(AGENPARL) – sab 24 febbraio 2024 International Women’s Day, Electronic Music Concert, a Broadway Musical and More
** March 2024 Newsletter
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** Anna Livia Plurabelle:
International Women’s Day
Fri 8 March 2024 at 11am
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To celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday March 8th, join us in the Maginni Room from 11am to 1pm for a public reading of the ‘Anna Livia Plurabelle’ chapter from Finnegans Wake. This extraordinary episode brings out all the wit and passion of one of the finest passages of feminine writing in modern literature. Have a cup of tea and some seedcake too! No booking is necessary.
Image: ‘Anna Livia Plurabelle’ Page 293 by Carol Wade (https://artofthewake.com/?mc_cid=7f4da4d1a3&mc_eid=UNIQID (https://artofthewake.com?mc_cid=7f4da4d1a3&mc_eid=UNIQID) )
** Keys to Dreamland
Sat 9 March 2024 at 7:30pm
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Immerse yourself in the music of internationally-renowned musical artist Lila Tirando a Violeta in her first Irish concert on March 9th at 7:30pm at the James Joyce Centre. She will perform a live set that goes from ambient to experimental dance music performed with synthesizers that is inspired by Finnegans Wake. Using intricate soundscapes and ethereal melodies, Lila will transport you into the dreamlike world of Joyce’s masterpiece, where reality and fantasy intertwine in a mesmerizing blend of music and literature.
Lila Tirando a Violeta is a musical artist from Montevideo, Uruguay who is recognized for her experimental and versatile style. Her N.A.A.F.I. debut ‘Limerencia’ was highly praised in 2020, making several end-of-the-year lists. In 2022, she released ‘Desire Path,’ which was highlighted by Pitchfork, DJ MAG, Bandcamp, and The New York Times. Lila has performed live at renowned festivals such as Primavera Sound and Mutek ES in Spain. She recently signed with London’s notable label Hyperdub and has done custom mixes for KEXP & NTS radios as well as collaborating with artists such as Loraine James, Nick León, and Nicola Cruz.
Tickets are free but booking is essential.
** Luck’s Pennies, Butter Witches, & the Hungry Grass
Mon 11 March 2024 at 7pm
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Tá an áthas orainn cuireadh a thabhart duit chuig léacht leis tOllamh Ray Cashman, ar an Luan, 11 Márta, ag 7.00 PM, sa James Joyce Centre ar Sraid Sheoirse Thua.
An Cumann Le Béaloideas éireann/The Folklore of Society Ireland and the James Joyce Centre are delighted to invite you to a presentation by the distinguished folklore scholar, Professor Ray Cashman (University of Indiana, Bloomington) on March 11th at 7pm. This is a rare opportunity to hear the internationally renowned folklore scholar give a presentation in Dublin about Irish folklore and an Gorta Mór, entitled “Luck’s Pennies, Butter Witches, and the Hungry Grass: Community in a World of Limited Good.”
Many examples of Irish folklore reflect and instill enduring conceptions about the workings, vulnerability, and viability of community, a project in need of continual maintenance. Arguably, there has been no more devastating blow to the vernacular understanding of community than the mid-nineteenth-century Famine. If folklore provides models for contemplating and reproducing ideas about how community may be enacted, it also bears witness to the haunting consequences of abandoning this social contract for mutual support.
Professor Ray Cashman is director of the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at the University of Indiana, Bloomington. He is currently Visiting Professor at NUI Galway.
Tickets are free but booking is essential.
** Himself and Nora
Thur 21 & Fri 22 March 2024 at 7:30pm
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After the great success of Culture Night 2023, the James Joyce Centre proudly invites you to another performance of Jonathan Brielle’s acclaimed off-Broadway musical Himself and Nora on March 21st and 22nd at 7:30pm. The musical celebrates in song the love story of James Joyce and Nora Barnacle. Broadway writer and composer Jonathan Brielle shall be performing numbers from the show in person and will be accompanied by the Director of the James Joyce Centre, Darina Gallagher.
This bawdy, funny, uplifting, and melodic musical, sings the contemporary love story of James Joyce, the brilliant and hard-drinking Irish novelist, and Nora Barnacle, the woman who became his lover, partner, and muse for 37 years. Their love survived exile from Ireland, and the condemnation of the Catholic Church, and ultimately helped to create some of the greatest writing of the 20th century. The performance will coincide with Nora’s 140th birthday.
Tickets are €10.
“A lively, sometimes lusty, spin through the love life, troubles and literary times of the great Irish writer…a robust romantic musical . . . The enjoyable score by Mr. Brielle, a veteran composer . . . meshes neatly with his libretto and embraces a rhythmic variety of ardent and melodic songs.” – The New York Times
Broadway composer and lyricist Jonathan Brielle has worked with many hit shows including Foxfire with Jessica Tandy and is the former National Projects Director of the Songwriters Guild of America. Jonathan is the Artistic Director and Founder of Vala, a new platform dedicated to launching new musicals.
The James Joyce Centre makes great effort to keep our events free and open to the public. We rely upon public and private donations in order to do so. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider making a donation.
Donate (https://jamesjoyce.ie/donate/?mc_cid=7f4da4d1a3&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
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