Riverbank Summer Programme 2011

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Welcome to Summer 2011 at Riverbank

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Fantastic, the Summer is finally here and if you’re planning a ‘staycation’ (or ‘holistay’, if you prefer!) then you need look no further than Riverbank Arts Centre to find a super holiday itinerary for all the family here over the next three months.

Join us for another exciting, high-quality programme which includes workshops for children, teenagers and even the whole family…

In July, alongside the ever-popular Artzone, children can also take part in Tree House, an exciting week of art & model making with artist Laura Fitzgerald (8-12yrs). Or theatrically minded 7-12 year olds will enjoy A Week with Wonderland for drama, dance and song. For teenagers there’s quite a choice…we have a digital media workshop week of podcasting, animation, photography and more with Create School July 11th to 14th, Flatpack Living, a paper model making workshop with artist Laura Fitzgerald and a weeklong teen dance camp with expandance from 18th to 22nd July.

We also have lots of treats for adults with music highlights including Lisa Hannigan, Gemma Hayes & Fionn Regan double bill, Brian Kennedy, The Gloaming and more. Waiting for Ikea and Zoccorro Rose of Tralee will keep you laughing on the theatre front while the Abbey Theatre brings us Carmel Winter’s B for Baby in September. As a very special treat, the outstanding actor Louis Lovett will also present a workshop for families – don’t miss it!

With all of this and much more, there’s no excuse not to be creative and entertained this Summer and all the way into Septemberhappy holidays!!

Hugh, Linda, Alex, Niall and Damien and all at Riverbank Arts Centre

BOOKING INFORMATION Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10am to 5.30pm Saturdays 10.00am - 1.00pm (Open one hour before shows) Closed for Lunch 2.00pm -2.30pm Buy Tickets online Website: www.riverbank.ie

Telephone bookings Box Office 045 448327

In Person Box Office,Riverbank Arts Centre Main St., Newbridge Co. Kildare Box Office: 045 448327 Main number: 045 448330 Email: boxoffice@riverbank.ie Join us on

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Riverbank Arts Centre is kindly supported by:

We open one and a half hours before showtime serving our bistro menu.

Cupcake Café, Riverbank, Newbridge.

Web: www.cupcakecafe.ie Email: info@cupcakecafe.ie Tel: 086 617 3534 Opening hours Monday to Saturday 8.00am to 5.30pm. Open an hour and a half pre-show and also during intervals.

Kids’ parties at Cupcake Café Kids’ parties with face painting can be pre-booked when children’s plays or events are taking place in Riverbank. Please contact Elizabeth at 086 6173534 for more details.

Why not make a night of it, relax and have a bite to eat before the show?

You can also pre-book your refreshment for the show interval and save the hassle of queuing!

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1st

Griese Youth Theatre Presents Trust Games

8pm

4th-8th

Tree House Drawing and Modeling workshop

10am-2pm

€75

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9th

Let the Wild in Tea Party

3pm - 4pm

Free

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9th-Aug 6th

Let’s Go Home, Little Bear Exhibition

All day

Free

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10th

An Evening with Gemma Hayes & Fionn Regan

8pm

€18

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11th-14th

Createschool Digital Media Workshop

10am - 4pm

€75

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11th-15th

Flatpack Living Workshop

10am - 2pm

€75

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14th

Brian Kennedy

8pm

€25

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15th & 16th

Wicked Angels Productions presents Waiting for Ikea

8pm

€16/ €14

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16th

Ready Steady Story-go! A storymaking & storytelling workshop by Nina Tanis

11am-1pm & 2-4 pm

€10

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18th-22nd

Artzone Workshop

10am - 2pm

€55

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€12/ €10

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18th-22nd

expandance Teen Dance Week

11am - 4pm

€75

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21st

Young Gifted and Green (2!)

8pm

€10

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23rd

Storytelling with Roisin Meaney

12pm/2pm

Free

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25th-29th

Artzone Workshop

10am - 2pm

€55

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25th-29th

A Week with Wonderland Theatre Workshop

10am - 3.30pm

€60

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28th

Hopkins Festival Riverbank Rendezvous

8pm

€10

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30th

Enigma Automata

1pm-3pm

€10

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30th

Lisa Hannigan with John Smith

8pm

€20

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8pm

€25

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8pm

€12 / €10 €10

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25th

The Gloaming: Thomas Bartlett, Dennis Cahill, Martin Hayes, Iarla Ó Lionard, Caoimhín Ó Raghallagh

26th

Zocorro Rose of Tralee The Hilarious Adventure Of Zocorro

3rd

Small Worlds - A Miniature Theatre Workshop By Roisin Coyle

10.30pm-1pm

3rd - Oct 8th

Myths - An Exhibition by Roisin Coyle

All Day

Free

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9th -10th

Abbey Theatre Presents B for Baby

8pm

€18 /€15

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2.00pm-4.30pm

10th

Theatre Lovett Presents How Do Actors Play

2pm

€10 /€8

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17th

The Carpenters: A Celebration

8pm

€20

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21st

Psycho Spaghetti

11.20am-1pm

€10

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23rd

Culture Night 2011

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24th

Fight Night

8pm

€15/€12

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24th

Julie-Rose McCormack Puppetry Workshop

11am -1pm

€10

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25th

Music Network Presents Fonn Aniar

8pm

€15 /€13

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29th

Faith Healer by Brian Friel

8pm

€16 /€14

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30th

Branar Presents Mise-Scéal Cailín

11am & 7.30pm

€6 /€8

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A Sense of Place September Celebrating the works of 10th to 24th contemporary craft makers Michele Hannan, Eva Kelly and Dara O’Neill

