Bernadette Divilly to showcase work from year as Galway Dance Artist in Residence

Thu, Dec 16, 2021

GALWAY DANCE Artist in Residence 2020-2021, Bernadette Divilly, will showcase the culmination of her work from her residency at a show next week.

Dirty Circus returns with Christmas party in Róisín Dubh

Mon, Dec 06, 2021

FOR MANY, it has been another tough year, so it makes sense to end it on a high and titilliating note, with a show of seasonal sauce from The Dirty Circus.

Claddagh Swans - a new multimedia ballet

Tue, Nov 02, 2021

CLADDAGH SWANS, a new classical ballet fused with contemporary dance, and inspired by the swans at Nimmo’s Pier, will be performed this weekend.

Galway made radio drama to be broadcast on Newstalk

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

A GALWAY made radio drama - recorded in the Flirt FM Studios in NUI Galway, and on location around the county - is being broadcast on Newstalk 106-108fm.

Pride, sauce, and sass - The Dirty Circus is back

Mon, Aug 09, 2021

THIS WEEK is Galway Community Pride and there is no better way to celebrate than with the welcome return of The Dirty Circus burlesque and cabaret night.

Galway’s Baboró festival reflects on its 25 year history

Thu, Aug 05, 2021

A QUARTER century ago, Baboró, Ireland’s International Arts Festival for Children was founded, to fly the flag for brilliant child-focused arts experiences.

Fís - online summer camp in Irish arts and filmmaking

Mon, Jul 05, 2021

CREATIVE TEENS who are also interested in film and the Irish language, should check out Fís, an online summer camp in Irish art forms.

Music and stories from Galway children feature in new Gort ‘sound walk’

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

A 'sound walk', featuring music, stories, and poems from some 100 children in Galway and Clare, has been launched and will be available until the end of the month.

New stage school launches performing arts camp in Headford

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

A NEW dance, drama, singing, and musical theatre stage school for children and young people has been launched in Headford with summer camps starting at the end of this month.

Galway Community Circus outside summer camps

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

GALWAY COMMUNITY Circus is holding a variety of summer camps from July 5 to 25 for children, adults, and families.

Galway children to declare ‘The Streets Are Ours’

Thu, May 20, 2021

'THE STREETS Are Ours' is a collaborative dance performance co-created by children across Galway city and county will be screened on Facebook Live this evening.

Galway’s Brú Theatre tours virtual reality film, Ar Ais Arís, this June

Tue, May 04, 2021

CONNEMARA, the writings of Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Pádraic Ó Conaire, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, the music of the West of Ireland, and the impact of emigration will coalesce in an immersive, virtual reality film, to tour Galway in June.

Just who is ‘The Masked Singer’?

Wed, Apr 28, 2021

THE MASKED Singer, a top-secret singing competition, where nine vocalists, shrouded from head to toe in elaborate costumes, concealing their identity, and competing against one another, takes place this week.

Bring back our girls - Club GASS returns

Tue, Apr 27, 2021

CLUB GASS, Galway city’s LGBT+ club night, and arguably the best club night in Galway is back, with a drag extravaganza this Bank Holiday weekend.

‘Wires Crossed’ - A Balancing Act for Europe!

Mon, Apr 26, 2021

‘Wires Crossed’, an innovative Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture project illustrating the importance of head and heart balance, continues to be delivered by Galway Community Circus. While the Covid pandemic has brought significant challenges, the project has reached hundreds of community participants in 13 countries to date. Wires Crossed is being delivered by a network of 15 European youth and social circus schools, led by Galway Community Circus and Ecole De Cirque De Bruxelles. The project promotes physical and mental wellbeing, safe risk-taking and social inclusion through funambulism – tightwire walking using a balancing pole.

Remote Control #2 - artist development programme announces 2021 recipients

Tue, Apr 20, 2021

A DANCER, a performance artist, and two writers have been announced as this year’s recipients of the Remote Control artist development programme.

Deadline looms for Remote Control #2 applications

Tue, Mar 16, 2021

MONDAY MARCH 22 is the closing date for Remote Control #2, the artist development programme from Brú Theatre, the Town Hall Theatre, and Galway Dance Project, now in its second year.

The Dirty Circus - a decadent Saturday night awaits

Mon, Mar 08, 2021

THE JESSICA Rabbit of burlesque, the Galway 'Queen of Soul', the Galway based champion pole dancer...this is just some of what is in store at this weekend's The Dirty Circus.

The Dirty Circus is back, and live in your living room

Tue, Feb 09, 2021

DRAG QUEENS, Drag Kings, pole dancing, burlesque, and lashings of sauce and sexiness - The Dirty Circus is back and ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a bang!