

Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th January 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, & 8pm €10 Based on the writings and testimonies of people living with mental health issues, Lysis is a docudrama that traces the experiences of five individuals. This audio-visual installation is a portrait of people side-lined by society by stigma, prejudice or general ignorance toward mental health. Lysis journeys through psychosis and toward recovery, challenging for the right to be recognised beyond diagnoses and is a celebration of the genuine strength of human character. Created by members of Shine, a mental health support group. Facilitated & Directed by Declan Mallon. Please note, there is a very limited capacity for this event, so booking is advised.

january

UNDER THE SEA

First Fortnight Family Day at Riverbank Arts Centre. Saturday 19th January

workshop

Just Keep Swimming Wellbeing Workshop

Saturday 19th January 2019, 10am-11:15am €4

AGES:

7-9

Like “Finding Dory”, this Arts and Crafts workshop is about exploring family connections, learning how to embrace your emotions and reaching out to friends and family for support. Using storytelling and creative activities, children will explore strategies to “just keep swimming” like Dory’s famous mantra. First Fortnight facilitators will be available to talk to parents after the workshop.

workshop

Great Barrier Reef Resilience Workshop Saturday 19th January, 12pm, €4

AGES:

10-12

The children will take on the persona of a great sea world explorer and look at the barrier reef like a big wide family with lots of branches and connections. Using storytelling and fun creative activities, children will explore what makes them unique and different and how to grow connections with the world around them. The workshop will look at how to embrace feelings and reach out to others for support when emotions and situations become overwhelming. First Fortnight facilitators will be available to talk to parents after the workshop.

FAMILY CINEMA

Finding Dory

Sat 19th January, 2pm, €4 Disney-Pixar’s Finding Dory reunites everyone’s favourite forgetful blue tang Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale? Directed by Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL•E) the film features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton.

january cinema

A Star is Born

Monday 21st January, 8pm €6 (Early Bird) / €9 In A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga fuse their considerable talents to depict the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. In this new take on the iconic love story, four-time Oscar nominee Cooper (American Sniper, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook), makes his directorial debut, and also stars alongside multiple awardwinning, Oscar-nominated music superstar Gaga in her first leading role in a major motion picture. Cooper portrays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally. She has given up on her dream to become a successful singer, until she meets Jack, who immediately sees her natural talent. Director: Bradley Cooper, USA (2018), 136 mins, Cert: 15A, Starring: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, Sam Elliott

music

Jack L – Magic Days Friday 25th January, 8pm €25/€23

Jack L (Jack Lukeman), one of Ireland’s most respected and best-loved performers, a multipleaward winning songwriter and also a Kildare man, returns to Riverbank Arts Centre to perform his Magic Days show. This new show combines key songs from his most recent album Magic Days, including “The King of Soho”, “Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole”, and “The Sunset is Blue on Mars”, alongside favourites from his back catalogue. Magic Days is an unforgettable live show that lifts the spirits and warms the soul. “ ...a mixture of all the great voices of the 20th century ’ The Guardian

february cinema

Under the Clock

Monday 28th January, 8pm €6 (Early Bird) / €9 Clery’s clock has been a firm fixture on Dublin’s O’Connell Street since the 1920s and this iconic landmark became so popular that people began to use the phrase; “I’ll meet you under the clock”. In this charming Irish documentary (by the team who brought you Older than Ireland), a cast of colourful characters recount these meetings - the romance of a first date, the joy of meeting loved ones, or the nostalgic reunion of old friends. For young and old alike, “the clock” could only mean one place. These heartwarming stories reinvigorate this cherished historic landmark and offer great insight into dating, sex and relationships in Ireland over the decades. Director Colm Nicell. Ireland, 2018, 12A. 76 mins

comedy

Dirtbirds self-help tour Friday 1st February, 8pm €20/€18

If making the school lunches, doing the jaysus homework and dodging the guards because your NCT is out by two years is sending you over the edge, you are not alone. Come and join the Dirtbirds as they navigate the stresses and strains of modern life in their brand new comedy show ‘Dirtbirds’ selfhelp tour’. This rip roaring two hours of comedy gold is a unique blend of hilarious sketch comedy and stand up. Brand new characters take to the stage along with some of the well-known favourites. Don’t miss this side-splitting show from the queens of sketch comedy.