Free

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July 9th

The Last Picture Show

8pm

€6

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July 23rd

One Hundred Mornings

8pm

€6

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Sept 3rd

Neverending Story

2pm

€3

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Sept 5th

SNAP

8pm

€6

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Sept 12th

How I Ended This Summer

8pm

€6

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Sept 12th

Oranges and Sunshine

8pm

€6

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Sept 22th

Win Win

8pm

€6

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Music Workshops

Theatre

Comedy

Visual Arts

Childrens Event Cinema

Kids Cinema

Literature

Cinema

*Family of 4 for €30

€3 COFFEE & CAKE DEAL

Monday Movie Deal €3 for Cake & Coffee at Cupcake Café

– A LITTLE NOTE… From Monday August 1st until Wednesday August 24th we will be taking a little break from events at Riverbank Arts Centre.

It will be DIY time at the centre while we freshen up and prepare for the rest of the year. We’re back in full swing on Thursday 25th of August with what promises to be an outstanding evening of music with Thomas Bartlett, Dennis Cahill, Martin Hayes, Iarla Ó Lionaird, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh aka The Gloaming; and on Friday 26th have a good laugh with Zocorro Rose of Tralee- a show about the hilarious adventure of Zocorro, the wanna-be Spanish Rose. Fun times ahead!

We are continuing to develop our arts space for children just off the foyer at Riverbank. This is a fun and child-friendly space filled with comfy beanbags, small tables and chairs and a colouring station at which children can respond to the art and culture experiences at the centre. We have some exciting events and exhibitions in this space starting with Let’s Go Home Little Bear

by Beth Halloran on July 9th to August 6th. Keep an eye on this space!

You have treated your child to a workshop so why not relax and treat yourself to some breakfast or a spot of lunch. We would like to offer you 50% off your bill in Cupcake Cafe just show your workshop ticket stub and enjoy! (Offer valid days of workshop only).

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FRIDAY JULY 1ST

GRIESE YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS TRUST GAMES

BY PETER MULLINEUX AND MOYA RODDY DIRECTED BY LEISH BURKE TIME 8PM PRICE €12 /€10 SUITABLE FOR AGES 12+

This is 2010 ‘Teens in the Wild’ territory as eight disadvantaged young people and their two teachers head off in a minibus for a weekend of bonding and self discovery in the countyside.

As best laid plans fall apart and -‘trust games’ fail to work-the adventure looks like proving a failure before an unexpected turnabout brings about a surprise resolution.

This play is part of the NAYD New Stage programme 2011. Griese Youth Theatre acknowledges permission from NAYD to perform this play.

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THURSDAY JUNE 30TH

GRIESE YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

BY JULES VERNE ADAPTED BY PHILIP BRENNAN AND STEPHEN COLFER. DIRECTED BY LEISH BURKE AND JOSEPH DILLON. TIME PRICE

8PM €12 /(FAMILY TICKET 4 FOR €30) SUITABLE FOR AGES 8+

MONDAY JULY 4TH TO FRIDAY JULY 8TH

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ARTIST LAURA FITZGERALD PRESENTS Kids TREE HOUSE A FIVE DAY DRAWING AND MODEL MAKING WORKSHOP FOR 8-12YRS

TIME PRICE

10AM TO 2PM €75

We all love tree houses, be it our own tree house, our neighbour’s or friend’s. This art workshop combines drawing, model making and even sculpture to make a largescale paper tree house.

Each participant will make a 3D paper piece based on memory and over the five days install these pieces into the tree.

Laura Fitzgerald will show participants how to make small scale paper artworks, whilst building the large scale tree house piece over the five days.

The finished tree house sculpture will then be on public display in at Riverbank Arts Centre for one week following the workshop.

No previous art making experience is necessary for this workshop.

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You have treated your child to a workshop so why not relax and treat yourself to some breakfast or a spot of lunch. We would like to offer you 50% off your bill in Cupcake Cafe just show your workshop ticket stub and enjoy! (Offer valid days of workshop only).

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SATURDAY JULY 9TH RIVERBANK CINEMA PRESENTS

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THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (RE RELEASE)

TIME PRICE

8PM €6

Dir: Peter Bogdanovich / USA / 1971 / 118 mins / Cert: Club Starring: Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms. Language: English A group of 50’s high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied West Texas town that is slowly dying, both economically and culturally.

In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends. Enduring that awkward period of life between boyhood and manhood, the two pass their time the best way they know how -- with the movie house, basketball, and girls. But the town is dying a quiet death and when the time comes for the last picture show, the boys stand uneasily on €3 COFFEE the threshold of the rest of their lives. & CAKE DEAL

SATURDAY JULY 9TH

LET THE WILD IN

TEA PARTY AND TALK HOSTED BY BETH O’HALLORAN

TIME 3PM TO 4PM APPROX PRICE FREE (PLACES LIMITED, BOOKING ADVISED FOR ALL AGES, ALL WELCOME) Come along to this free family event open to anyone who has a sweet tooth and enjoys a good cup of something nice! To mark the opening of Beth O’Halloran’s exhibition ‘Let’s go home, Little Bear’, Riverbank invites you to sit back in our cosy Budda Bags and enjoy this informal child-centered talk surrounded by the work in the gallery. This is followed by a tea party for all to take part and enjoy.

