Bealtaine 2010
Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo – Bealtaine 2010
Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo, Áras an Chontae, Caisleán an Bharraigh Teileafón : Fón: (094) 90 24444; folínte 7558, 7560 R-phost :ríomhphost mayoarts@mayococo.ie
Bealtaine
Fáilte chuig Bealtaine 2010. Is í seo an cúigiú bliain déag de Bhealtaine, an fhéile náisiúnta a cheiliúrann an chruthaitheacht i ndaoine aosta – é comhordanáidithe go náisiúnta ag Age and Opportunity (áisínteacht a bunaíodh le tabhairt faoi dhearcadh diúltach i leith na seanaoise agus le cur chun cinn ról níos leithne ag seanóirí sa phobal). Is é atá mar aidhm ag Bealtaine ná cur le hionchur sheandaoine sna healaíona trí léiriú mothúcháin agus trí pháirt ghníomhach a ghlacadh. Meallann Bealtaine seandaoine le bheith ina lucht féachana/éisteachta eolasach ag foirmeacha uile na healaíne.
Ag Ceiliúradh na Cruthaitheachta sa Seanaois
An Clár
Sa chlár cuimsitheach seo beidh Oifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo ag obair le Cumainn Gníomhaíochta Lucht Scoir agus aonaid bhanaltrais pobail ar fud Mhaigh Eo i gcaitheamh Bealtaine 2010.
Is iad príomhghnéithe chlár na bliana seo ná:
Léamh filíochta le Tony Curtis - 4 Bealtaine @ 6.30i.n. Leabharlann Chontae Mhaigh Eo, Caisleán an Bharraigh.
Leanacht de thionscadal New Ground - 22 & 23 Bealtaine, Tailte Mhúsaem Shaol Na Tuaithe, mar chuid d’ Fhéile Na Tuaithe
Emer Mayock & Joe Byrne ag cuartaíocht - I gcaitheamh mhí na Bealtaine rachaidh Emer Mayock agus Joe Byrne ar cuairt ag grúpaí éagsúla lena gcuid ceoil agus scéalta a scaipeadh ar fud an chontae.
Cónaitheacht The Dance Theatre of Ireland - Beidh Oifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo ag reachtáil cónaitheacht damhsa a chuirfidh ceardlanna damhsa ar fáil do roinnt CGLS ar fud Mhaigh Eo i gcaitheamh na seachtaine an 10 – 14 Bealtaine.
Reflecting Colours – Taispeántas Póstaer i gCathair na Mart, is teideal do thaispeántas a cheiliúrann saothar dhaoine aosta a bhí páirteach i gClár Meantóireachta agus Líonraithe Shóisialta Ealaíontóirí Chomhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo. Tá réimse leathan póstaeir ildaite ar taispeáint i bhfuinneoga ag siopaí, bainc, agus gnónna eile ar Shráid an Droichid i gCathair na Mart i gcaitheamh mhí na Bealtaine. Ba mhian le hOifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo buíochas a ghabháil leis na gnónna ar fad a chuirfidh a gcuid spás fuinneoige ar fáil don taispeántas seo.
Cur i láthair dhá thionscadal ealaíon pobail i Maigh Eo -
Ceardlann le Tom Meskell in Aonad Banaltrais Mhic Giolla Bríde, Cathair na Mart, Aonad Banaltrais Mhic Giolla Bríde, Cathair na Mart, Dé Máirt 11 Bealtaine 2010 2.30-3.30i.n.
Léacht le h Aileen Lambert , CGLS Bhéal Átha hAmhnais ,Tithíocht Shóisialta Bhéal Átha hAmhnais,Déardaoin 13 Bealtaine 3-5i.n.
CGLS Bhaile an Daighin/An Baile Gaelach, Ionad Pobail Bhaile an Daighin, Dé Máirt 18 Bealtaine 8-9i.n.
Beidh imeachtaí éagsúla, ó léachtaí go ceardlanna go scannáin agus dalladh eile, ar siúl i gcaitheamh Bhealtaine in ionaid ealaíon ar fud an chontae.
Ba mhian le hOifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo buíochas ó chroí a ghabháil leis na hionaid, leis na grúpaí agus leis na daoine éagsúla atá bainteach le Bealtaine 2010.
Mayo County Council – Bealtaine 2010
Arts Office, Áras an Chontae, The Mall, Castlebar. 094 90 47558/09490 47471 mayoarts@mayococo.ie
Celebrating creativity in older age
Bealtaine
Welcome to Bealtaine 2010. This is the fifteenth year of Bealtaine, the national festival which celebrates creativity in older age – co-ordinated nationally by Age and Opportunity (an agency set up to challenge negative attitudes to ageing and to promote greater participation by older people in society). Bealtaine aims to involve older people in the arts, through expression and active participation. It also encourages older people to engage as an experienced audience for all art forms.
The Programme
This extensive programme features Mayo County Council Arts Office working with a number of Active Retirement Associations throughout Mayo during Bealtaine 2010 as well as some of the community nursing units throughout the county.
The main features of this years programme are:
Poetry Reading by Tony Curtis - 4th May@ 6.30pm Mayo County Library Castlebar.
Continuation of the New Ground project - May 22nd & 23rd, Grounds of The National Museum of Ireland- Country Life, as part of the Feile na Tuaithe festival.