february family music

The Speks

Sunday 3rd February, 2pm €8 The Speks present a lively show of nursery rhymes and sing-along songs set to acoustic Irish music, which will have adults and kids jumping in their seats. Their hand-clapping, toe-tapping, heartylaughing show is all about life on Glasses Island – a magical island off the coast of Co. Clare where everybody wears glasses! A six-piece traditional Irish music band for children, The Speks have won a Parents’ Choice music award in the US, where their music was described as “Riverdance for kids”. The Speks encourage everyone to sing, scream, clap and dance along during their performances - a fun event for kids aged 2 to 92! “If your little ones love fantastic, magical songs... then The Speks are the boys for you!” Tom Dunne, Newstalk

cinema

Just To Be Sure

Monday 4th February, 8pm €6 (Early Bird) / €9 When Erwin (Francois Damiens), a bomb disposal expert in his mid-forties, accidentally discovers that his father is not his biological father his world is turned upside down. As well as tracing his dad he has to juggle his daughters unplanned pregnancy and his aspiring relationship with the sparky local veterinarian Anna (Cecile De France), whom, it turns out may or may not be his sister! With strong performances from all the cast this is a joyful tale with some moments that touch on the farcical and others that are genuinely touching. Director Carine Tardieu delivers a warm poignant human comedy about the challenges of being a parent and having one! Presented with the support of the French Embassy and the Institut Français. Director Colm Nicell. Ireland, 2018, 12A. 76 mins

february theatre

The Matchmaker

Thursday 7th February, 8pm €20/€18 THE MATCHMAKER stars Mary McEvoy (best known for her role as Biddie in the long-running RTE series GLENROE) and Irish actor and comedian Jon Kenny (part of the Irish comic duo d’Unbelievables). Kenny is also well known for appearing in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. Together they play a myriad of characters in this hilarious and earthy dramatic comedy. John B. Keane takes us back to a simpler time, when even phones were few and far between and the only web was one left behind by spider

local arts Kildare Youth Theatre presents

The Penal Laws and The Radicalisation of Abdelaziz Faragher

Friday 8th & Saturday 9th February 8pm, €10/€6 These plays are part of a larger work called The Act of Oblivion which explores the colonisation of Ireland through the lens of scenes from the lives of young people today. The Penal Laws looks at the second-level education system, asking what price do we pay to teach conformity and standardisation? The Radicalisation of Abdelaziz Farragher explores rebellion, independence and civil war through the story of one young person who tries and fails to adapt to social systems. The plays have been devised by the youth theatre’s senior ensemble. They are funded by the Arts Council’s Young Ensembles Scheme, and directed by Peter Hussey. Contains strong language

february cinema

Rosie

Monday 11th February, 8pm €6 (Early Bird) / €9 From the pen of Roddy Doyle and directed by Paddy Breathnach (Viva), Rosie is the story of a family without a home. Rosie (Sarah Greene) a mother of four, alongside her partner John Paul (Moe Dunford), do everything in their power to protect their children and maintain their dignity as the Irish housing crisis threatens their families safety and unity. With grace and tenderness, Rosie balances the care of her four children alongside the increasingly futile and frustrating search for a new home. Set over an intense 36 hours, Rosie struggles to hold her family close, as she perseveres against a crisis not of her making. Director: Paddy Breathnach. 86 minutes, Ireland, 2018, Cert 12A

comedy

David O’Doherty: YOU HAVE TO LAUGH

Thursday 14th & Friday 15th February, 8pm €18/ €16 Unhook your mindbras. David O’Doherty is back in… with a brand-new show made up of talking and songs played on a crappy keyboard from 1986. As seen on BBC2’s Live At The Apollo and Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. “A beautiful mix of acute observation and startling invention” – The Irish Times “He’s funny, wretched and clever enough to spawn an army of imitators.” – The Age, Melbourne

february

workshop

Patchwork Magic workshop with Aideen Cross

Saturday 16th February, 11am €10 This workshop will give children an opportunity to work with fabrics (new & recycled) to make bunting that’s creative, colourful and fun. Designer Aideen Cross, based in Rathangan, is renowned for her dress design and also her creative sewing classes for young people.

ages 7-14

In this workshop, Aideen will encourage children to explore the lifeskill of sewing (hand and machine) and use their imagination to create fabulous festive bunting. This Patchwork Magic sewing workshop is connected to the quilt exhibition running in the Children’s Gallery (see page 10). Duration 2 hours