Let the children enjoy some juice and goodies, interact with Beth’s work, drawing with chalk on the wall, while you enjoy a coffee and cake.

SATURDAY JULY 9TH - SATURDAY AUGUST 6TH

LET’S GO HOME, LITTLE BEAR

AN EXHIBITION BY BETH O’HALLORAN

Come along and make your mark! Inspired by the animal world and fascinated by the idea that the world and life is constantly changing, Beth O’Halloran has created this interactive exhibition to

highlight, in a playful way, the plight of our disappearing animal species.

The gallery is taken over by blackboard animal silhouettes of endangered or recently extinct Irish species. Each animal has a box of chalk beside them, inviting you to take part in the artwork.

Come and give the bear his furry coat or the wolf his sharp teeth!

Beth O’Halloran lives and works in Dublin. She is a multi-disciplinary artist working predominantly with painting and 3-D constructions. She has exhibited widely throughout Ireland, the U.K., USA and Japan.

Recent exhibitions include ‘House Blend’ in Monster Truck, Temple Bar, ‘Group’ in Gallery 126, New York and ‘Green Horizons’, Bates Museum of Art, Maine.

For more information see: www.bethohalloran.com

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SUNDAY JULY 10TH

AN EVENING WITH

GEMMA HAYES & FIONN REGAN

TIME: 8PM

PRICE

€18

In what can only result in a stand-out and unmissable gig, join us for a night with two of Ireland’s most talented musicians, Gemma Hayes and Fionn Regan.

Tickets for this superb double bill will undoubtedly sell fast so we recommend you book your ticket early!

Gemma Hayes has long established herself as one of Ireland’s top musical talents. Her much anticipated fourth studio album, released in May, is an evolution of Gemma’s unique style of music, combining prog rock, folk and electronica. The album is another collaboration with producer David Odlum, and features Paul Noonan of Bell X1 and Ann Scott, among others.

For more visit www.gemmahayes.com Fionn Regan is a difficult man to pin down musically.

Just two albums into an extremely promising career, this sublimely gifted singer-songwriter has already demonstrated a staggering lack of regard for following the rules. Regan’s calling card was the beautiful Mercury-nominated The End Of History. His forthcoming album is due in early August.

For more visit www.fionnregan.com

MONDAY JULY 11TH TO THURSDAY JULY 14TH

CREATESCHOOL DIGITAL MEDIA WORKSHOP: LEARN TO MAKE MUSIC, DVDS, ANIMATION AND MORE

TIME: 10AM TO 4PM PRICE €75 (SUITABLE FOR 12 TO 18 YRS) Are you interested in digital media and technology? Want to know more about creating your own music, making videos and putting them out there for others to see?

Well, Createschool at Riverbank Arts Centre this Summer is just the thing for you. Learn how to create and share your own music, DVDs, videos, animations, podcasts, cartoons, comics and photography with Create School at Riverbank Arts Centre, facilitated by Songschool.

Students learn how to work with a variety of multimedia tools and gain skills in developing music, creating podcasts (eg. music/guided walks/ heritage trails), developing and editing their own videos, sharing videos with friends, making their own animations (eg.

Postman Pat/Shaun the Sheep), enhancing their own photographs and creating showcases.

The workshop covers a broad range of multimedia topics and this course is suitable for those aged 12 to 18yrs. All students will receive a copy of all digital media produced during the course.

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MONDAY JULY 11TH TO FRIDAY JULY 15TH

FLATPACK LIVING

A FIVE DAY DRAWING AND MODEL-MAKING WORKSHOP

TIME PRICE

10AM TO 2PM (SUITABLE FOR 13-18 YRS) €75

Modern living means a lot of moving. From School, to work, to college we are all busy moving to and from different spaces.

This workshop with artist Laura Fitzgerald explores the idea of different houses, rooms and spaces through drawing, model making and learning how to make simple light circuits, creating interesting lighting effects in the paper models.

During this five day workshop, using paper drawing tools and simple circuits, participants will learn how to make interesting images and three dimensional shapes from memory, based around ideas of the house and home. They will learn how to make simple electrical circuits and will be add lights to their finished pieces.

Each participant will be required to bring in an image of their own home.

No previous art making experience is necessary for this workshop.

THURSDAY JULY 14TH

BRIAN KENNEDY

TIME PRICE

8PM €25

You know BRIAN KENNEDY is the ultimate live performer the second he bursts onto stage, grabs his guitar and belts out his first note with total commitment.

You feel the energy, and gut reaction tells you this is going to be one whirlwind, rollercoaster of a night.

An accomplished singer/songwriter, guitarist, and recognised author of a couple of best-selling novels and numerous short stories, Brian has been on countless TV and radio shows from both sides of the mike; has been Ireland’s ambassador on more than one global music stage and now is your chance to see him in the intimate setting of Riverbank Arts Centre ‘A Better Man’, ‘Put The Message In The Box’, ‘Crazy Love’, ‘Life, Love & Happiness’, ‘Get On With Your Short Life’, so many great songs performed with a magnificent voice. Book your tickets without delay.

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FRIDAY JULY 15TH & SATURDAY JULY 16TH

WICKED ANGELS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

WAITING FOR IKEA

TIME: PRICE

8PM €16/€14

Chrissie and Jade spend their days waiting; waiting for the postman, waiting for the kettle to boil and waiting for Coronation Street. They won’t shop in Argos ‘cos we’re waiting for IKEA’.

