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Join us at The James Joyce Centre over the next few weeks with a line up of five exciting, diverse events!
** To Be or Not to Be . . . A Mother
Thursday, 15th May at 7.30pm
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Anna Livia Creative (https://www.annaliviacreative.com/?mc_cid=f5fce02845&mc_eid=UNIQID) in association with The James Joyce Centre (http://www.jamesjoyce.ie?mc_cid=f5fce02845&mc_eid=UNIQID) presents To be or not to be…A Mother on Thursday, May 15th at 7.30pm.
Poet Jessica Traynor and spoken word artist Nicole Rourke dig deep into the worlds of Motherhood/Non-Motherhood to explore the choices we (and the body) make, and the emotional and physical landscapes we navigate based on these choices.
Tickets are €20. Doors open at 7pm. The performance will be followed by a wine reception.
** Ellmann’s Joyce: Zachary Leader in Conversation
Friday, 16th May at 6.30pm
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Leader will discuss his book and his findings with Joycean scholar Terence Killeen.
Zachary Leader is an Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Roehampton and the biographer of Kingsley Amis and Saul Bellow. He is also General Editor of the Oxford History of Life-Writing and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
The event is free but booking is essential. Doors open at 6pm.
** L’elisir d’amore in Focus
Monday, 19th May at 7pm
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Have you ever wondered what goes into bringing an opera to life? Join us on Monday, 19 May 2025 at 7pm for L’elisir d’amore in Focus, a special behind-the-scenes evening with The Irish National Opera (https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/?mc_cid=f5fce02845&mc_eid=UNIQID) for their upcoming production of Gaetano Donizetti’s 1832 comedy L’eisir d’amore. Hear from Artistic Director Fergus Sheil, meet members of the cast and creative team, including Irish soprano Claudia Boyle and Seoul-born tenor Duke Kim, and enjoy a live performance of one of the opera’s most beautiful arias.
Tickets are €10. Doors open at 6.30pm.
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** Gut Guidance with Frances Flannery
Saturday, 24th May at 10am
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After the incredible success of the talks at the RDS Mind, Body & Spirit Experience, tickets are selling fast. Don’t miss your chance to learn from one of Ireland’s most loved wellness experts and author of The Ultimate Guide to Functional Gut Health, Frances Flannery.
What You’ll Discover:
* The hidden connections between gut health and emotional wellbeing.
* Practical strategies for healing gut imbalances naturally.
* How to boost energy, immunity, and mood through your gut.
Special Bonus:
Attend the workshop and get FREE access to our Colour Psychology Workshop, where you’ll come up close to the transformative power of Aura-Soma and discover how color can impact your mind, body, and soul.
Tickets are €25. Doors open at 10am.
** Counterparts & A Little Cloud
Friday, 30th May at 7.30pm
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The James Joyce Centre is delighted to welcome back the Volta Theatre Company production of Counterparts & A Little Cloud, an adaptation of two short stories from Joyce’s Dubliners on Friday, 30th May at 7.30pm.
Joyce’s collection of short stories provides vivid ‘slices of life’ of early 20th century Dublin. Against the backdrop of a society in paralysis, a pair of Dublin lives are revealed in stark, sometimes brutal, scenes. In “Counterparts”, an ungainly, bad-tempered law clerk is determined to have a heavy night’s drinking, while in “A Little Cloud”, a sensitive soul is embittered by a meeting with an old university friend back from London. At once funny and tragic, relatable and disturbing, the stories are populated with an array of colourful characters who remain entirely contemporary, despite the bowler hats and Edwardian collars.
Performed by two actors, Jim Roche and Liam Hourican, in the iconic setting of the Joyce Centre’s Georgian drawing room, and featuring period music with incredible musicians Feilimidh Nunan and Conor Sheil, this is an exquisite, intimate study of Joyce’s Dublin and its lives of quiet desperation.
Tickets are €20. Doors open at 7pm.
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.
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The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
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