Kildare County Council Arts Service

Maynooth Film For All, Film Club        
John Hume Building JHL2, NUI Maynooth
Thursday 6th March @ 7.30pm

THIS IS ENGLAND

When it comes to studies of youth subculture, British directors have made some of the most memorable: 'Quadrophenia', 'Made in Britain', 'Trainspotting'... And to this list can be added 'This Is England', Director Shane Meadows' unsettling and poignant look at a lonely boy whose search for friends exposes him to racism and hate.

Maynooth Film For All, Film Club screens ‘This is England’ winner of Best British Film at the 2008 BAFTA’S on Thursday 6th March at 7.30pm in John Hume Building JHL2, NUI Maynooth. New members always welcome.

With an opening montage which features The Falklands War, 'Roland Rat', 'Knight Rider', 'Space Invaders', aerobics, Duran Duran and the Rubik's Cube, Meadows brilliantly evokes the era and this continues throughout the film, from clothes to hairstyles to music, and even down to the tiniest detail like the fact that with times tough for main character Shaun and his mother, his bike is a Grifter and not the more desirable BMX

This is a heartfelt film, which doesn't pull any punches in its depiction of youth gone wild and nationalism gone mad.

The film club moves to the smaller lecture hall JHL2, for this screening. Colin Coulter of the Department of Sociology will introduce the film and Denis Condon Centre for Media Studies, NUI Maynooth will facilitate a short discussion following the viewing. Payment may be made on the night. For further information and all membership queries please contact Maynooth Film For All Film Club, Maynooth Community Library, Tel: 01 6285530, Email: maynoothlib@kildarecoco.ie

Maynooth Film for All Film Club in partnership with NUI Maynooth forms one strand of Kildare County Council’s Art Service Film Development Programme. The Art’s Service is committed to supporting and developing Film and Film Making in the county and welcomes responses to and suggestions for the programme. If you have any feedback or comment Brenda Brady, Acting Assistant Arts Officer would love to hear from you at bbrady@kildarecoco.ie or by phone on 045 448328.

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Laban in Practice

A weekend of Laban based dance workshops
with Anna Carlisle and Cathy O’Kennedy
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March 2008
Middle Loftus Hall, South Campus NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Hosted by Kildare County Council Arts Service, Laban in Practice comprised of a series of related workshops led by Anna Carlisle, President of the Laban Guild and Cathy O’Kennedy, Artistic Director, Fluxusdance. These workshops were designed to support and inform a broad range of dance practices including Community Dance, Dance in Education, Choreography and Dance Making and Integrated Dance Practices.

To demonstrate integrated practice, a lunchtime performance took place of Pieces of Elsewhere a work in progress by Counterbalance, Ireland’s first integrated dance project. This is a promenade, site specific, performance which has been created by the seven core Counterbalance performers in collaboration with choreographer Cathy O’ Kennedy, dance artist Lucy Dundon and film maker Jana Riedel. The weekend programme also included the screening of Shade a new dance film by Louise Costelloe, Dancer in Residence, South Dublin County Council, the launch of When We Danced, a new publication documenting Kildare’s Dance Development programme and an awards ceremony for recent graduates of the Laban Guild’s Community Dance Leaders Level 1 course.

In the revision of techniques and fundamentals, Laban in Practice provided an opportunity for Laban students, graduates, community dance practitioners and dance artists to progress their understanding of Laban’s work and practical application in their own work and practice.

Photo Gallery of  Laban in Practice Workshops

THE TUTORS 
Anna Carlisle, President, Laban Guild
Anna was Head of Dance at Lewes College and Lecturer in Choreological Studies at LABAN, London.  She has taught extensively on the international circuit.  Choreographic projects have run in Copenhagen, Iceland, France and Ireland and choreographic commissions for the Brighton Festival include Dances Sacrees et Profanes with the Musicians of All Saints and the Community Opera, Figlia del Mago.  Recent site specific works for her inter-generational Community Dance Group, Thin Skin, include The Rise of Spring and Where the Land Meets the Sea for the Arts Council Big Dance, summer 2006.
She is currently Director of the Phoenix Project, a Professional  Development Course in Laban Studies for Dance and Theatre practitioners  based at Royal Holloway College, London.  Anna was awarded the MBE for Services to Dance in 2002.

Cathy O’Kennedy, Artistic Director, Fluxusdance
Cathy O’Kennedy is an Irish dance artist and choreographer with over three decades of experience of teaching, performing and creating dance in community and education settings in Ireland.  She is currently the creative director of Counterbalance Integrated Dance Group and is the Artistic Director and choreographer for Fluxusdance.  Cathy is currently a PhD candidate with The University of East London.

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Kildare County Council Arts Service invites submissions from interested Artists across all disciplines for inclusion in the 2008 rollout of the Arts in Libraries Programme. The programme aims to provide quality arts experiences for children and young people delivered in community library settings throughout Kildare.

