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Gambling on longer runs of unfamiliar work paid off in a gratifying number of cases. But Irish theatre still isn’t as inclusive as it should be
CoisCéim Dance Theatre
Dancehall Blues: Dark odyssey oscillates between 20th-century Europe and the post-Covid era
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: The ‘great reset’ provides the backdrop for an enigmatic show brought to life by Stephanie Dufresne and Alex O’Neill
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: 19 shows to catch as the festival turns 30
Seventy-five productions, 520 performances, 29 venues: we offer a taster of what’s on offer
Palimpsest review: Emigration, Charvet shirts and the Anglo tapes – CoisCéim powerfully evokes Ireland’s past and present
Dance: David Bolger and his company turn events and people from Irish political and social history into a layered overview of 100 years of the Republic
The Guide: Tommy Tiernan, The Sultans of Ping and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
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‘That’s the job for the choreographer: read the room and keep everyone involved’ – David Bolger on 30 years of CoisCéím
The dance company’s artistic director has drawn audiences by focusing on pure drama. But he has also paired visceral movement with conceptual ballast
CoisCéim’s Bench: ‘There are so many characters from the canal making their way into the piece’
Jessie Thompson and Favour Odusola hope their solos by the Grand and Royal Canals next week will encourage passersby to pause and reflect
The Piece with the Drums: David Bolger’s CoisCéim show is immediate, endearing and subtle
The jazz drummer Conor Guilfoyle’s jittery beats set the dancer Alex O’Neill convulsing around the dance floor
Richard Weber: An acclaimed Irish poet who suddenly went silent
Obituary: The Dublin man was predicted to be ‘one of the significant poets of his generation’
‘When I came to Ireland, I suddenly realised maybe I was gay’
Carlos Gonzalez, from Venezuela, feels he can be 100% himself in Ireland
Twenty-one things to do this May bank holiday weekend
There is a ton of stuff going on across the country over the next few days
‘Níth naoi n-aoi’, ní ‘Nigh ní naí’: Irish made fun, if not exactly easy
When Rossa Ó Snodaigh is not playing with his band Kíla, he is playing with the Irish language. His latest effort is an Irish homophone dictionary – check out the phrases
Culture Shock: Children’s theatre is far from child’s play – so why overlook it?
‘Bees!’ and the rest of the Ark’s family season matched the quality of anything else at Dublin Theatre Festival this year, yet the media largely ignored them
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