Swan Lake If you’ve never seen “Swan Lake”, now’s the time! Cork City Ballet is back, and the company’s full length production of this ballet lays claim to a legacy that extends back to its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1895. Speaking at the recent launch of ‘Swan Lake’, Artistic Director Alan Foley said:…
Swan Lake If you’ve never seen “Swan Lake”, now’s the time! Cork City Ballet is back, and the company’s full length production of this ballet lays claim to a legacy that extends back to its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1895. Speaking at the recent launch of ‘Swan Lake’, Artistic Director Alan…
Autumn is fast approaching and I love to buy Irish, especially whe pieces are multifuctional and tell a story. I have recently come across a designer based in Dublin called Sarah Swan. Beautiful gifting ideas the super-fine digitally-printed oversized scarves are produced in Italy in limited-edition small quantities from the Irish designer’s original photography.…
Acclaimed artist Maser has teamed up with The Hope Foundation on a very special print series entitled “Hopeful”. This is a signed and numbered limited edition of just 100 prints. These unique prints are priced at €100 and all profits will go towards the work of HOPE in Kolkata, India. HOPE works tirelessly for the…
The Everyman’s production of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple opens for a Summer Season on Tuesday next, July 16 and continues until Saturday, August 17 excluding Sunday and Mondays. This is one of Simon’s best-loved plays and it’s so good he wrote it three times: a version for two men, and version for a man…
Pictured: Sculptor Stephanie Hess with her “Lunch Date” piece, at the launch of the Montenotte Hotel’s Sculptures Exhibition in the sunken Victorian Gardens of the Hotel. In keeping with the hotel’s commitment to support Irish Art, the sculpture exhibition includes over 35 works by Orla de Bri, Ciaran Patterson, Ray Delaney, Anna Campbell and more…
Photography by Michael O’Sullivan
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is hitting UK and Irish shores this autumn with a brand-new collection of spectacular ocean-themed films. Visiting more than 35 locations, the event involves a selection of short films telling seafaring stories from both above and below the water’s surface. Witness mind-blowing marine life, wild adventures and stunning cinematography…
Monique Howlett will host an exhibition of her oil paintings and ink sketches at the Hazelhurst Gallery in Monkstown, Cork on Saturday, June 22 until Sunday, June 30. New Zealand born Monique Howlett graduated with a degree in Art and Design and was deputy art director in a large media agency in New Zealand for…
For its 10th anniversary incarnation, founder of Body & Soul, Avril Stanley, has invited some of Ireland’s most daring and challenging thinkers to join the festival line-up, to ignite conversations, big and small, across the festival weekend. For its 10th anniversary incarnation, founder of Body & Soul, Avril Stanley, has invited some of Ireland’s most…