FAMILY CINEMA

Early Man

Saturday 16th February, 2pm €4 Set at the dawn of time, when dinosaurs and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of how one plucky caveman unites his tribe against a mighty enemy and saves the day! Early Man is the new prehistoric comedy adventure from four-time Academy Award winning director Nick Park, the creators of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of courageous caveman hero Dug (Eddie Redmayne) and his best friend Hognob, as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy, Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston), and his Bronze Age City to save their home. Director: Nick Park, UK, 2018, 89 mins, Cert: PG

february

workshop

Artzone Mid-Term camp

Mon 18th - Fri 22nd February, 10am-2pm €80 (5 days) An Artzone Camp is a great way for your child to spend their school break – working on cool art projects, developing their core artistic skills, exercising their creative side in a fun, dynamic environment ... with plenty of time for fun and games!

ages 5-7

ages 8-12

Artzone Camps are planned and delivered by qualified and experienced art teachers. Please bring a packed lunch.

cinema

Mug (Twarz)

Monday 18th February, 8pm €6 (Early Bird) / €9 Jacek is a free-spirited young Polish man with a passion for heavy metal, his girlfriend Dagmara and his dog. When he and Dagmara take to the dancefloor, everyone runs for cover. Janek enjoys his existance as a cool misfit in an otherwise stuffy environment, and keeps his muscles toned working on a building site close to the Polish-German border where the world’s largest statue of Jesus is being constructed. But his life is thrown badly off course by a terrible accident at work. Eagerly followed by the Polish media, Jacek becomes the first person in the country to receive a face transplant. Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at 2018 Berlin Film Festival, this tragicomedy by acclaimed Polish director, Małgorzata Szumowska uses acerbic farce to consider conditions in modern-day Poland. Director: Malgorzata Szumowska. Language Polish (English subtitles) 91 minutes, Poland, 2018, CLUB TBC

february ages 14-17

workshop

Teens Writing Camp with Oisín McGann

Tuesday 19th - Thursday 21st Feb 10.30am - 4.30pm, €120 This course is suitable for teenagers aged 1417 and will provide an introduction to the basics of storytelling. Led by writer Oisín McGann, this workshop will explore how to develop characters, create settings and structure plots, how to pace your story, create suspense and work with different themes. There will be short exercises, with a view to writing a full story towards the end. This course is suitable for any young people who have an enthusiasm for writing, even those who have yet to decide what they want to do with it. Oisín McGann is an award-winning writer and illustrator who has published thirty-six books for all ages of reader. He is an experienced facilitator of workshops for children and teenagers. Presented in association with Words Ireland and the Irish Writers’ Centre.

theatre Decadent Theatre Company presents

Port Authority by Conor McPherson Friday 22nd February, 8pm €20/€18

A young boy leaves home for the first time, a man begins a job for which he is not qualified, a pensioner receives a mysterious package. As each man confronts the significance of these events, they are forced to take stock of themselves, their feelings, and of the decisions they have made. Painting a vivid picture of life in contemporary Dublin, award-winning playwright Conor McPherson (Seafarer, The Weir and Shining City) weaves together a moving and funny tale of loves lost and found, the consequences of big dreams and the significance of even our smallest choices. Port Authority is a play for anyone who has ever chosen the rational over the risky, who has ever drawn away from the possibility of brilliance, being left to wonder what might have been. Directed by Andrew Flynn. Cast: Garrett Keogh, Patrick Ryan and Jarlath Tivnan

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family music

Sing to Me with Kyle Riley Saturday 23rd February. 12pm €7/€24

Following on from the success of Little Folk - On Tour, Kyle Riley is back with a brand new show, Sing to Me - an hour of folk and rock music, sure to get you moving!

ages 2-8

Featuring music from his new album with the same title, songs include the fast-paced ‘Astronaut’ (a whirlwind tour of our Solar System) and the ballad ‘Do you Ever Feel Sad About the Dinosaurs?’ (about asteroids and changes). There’s even a song about Irish wallabies (they might not be native, but they’ve made Lambay Island off the coast of Dublin their home!). For under 8s, rock toddlers and all little boppers inbetween, Sing to Me is fun for the whole family.

cinema

First Man

Monday 25th February, 8pm €6 (Early Bird) / €9 The Academy Award® winning team of director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling (La La Land) reunites for this biopic of Neil Armstrong, from his entry into NASA’s astronaut program in 1961 to his epoch-making walk on the moon eight years later. Based on the book by James R. Hansen, First Man is a visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong’s (Gosling) perspective of the training and frequent setbacks. Armstrong’s extraordinary perseverance is often at odds with his family life and creates tension with his wife Janet (Claire Foy). A nuanced depiction of one of the most dangerous missions in history, First Man, is riveting viewing. “…a film that I found both powerfully moving and quietly profound.” - The Observer. Cast: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke Director: Damien Chazelle 141 minutes, USA, 2018, 12A