Interested artists should submit proposals outlining workshop ideas for one-day workshops and longer-term residencies in Libraries during 2008.
A facility to adapt and tailor to specific needs with the ability to focus on specific groups or targeted service users is desirable.

• Workshops will be offered to all children and young people throughout the Library Service
• Artists will need the ability to plan, implement and manage projects
• The Arts Service will be the initial point of contact between Artist and Libraries. Subsequently Artists will be expected to develop and maintain autonomous relationships with library staff
• Collaboration and consultation with library staffs concerning design of workshops to target particular groups, service users or specific events will form an integral part of the process.
• Artists will be expected to inform and update Library Staffs on content, processes and expected outcomes of workshops
• Evaluation of previous programming would indicate a need for both short and long term projects at this time. Therefore delivery in some locations will be of a more ‘one day’ nature while affording a longer lead in and delivery time in other situations
• Ideally artists will have previous experience working with groups or, in an education / community context
• Possess good communication skills
• The Arts Service is particularly interested in new and innovative approaches to engage and challenge local audiences through contemporary art practices
• Before submittiting proposals Artists should bear in mind that branch library characteristics vary from small rural locations to urban commuter town
• Artists will need their own transport

TIMELINE
 
It is envisaged workshops will be delivered during April, May, June and again during October through to early December

Proposals should include

• Detailed description of workshop content with projected outcomes
• C.V./ Biography
• Outline of current areas of work and interests
• Documentation of work (images, DVDs, CDs, etc)
• Any other relevant supporting material

Please contact
Brenda Brady, Acting Assistant Arts Officer,
Kildare County Council Arts Service, Riverbank, Main St.,
Newbridge, Co Kildare
Tel: 045 448328 Email: bbrady@kildarecoco.ie
Web: www.kildare.ie/artsservice

Closing date for proposals is Friday the 7th of March 2008 at 5pm.

Successful candidates will be informed by Friday 14th March 2008

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Maynooth Film For All, Film Club        
John Hume Building JHL1, NUI Maynooth
Thursday 14th February @ 7.30pm

From the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, Maynooth Film for All Film Club gives you a wicked modern-day fairytale. An alternative to red roses and satin hearts on   St. Valentine’s Day! Picture the scene, in a small town, an aging loan shark memorably played by the charismatic Giacomo Rizzo lives with his mother, totally assured in his worldview that life’s cruel and only the greedy prosper. Until, that is, he meets his match in the statuesque Rosalba (Laura Chiatti), whose father has been reduced to seeking his services to pay for her wedding.

The Family Friend intensely explores extreme emotions, whilst playing out a clever  confidence – trick plot. Making the central character a loathsome 70 year old small time moneylender who puts the squeeze on his unfortunate clients while claiming that he’s got their best interests at heart and is undone by his desires and fatal attraction to a young woman.

All the screenings are preceded by a brief introduction by staff from various Departments of NUI Maynooth. On the 14th February Denis Condon, Media Studies Department will give some contextual information. An opportunity to reflect on  the movie will be available following the screening and Denis will again  lead the discussion.

Membership is open to all over 18yrs. and costs €20.00 for the rest of the season with concessionary rates available to students and senior citizens, plus joining fee to the Library Service if you are not already a member.For further information and all membership queries please contact Maynooth Film For All, Maynooth Community Library, Tel: 01 6285530, Email: maynoothlib@kildarecoco.ie

This initiative is a three-way partnership between The Arts and Library Services of Kildare County Council and The Media Studies Department, NUI Maynooth

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Exhibition runs from January - February 2008.

Twilight Flights of Fancy is the title of the visual arts show which ran in the McKenna Gallery in Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge. The show ‘A Shadow Art Installation’ is the culmination of an Arts in Libraries residency programme initiated by Kildare County Council Library & Arts Service. Shadow puppetry is an ancient artform that uses light and shadow to create captivating images and stories.

From October to December 2007 visual artist Sharon Lynch collaborated with local children at Naas, Newbridge and Athy Libraries in an exploratory shadow puppetry project. The final sculptural artworks combine silhouette figures, atmospheric lighting and mechanical devises to create captivating and magical images.

Sharon is a visual artist based in Galway and currently completing an MFA at the Burren Collage of Art, Co. Clare. She has extensive experience of working on Education and Community Arts Project, with organisations such as Galway Education Centre, Baboro Children’s Festival and The Arts Councils Schools Exhibition Linkage Programme.

The exhibition is open daily from 2.00 – 5.00pm and continues until Wednesday 27th February. For further enquiries about this or other Arts in Libraries Programmes
Please contact: Brenda Brady, Arts Assistant Tel: 045 448328 
Email: bbrady@kildarecoco.ie Web: www.kildare.ie/artsservice

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