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Jan Carson & Hannah McPhillimy

Author Jan Carson and singer-songwriter Hannah McPhillimy present five years of artistic collaboration and discuss the alchemy of weaving two art forms together.

21 Jan 2020

Literature

Premier amour

This reading of one of Beckett’s first texts written in French is presented as part of the national Nuit de la lecture, fifty years after the publication of ‘Premier amour’.

18 Jan 2020

Young audience

Visual Arts through English

Art workshops in English are a fun and interactive way to introduce learners to the language.

15 & 16 Jan 2020

Music

what is the word…

The central piece of this musical and textual exploration of Beckett’s work is a setting of three of his most beautiful texts: Neither, Worstward Ho and What is the word.

17 Dec 2019

Heritage

Old Library visit

Come and find out more about the precious collection in the Old Library and admire our three illuminated manuscripts up close.

12 Dec 2019

Literature

Je viens de loin, j’écris en français
Samuel Beckett

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Samuel Beckett’s death, this evening of readings and discussion looks at how the writer’s singular career brought him to write in the French language.

10 Dec 2019

Heritage

Visite de la Bibliothèque patrimoniale

Come and find out more about the precious collection in the Old Library and admire our three illuminated manuscripts up close.

8 Dec 2019

Young audience

Adrian Crowley

A folk songwriter whose compositions bring us from darkness to light, Adrian Crowley’s warmth as a performer is evident in his magnificent eighth album ‘Dark Eyed Messenger’.

4 Dec 2019

Film

The Science of Ghosts

In this meditation on storytelling and filmmaking, musician Adrian Crowley becomes a ghost visiting his own life, imagining what a documentary about himself would be like.

3 Dec 2019

Scott Flanigan Trio & guest Meilana Gillard

Belfast-man Scott Flanigan has established a solid name for his hard-hitting piano trio, joined tonight by American saxophonist Meilana Gillard.

30 Nov 2019

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St Brigid’s Day

Anne Devlin

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Sam Keogh Knotworm

Daithí

Vernissage: Sam Keogh