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Remember to Breathe Wednesday 27th February, 8pm €16/€14

In a pool in post-earthquake New Zealand, recent emigrant Maeve is learning to swim. Self-professed ‘swimaholic’ coach Doreen eggs her on. But as she struggles to stay afloat, Maeve must do battle with the water and an unresolved dilemma with her much-loved father back home. Mixing serious themes with warm humour, Remember to Breathe is a deeply moving play about moving home and moving on. Written and Directed by Orla Murphy. Cast: Liz Fitzgibbon, Raymond Keane, Julie Sharkey. “A multi-layered father-daughter tale. Intelligent, captivating and deeply moving ..” - The Irish Examiner

Family Theatre Ceol Connected presents

Return of Spring

Family Ticket €28

Saturday 2nd March, 12pm & 2pm €8

Every year in Whistleberry Forest, the creatures of the forest look forward to the end of the frosty Winter, and to the beginning of Spring. This year was a little different however, as Springtime had arrived much earlier than usual. All the hibernating animals, except for Huggy the hedgehog, were still curled up fast asleep. Huggy must go on an adventurous musical quest in search of evidence of Spring if he is to convince his friends that it is time to wake up!

ages 3-5

Produced by Ceol Connected (A Winter Wish), this wonderfully interactive performance is led by Thomas Johnston (whistles, song, and uilleann pipes) and Púca Puppets’ Niamh Lawlor. Directed by Emelie Fitzgibbon. Set design by Eve Fisher. Suitable for children ages 3-5 and their adults. Duration 45 mins (approx)

See how we view the world

exploring animal and human vision

Visual Project joining Art and Science Exhibition inspired by The School of Looking by Cleary – Connolly

visual arts

Saturday 2nd March - Sunday 28th April McKenna Gallery & Children’s Gallery

This exhibition provides opportunities for exploring children’s creative and imaginative potential in Visual Art with a particular emphasis on Visual Art and Science education (STEAM). Four interactive prototype helmets are on display as part of this exhibition, which are a combination of students and children’s ideas coming together to solve a particular problem, in this case how to construct an optical device exploring the art of perception. Come and try on these helmets to see how a bee, a jumping spider and a fly sees the world! The exhibition includes works by students from Kildare primary schools who explored the theme during workshops with local artists. The exhibition will highlight the importance of the ‘A’ (ARTS) in STEAM, allowing students to embrace innovation, enhance creative and critical thinking skills and solve problems. The School of Looking MIC is collaboration between Visual Art Lecturer Anne Marie Morrin (Mary Immaculate College), Connolly and Cleary and Donoughmore National School, Limerick. See also workshop The Science of Seeing on page 30

march cinema

Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival On Tour

The Merger

Saturday 2nd March, 8pm €9 The Merger is an Australian comedy based on comedian Damian Callinan’s critically acclaimed solo show of the same name. Bodgy Creek is a struggling town. The drought won’t let up, jobs are scarce after the mill was shut down, and the Aussie Rules footy team looks like it will have to merge with another club or fold. Former football star turned ‘Town Killer’ Troy Carrington (Callinan), is coaxed into rescuing the team after striking up an unlikely friendship with young Neil (Raffety Grierson) who is struggling with the recent loss of his father. Teaming up with Neil’s mum Angie (Kate Mulvany) who runs a nearby refugee support centre, they unite to recruit the new arrivals to save the team and take the community on a journey of change. Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival on Tour. In association with access>CINEMA and with the support of the Arts Council and the Australian Embassy

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The Guilty

Monday 4th March, 8pm €6 (Early Bird) / €9 Demoted to deskwork and awaiting a disciplinary hearing, Agent Asger is working the night shift in an emergency call room. When he receives a call from a woman who has been abducted his resolve and arrogance are tested, and it becomes a race against time to locate her. Taking place in real time and in a single location nothing is quite as it seems in this claustrophobic thriller. Using sound as the primary storytelling tool and featuring a powerful central performance from Jakob Cedergren, The Guilty is a visceral viewing experience. ”…..So taut, you almost forget to breathe” -Wendy Ide, The Guardian Director: Gustav Möller. 85 mins, Denmark, 2018, Club