Set in the heart of ‘new’ Dublin, where night wear is day wear and bitching is everywhere.

Pimlico flats is akin to ‘Cheers’; everybody knows your name, your business, your record and what you’re having for dinner. Nothing much changes in Pimlico, each day begins and ends the same; it’s what happens in between that keeps the neighbours interested. The only current affairs these girls are concerned with is whether Mrs Dignam is having it off with Gunner Eye Gilby.

The Celtic tiger has been and gone and they never even stroked it.

‘Recession? Is dat a new fragrance by Calvin Klein?’

A heart-warming story of friendship, family, community and sunbed obsessives, ‘Waiting for IKEA’ will tickle your funny-bone with its unforgettable characters and colourful language.

“I loved it...if you want to escape from the doom and gloom then this is the show for you.” Róisín Ingle, The View “The script is sharp and laugh out loud funny…Sheerin and Mc Kevitt clearly belong on stage…this is a fresh, funny and enjoyable show”. **** Irish Theatre Magazine “Sheerin and Mc Kevitt inhabit their roles with credibility. Everyone likes to laugh and the duo are bang on the funny bone.” The Irish Times SATURDAY JULY 16TH

READY STEADY STORY-GO! A STORYMAKING & STORYTELLING WORKSHOP BY NINA TANIS

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SESSION 1: AGE: 5-8YRS 11AM-1PM SESSION 2: AGE: 9-12YRS 2-4 PM PRICE € 10 Come along and use your imagination to explore and learn about storytelling and storymaking. Maybe you have always wanted to be an actor, tell a good story or simply enjoy listening to tall tales. The session will be filled with stories, playing games, participating in creative exercises and learning about the act of storytelling.

This workshop is divided into two sessions for 5-8 years and 9-12 years, see times above for appropriate age group.

Nina Tanis is an American artist and storyteller living and working in Dublin. She has an active visual arts practice and is caught telling stories in both Ireland and abroad. She is a member of Story-O tellers.

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WEEK1: MONDAY JULY 18TH TO FRIDAY JULY 22ND WEEK2: MONDAY JULY 25TH TO FRIDAY JULY 29TH

ARTZONE WORKSHOP SUMMER ART CAMP FOR 5-7YRS AND 8-12YRS TIME 10AM TO 2PM PRICE €55 FOR THE WEEK

Artzone are back at Riverbank this Summer and their teachers have developed two new portfolios for July. Children aged 5-7yrs will work on the theme of Seaside Fun while the Truly Scrumptious theme will entertain those aged 8-12yrs. They will create a range of colourful and fun-filled art pieces. Each portfolio includes a full range of art, crafts, stories and related games.

As always, early booking is advised

For Kids

MONDAY JULY 18TH TO FRIDAY JULY 22ND

expandance

TIME

PRICE

TEEN DANCE WEEK 11AM - 4PM €75 (SUITABLE FOR AGES 13 TO 18 YRS)

Due to popular demand, expandance are back this Summer with an exciting week of dance for teens.

Based on the expandance technique, Alicia Christofi-Walshe will guide participants in a week of technique classes and choreography sessions. Particpants will be guided in the creation of their own dance movements and will learn a variety of sequences.

During this week expandance will work to ignite an interest and understanding of performing, choreographing, and viewing contemporary dance. This week long workshop will further develop the young people’s skills in dance and give them the confidence to develop their interest in dance.

Alicia will also show video footage of two of expandance’s latest pieces, 12 Steps & Rock Om. On the last day of the workshop, Friday 22nd, a filmmaker will shoot a short dance film with the group using the choreography and sequences developed during the week.

This film will be edited and a copy of the DVD will be presented to each participant.

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THURSDAY JULY 21ST

TIME PRICE

YOUNG GIFTED AND GREEN (2!)

WITH GEAROID FARRELLY, FRED COOKE AND ERIC LALOR 8PM €10

Young, Gifted and Green is back with another stellar comedy line-up showcasing some of the country’s most talented and popular young comedians. Don’t miss Gearoid Farrelly, Fred Cooke and Eric Lalor for only €10!

Gearóid Farrelly is a rising star on the Irish stand-up circuit. He was a writer and performer for the live sketch show My Funny Valentine, which had sell-out runs in various theatres. He is no stranger to Riverbank having wowed audiences as support for various comedians from Maeve Higgins to Jason Byrne.

“Intelligent, reflective comedy” The Irish Times.

Eric Lalor’s first foray into comedy was a bit unusual as one of the participants of RTE Two’s Des Bishop’s Joy In The Hood. His first ever gig was filmed on his home turf of Ballymun in Dublin and broadcast to the entire nation! His warm, energetic onstage presence makes for an unforgettable experience, with gags that always hit the spot, his engaging, high intensity performances make him one of the top names of ‘must see’ comedians.

‘One of the things that I am most proud of is knowing that we helped Eric to his true calling. A pure natural’ Des Bishop Fred Cooke has rapidly become a unique stand-up delivering a style of comedy that simply cannot be imitated. Fred has already contributed to a variety of successful Irish TV shows, both as a writer and performer, including RTE’s Republic of Telly, The Cafe (as The Crazy Chef), Watch Your Language (The Mad Professor), The Savage Eye, The Modest Adventures of David O’Doherty, and The Liffey Laughs. “comedy genius; he has so much energy that he could power a small village in the west of Kerry” THE LAUGHTER LOUNGE

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SATURDAY JULY 23RD

RIVERBANK CINEMA PRESENTS

TIME PRICE

ONE HUNDRED MORNINGS 8PM €6

Dir: Conor Horgan / Ireland / 2009 / 83 mins / Cert: 15A Starring: Rory Keenan, Ciarán McMenamin, Kelly Campbell and Alex Reid Language: English

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Set in a world up-ended by a complete breakdown of society, two couples hide out in a lakeside cabin hoping to survive the crisis.

