Kinsale Arts Week takes place from the 7th - 15th July this year, featuring tons of events and exhibitions around the town. Our interest lies mostly with the music programme; the highlights will include a performance from jazz legend Courtney Pine at Charles Fort, as well as gigs from local favourites The Frank and Walters and Rulers of the Planet. These events and more will be added to the gig list in the coming days. Meanwhile check out the music programme on the festival website, or check through the press release below.
Music highlights:
Charles Fort Gigs
Jazz from the UK’s Courtney Pine whom The Observer called “The UK’s most important jazz instrumentalist” as well as concerts by The Frank and Walters, Rulers of the Planet, The Blizzards with special guest Delorentos,Republic of Loose, ‘Queen of the squeeze box’ Sharon Shannon and Mundy.Live around Kinsale
Julie Feeney and band, John Kelly with a live broadcast of RTE Lyric FM’s JK Ensemble, Joby Talbot, Elizabeth Cooney and Redmond O’Toole, Jimmy Crawley, Polish Coffee Concert with Ania Bard (POL) and Deborah Armstrong (IRE) and Robert Long with a visiting American choir.
Press release in full:
‘GOURMET CAPITAL’ ARTS WEEK OFFERS FEAST FOR THE SENSES
RECIPE
1 famed gourmet town
30 hours of music
20 sculptures
7 authors
5 poets
8 theatre shows
Sprinkle with sunshine as needed
Stir in a picturesque harbour bobbing with boats
Mix vigorously
RESULT
KINSALE ARTS WEEK
JULY 7-15, 2007
A nine-day feast of cultural delights will give locals and visitors
alike another reason to visit one of Ireland’s most picturesque
seaside towns - Kinsale.
The third annual Kinsale Arts Week (July 7-15, 2007), under new
artistic director Deborah Dignam will feature a diverse and vibrant
programme bridging visual art, music, dance, comedy, architecture,
literature, film, theatre, kids’ events, workshops and outdoor
spectacle.
Up to 30,000 people are expected to attend an energetic, surprising
and uncompromising programme at this ‘boutique festival’ with over
70 events.
Some of the cultural experiences in store for audiences include:
Edna O Brien reading in The Trident Hotel on a sunny summer evening
Remy and Paul, international sandsculptors from Holland and the UK
creating a unique sculpture in the centre of Kinsale
John Boyne reading in the Friary Space
A swinging seafood session with Ross Lewis of Chapter One cooking up
a storm at Fishy Fishy Cafe
Gabriel Rosenstock reading poetry on a boat cruising the harbour
Artist Eilis O Connell bringing together the largest collection of
her sculptures ever shown in Ireland
Clare Langan’s films screened in a disused chemist
Classical Mexican cinema screened in a hair salon - SALON CINEMA
Highlights of the 2007 Programme include:
Music
Maritime rites
Large-scale, site-specific musical spectacle from the democratic yet
irreverent composer Alvin Curran. Curran will compose a volatile,
unforgettable piece for the Festival that will incorporate the
harbour and the town streets.
Charles Fort Gigs
Jazz from the UK’s Courtney Pine whom The Observer called “The UK’s
most important jazz instrumentalist” as well as concerts by The
Frank and Walters, Rulers of the Planet, The Blizzards with special
guest Delorentos,Republic of Loose, ‘Queen of the squeeze box’ Sharon
Shannon and Mundy.
Live around Kinsale
Julie Feeney and band, John Kelly with a live broadcast of RTE Lyric
FM’s JK Ensemble, Joby Talbot, Elizabeth Cooney and Redmond O’Toole,
Jimmy Crawley, Polish Coffee Concert with Ania Bard (POL) and Deborah
Armstrong (IRE) and Robert Long with a visiting American choir.
Visual Art & Architecture
Eilis O’Connell
The first major exhibition of Eilis’s work in Ireland – a new body of
large-scale sculptural work in the stunning backdrop of the beautiful
Charles Fort, site of the historic Battle of Kinsale
Sand sculptures
For three days two of the world’s finest sand artists will create
sculptures in the sand.
KAW Artists’ Trail
An artists’ trail includes an outstanding range of work by 50 artists
presented at 18 studios in and around Kinsale.
Performance
Taylor Mac
Legendary New York City over-the-top performance artist, actor, drag
queen, singing sensation and playwright, Taylor Mac. took the 2006
Edinburgh Festival Fringe by storm and was awarded the prestigious
Herald Angel Award. Imagine a cross between Anthony Hegarty and Leigh
Bowery and you’re getting there.
Divino Pastor Góngora - El teatro del mar (MEXICO)
The tragic comedy of Divino Pastor who sings, dances, and gives life
to twelve unbelievable characters in one man’s journey through time.
Divino has given 250 performances in Mexico and was presented in the
Bogota and Manizales Festivals, Edinburgh and Paris.
Making History by Brian Friel
Ouroboros Theatre begin a national tour with their Kinsale performance.
Mexican Programme
A programme of Mexican music, cinema, theatre and art, including a
beautiful “Day of the Dead” Altar in the town.
The Art of Swimming by Lynda Radley, Playgroup (IRE)
An intimate and compelling solo performance about long distance
swimming, celebrity, memory and time from one of Ireland’s leading
young theatre companies. Mercedes Gleitze was a sportswoman who swam
extensively, breaking and setting records, often far in advance of
the men in her field. Lynda Radley found her in a photograph in Cork
City Library and has been fascinated and frustrated in equal measure
ever since…
Mangiare Theatre Co (IRE)
Bring two plays to Kinsale, direct from their success at the Prague
Fringe Festival.
Dance with Rain Party
Twins Megan and Jessica Kennedy of Junk Ensemble (IRE) issue their
audience with a pair of wellies and are encouraged to join in the fun
in the gorgeous Friary Space gardens.
Words & Ideas
Edna O’Brien
One of Ireland’s leading writers, Edna will read from her latest
novel, The Light of Evening.
Readings by Gabriel Rosenstock, John Boyne, Carol Drinkwater, a
tribute to poet Louis MacNeice.
An evening of Polish poetry-{ wieczór poezji polskiej}
Film – Salon Cinema
Featuring a double bill of Mexican cinema screened in a hair salon,
and a showing of The girl with green eyes, based on Edna O’Brien’s
novella The Lonely Girl.
Rounding off this smorgasbord of arts and cultural events will be
opening and closing firework spectaculars, a programme of puppetry,
storytelling, theatre and music for children workshops and guest
chefs. The Festival truly offers something for all tastes.
How to Book
www.kinsaleartsweek.com
021 4700877/086 8227588
In person: Friars Lodge, Kinsale Mon to Sat 10.00am – 5.00pm
Main KAW box office opens June 25th at The Blue Haven Hotel, Pearse
Street, Kinsale
Open Mon to Sun 11.00am – 4.00pm
Arts Week opening hours Daily 10.00am – 6.00pm
Kinsale Arts Week would like to acknowledge the support of its
funders: The Arts Council; Cork County Council; Failte Ireland;
Kinsale Town Council and the corporate sponsorship provided by Howard
Holdings. Without their valued support the Festival would not run.
Kinsale Arts Week runs from July 7th – 15th, 2007.
Full details on www.kinsaleartsweek.com
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