Exhibitions & Events

Open to all, this conference explores the influence of Paris on the evolution of Irish political and cultural thought up to the 1916 Rising and the birth of the Irish Free State. It closes with a screening of the landmark documentary ‘1916’ shown on RTE television.

Using Trinity College Dublin as a backdrop, this specially commissioned film focuses on a number of forgotten episodes in Irish history and the current political climate in Ireland.

Selling all sorts of 1916 memorabilia, ‘The Souvenir Shop’ nods to Tom Clarke’s tobacconist shop and questions attitudes towards violence, commemoration and national identity.

A private tour by Franco-Irish artist David Ryan of his joint exhibition at Palais de Tokyo.

They will overcome invisible obstacles, hold hands and crawl, form pyramids, catch, climb, struggle and fall anew… A sensuous, masculine take on community, brought by four breath-taking acrobats.

Les joies de tout envoyer valser, de fracasser la vaisselle et de prendre des pommes en pleine poire : ce sont quelques-uns des plaisirs que balancent au public les jongleurs britanniques.

Along with figurehead of the Pina Bausch Company Dominique Mercy, master choreographer Josef Nadj embarks on a journey filled ith tenderness and mysterious rituals, between liturgy, farce and superstition.

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Enjoy a great evening in our courtyard (food and drink on sale) with flamboyant trad music by Aldoc followed by the indie-rock of rising stars Bell X1.

For anyone who loves traditional Irish music and poetry

A relaxed evening with our artists-in-residence: guitarist Benjamin Dwyer, actor and writer Sonya Kelly and filmmaker Alan Phelan.

Folktales, legends and myths are combined with more contemporary tales for two performances

A special evening of short plays by John Banville, Eoin Colfer, Billy Roche and Colm Tóibín.

The highly inventive archictecture of the Maison du Peuple questions familiar constructions of the late 1930s.

Dress up 1950s style and dance around the elegant courtyard to classics from the repertoire of great American jazz bands.

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