As resources run low and external threats increase, they forge an uneasy alliance with their self-sufficient hippie neighbour. Poorly equipped to cope in a world without technology and saddled with completely conflicting world-views, everything begins to disintegrate for the group. Finally, each of them faces a critical decision they never thought they’d have to make…

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STORYTELLING WITH ROISIN MEANEY TIME PRICE

For Kids

12PM / 2PM FREE (PLACES ARE LIMITED, BOOKING ESSENTIAL)

Once upon a time Roisin visited the Riverbank Arts Centre to tell stories and s i n g songs and draw pictures. She had such a good time she ordered the boss of Riverbank to let her come back again, and because she was a bit scary the boss said OK. If you were here for her first visit she’d love to meet you again, and if you weren’t here she’d love to meet you too. She has more stories to tell, songs to sing and pictures to draw, and she can’t wait to share them with you.

MONDAY 25TH TO FRIDAY 29TH JULY

A WEEK WITH WONDERLAND SUMMER THEATRE WORKSHOP WITH WONDERLAND PRODUCTIONS

TIME PRICE

10AM TO 3.30PM €60 SUITABLE FOR 7 TO 12 YEARS

Back following their previously sold out workshops, Wonderland invites 7-12 year olds into its colourful world of drama, music, dance, singing, comedy, and theatre design, for a weeklong camp culminating in a fabulous showcase for friends and family.

Wonderland’s workshops uniquely combine a stage school with the work of a professional theatre company. Every teacher is also a working theatre practitioner and a part of Wonderlands success story.

Every Wonderland Workshop’s aim is to make friends, to perform, to learn lots too, but most importantly to encourage each young performer to grow and develop through the performing arts - and just as importantly to have a lot of fun together.

THURSDAY JULY 28TH

HOPKINS FESTIVAL RIVERBANK RENDEZVOUS TIME PRICE

INTERNATIONAL POETRY READING 8PM €10/ FREE TO HOPKINS FESTIVAL DELEGATES

As part of the Hopkins International Poetry Festival, come along for the Hopkins Festival Riverbank Rendezvous, an evening of international poetry reading featuring: Michel Theriem (Canada); Thomas Tidholm (Sweden); Conor Bowman (Ireland); Diarmuid Johnson (Wales); Donald Gardner (Netherlands); Neil Donnelly (Ireland); Michael Woods (U.K.); Shizue Ogawa (Japan); Desmond Egan(Ireland); Tomas Kafka (Czech Republic) Flute: Diarmuid Johnson MC: Elaine Murphy For more visit www.gerardmanleyhopkins.org

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SATURDAY JULY 30TH

ENIGMATA AUTOMATA A FAMILY WORKSHOP WITH VERONICA FORSGREN TIME PRICE

1PM-3 PM SUITABLE 5 TO 100+ €10 (PLACES LIMITED, BOOKING ESSENTIAL)

Have fun creating your own movable sculpture and explore basic mechanics using materials you probably already have at home. Make your own dancing ballerina, launching space rocket or whatever else you can think of! This family workshop is designed to encourage your own creativity, to have fun with craft and recyclable materials as well as learn techniques that you can continue to explore at home. Fun for all ages, this is an opportunity for all the family to spend time together in a creative and exciting way.

Veronica Forsgren is an artist and curator based in Dublin with a Masters degree from MAVIS, IADT. In her work she uses play as a method for learning and exploration in order to better understand identity, social rules, locations and materials.

For more info see: www.veroicaforsgren.com

SATURDAY JULY 30TH

LISA HANNIGAN

WITH JOHN SMITH

TIME PRICE

8PM € 20

Lisa Hannigan will be touring up and down the country for the summer, with the wonderful John Smith supporting, in a slightly more grown up version of her summer holidays.

“I’ve spent the last year travelling about and writing songs for my second record. During that time I met Joe Henry and from that moment I knew he was the man to help me make the record that was in my head. I found a wonderful converted farmhouse studio in the middle of Snowdonia national park in Wales and we all headed over for a week. Gavin Glass played piano and banjo, Ross Turner was on drums, Shane Fitzsimons, double and electric bass, Donagh Molloy, harmonium and trumpet and an eight and a half months pregnant Lucy Wilkins played violin and arranged a couple of songs for cello and violin. John Smith joined for some guitar and general tomfoolery. The album will be out in the autumn and I can’t wait to get out and play the songs from it. “ - Lisa Hannigan Lisa Hannigan returns to Riverbank Arts Centre on Saturday 30th July. For more information on Lisa check out www.lisahannigan.ie

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THURSDAY AUGUST 25TH

THE GLOAMING

THOMAS BARTLETT, DENNIS CAHILL, MARTIN HAYES, IARLA Ó LIONAIRD, CAOIMHÍN Ó RAGHALLAIGH TIME

PRICE

8PM €25

The Gloaming is a collective of remarkable individual talents who share a musical aesthetic. The five came together to explore new music at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath in early 2011. At once they made music that is both ancient and utterly new. New York pianist Bartlett, sean-nos singer Ó Lionaird, Chicago guitarist Cahill, fiddler and hardanger innovator Ó Raghallaigh and fiddle master Hayes is a group of virtuoso musicians, yet it is a band with a sound all of its own.

