Culture night Dublin

2022 - 9 - 19

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Looking For America - Fede González's Culture Night presentation (RTE.ie)

Directed and co-written by Janet Moran, Looking for América is the real-life story of writer and performer Federico Julián González. The play charts two ...

Writing something as personal and as intricate as my family’s story, and putting it into a straightforward play was not easy. How unpredictable it is that I've performed this play and now will have it on RTÉ.ie as part of Culture Night! . Then I became a father and thought "There’s my audience!" And it was worth it. When the Salvadoran civil war ended in 1992, so many books and plays were written about it that I thought there was nothing else I could possibly add. . And we did. For a tenth of a second I was in an absolute panic. And what an adventure we had. Janet had never been, my boys had never been and I hadn’t been back since 1997. In October 2020, I found myself on stage performing Looking For América as part of that year's Dublin Theatre Festival. And remade.... And remade.

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Polish and Irish history and culture to converge in Culture Night ... (Gorey Guardian)

The life of a Polish man who made great humanitarian contributions during the Great Famine is central to an exhibition being organised by the Gorey Polish ...

"We wanted to show the life of an interesting Polish person who saved Irish children from starving. Budding detectives must find a minimum 10 out of 15 Polish symbols or items hidden around Gorey town to be in with a chance of winning. The result of their work is “A Forgotten Polish Hero of the Great Irish Famine: Paul Strzelecki’s Struggle to Save Thousands”, which explores the fascinating life and achievements of Paul. This exhibition is a flagship initiative of the Polish Embassy in Dublin. In 2016, the then Polish Ambassador, Ryszard Sarkowicz suggested commemorating the service of Count Paweł Strzelecki to Ireland. Taking place on September 25 as part of national Culture Night celebrations, “A Forgotten Polish Hero of the Great Irish Famine: Paul Strzelecki's Struggle to Save Thousands” tells the interesting story about a Pole whose life is intertwined with the history of Ireland.

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