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GB18PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

32 WelcomeCulture Ireland GB18 is a special year long programme which is planned to celebrate and renew the unique cultural relationship which exists between Ireland and Great Britain. The programme aims to showcase Irish artistic excellence in partnership with UK institutions, venues and festivals and expand the reach of Irish culture to new audiences.

The Government of Ireland places a strategic priority on culture and creativity as the key outward expression of our identity and a critical basis for those wishing to engage with Ireland. Our culture is long regarded as an effective and deep-rooted means of articulating our values. Historically Ireland has had a special cultural relationship with Great Britain and the flow of artists, ideas and influences across the Irish Sea has resulted in an enrichment of culture in both countries.

Many Irish artists live and work in Britain achieving high profile careers and likewise Ireland welcomes artists from Britain to present their work and fuel the Irish imagination. The strengthening of our cultural links is regarded as particularly critical in times when Ireland-Great Britain relations are undergoing changes within a European context.

The Culture Ireland GB18 programme aims to build on existing relationships as well as forge new connections, which it is hoped will be further developed in future years.

Alongside renowned artists, the Culture Ireland GB18 programme will present exciting new artists, born into a world of global influences. The programme will be spread geographically across England, Scotland and

Wales and reach cities and towns outside of the main culture hubs.

Covering a range of artforms, the programme will appropriately commence with music in Scotland where Ireland is the focus country for Showcase Scotland, as part of Celtic Connections, Glasgow. The year offers an opportunity to engage and participate in theatre, dance, literature, film, opera, visual arts and all genres of music. I would like to acknowledge that the programme would not be possible without the commitment of our hosting partners in Britain whose ongoing commitment to the presentation of Irish artists is deeply appreciated.

I thank all those who are making GB18 possible, especially the team of high quality Irish artists and I wish audiences fun and fulfilment in the event packed year ahead. Culture Ireland GB18 will, I hope, be the start of new relationships and the deepening of existing ones with our closest cultural neighbour.

josepha madigan, t.d.minister for culture, heritage and the gaeltacht

54 January Music

The Outside TrackOn tour to Peebles, Langholm and Glenfarg in Scotland

January Visual Arts

Irish Artists at London Art Fair 2018Including Gibbons & Nicholas and Stoney Road Press

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Celtic ConnectionsIreland Showcase Artists

Aoife ScottWallis BirdLorcán Mac MathúnaNotifyDaoirí FarrellThe Young FolkVarious venues across Glasgow

98 February Visual Arts

Alison LowryCollect Open 2018Saatchi Gallery, London

January/February Music/Theatre

Martin Hayes Quartet On tour to Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool, Glasgow

Joanne Ryan

Eggsis-tentialismWritten and performed by Joanne RyanArcola Theatre, London

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ALISON LOWRY, HOME BABIES, 2017 (DETAIL), PATE DE VERRE AND FLOCKED CHRISTENING ROBE. PHOTO: GLENN NORWOOD

1110 Feb—Mar Visual Arts/Music

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí ÉireannEchoes of Erin60 year celebration tour of the UKLiverpool, Glasgow, Settle, Leeds, Lemington Spa, London

Contemporary Music Centre

New Music::New IrelandA Showcase Performance featuring music by contemporary Irish composersCafé OTO, London

Irish Cultural Centre

Series of Irish Master Musician ConcertsHammersmith, London

Shane Finanfaigh ar ais ar an fharraigeSolo Exhibition Rye Creative Centre, East Sussex

March Film

Irish Film Institute INTERNATIONAL

Little Old New York: A Cinéconcertwith live musical accompaniment by Morgan CookeBarbican Centre, London

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Diatribe

Éiríocht: New Music from IrelandVortex Jazz Club, London

March Music

Serious Music in association with National Concert Hall, Dublin

Imagining Ireland:21st Century Songfeaturing Lisa Hannigan, Paul Noonan and guestsBarbican Centre, LondonAlso supported by the Embassy of Ireland in London

PHOTO: ÉIRÍOCHT, LONDON 2018 PHOTO: GREGORY DUNN

1514 March—April Theatre

The Abbey Theatre

The Plough and the Starsby Seán O’CaseyLyric Hammersmith Theatre, London

March Literature/Music

StAnza Festival 2018 International Poetry Festival featuring Irish poets including Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Rita Ann Higgins and Iggy McGovern Fife, Scotland

KílaOn tour to Warwick, Manchester, Stockton-on-Tees and London

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1716 March Film/Music

St. Patrick’s Festival

Reclaiming IngramA Celebration of film Director Rex IngramHOME, Manchester

March—October Festival/Literature

Poetry Ireland

In Dreams BeginResponsibilitiesAn evening of poetry and music presented by Poetry Ireland at Milton Court, Barbican Centre in association with the Irish Embassy and Reconciliation Unit, Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade.Barbican Centre, London

