Theatre in Palm at the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival
Smashing Times was delighted to welcome a range of innovative creative arts organisations from across Europe to Ireland for A Change-Maker Theatre in Palm Festival within a Festival featuring live performances, workshops and panel discussions. These events showcased the work of emerging and established artists and build international connections for artists working in theatre and in interdisciplinary arts practice, using the arts to support equality, human rights and diversity. The Change-Maker Theatre in Palm Festival within a Festival was held as part of the annual Dublin International Arts and Human Rights Festival running from the 13 to 22 October 2023 in Ireland. Events took place in two parts, the first was an afternoon event of art-based workshops, live performances and talks on Sunday 15 October 2023 from 2-5pm and the second was an evening event of live performances and talks taking place on Sunday 15 October from 7 to 10pm. This series of events was hosted by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and presented by a range of arts organisations from across Europe who are taking part in the Theatre in Palm Europe-wide transnational project.
Afternoon: Change-Maker Art-based Talk, Workshop and Live Performances
Pumphouse, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1
Sunday 15 October, 2-5pm
Homemade Culture: Art Events in the Domestic Space – Public Arts Talk
A talk on the domestic space as arts space
Presented by Homemade Culture, Bucharest, Romania
[ e s c ] Live Performance
A multi-modal piece that investigates escapism as a notion and state of mind
Presented by Ongoing Realities, Stockholm, Sweden
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A multi-disciplinary performance on the importance of human rights for all
Presented by Espronceda, Barcelona, Spain
Technology and Creative Creation Workshop
A workshop exploring the use of VR, motion capture and animation in creative projects
Presented by Ongoing Realities, Stockholm, Sweden
Spectators in a Ghost City – Golden Triga award – Prague Quadrennial 2023
A talk on winning design of the Golden Triga award at Prague Quadrennial 2023
Presented by Theatre Organisation of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Evening: Change-Maker Art-based Performances and Post-Show Talk
Pumphouse, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1
Sunday 15 October, 7-10pm
This evening event presents two performances by Theatre in Palm organisations, Turku, Finland and MaMiMo, Italy, followed by a post-show panel discussion with the artists.
About Womankind
Live performance presented by Kaisa Kauppinen, Turku, Finland
About Womankind is a one-woman comedic non-verbal lecture about universal womanhood. What kind of presentation of women do we have these days? Is there actual equality between genders in all countries and do we have to categorize people based on femininity and masculinity? The performer uses object theatre on stage and creates absurd black comedy acts based on her own experiences categorized as a woman. It is a performance that plays with awkwardness and darkness. What kind is a womankind? Is there a certain form of how to be a woman? Hear the lecture to find out!
Lady Grey
Live performance presented by MaMiMò Theatre Centre and Genoa National Theatre, Reggio Emilia, Italy
A lonely woman on stage is waiting for the audience, to start what appears to be a conference. What happens is an attempt to tell the world about herself, starting from the memory of a task she had to carry out as a girl at school. ‘Show and Tell’ is about bringing something important and representative of yourself to the class – an object, a pet, a photo – and talk about it. The little girl takes the teacher’s task literally, bringing something surprising: herself.
LADY GREY is translated by Elena Battista, commissioned by BAM Teatro, with Alice Giroldini, directed by Marco Maccieri. Produced by MaMiMò Theatre Centre and Genoa National Theatre, presented in special agreement with United Talent Agency, courtesy of Arcadia & Ricono Srl.