Sparse and beautiful. Authentic and tune-filled. Capable of raucous power.

A night with these powerhouse musicians will not be easily forgotten.

FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH

ZOCORRO ROSE OF TRALEE THE HILARIOUS ADVENTURE OF ZOCORRO, THE WANNA-BE SPANISH ROSE.

TIME: PRICE

8PM €12/€10

Every August, 32 Roses from all over the world come together in Tralee, Co. Kerry, all of them either born in Ireland or of Irish descent. One of them will be crowned The Rose of Tralee. This is the heartbreaking story of the year the RiberillaDelAltaHazaña Rose donned the sash, to fight for truth, for justice, in the Spanish way.

Find out what really happens behind the scenes in Tralee; learn how to peel an apple with a knife and fork, how to get out of the car without showing your knickers and how when in the company of boys, you must never wear white, because it reminds them of sheets.

“Zocorro Rose of Tralee” sold out at the 2009 Absolut Dublin Fringe and has since enjoyed huge success. Don’t miss this hilarious comedy show. “...impeccable timing...a keen comic talent” IRISH TIMES “passion...verve…kept the audience hanging on every word” culch.ie “delivers killer jokes … her wit is undeniable” IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD

THE NEVERENDING STORY

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2PM €3

A classic in children’s cinema!

Bastian is a young boy who lives a dreary life being tormented by school bullies. On one such occasion he escapes into a book shop where the old proprietor reveals an ancient story-book to him, which he is warned can be dangerous. Shortly after, he “borrows” the book and begins to read it in the school attic where he is drawn into the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction.

Both children and adults will enjoy this film for its special effects, beautiful scenery, and colorful characters. Most of all, the message of daring to dream and soaring to new heights through books is a powerful one that kids of any age can relate to.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD SMALL WORLDS A MINIATURE THEATRE WORKSHOP BY ROISIN COYLE

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SESSION 1: 10.30AM TO 1PM FOR AGES 5-8 YEARS TIME SESSION 2: 2PM TO 4.30 PM FO AGES 8-11 YEARS

PRICE €10 Raise the curtain to explore and learn new and different ways of telling stories through the making of your own miniature theatre. Using simple materials such as cereal boxes, glue, scissors, paper and acrylics you’ll be amazed at how they will come alive to tell and illustrate your own story.

This workshop is suitable for two age groups. See above for appropriate times.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD -SATURDAY OCTOBER 8TH

MYTHS AN EXHIBITION BY ROISIN COYLE

Come along to this interactive exhibition created by Roisin Coyle, which is loosely based stories

on recorded as part of the 1938 Irish Folklore Commission. During this time, children were instructed to record any stories, superstitions and beliefs told to them by older relatives or family members. The work is a mix of miniature interactive theatre style boxes and framed prints. By interacting and looking at these miniature creations the artist is inviting you to step into another microcosmic world.

Roisin Coyle is an artist working in the medium of drawing, print, animation and installation. She has had numerous solo and group shows exhibiting nationally and internationally. Roisin also works as an illustrator and was the Baboro Children’s Festival artist in 2006. She has facilitated children’s art workshops all over Ireland.

For more info see: www.roisincoyle.com

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RIVERBANK CINEMA PRESENTS

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SNAP

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8PM €6

Dir: Carmel Winters / Ireland / 2010 / 86 mins / Cert: 16 Starring: Aisling O’Sullivan, Stephen Moran, Pascal Scott, Eileen Walsh, Mick Lally and Adam Duggan. Language: English It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: your toddler is snatched in a public park.

It’s another parent’s worst nightmare: your teenager is the one who abducts the toddler. SNAP is both an intense drama about a family in denial and a visual tour de force. Director Carmel Winters and director of photography Kate McCullough look at this horrendously dysfunctional mother-son pair from different distances, using various recording technologies. €3 COFFEE & CAKE DEAL

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH AND SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH ABBEY THEATRE PRESENTS

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B FOR BABY

BY CARMEL WINTERS 8PM €18/€15

‘It was like we were two children – two innocent children just... playing’

Mrs C wants a baby not a Christmas tree. B wants a real hairdressers’ scissors and a wife. D wants a snow globe and ‘a big head of dirty auld curls’. All of them want their own place in the world. And if they can’t find it, they’ll create one of their own ...

Join B and D in the care home where they are residents, and where Mrs C is a carer, on their special - ‘very fecking special’ - journey towards happiness.

Following its premiere at the Abbey Theatre B for Baby won The Irish Times Theatre Awards Best New Play 2010.

B for baby was originally commissioned by Theatre Lovett.

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH

THEATRE LOVETT PRESENTS

HOW DO ACTORS PLAY?

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2PM DURATION 75 MINS €10 ADULT / €8 CHILD Family workshop for ages 7+

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Theatre Lovett co-founders Louis Lovett and Muireann Ahern will take you through the actor’s journey on stage: how to take hold of the moment you’re in, how to look forward to the moment coming next and, most importantly, how to look back – to the moments of play that children understand, and that adults can learn from and remember.

In this workshop Louis will introduce you to his own unique style of performance – one that embraces the mischievous spirit of play.

