To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Temple Bar’s regeneration as Dublin’s Cultural Quarter, over the next ten days, Temple Bar is the place to be for arts and culture in the capital, with its Cultural Trust having organised an impressive array of events covering music, theatre, comedy, visual arts, film and family.
In fact, the whole thing is just so impressive that I’m going to liberally slice from their press release. There are dozens of really interesting, unique events planned and it’s difficult to predict highlights. Liberally sprinkled on the smörgåsbord are such delights as…
Conversations about Culture, a unique outdoor photographic exhibition which will change every day featuring images of people as they pass through Temple Bar during the festival and their opinions on culture.
Movies on the Street: Two movies also celebrating anniversaries this year will be screened on Cow’s Lane - Breakfast at Tiffany’s which is 50 and Alice in Wonderland which is 60.
Didier Pasquette, the world famous high wire walker, will brave the heights of Temple Bar in a stunning display (this avo, vertigo-sneerers!)
End of the Road, a new site-specific theatre performance in Fishamble St by the Fishamble Theatre Company will dramatize the real life of a Dublin man who currently lives in St Francis Hospice.
De La Soul and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble will bring the funk with a musical performance at the Button Factory.
Like wow, Scoob! The whole programme is available here, in which I spotted a kids’ event called Create A Cardboard Temple Bar, which I thought read Create A Cardboard Templar, which might also have been awesome in a Holy Grail kind of way. Ah well.
Many of the events are free, and there really is something for everyone. Get on down (if you live somewhere north of the area).
