Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF), founded in 1978, is a cultural organisation that produces an annual arts festival in Galway, Ireland. It also produces new work that tours nationally and internationally, in addition to presenting the discussion forum, "First Thought Talks". The festival maintains a non-profit status. [1]
The Galway Arts Centre is associated with the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, an annual literary festival which has been held since 1985. [5] It also has initiatives, like Galway Youth Theatre [6] and Red Bird Youth Collective, which provide young people with opportunities to engage with the arts and develop their own creative projects. [7]
The festival was founded in 1989, [3] as part of the Galway Arts Festival and was held at the Claddagh Palace until that venue closed in 1995. [4] The festival has become known as a venue for the premiere of domestic Irish films, but as an international festival, it also exhibits foreign film works. [5] [6]
Following a period of decline, as of the 21st century, Galway is a tourist destination known for festivals and events including the Galway International Arts Festival. [3] In 2018, Galway was named the European Region of Gastronomy. [4] The city was the European Capital of Culture for 2020, alongside Rijeka, Croatia.
A Macnas structure in Galway City during the Savage Grace parade in October 2016 Performers in the Macnas street parade at the Kilkenny Arts Festival 2013. Mácnas (pronounced mock-ness) is (Irish for 'frolicking' [1]) is a performance company based at the Fisheries Field in Galway, Ireland.
Paul Fahy is the long-standing [1] Artistic Director of the Galway Arts Festival. A native of County Galway, he has faced some criticism over ticket prices in recent years but replied it was necessary to cover the costs of paying performers and ensuring the high quality of the festival. [2] In 2023 he was made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts ...
As well as touring extensively across Ireland, the company's productions have played internationally to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA. Druid has been a "pioneer" in the development of Irish theatre and is credited (alongside Macnas and the Galway Arts Festival) with making Galway one of the primary cultural centres in ...
It is used as a venue for several festivals annually including Cúirt International Festival of Literature, which is held in April each year, [9] [10] and the Galway International Arts Festival, which is held in July each year. [11] [12] Charlie Byrne's hosts a pop-up bookshop there in April each year during Cúirt. [13]