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PROGRAMME
CHORAL CONCERT
Wednesday 30th April & Thursday 1st May @ 8.00pm
Mayo Male Voice Choir
Mayo Male Voice Choir makes a return visit to the Linenhall for two concerts of choral music with something for everyone, under the accomplished musical direction of Deirdre Lee. Since its formation in 2000, the choir has grown in strength from 26 to 44, with members from all over the county, and offers a wide and varied musical repertoire, featuring many favourites from light opera to popular musical. Also appearing in these very special concerts will be special guests, soprano Anne Marie Gibbons from Louisburgh, old friend and firm favourite baritone David Durham, and Castlebar Parish Church Choir. Expect a programme of popular songs and rousing choruses, with something for everyone, under the accomplished musical direction of Deirdre Lee. So come along and enjoy an evening of mellifluous choral music, Mayo style.
VISUAL ART
Friday 2nd - Saturday 30th May
Fidelma Sheridan
An exhibition by mixed media and textile artist Fidelma Sheridan, originally from Kilmaine, Co. Mayo, and now based in Dublin. For her work Fidelma uses a combination of inks, watercolours, pencil, threads, hand-dyed yarns and fabric, paper, bleach, paint. Her inspiration is drawn from everyday experience: “I am fascinated by fleeting moments. For me beauty lies in the unplanned ordinary instances that can be captured and turned into extraordinary art. I treasure the enchanting ephemera of the everyday world that for most of us slips by unnoticed. Inspired by these moments, and by the fragility of existence and the erosion and eventual disappearance of our paths through life, my work addresses the passage of time, vulnerability, frailty and decay.”
Adm.: Free
Official opening on Friday 2nd May at 7.30pm. All welcome.
ARTIST’S LUNCHTIME TALK: Fidelma Sheridan will give a talk about her work on Wednesday 7th May, from 1.00pm-1.50pm. Admission free, all welcome.
VISUAL ART
Tuesday 6th - Friday 16th May
Inspired by Nature
An exhibition of designs inspired by nature, printed on wallpaper, and created by 674 national school students from the Castlebar area. Students from six national schools created the artworks during workshops offered as part of the Linenhall’s ongoing Visual Art Programme for Schools. The Inspired by Nature workshops were designed by the Linenhall’s Community Arts Team as part of an international arts project being developed by the borough of Waltham Forest in London that celebrates the cultural diversity and the cultural heritage of the Waltham Forest area through reference to one of its most famed artists, William Morris. One of the main founders of the International Arts and Crafts movement, Morris is best known as a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics, much of which was inspired by nature.
Come see what Castlebar’s young artists have to offer this project. Their representations of nature through their wallpaper designs are a real delight. This exhibition will be travelling to London for exhibition in July.
Adm. Free
ARTIST’S LUNCHTIME TALK
Wednesday 7th May, 1.00pm-1.50pm
Fidelma Sheridan
Artist Fidelma Sheridan, whose exhibition is currently on show in the Linenhall Gallery, talks about her work. Fidelma graduated from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in 2005 with an honours degree in Textile design with a specialisation in embroidery. In this informal talk she offers insights into her inspiration, process and practice.
Adm.: Free
BEALTAINE FILM MATINEE - FREE SCREENING!
Wednesday 7th May @ 3.00pm
Grow Your Own
UK / 2007 / 95 minutes / Certificate: PG
A warm-hearted comedy set on an allotment in the North of England following the arrival of a family of Chinese asylum seekers into the community that raises dust in certain quarters. Relevant, engaging and beautifully observed.
Part of the Linenhall Arts Centre’s Bealtaine programme of events celebrating creativity in older age, organised through access>CINEMA and the Irish Film Institute, in association with Seven Seas.
Adm.: FREE, all welcome!
“A super little film, full of rich characters and with a gentleness to it that’s utterly charming.” - The Irish Examiner
CLASSICAL RECITAL
Thursday 8th May @ 8.00pm
Rothko String Trio
A concert by the exciting and vibrant Rothko String Trio, an ensemble dedicated to the dynamic art of chamber music, featuring the vibrant musical talents of Cliodhna Ryan, Cian O'Duill and Clare O'Connell. Since the trio’s formation in 2002, it has brought commitment and fresh perspective to works from Bach to Beethoven through to the modern day, and its concerts have been the recipient of rapturous receptions in venues across the UK and Ireland. Tonight’s concert programme comprises: Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Trio in D major Op 9 No. 2 and String Trio in C minor Op 9 No. 3; Alfred Schnittke’s String Trio; and a new commission by Linda Buckley.