march local arts Barren Rock Productions present

An Evening with Oscar Wilde Thursday 7th March, 8pm €15 / €12

Join actor Richard Lynch and share the triumph and tragedy of one of the greatest writers of English Literature, Oscar Wilde. Wilde’s timeless comedy of manners The Importance of Being Earnest made him the toast of London Society. His gripping account of the condemned man’s final days before execution, resonate to this day in his riveting poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Interspersed throughout is a lightly sketched commentary on Wilde’s life. From his early childhood, Oxford University, the pinnacle of his literary career, to his tragic downfall, followed by rejection and abandonment, and destitution. Richard Lynch’s previous one man show, Face the Short Kick Out, was a popular success at Riverbank and elsewhere. Spend a classic Victorian evening in Richard’s company and be regaled by Wilde’s legendary wit.

special screening

The Silver Branch Friday 8th March, 8pm €9

The Silver Branch is a philosophical exploration of the life of farmer/poet Patrick McCormack, descendant of generations of farmers who have lived off the wild landscape of the Burren. We are immersed in the exquisite texture of the natural world, bringing us a rare glimpse of a disappearing way of life with all its richness and roguery, and leading to a deep connection with the Earth and our ancestral wild spirit. Patrick and his rural community are drawn into a divisive battle with the Government, leading them to the Supreme Court to decide on the fate of this iconic wilderness. The Silver Branch is a story of hope that we as individuals can make a difference to our universe. “Breathtakingly lovely ….” The Irish Times Director: Katrina Costello, 75 mins, Ireland, 2017, CLUB

march workshop

The Science of Seeing Saturday 9th March, 10.30am/1pm €10

The Science of Seeing - science-art workshops with Future Makers Collective Join the Future Makers Collective for a STEAM science – art workshop exploring perception. We will experiment with optical sciences and explore vision as we craft an environment and tools to help us look at the world from the perspectives of your favourite animals.

ages ages 7-9 10-13

This workshop will run on the 9th March 2019 for two groups: 10:30-12:00 (7-9 year olds) 1:00-3:00 (10-13 year olds)

cinema

Shoplifters

Monday 11th March, 8pm €6 (Early Bird) / €9 Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2018, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film Shoplifters is a subtle and moving drama about the forces holding a struggling family together. Osamu (Lily Franky), his wife Nobuyu (Sakura Andô) and grandma Hatsue (Kirin Kiki) head the Shibatas, a family living just above the poverty line. When Osamu and his son Shota (Kairi Jyo) take in what appear to be an abandoned little girl, Yuri (Miyu Sasaki), the seams of this brittle and unconventional family begin to unravel. Shoplifters is a brilliant and nuanced moral inquiry. Tender, compassionate but also enduringly humorous, Koreeda unfolds a drama which is profoundly moving. In the process conspicuously revealing a Japan rarely seen. “…It is a movie made up of delicate brushstrokes: details, moments, looks and smiles..” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian Director: Gustav Möller. 85 mins, Denmark, 2018, Club

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family theatre An Grianán Theatre present

Manny Man does the History of Ireland on Stage Friday 15th March, 7.30pm €8

Family Ticket €28

Based on John D Ruddy’s hit series of books and YouTube videos, Manny Man’s History of Ireland is coming to the stage. Watch as Syn (John D Ruddy) and Oppy (Louise Conaghan) romp through thousands of years of Irish history, from the Big Bang to the present day, with the help of illustrated cut-outs and comedy. Smart and entertaining, Manny Man Does the History of Ireland is sure to please all ages, peppered with the tongue-in-cheek humour that is a hallmark of the Manny Man series. When it comes to fun, accessible history, Manny Man is your only man!

ages 8+

Featuring John D Ruddy and Louise Conaghan Directed by Rachael Devir. Written by John D Ruddy. Produced by An Grianán Theatre.

music Music Network presents

Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi Saturday 16th March, 8pm €15/€12

Grammy Award-winning songstress and multiinstrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens and Italian jazz maestro Francesco Turrisi take you on a musical voyage of discovery. The duo discovered a shared creative ground after their paths crossed a few years back, spanning gospel, jazz, blues, country and folk. Giddens’ debut album was described as a “solo debut of phenomenal vocal power, effortlessly jumping between gospel holler, tender folk song, and lachrymose country ballad”. The powerhouse singer’s versatility is matched by accordion and piano player Francesco Turrisi, a “musical alchemist” renowned for his lyrical, culture-bridging collaborations. Rhiannon Giddens, voice/fiddle/banjo Francesco Turrisi, percussion/accordion

march comedy

Neil Delamere: Controlled Substance Thursday 21st March, 8pm €25

Fresh from a sell-out tour, the star of BBC’s The Blame Game and Soft Border Patrol, Neil Delamere, returns to the Riverbank Arts Centre with a brand new show. This time he thinks he has that whole “illusion of control” idea sussed. Then again he would think that, wouldn’t he? ‘You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more gifted comic at the Fringe’ (Scotsman). ‘One lean, mean, comedy, killing machine’ (Herald).