Emer Mayock & Joe Byrne Go Visiting - During the month of May Emer Mayock and Joe Byrne will be calling to and sharing their music and stories with a number of groups throughout the county. This residency project will provide the musicians and group members with the opportunity to explore the music, song and stories of the county.
The Dance Theatre of Ireland Residency - Mayo County Council Arts Office will be running a Dance residency providing a number of ARA’s throughout Mayo with dance workshops during the week of the 10th to the 14th of May.
Reflecting Colours - Poster Exhibition in Westport
Introduction to two public art projects taking place in Mayo -
Workshop with Tom Meskell in Mc Bride CNU, Westport, McBride CNU, Westport , Tuesday 11th May 2010 2.30-3.30pm
Talk by Aileen Lambert,Ballyhaunis ARA, Ballyhaunis Social Housing, Thursday 13th May 3-5pm
Ballindine/Irishtown ARA, Ballindine Community Centre, Tuesday 18th May 8-9pm
Ballina Arts Centre, Ballina Civic Offices, Arran Place, Ballina. Tel 096 73593 ballinaartscentre@eircom.net
Creative Writing with Morag Prunty and Helen Falconer Thursday 13th May,
This two-hour creative writing workshop will focus on memory and how it can be used effectively in creative fiction. Adm: Free
Morag Prunty was born in Scotland to Irish parents. She moved to Ireland in 1990 to re-launch Irish Tatler. Her non-fiction includes the best-selling handbook for teenage girls, Boys (1993). Her novels are Wild Cats & Colleens/Dancing with Mules (2001); Disco Daddy (2002); Poison Arrows (2003); Superstar Lovers (2004). Morag Prunty also publishes under the name Kate Kerrigan. As Kate Kerrigan she has published Recipes for a Perfect Marriage (2006), which was translated into 15 languages and sold for film rights with Augustine Films in San Francisco; The Miracle of Grace (2007); and Ellis Island (2009).
Novelist Helen Falconer was born and brought up in London. She was educated at Camden School for Girls, Dartington School, Devon, and St. Anne's College, Oxford. She works as a book reviewer for the Guardian newspaper. Her first novel, Primrose Hill, the story of a group of North London teenagers, was published in 1999. Her second, Sky High: A Novel (2003), depicts love, sex and violence in a forbidden relationship set against an urban landscape.
HEARTH Programme Launch Thursday 20th May, 2pm
The official launch of the HEARTH programme – an outreach project involving artists working with isolated, older people in their home. Adm: Free
Linenhall Arts Centre, Linenhall St, Castlebar 094 90 23733 linenhall@anu.ie
LOCAL ARTS: VARIETY CONCERT Wednesday 19th May @ 8.00pm
Active Retired Group Variety Concert
Castlebar Active Retired Group will stage their very own concert with music, songs, dancing, poems and storytelling at the Linenhall Arts Centre. So prepare to be entertained by some of Castlebar’s youngest at heart!
Adm.: FREE. Please note: A complimentary tea and coffee reception will take place from 7.30pm prior to the concert.
VINTAGE PLUS ONE
Creative Movement and Dance Workshop for over 8's and over 60's!!
Grandparents, bring your grandchild (8yrs+) - or borrow one!!! - To this Intergenerational Creative Movement and Dance Session. It's an opportunity for you to share a fun energetic activity enjoyed by both age groups. Participants will explore and create movement and dance in a fun relaxed atmosphere accompanied by music from the 60's right up to the modern day. Both age groups will have an opportunity to create dance individually, in pairs and in groups, adapted as required. The workshop will be led by Catherine Donnelly an independent dance artist working in the West of Ireland who will use games, imagery and other stimuli to guide you - feet first!! - through the session.
VINTAGE PLUS ONE Creative Movement and Dance Workshop takes place on Saturday May 22nd from 11.30am-1.00pm. Wear loose easy-to-move-in clothing, comfortable footwear, and bring an open mind and sense of fun. Cost per pair (one grandparent and one child) 10 euro. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL.
access>CINEMA FILM SCREENINGS
Dean Spanley New Zealand, UK 2008 100 minutes Cert: G
A fantastical comedy-drama for all ages, based on Lord Dunsany’s 1936 novella My Talks with Dean Spanley, about the difficult relationship between a man and his cantankerous father, who is unable to come to terms with the death of his elder son in the Boer war and the subsequent death of his wife from a broken heart. A lecture on the transmigration of souls by a visiting swami leads to a chance meeting with singular new local clergyman Dean Spanley, whose liking for Tokay wine leads to a spiritual revalation that may lead to emotional redemption for the father. Starring Peter O’Toole, Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill and Bryan Brown. A small gem and a real charmerScreening supported by Seven Seas Active 55. “Fraser’s delightfully eccentric and ultimately touching film set in Edwardian England features O’Toole on sublime form as an irascible curmudgeon...” - Michael Dwyer, The Irish Times “An eccentric, absorbing and rewarding film... Delightful.” - David Cheal, The Daily Telegraph Admission FREE, all welcome.
Screenings:
Linenhall Arts Centre Tuesday 18th May @ 3.00pm
Achill Film Club – Thursday 20th May @ 7pm
Ballina Arts Centre Friday 21st May @ 2pm