“… vivid colours and moments of slow spun magic… superb playing and impeccable ensemble throughout." - The Strad
“Poised, polished playing of great sensitivity.” - Irish Examiner
FILM CLUB
Tuesday 13th May @ 8.00pm
Transylvania
France 2006 101mins
For his latest work, director Tony Gatlif tells a story of an obsessive love and a woman’s search for her lover. Mercurial and tempestuous young woman Zingarina arrives in Romania to find the Romany musician she met in her native France. His unexpected departure and return to Transylvania has left her both pregnant and unable to understand his departure. Zingarina throws herself body and soul into the trip, venturing into the strange, forbidding foreignness of the mythic territory of Transylvania. What she finds there is like life itself: surprising and full of the unexpected. A film of high-octane emotions and the anarchic demi-monde existence of Gatlif’s notional Romanian hinterland, where the raw business of life and death is inextricably bound up with music, superstition and love.
“Lashings of authentic musical fervour and Céline Bozon’s camerawork … an insidiously memorable visual experience.” - Trevor Johnston, Time Out
“Raw, ragged, rambling and romantic… a seductive and potent experience.” - Jon Fortgang, Channel 4 Film
LUNCHTIME THEATRE
Wednesday 14th May @ 1.00pm - 1.50pm
Tall Tales Theatre Company - Melody
A charming and fresh new short play written by Deirdre Kinehan about mature love between two lonely souls who share a passion for classical music, ham and cheese sandwiches - and massage parlours! A feelgood theatrical treat not to be missed, directed by Veronica Coburn and featuring Ciaran McMahon and Clare Barrett, in a production presented by one of Dublin’s most dynamic and talented small theatre companies.
“Melody is note perfect!” - The Irish Times
“A gentle memory of stillness, sunlight, smiling faces, lollipops and happy laughter.” - Irish theatre Magazine
THEATRE
Thursday 15th May @ 8.00pm
Morwax Productions - What Men Want
Hot on the heels of Why Men Cheat, Peadar de Burca’s blistering new comedy What Men Want takes you on a mission to find out what goes on in the mind of the most complex species on the planet. As with his previous nationwide hit show, Peadar travelled the length and breath of the country, interviewing over 150 Irish Men and trying to solve the puzzle that has baffled many female minds. The findings have been condensed into a comedy show that has become another sell-out success. A comedy is not for the bashful or the easily shocked, and definitely not for men who can’t laugh at themselves!
Brace yourself for another outrageous show, and just remember, the more you know about men, the more you will love your cat…
“de Burca lays bare every insecurity men ever had… sizzling stuff.” - Conor Morrow, Sunday Tribune
“The funniest show this year.” - Ryan Tubridy
CHORAL CONCERT
Monday 19th May @ 8.00pm
Mayo Girls Choir
Mayo Girls Choir was founded in 1994 to help promote choral singing for young girls in County Mayo, and from those beginnings has been going from strength to strength. The choir has been awarded prizes in the Derry Feis Ceoil, Michael Van Dessel Festival, Pan Celtic Festival, Lyric FM’s Choirs For Christmas competition in 2007 and recently a 1st and 2nd prize in the Feis Ceoil in Dublin. The choir has a wonderful pure and exciting style of singing and their very varied repertoire ranges from medieval music to twenty-first century compositions. A wonderfully uplifting evening of choral music in prospect.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC
Thursday 22nd May @ 8.00pm
Tobar an Cheoil
A stellar traditional trio of musicians comprising Brian McNamara (uilleann pipes), Gráinne Hambly (concertina, harp) and Éamon Ó Donnchadha (vocals, flute) explores the ancient roots of Celtic music - geantraí, goltraí and suantraí: happy songs, laments and lullabies. One of the finest pipers of his generation, Brian McNamara has a profound musical understanding based on many years of academic research. In addition to extensive international tours he has produced a stream of world-class and critically acclaimed recordings including Leitrim's Hidden Treasure, Fort of the Jewels and, most recently, Reed Only. Fort of the Jewels featured the Mayo harpist Gráinne Hambly, who in addition to frequent tours with the Belfast Harp Orchestra, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and Téada, has also released three solo CDs, including the much-lauded Golden Lights and Green Shadows. Dublin-born Éamon Ó Donnchadha fell in love with sean nós on a trip to Connamara. Now singing in the style of that region, he is a three-time winner of the Corn Uí Riada, the most coveted prize in sean nós. A wonderful line-up of musical talent, appearing here as part of a Music Network tour.