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LakkerIrish electronic music duo performs as part of Sonica King’s Place, London

Poetry Ireland

Poets in the CitiesPoetry Ireland presents a six-day tour of leading Irish poets to Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Oxford in collaboration with John McAuliffe and Centre for New Writing, Manchester

St. Patrick’s Festival LondonIrish artists performing in all of the 33 London boroughs across St. Patrick’s Weekend

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Sean Lynch

Bandits Live Comfortably in the RuinsOn tour to Cornwall and Southampton

Ludlow English Song WeekendFeaturing Irish Artists including Gavan Ring

April Architecture

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Engaging Places:Collaborative Praxis in Art and ArchitectureHeart of Glass, St. Helens, Merseyside and Tate Exchange, Liverpool

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LOVE+ and BlackCatfishMusketeerOmnibus Theatre, London

April—June Theatre/Music

Niamh Shaw

Diary of a Martian BeekeeperOn tour to London, Edinburgh and Cheltenham

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Songs of Farewell featuring Irish Choral MusicChapel Royal, Tower of London

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Fishamble: THE NEW PLAY COMPANY

The Humours of BandonWritten and performed by Margaret McAuliffeBrighton Festival

Dead Centre/Abbey Theatre Co-production

HamnetBy Bush Moukarzel, Ben Kidd and William ShakespeareOn tour to Bristol, Glasgow and London

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2524 May Visual Arts/Multidisciplinary

Stoney Road Press Presents

Irish Visual ArtistsLondon Original Print Fair

London Irish Centre

Across The Water A season of work featuring 100 Irish artists during 2018

May Theatre

Theatre Lovett

A Feast of BonesBy Frances Kay in collaboration with Theatre Lovett Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, Traverse Theatre

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THESE ROOMSBy David Bolger, Owen Boss and Louise LoweCo-commissioned by 14-18 Now, LIFT and Shoreditch Town Hall LIFT Festival, London

July/August Music/Theatre

Dónal Lunny and his Atlantic Arc Orchestra Festival of Voice, Cardiff

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How to Catch a StarAdapted from the book by Oliver JeffersPurcell Room, Southbank Centre, London

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Chamber Choir Ireland Music from Ireland and the USAFishguard International Music Festival, Pembrokeshire, Wales

September Opera

LANDMARK PRODUCTIONS AND IRISH NATIONAL OPERA

The Second ViolinistCreated by Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh Barbican Centre, London

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HelenHeart of Glass, St. Helens, Merseyside

October Visual Arts

Áine Phillips

Future StatesA curated selection of 8 Irish artists, presenting new performance workSPILL Ipswitch and Fierce Festival Birmingham

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CoisCéim DANCE THEATRE

The Wolf and PeterBy David BolgerOn tour to London, Sheffield, Brighton, Chester, Salford, Bournemouth and Warwick

October—January Visual Arts

Jesse JonesTremble TrembleTalbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh

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Culture IrelandCulture Ireland creates and supports opportunities for Irish artists and companies to present their work at international festivals, venues, showcases and arts markets including the Edinburgh Festivals, Celtic Connections (Glasgow), the Venice Art and Architecture Biennales, WOMEX World Music Expo, South by Southwest (in partnership with First Music Contact), Frankfurt Book Fair (in partnership with Literature Ireland), Tanzmesse (Düsseldorf) and Classical: NEXT (Rotterdam).

Culture Ireland runs a regular funding scheme to support the international presentation of work by Irish artists and companies. Applications are accepted from both participating artists and from international presenters. Culture Ireland also operates See Here, a scheme to support the inward travel to Ireland of international presenters, curators and promoters to see new Irish work available for touring.

In 2017, Culture Ireland supported Irish artists at over 450 events across 50 countries with over 4.5 million audience members and 7 million online viewers. Many of these artists achieved high profile awards and

critical recognition. In addition, 169 international presenters and programmers travelled to Ireland throughout 2017 with Culture Ireland to experience the work of Irish artists.

Over recent years, Culture Ireland has also curated and presented a number of special initiatives including Imagine Ireland, a year of Irish arts in North America in 2011 and Culture Connects, a culture programme to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2013. In 2016, Culture Ireland presented I Am Ireland, a year-long calendar of global culture events as part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme.

Culture IrelandDepartment of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht23 Kildare StreetDublin D02 TD30IrelandTel: +353 1 631 3905, 3906, 3908info@cultureireland.gov.ie

Full programme details and updates are available on:www.cultureireland.ie/gb18

GRAPHIC DESIGN: GARETH JONES

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An RoinnCultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta

Department ofCulture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht