A provocative and deeply moving work, celebrating the resilience and humour of a city mostly forgotten now by the West.
Combining new music for classical accordion, poetry, photography and film Sklonište celebrates the spirit of the Sarajevans who lived through the longest siege in modern history. The Siege of Sarajevo (Bosnia) was the longest siege in modern warfare, lasting 1,425 days and claiming 13,952 lives.
Ailís Ní Ríain is an Irish classical composer and writer, interested in creating work across music, theatre and installation to challenge, provoke and engage
£7/£5conc/members
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Sligo band, Rackhouse Pilfer are a stomping, fiery and exciting band and have been getting rave reviews for with their brand of rootsy Americana.
Critics describe them as “a word of mouth phenomenon”, “a fiery and exciting new band” and “musically gifted”
£9 from St Michael’s Irish Centre or online (+booking fee)
In the anniversary year of the 1916 Rising, Mick Hannigan, Co-Director of the IndieCork Festival, presents Irish short films which take a satirical and critical view of the Ireland promised by the Proclamation of 1916.
Films presented include Eireville, Our Country and Horse; all key films in the canon of Irish film. Our August Destiny is a filmic response to post-1916 Ireland and will be a rare chance to see these great Irish shorts, consider how they regarded the wake of 1916, and will be of interest to film lovers, historians, specialists, the Irish community and beyond.
This event is held in partnership with IndieCork and Picture House
It is 1914 in Downings, County Donegal. In a women’s commune, we meet and witness the journeys of five women, accompanied by live music, imagery and old, Celtic stories.
Our main character, Murieann, is leaving the island of Tory for America. We journey with her, exploring early-twentieth-century revolution and suffrage, in Ireland and England, precipitating the feelings, actions and emotions that continue informing politics today, locally and globally. Should we take action? Should we educate? Must we be involved? What does that mean?
A brand new production and original play, at up-and-coming venue The Invisible Wind Factory, Scadán is fictional play (based on historic accounts) produced, performed and written by young, emerging artists living in the city, including young writers, Lauren O’Hara and Connor Kelly (from Derry-Londonderry), who live in Liverpool alongside upcoming, Liverpool-based Producer/Director Roisin Fletcher.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/scadn-2016-1
www.facebook.com/scadan2016
£8/£6 conc/£3 15-17 year olds
A place to meet and explore a wealth of Irish and Liverpool traditional songs.
All musicians of all ages are welcome at this weekly session attended by locals, house musician, bar staff and strangers each Tuesday. Under 18s welcome
Liz Weir will join St Michael’s regular storytellers for an evening of entertainment, telling tales of ghosts, banshee and enchantment, firmly rooted in the Irish landscape in which she grew up, touching the hearts of listeners.
Liz is celebrated for her work with a wide variety of audiences, from pre-schoolers, primary students and youth groups to seniors and dementia sufferers and is the first winner of the Storybridge Award from the National Story Telling Network (USA). This is expected to sell out, so book fast!
£5 from St Michael’s Irish Centre or online (+booking fee)
Mick Hannigan, Co-Director of the IndieCork Festival will be joined by a contemporary Irish filmmaker, to take a look at the best of new Irish short films, many of them making their international premiere at LIF 2016.
Hot off the presses from the recent IndieCork Festival – the world of Irish short cinema unreels with exciting new productions. With introductions, background information and a Q&A to follow, this is a must for contemporary film makers, film lovers and those interested in the Irish zeitgeist.
This event is held in partnership with IndieCork and Picture House
£7/£5 conc and members
Half-hour slots are given to local musicians and performers to perform informal, acoustic seisiúns in this post-show, ‘relax and wind down’ hour.
Seisiún performers volunteered themselves in advance of the festival and have been selected for their ability, charm and capacity to share the stage with audiences, who are encouraged to sing along, bring instruments and generally take part in the activity
Social seisiún platlist PDF available.
This local history walk features Irish journalists, Italian craftsmen, Lancashire slavers, Polish Impressionists and Liverpool pirates in an exploration of arts and politics, taking in Bluecoat and the surrounding district.
For strong walkers also see the Scotland Road walk taking place later the same day
A perfect follow on from the morning’s Irish Heritage Walk (for those with a bit of walking stamina), the Scotland Road walk will be led by local historians, exploring Liverpool’s world famous dockland district, its Irish traditions, connections to the Easter Rising and forgotten graveyards, tunnels
Meet on Juvenal-Grosvenor Street corners (see Scotland Road walk meeting point in Venues)
£6/£4 conc/£0 under 16s, pre-booking required. Call walk leader on +44 (0)785 441 5721
This walk is offered again on Sat 22 Oct
