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Galway international arts festival 2016 highlights
The Galway International Arts Festival, founded in 1978, is a cultural organisation which produces one of Europe’s leading international arts festivals. It also produces new work that tours nationally and internationally, in addition to presenting the discussion forum, First Thought.
Contents
- Galway international arts festival 2016 highlights
- Our 2015 festival highlights galway international arts festival
- About
- The Festival
- Touring
- Music and Visual Art
- Theatre and Dance
- What the Press Says
- Gallery
- References
Our 2015 festival highlights galway international arts festival
About
The festival is one of Ireland’s leading cultural enterprises and has contributed significantly to putting Galway on the map, as both a key cultural centre for the arts and a cultural tourism destination. It has also founded and acted as a seedbed for a number of well-known and established arts organisations in Galway.
The Festival
The festival takes place in Galway, Ireland for two weeks each July. In 2016, there were over 200,000 attendances at 200 performances, talks and exhibitions in 26 venues over the 14 days. It presents and produces programmes across theatre, music, visual arts, opera, street spectacle, dance, discussion and comedy.
Touring
The organization has co-produced 11 productions that between them have won numerous awards and toured nationally and internationally to the UK, USA and Australia.
In 2017, the organisation will tour to the UK and the USA.
Music and Visual Art
Highlights from the music programme in recent years include: Elvis Costello, Suede, The National, St. Vincent, Primal Scream, Philip Glass, New York Dolls, Brian Wilson, David Byrne, Brad Mehldau, Blondie, Kronos Quartet, Brodsky Quartet and Bon Iver, while visual arts highlights include David Hockney, Bill Viola, Henri Matisse, Patricia Piccinini, Hughie O'Donoghue, David Mach and John Gerrard.
Theatre and Dance
Visiting international theatre and dance companies have included John Mahoney and Northlight Theatre, The Royal National Theatre, Propeller, The Royal Court, Steppenwolf, Fabulous Beast Dance Company, Hofesh Shechter Dance Company, Michael Clark Company, The Abbey Theatre, Druid Theatre Company and the Bristol Old Vic.
What the Press Says
" powerhouse of ideas and innovation"- '''The Guardian'''
“The biggest, most exciting, most imaginative explosion of arts activity this country has.” – '''The Irish Times'''
“A glorious kaleidoscopic fortnight of events.” – '''The Irish Examiner'''
“year's Galway fortnight made you look at life anew.” – '''The Irish Times'''
“One of Europe's most important cultural events.” – '''BBC TV'''
“The spirit of Galway International Arts Festival is all-inclusive, accessible and always open to suggestion. Contemporary festivals fall over themselves to state their commitment to both street and ‘high art’. The difference in Galway is, that ambition is realised.” – '''The Observer'''
“Galway...one of the most significant arts Festivals anywhere.” – '''The Irish Independent'''
Gallery