music

The Whistle Blower Out of Time Tour Friday 22nd March, 8pm €16/€14

This riveting show will weave the distinct strands of film, live music and images to allow the audience to experience a four-year artistic response by Cormac Breatnach, arising out of a single traumatic event which affected him from the age of 13 into his adulthood. Breatnach’s brother, Osgur, was one of three men wrongfully arrested, tortured and forced to incriminate himself for a crime he did not commit - the Sallins Mail Train Robbery in 1978, which was to become the longest running trial in Irish criminal history. Cormac Breatnach (Whistles and voice) will be joined by Daire Bracken (Fiddle and loops) and Martin Tourish (Accordion).

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workshop

DabbledooMusic Workshop

Saturday 23rd March, 10.30am & 12pm €7

DabbledooMusic (Shane McKenna and Killian Redmond) make music more accessible, engaging and fun for all the family, regardless of previous experience or ability. In this workshop you will be provided with instruments and play along to Igor The Octopus (the world’s greatest drummer!), learn melody with Jazz Cat and even play an Irish Polka.

ages 4-7

ages 8-12

DabbledooMusic use a system of animated, colourcoded notation that anyone can understand to get everybody making music together in no time! 10:30am (4-7 years) 12pm (8-12 years)

FAMILY CINEMA

Ralph Breaks The Internet Saturday 23rd March, 2pm €4

Bad guy Ralph and girl-racer-glitch Vanellope are back! John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman return for ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’, the long-awaited sequel to the smash hit original. Ralph and Vanellope must travel beyond Litwak’s Arcade and into the expansive world of the internet, in search of a missing part to save Sugar Rush. Along the way they encounter pop-up ads, high stakes online auctions, Disney princesses and a deadly online driving game. Dir: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore, US 2A, 18, 112mins, Cert: PG

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march cinema

The Favourite

Monday 25th March, 8pm €6 (Early Bird) / €9 Yorgos Lanthimos’s (The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) outrageous period comedy stars an enviable assemble cast of Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz. A frail and capricious Queen Anne (Colman) governs an 18th Century England at war with France. At her side is Lady Sarah (Weisz), her carer, confidant, lover and de facto ruler of England. As the politics of war consume Lady Sarah, a new servant to the Queen, Abigail (Stone), cunningly usurps the beleaguered Lady Sarah. Illuminated by outstanding performances from Colman, Weisz and Stone, each portray complex, flawed, entirely distinctive women. The Favourite is a black comedy about status and power, it is at times bizarre but always utterly distinct. Director: Yorgos Lanthimos. 120 minutes, UK / USA / Ireland, 2018, Cert TBC

local arts Crooked House Theatre presents

Kildare Connections Festival 2019

29th – 31st March, Various times €10 / €6 Crooked House is delighted to host youth theatres from Kildare and beyond who will present their original work over the course of this festival weekend. Audiences will see a range of new plays, some commissioned by Britain’s National Theatre as part of its NT Connections programme. We can expect to see a variety of performance styles, dynamic characters, and unforgettable stories in this annual celebration of the best youth theatre has to offer from Kildare Youth Theatre (Newbridge), Playacting Youth Theatre (Celbridge), Ardclough Youth Theatre, Griese Youth Theatre (Ballitore) and Explore Youth Theatre (Leixlip). Extra groups will be added in Spring 2019. Riverbank Arts Centre is proud to support this annual festival. For more details of shows and times, please check out our website www.riverbank.ie.

RESIDENCY

Collapsing Horse in residency Riverbank Arts Centre is thrilled to host innovative and award-winning company Collapsing Horse for a residency in 2018-19. To date, the company has facilitated puppetry workshops for Kildare Youth Theatre and Griese Youth Theatre. These workshops used puppetry as medium for the wider conversation about the suspension of disbelief in theatre. The YT members made and animated their own puppets from simple materials to tell stories and demonstrate emotion. In 2019 Collapsing Horse will be working with children and older people, running storytelling workshops. This will facilitate intergenerational dialogue in Kildare and will also serve as background research for their new project A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, based on a short story by Gabriel GarcĂa MĂĄrquez. This new show will be developed as part of their residency in Riverbank. Collapsing Horse are excited to begin this work in their new home at Riverbank Arts Centre and are very grateful to the other partners, Kildare County Council and the Arts Council.

