Culture Night: Events take centre stage at local venues

LOCAL libraries, the Civic Theatre and Rua Red will all be opening their doors late on Friday, September 22, in celebration of Culture Night.

This all-Ireland event, now in its 18th year and bigger than ever, is an initiative of The Arts Council, in partnership with local authorities and cultural organisations throughout the island of Ireland.

Culture Night invites everyone, everywhere, on one joyful night to discover and celebrate all that our culture is today.

Venues of all shapes and sizes, from independent studios to national cultural institutions, extend their opening hours to allow increased access for the public.

Clondalkin Library will be raising the roof with a performance from the Local Vocals Choir, while North Clondalkin Library will be screening the Oscar-nominated film An Cailín Ciúin.

Other highlights include a family show with magician Jack Flash at Ballyroan Library, where you can also enjoy a new exhibition, Scattered, by local artist Emma Higgins.

At Tallaght Library, Classical Kids will be performing a live, interactive classical music concert for children, Reuben the Entertainer will be there with his high energy show, and the library will also be host to a bodhrán workshop with Kíla, one of Ireland’s most innovative and exciting trad bands, ahead of their performance at The Civic theatre later that evening.

Tallaght Library is also taking part in a unique collaboration with Noise Music and Sofft Productions, which brings immersive sensory spaces to Culture Night in Tallaght’s Cultural Quarter.

For full details of all Culture Night events happening at South Dublin Libraries, please see the south Dublin libraries website HERE.

Elsewhere, This year’s Culture Night programme in Rua Red brings together world class art, music, dance, and much more to Tallaght’s Cultural Quarter.

Among the events in Rua Red is Resonate With Nature Workshop with Karen Aguier, Creative Mindfulness Music Workshop with Alicia Raye, Culture Cookbook Drop-In, Embodied Movement Dance with Karen Aguiar, Multi-Generational Storytelling Workshop, Collaborative Art Project with the autistic art club, Art workshop with Polina and Yulia, Tai Chi session with Kat Lee, and virtual reality experience

The Civic hosts free workshops and concerts:

THE Civic will throw open their doors on Friday, September 22 as part of Culture Night with a series of free events, workshops and concerts.

Enjoy the music of award-winning band, Kíla, heralded as one of Ireland’s most innovative and exciting bands who will play the headline gig at 7.30pm.

Formed at school in Dublin’s late 1980s, their unique sound has been ever-evolving, rooted in tradition, yet inspired by a myriad of influences and ideas from all around the world.

Kila’s sound has been ever-evolving

Often defined as contemporary Irish World music, Kíla fuse the effects of their own melodies and Irish (Gaeilge) lyrics, Irish folk instruments such as whistles, fiddles, Uilleann pipes, bones and bodhrán with djembe, congas, drums, mandolins, brass, and acoustic/electric/ bass guitars.

Kíla’s eight members come from the differing musical backgrounds of traditional, classical, and rock.

Kíla has worked extensively in TV and film.

In 2020 they won the IFTA for Best Original Score for the soundtrack or Arracht (TG4) and their most notable collaborations have been with French composer Bruno Coulais on the soundtracks for Cartoon Saloon’s three Oscar-nominated animated films The Secret of Kells (2010), Song of the Sea (2014), and most recently for Wolfwalkers (2020).

Kila will also host a free percussion workshop for schools at 12 noon, followed by a Songwriting Workshop as Gaeilge with bodhrán accompaniment with Rónán O’Snodaigh at 2pm.

In Tallaght Library at 5.45pm Kila will host a Bodhrán Workshop at The Library From 5-11pm Vanishing Point will see six DJ sets play in the studio – an ambient music space and immersive light installation.

Step into a realm of tranquillity and sensory exploration at Vanishing Point – an ethereal journey into sound and light.

Vanishing Point is a music experience and DJ performance for a different type of audience.

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