 Culture Ireland is the state agency for promoting Irish arts worldwide. The organisation works closely with Irish artists and international partners in the presentation of Irish work internationally, increasing audiences and impact for Irish work and developing contacts and networks in key arts markets. The 2010 International events happening over Festival time will be announced shortly. |
 Culture Ireland aims to achieve international recognition for the strength of artistic and creative work produced in Ireland by offering financial support and building relationships with a broad range of key cultural organisations and presenting partners, at home and abroad. |
Culture Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Festival Info 2010USASXSW Music Festival in takes place in Austin, Texas mid March. Irish Music Showcase to take place on St. Patrick’s Day. http://sxsw.com/home The Thomas Moore Festival concert at Carnegie Hall on 15th March 2010. Beoga will also tour Boston as part of their US tour from 4th -15th March 2010. http://www.beogamusic.com/html/tour_dates.html DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama performing with the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra at the Lucas Theatre, Savannah, Georgia on the 13th March 2010. Barrie Dowdall screening his film 'Happy Hour' at the Chicago Irish Film Festival on 11th March 2009. Cantor Music Carmel Conway and band performing a US tour from the 26th February – 17th March 2009. EuropeStanza (Scotland’s International Poetry Festival) 2010 presenting Irish Poets Seamus Heaney, Dennis O’Driscoll, Matthew Sweeney and music trio Dordán , in St Andrews, Scotland 17th - 20th March 2010 The Scottish Poetry Library and the Scottish Storytelling Centre presenting 3 Irish poets and 3 Irish Storytellers in Edinburgh/Glasgow, 12 – 20 Mar 2010 B*Spoke Theatre Company performing Tom Murphy's "The Sanctuary Lamp" at the Arcola Theatre, London, from the 7th March - 3rd April 2010 The Irish Folk Festival, including Matt and Shannon Heaton, Paul Mc Kenna Band , Kieran Jordan, stepdancer and takes place in a number of towns in Germany 11-20 March. http://www.magnetic-music.com/magnetic-music/magnetic1.html St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee of Brussels presenting 5 Irish musicians in St. Patrick's Day Festival to take place in Renaissance Hotel, Brussels from 14th - 17th March 2010. The Begley Trio performing to an open audience at the Peasant Museum in Bucharest, Romania on March 19th 2010. RussiaJohnny O'Reilly/ Gerard Michael McCarthy organising the 3rd Irish Film Festival, Moscow, Russia from the 18th - 21st March 2010 ChinaRebecca Capova performing a solo tour in China from the 6th - 15th March 2010 http://www.rebeccacapova.eu/concertsAtRebeccaCapovaEu.do Cathal Breslin performing solo and trio concerts in seven Chinese cities, from the 2nd - 18th March 2010. http://cathalbreslin.com/default.aspx AustraliaMegan Riordan performing "Luck" at the Adelaide Fringe Festival Feb-Mar 2010 New ZealandDruid Theatre Co production of Walworth Farce in New Zealand Arts Festival in Wellington from 17th – 21st March Garrett Phelan, visual artist’s presentation of an installation at the Auckland Triennial, New Zealand from the 12th March - 20th June. South AfricaRoots Reel Films organising the 2nd Irish Film Festival, South Africa in Johannesburg, Cape Town from the 17th - 31st March 2010 |
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