Culture Night

Culture Night at Dunamaise Arts Centre

Join us this Culture Night for an evening celebrating creativity, culture, community and the many stories that make Portlaoise unique.

From 5pm till late!

Ukranian Film Taras Kompanichenko - Green Room Film Screening
A special Culture Night screening of Taras Kompanichenko, presented with English subtitles. The film forms part of Empowered, a feature-length project bringing together six individual stories and perspectives.

At 6pm situational theatre- The Meet invites audiences behind the scenes as theatre designer John Doheny and director Kevin Lalor Fitzpatrick explore how an idea becomes theatre, bringing the creative process to life through conversation and performance. https://www.dunamaise.ie/whats...

At 6.30pm, Across the Sea explores the artistic connection between Ireland and India through Kathak dance, original music and spoken word, inspired by the historic meeting of W. B. Yeats and Rabindranath Tagore. https://www.dunamaise.ie/whats...

Then at 8pm, Big Kids Klub: Culture Night, hosted by poet and multidisciplinary artist FELISPEAKS, brings everyone together for a playful social arts experience celebrating culture, identity, memories and the creative lives of Portlaoise’s community. Bring a song, story, poem, object, recipe, photograph, dance, tradition or memory from your world and share it with others. https://www.dunamaise.ie/whats...

Portlaoise Musical Society launches its upcoming production of Young Frankenstein in the Mezz (no tickets required - pop in and enjoy the fun!).

Culture Night at Dunamaise, come along, get involved and celebrate the cultures and creativity of our community.