(AGENPARL) – mar 21 maggio 2024 Celebrate with us at the James Joyce Centre with fun and exiting events throughout the Bloomsday Festival
** Bloomsday Festival 2024
June 11th-16th
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I love flowers I’d love to have the whole place swimming in roses
God of heaven theres nothing like nature the wild mountains
then the sea and the waves rushing
Ulysses, James Joyce
The Bloomsday Festival is just a few weeks away! Join us for a number of exciting events on June 11th-16th.
Here are five events not to miss.
Joyce’s Dubliners Interpreted in Song by Hibsen
Tuesday, June 11th at 7:30pm
James Joyce Centre
€20
The James Joyce Centre is delighted to invite you to a unique musical interpretation of James Joyce’s Dubliners. Irish folk ensemble Hibsen will pay homage to Joyce with performances of their critically acclaimed album “The Stern Task of Living.” The album is a collection of 15 songs, one for each short story in Dubliners. Through their original music and lyrics, Hibsen brings the stories to life.
“The arrangements . . . and lyrics come from the pen of people who have spent a lot of time in Joyce’s world.” John Meagher, Irish Independent
Hibsen are a contemporary folk music ensemble formed by Irish artists Jim Murphy and Gráinne Hunt. They released their debut album “The Stern Task of Living” last year.
Tickets are €20.
The Other Mrs Joyce on the Day Before Bloomsday
Saturday, June 15th at 2:30pm
James Joyce Centre
€10
Mary Morrissy is the author of four novels, Mother of Pearl, The Pretender, The Rising of Bella Casey and most recently, Penelope Unbound. She has also published two collections of stories, A Lazy Eye and Prosperity Drive. Her work has won her the Hennessy Prize and a Lannan Foundation Award. A member of Aosdána, she is a journalist, teacher of creative writing and a literary mentor.
Tcikets are €10.
James Joyce and Antonio Smareglia
Saturday, June 15th at 7pm
James Joyce Centre
€15
Join us for a special Bloomsday Festival concert that illustrates the connection between James Joyce, Antonio Smareglia, Trieste, and Pula. The concert features performances of musical excerpts from operas by Smareglia, the Italian-Croatian composer who was a friend and neighbour of Joyce while they both lived in Trieste.
Maltese pianist Charlene Farrugia-Božac and Croatian soprano Sofija Cingula will bring to life some of the music from operas that Joyce would have heard and admired at the time, from Smareglia’s student work Caccia lontana and Nozze Istriane (which Joyce heard in Trieste in 1908) to fragments from Oceana, Smareglia’s most novel work of music theatre known as teatro di poesia.
The concert will be followed by a wine reception provided generously by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Dublin. The concert is presented by Association Smaregliana in cooperation with the University of Pula and the James Joyce Centre and sponsored by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Dublin.
Tickets are €15.
A Blooming Great Day with Úna Woods
Sunday, June 16th at 2pm
James Joyce Centre
€10
Úna Woods is a children’s book illustrator and author who lives in Dublin with her husband and two children and their ginger cat. Her previous books include Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire? and A Spooktacular Place to Be, both published by The O’Brien Press. Úna loves working with bright colours and patterns. She also loves reading and running.
Tickets are €10, €5 for 2-for-1 deal.
Afternoon Tea Bus Tour
Sunday, June 16th at 3:30pm
20-22 Saint Stephen’s Green
€10-56
Afternoon tea is a much-cherished tea-related ritual from the early 1840s that continued well into the Edwardian era, when Ulysses is set. It was a mini-meal to fill the gap between lunch and dinner and was composed of scones with clotted cream and jam, delicately cut sandwiches, sweets and delicious cakes. In this tour, you may choose from a traditional, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy free or vegan afternoon tea.
Tickets are from €10 to €56.
The Bloomsday Festival takes place on June 11-16th. With more than 70 events, come celebrate one of the most unique literary festivals in the world!
Click below to see the full programme.
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.
The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
The Bloomsday Festival is organised by the James Joyce Centre in partnership with Fáilte Ireland, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
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