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A School Trip? Riverbank Arts Centre is continually looking for ways in which we can support children and young people to experience the arts and access high quality cultural experiences. We work closely with Irish and international theatre companies, artists and coproducing partners, to present work particularly suited to schools. In the pages that follow, you’ll find six schools’ events for the coming season - from internet sensation ‘Manny Man’ presenting a history of Ireland on stage (Ice Age to present day in under 90 minutes!) complete with cutouts and madcap energy, to Princesses Can Be Pirates, an energetic and playful exploration of gender roles, to Return of Spring, an interactive music performance with puppets by Ceol Connected. We are screening two films for senior cycle in association with Irish Film Institute schools’ programme The Chess Player/El jugador de ajedrez (Spanish/English subtitles), The Silent Revolution/ Das Schweigende Klassenzimmer (German/English subtitles). In March as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, we are screening Cartoon Saloon’s Anam an Amhráin for primary school children. These events are all at affordable prices with accompanying teachers free. In March/April we are presenting a STEAM focused exhibition, in collaboration with Mary Immaculate College (MIC), Limerick, which explores animal and human vision (see page 27). See How We View the World will feature four interactive prototype helmets including a bee and a jumping spider! If you are interested in a School booking, or bringing a group on a tour of our building and galleries, we are happy to arrange group visits to suit school schedules. Is there something your school is interested in seeing or participating in at Riverbank Arts Centre? Please do get in touch- we’d love to hear from you. Contact our team on 045 448327 or boxoffice@riverbank.ie

children from schools came to events In 2018, at Riverbank Arts Centre as part of a school outing.

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school events The Chess Player / El jugador de ajedrez

cinema

Monday 28th January, 11am €6/Teachers Free

It is 1934 in Madrid, and champion chess-player Diego falls for a French journalist and starts a family. When the political landscape around them grows more threatening under Franco, the three make for Paris, only to find themselves in the midst of Nazi occupation years later. When Diego becomes falsely imprisoned, he must use chess to earn the trust of his cruel captor. The Chess Player tells the story of an ordinary man caught up in extraordinary circumstances, and offers students a Spanish perspective on this turbulent era of European history. Age recommendation 15+ Screened in association with Irish Film Institute’s Schools’ Programme. Spain, 2017, English Subtitles, Drama, 91mins, Director: Luis Oliveros

The Silent Revolution cinema / Das Schweigende Klassenzimmer

Monday 11th February, 11am €6/Teachers Free

Based on true events, Silent Revolution is a captivating Cold War-era drama told from the perspective of two EastGerman high school students. It’s 1956 and during a visit to West Berlin, Theo and Kurt witness dramatic footage of the Budapest uprising. Back at school in Stalinstadt, they spontaneously stage a silent protest in class. Set during the Soviet occupation of East Germany the film highlights the stifling grip that the authorities maintained in the region and the impact on those living there. Screened in association with Irish Film Institute’s Schools’ Programme. Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to welcome the German Ambassador to Ireland H.E. Deike Potzel who will take part in a post-screening Q&A with students. Director: Lars Kraumer, Germany, 2018, Language: German, (English Subtitles), 98 mins

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school events Ceol Connected present

Return of Spring

theatre

Friday 1st March, 10am/12pm €6/Teachers free Every year in Whistleberry Forest, the creatures of the forest look forward to the end of the frosty Winter, and to the beginning of Spring. This year was a little different however, as Springtime has arrived much earlier than usual. All the hibernating animals, except for Huggy the hedgehog, were still curled up fast asleep. Huggy must go on an adventurous musical quest in search of evidence of Spring if he is to convince his friends that it is time to wake up! Produced by Ceol Connected (A Winter Wish), this wonderfully interactive performance is led by Thomas Johnston (whistles, song, and uilleann pipes) and Púca Puppets’ Niamh Lawlor. Directed by Emelie Fitzgibbon. Set design by Eve Fisher. Duration 45 mins (approx)

Cartoon Saloon Present

Anam an Amhráin

cinema

Monday 11th March, 11am €6/Teachers Free Award winning singer Iarla Ó Lionáird takes a trip to meet friends and to bring us a lively rearrangement of some of the Irish songs that we all know - including An Gréasaí Bróg, Tá Dhá Ghabhairín Bhuí Agam and Óro Sé do Bheatha Abhaile. Each performance will be enhanced by specially created animations visualising the story of each of the featured popular songs,artists such as Tomm Moore, Adrien Merigeau, Nora Twomey, Lily Bernard, Fabian Erlinghauser, Ross Stewart and many more. This series was produced by Cartoon Saloon in conjunction with Sónta Productions for TG4. All songs are produced by Iarla Ó Lionáird and Kieran Lynch.