FILM CLUB
Tuesday 27th May @ 8.00pm
Night of the Sunflowers (La Noche de los Girasoles)
Spain 2006 123mins
In rural northern Spain, the body of a teenage girl is discovered dumped in a field of sunflowers. A travelling salesman watches the events unfold on television, whilst in the small village of Angosto the discovery of a prehistoric cave brings excitement and the arrival of an experienced geologist, his young fiancée and his assistant. The town police chief plans his retirement, while his deputy dreams of escaping the boredom of his marriage and his job... Through a series of shocking events, the lives of these people become entangled in a web of violence, betrayal and murder... Unfolding in six overlapping chapters through which the events are observed from different perspectives, Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo’s film tracks the effects of the opening violence as they ripple outward.
“…thoughtful, imaginative and intricately structured drama. “ - Michael Dwyer, Irish Times
“A terrific thriller and a complex and intelligent piece of film-making.” - Paul Julian Smith, Sight & Sound
BEALTAINE VARIETY CONCERT
Wednesday 28th May @ 8.00pm
Active Retirement Group Variety Concert
Castlebar Active Retired Group will stage their very own concert with music, songs, dancing, poems and recitations at the Linenhall Arts Centre. Included in the programme will be an original percussion work created with musician Peter Crann in workshops organised by Mayo County Council. The concert, for all ages, is part of Bealtaine, the national festival celebrating creativity in older age. So prepare to be entertained by some of Castlebar’s youngest at heart! Part of the Linenhall Arts Centre’s Bealtaine programme of events.
Adm.: FREE
Please note: A complimentary tea and coffee reception will take place from 7.30pm prior to the concert.
THEATRE
Thursday 5th June @ 8.00pm
AC Productions - Faith Healer
From its first production in 1979, Brian Friel’s masterpiece play quickly established itself as a modern classic. Faith healer Frank Hardy returns to his native Ireland in the hope of restoring his ailing powers. He is accompanied by his mistress Grace, who has turned her back on her family to devote herself to him despite his cruelty and dependence on whiskey, and Teddy, a seedy showbiz agent who is manager to Frank and loves Grace, and is first hand witness to their fractious relationship. Told in four monologues, a memory play about “an artist’s feud between himself and his talent", Faith Healer is a play about unconditional love, with Friel at his most compelling. A new production directed by Peter Reid, starring Vincent Fegan, Alex Cusack and Paul Kealyn.
Adm.: €15 / €12 (concessions)
“Enigmatic, atmospheric, and ultimately very spooky, Faith Healer is playwriting as sorcery.” - Jack Purdy, City Paper Online
VISUAL ART
Friday 6th - Saturday 28th June
Leonard Sheil - Looking in All Directions
An exhibition of mixed media works inspired by the sea and the Dublin-born artist’s inherited interest of things seagoing. He explains: “Every scenic and dramatic stretch of Irish coastline has its own history of wrecks and drowning; every cemetery has stories and memorials to those who have no bodies left to bury. This work does not mourn the sea-dead, but commemorates souls lost to the sea. It does not alter any sea tragedy, but merely indicates its occurrence.” Leonard Sheil has exhibited extensively in both group and solo shows since the early 1990s.
“The irregular textures, the rapturous burst of colour, and a sense of something grave, deep, old, and overwhelming suggest approaches to sublimity." - Aidan Dunne. Irish Times
Adm.: free
Official opening on Friday 6th June at 7.30pm. All welcome.
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