Louis Lovett is Ireland’s most experienced and critically acclaimed performer for children. He has worked both on stage and screen (he is Killinaskully’s resident German cheese seller - Dieter Langer!). This workshop welcomes both children and adults.

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH

RIVERBANK CINEMA PRESENTS

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HOW I ENDED THIS SUMMER 8PM €6

Dir: Aleksei Popogrebsky / 2010 / Russia /125 mins Cert: Club Starring: Grigori Dobrygin and Sergei Puskepalis Language: Russian How I Ended This Summer is an unbearably tense psychological drama played out against a stunning backdrop of Arctic wilderness. Set in a remote polar station on a desolate island off the Chukotka Peninsula at Russia’s Northeastern tip, the story involves just two characters: Sergei, a seasoned meteorologist, and Pavel, a recent college graduate. Together they are spending months in complete isolation on the once strategic research base.

Pavel receives an important radio message and is still trying to find the right moment to tell Sergei, when fear, lies and suspicions start poisoning the atmosphere. €3 COFFEE & CAKE DEAL

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH

THE CARPENTERS

A CELEBRATION

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8PM €20

The Carpenters have recorded some of the greatest love songs in pop music history. Heartbreakers and tearjerkers that captivated not one but three generations of popular music fans: Yesterday Once More, Superstar, We’ve Only Just Begun, Top of The World, Please Mr Postman, Solitaire, (They Long To Be) Close To You, It’s Going To Take Some Time, I Won’t Last A Day Without You, Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Rainy Days And Mondays, For All We Know and many more.

Toni Lee, who graced the stage on TV as Karen Carpenter on the hit TV Show Stars In Their Eyes, is the voice of Karen Carpenter. The comparison is unreal The hits are timeless.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH

RIVERBANK CINEMA PRESENTS

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ORANGES AND SUNSHINE 8PM €6

Dir: Jim Loach UK/Austrailia 2010 105 mins Cert: 15A Starring: Emily Watson, David Wenham and Hugo Weaving.Language: English Oranges and Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the organized deportation of children from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice. €3 COFFEE & CAKE DEAL

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST

PSYCHO SPAGHETTI

CULTURE NIGHT 2011

TIME 11.20AM TO 1PM PRICE €10 (TEACHERS FREE)

Free Events at Riverbank Arts Centre for One Night see www.riverbank.ie

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD

Ger Carey’s Psycho Spaghetti is a brilliant comedy written specifically for transition year students and young people of a similar age. This hilarious one-man show attempts to answer the age-old question: Just what is going on inside the teenage brain?

The show aims to get teenagers to laugh at themselves and view themselves as part of a bigger picture. Book now to guarantee your students a fantastic theatrical experience. The show is also suitable for LCA, Youth Reach and even grown-ups!

Culture Night will take place on Friday September 23rd 2011, a night of entertainment, discovery and adventure across 20 towns, cities and counties in Ireland. Arts and cultural organisations open their doors until late with hundreds of free events, tours, talks and performances for you, your family and friends to enjoy.

Following a sucessful series of events last year, Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to be taking part in Culture Night 2011. What will you see and do here on the night? An exciting line-up will be announced soon- Keep an eye on www.riverbank.ie for details.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH

RISE PRODUCTIONS AND THE LISA RICHARDS AGENCY PRESENT

FIGHT NIGHT

BY GAVIN KOSTICK, PERFORMED BY AONGHUS ÓG MCANALLY DIRECTOR BRYAN BURROUGHS

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8PM €15/ €12

Fight Night is a gripping journey charting the comeback of Dan Coyle Jr, a failed amateur boxer from a long line of accomplished fighters. Living in the twin shadows of his overbearing father and his brother’s Olympic success, Dan lets his training slip in favour of girls and booze. Then, an incident with his father minutes before a crucial bout splinters the family and exiles Dan from the ring. It’s not until the birth of his own son years later that his competitive fire is reignited, and he takes the first tentative steps on his road to redemption.

This fast-paced and engaging solo performance combines intense physicality with a classic Dublin wit in a storytelling experience that will leave audiences both exhausted and exhilarated.

One Chance. One Shot. Fight Night. No Excuses.

Winner of both Best Actor and the Bewley’s Little Gem Award in Dublin’s ABSOLUT Fringe “McAnally and Kostick deliver a knockout blow … extraordinary … exhilarating and cathartic.” – Irish Times

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH

PUPPETRY WORKSHOP

WITH JULIE-ROSE MCCORMICK TIME PRICE

For Kids

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11AM - 1PM €8 SUITABLE FOR 7+

Puppetry workshop for children and those with special needs Design and make your own puppets from recycled junk .

Then get to perform your own show at the workshop Make rod puppets and flat /shadow puppets with professional puppeteer Julie-Rose McCormick Fantastic opportunity to meet some of Julie-Rose’s puppet collection from around the world

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH

MUSIC NETWORK PRESENTS

FONN ANIAR

WITH BREANNDÁN O BEAGHLAOICH, TOMMY PEOPLES AND LAOISE KELLY TIME PRICE

8PM €15/ €13

Three outstanding musicians with three distinct regional styles join forces for this unique tour, each hugely influenced by the place they come from. While staying very much within the tradition, each will be pushing their boundaries to the limit - creative sparks are guaranteed to fly!

Breanndán O Beaghlaoich is brimming with the wild and beautiful music of West Kerry. As a singer he’s a gentle giant, on the accordion, a force of nature.

