A drama performance ‘Escariot’ by Charlie Hughes take place in Athy Community Library from 11th- 15th September 9-10pm. All are welcome.
Crooked House Theatre Company in association with the County Kildare Arts Office are delighted to announce details of ‘Development of Acting Styles and Techniques: A three- phase Actor Training Programme’ commencing this autumn. The work will be grounded in the theories and exercises of Cicely Berry (voice), Edward Bond (logic of acting and interpreting role/ character) and Augusto Boal (role of audience) and will explore and develop methods of acting. Participants will:
For further details contact Peter Hussey, Artistic Director, Crooked House Theatre Company Ltd. @ Riverbank on 045 –431109, e-mail crookedhouse@eircom.net or visit their website at www.kildare.ie/community/crookedhouse
‘Exposures’ Photographic Exhibition by Tony Murray, 2nd-13th October
Naas Art Group Annual Exhibition, 14th – 24th November
Himalayan Craft Fair, 27th –8th December
Arts Exhibition by Mary Grace, 10th- 15th December
Annual Woodturning Exhibition, 17th December – 22nd December
Athy Arts Group Art Exhibition, 18th –28th September
RTE Exhibition October, 1st- 12th
IMMA Exhibition based on ‘Exploration’ October 22nd- Nov 12th
(Autumn Shackleton School)
VTOS Exhibition and Award Ceremony,December
Sir Philip Blunden, Solo Exhibition, 17th –28th September
Abbey Art Group, 22nd November-7th December
St. Marys, Kildare County Council, Naas
Illustrated Childrens Poems, 17th September –19th October
Childrens print series based on ‘An Tain’ Legend, 5th November – 7th December
A recent addition to public art in the county is ‘Hand in Hand’ a sculpture by Kildare artist Annette Mc Cormack. ‘ The light and joyful figures symbolise the harmonious interplay between…Industry and Community, between Industry and the environment. The dancing figure move lightly and gracefully from the past to the present soaring onwards and upwards just as the bulk of the workforce have moved from heavy physical work to the light cerebral more head space centre’. This piece was commissioned by the IDA Business Park and is an example of how the business community can support the arts, a notion which is promoted locally by Newbridge Community Development.