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school events An Grianan Theatre presents

theatre

manny man does the history of ireland on stage Friday 15th March, 10am & 12pm €6/Teachers free

Ages 4+

Princesses can be Pirates

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Monday 25th March, 10am & 12pm €6/Teachers free Princesses can be Pirates is an energetic dance performance for children which explores gender and playfully questions what is considered ‘typical’ behaviour for girls and boys. Brave or foolhardy, two dancers join forces and travel to unknown territories. In a series of hilarious scrapes and lively escapades, they swap toys, costumes and activities - defying stereotypes in this dynamic and witty performance. Created by choreographer and performer, Monica Munoz, Princess Can Be Pirates is an enjoyable and gently provocative show for all the family.

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Photo: Keith Dixon

Women in Theatre Roadshow We are looking forward to partnering with The Lir and The Abbey Theatre to present The Women in Theatre Roadshow. The Women in Theatre Roadshow aims to engage female pupils from secondary level schools throughout Ireland by presenting and facilitating workshops geared towards increasing awareness of technical theatre, stage management and the importance that these departments play in the professional creation of live performance. These workshops will be facilitated by industry professionals who lead technical departments at The Lir Academy and who forge the way for women to pursue careers in areas of technical production. The Women in Theatre Roadshow will be at Riverbank Arts Centre on 26th March 2019. If you are interested in bring a TY or other group, please contact alex@riverbank.ie

41 Fighting Words Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to partner with Fighting Words on a series of workshops in 2019. Fighting Words offers free creative writing workshops. The aim of these workshops is to help children and young people, and adults who did not have this opportunity as children, to discover and harness the power of their own imaginations and creative writing skills.

What kind of people volunteer at Fighting Words? Everyone! All tutoring at Fighting Words is free and delivered by teams of volunteer writing tutors. Fighting Words have over 400 volunteer tutors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including students, retired people, writers (both professional and aspiring), teachers, journalists, visual artists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to name just a few. Full training will be provided and you will always work as part of a team. If you are 18+ and interested in volunteering, please contact kildare@fightingwords.ie

Young Critics We are thrilled to be working with a group of nine talented young critics who are attending and reviewing most of the theatre shows at Riverbank Arts Centre this season and next: Kate Bevan, Jenny Dillon, Becky Donovan, Shane Doran, Stephanie Hood, Sinead Mooney, Kai Ryan, Caitlin Smith and Rachel Thornton. This group, drawn from members of Kildare Youth Theatre and Griese Youth Theatre, took part in a Masterclass with feature writer/critic Sara Keating (The Irish Times, Sunday Business Post) in December. The programme will culminate with a panel discussion during NT Connections at Riverbank Arts Centre in March 2019. We are delighted to be able to support this programme and also to receive such articulate and comprehensive feedback to our theatre shows. (visit our website to see their reviews of recent shows)

42 Riverbank Arts Centre: Focus On Illustration

Since 2009, we’ve worked with numerous illustrators to bring each season to life with a unique cover. From 2009 to 2016, we worked with the wonderful Brian Coldrick, who created an exciting and different cover each season without fail - 24 illustrations in fact! In 2016 we decided to open up the illustration to other artists, as a means to showcase the talents of Irish or Irish based artists. Since then we’ve worked with Peter Donnelly, Sadie Kramer, Shona Shirley MacDonald, Fintan Taite, Holly Pereira, Dermot Flynn and Anne Marie Morrin. This season, following an open call, we commissioned artist and designer Gráinne Bath Enright to create this beautiful cover illustration entitled ‘forest’. Originally from Kildare, and now based in Dublin, Gráinne is an eclectic Irish artist with a passion for the natural world. After obtaining a degree in Set Design from IADT, Gráinne moved on to pursue a career in design and scenic painting, working on large scale cloths and sets. Gráinne has created a collection of Fine Art Archival Prints inspired by her passion for wild things, and her enthusiasm for the natural world and its habitats. https://www.instagram.com/grainne.b.e/

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