Legendary fiddler Tommy Peoples is internationally recognised as having a huge influence on Irish traditional music, both as a player and composer.

Laoise Kelly is regarded as the most significant harper of her generation. From Westport, she began playing at an early age, encouraged by her father who introduced her to the music of O’Carolan. Her reinterpretation of the O’Carolan canon is just a part of her breathtaking repertoire, and her tune playing is truly magnificent “The most maddeningly nourishing, elevating, and mesmerising Irish music you’ll hear today” Earle Hitchner, The Irish Echo, on Brendan Begley (with Caoimhin O Raghallaigh) “Tommy Peoples gracefully occupies a prime authoritative position on the topshelf of Traditional fiddle players.”

The Journal of Music “Kelly virtually reinvents the instrument with her rhythmic and melodic intricacy.” Irish Times

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH

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WIN WIN

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8PM €6

Dir: Tom McCarthy USA 2011 105 mins Cert: TBC Starring: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor and Burt Young Language: English Struggling attorney Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), who volunteers as a high-school wrestling coach, takes on the guardianship of an elderly client in a desperate attempt to keep his practice afloat. When the client’s teenage grandson runs away from home and shows up on his grandfather’s doorstep, Mike’s life €3 COFFEE is turned upside down as his win-win proposition turns & CAKE DEAL into something much more complicated than he ever bargained for.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH

TOWN HALL THEATRE GALWAY PRESENTS

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FAITH HEALER BY BRIAN FRIEL 8PM €16/€14

Faith Healer is widely recognised as one of the masterpieces of Ireland’s greatest living playwright.

Frank is a faith healer. Traveling with his two companions, Grace and Teddy, he roams Scotland and Wales healing the sick. By the edge of forests, at the base of mountains, in remote coastal villages, the lame, the ill and the broken hearted gather for the Fantastic Francis Hardy: Faith Healer.

But who is Frank? Are his miracles real or imaginary? And what is the true price the saved must pay?

Haunting, tender and passionate, Faith Healer takes us into the heart of what it means to believe. As we are drawn deeper into the world of Frank and his companions, our certainties fall away as we are led towards the play’s magisterial, unforgettable climax.

This new production of Brian Friels masterpiece is directed by Andrew Flynn.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH

BRANAR PRESENTS

MISE - SCÉAL CAILÍN

TIME 11AM SCHOOL SHOW - 7.30PM FAMILY SHOW PRICE €6 CHILDREN / €8 ADULT PERFORMANCE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND IRISH é seo faoi chailín nach féidir titim ina codladh agus faoi scamall nach bhfágann í. Le Is scéal puipeadóireacht álainn, ceol beo agus beochan, insíonn Branar an scéal faoin oíche nach bhféadfadh leis an gcáilín titim ina codladh agus faoi na heachtraí a bhain lena cuid iarrachtaí.

This is the story of a little girl that can’t sleep and a cloud that won’t leave her.

With beautiful puppetry, live music and animation Branar tell the story of the night the girl couldn’t get to sleep and the adventure she had trying.

Mise, Scéal cailín is supported by the Arts Council and is produced in association with Draíocht.

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Branar has had the pleasure of working with Espen Dekko of Dekkoart theatre Norway as artistic consultant.

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SEPTEMBER 10 TO SEPTEMBER 24 OPENING RECEPTION - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 AT 3PM – ALL WELCOME CULTURE NIGHT – MEET THE MAKERS – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 AT 7PM – ALL WELCOME

A SENSE OF PLACE

CELEBRATING THE WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT MAKERS MICHELE HANNAN, EVA KELLY AND DARA O’NEILL

TIME MCKENNA GALLERY 10AM - 5.30PM MON - FRI 10AM - 1PM SAT PRICE FREE ADMISSION (ARTWORKS FOR SALE) Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to showcase the contemporary works of three craft makers as part of the Craft Council of Ireland’s designated year of craft.

A shared passion for the environment led three artists to collaborate for this show.

Michele Hannan’s ceramic sculptures and flowing vessels draw their inspiration from the simple forms found in nature and the abstracted rhythmical patterns created by the sea. Michele’s work is decorated combining glass and volcanic glazes.

Eva Kelly’s fused glass wall pieces are a further development of her ‘Rockpool’ series of plates. Inspired by the rock formations around the west coast of Ireland, Eva translates her ideas into three dimentional sculptures using fusing, slumping and multiple firings . She adds various metals and glass oxides to give her work greater depth and colour.

Dara O’Neill is a textile artist . Her paintings on silk reflect the changing light in nature. Her work exudes a sense of calmness with her choice of colours.

For information on events around Year of Craft 2011, see www.craftinireland.com For information on the three craft makers featured here, see www.riverbank.ie

Images courtesy of the craft makers 1. Blue by Dara O’Neil 2. Fish by Eva Kelly and 3. Flowing Form Lying by Michele Hannan

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Riverbank Arts Centre Address: Main Street, Newbridge, Co.Kildare Phone: (045) 448330 Email: info@riverbank.ie Web: www.riverbank.ie Box Office Email: boxoffice@riverbank.ie Phone: (045) 448327 Book online www.riverbank.ie Free wifi available in the foyer and Cupcake Cafe

Design by Mind’s i : www.mindsi.ie tel: 044 9332929 Book tickets online on www.riverbank.ie

Illustrations by Brian Coldrick: www.briancoldrick.com