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Galway and the creative arts: performance and representation

May 21, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Details

Date:
May 21, 2020
Time:
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Website:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y6OpxLmOSLifHPGOdUzjuw

Venue

Seomra an Droichid, Institiúid de Móra agus ar Zoom

Organizer

Dr. John Cunningham
Email:
john.cunningham@nuigalway.ie

Update: Video and audio recordings of this session are now available

Panellists in this webinar will examine the ways in which Galway has been represented historically in art and literature, and discuss the development of theatre and traditional music in the city since the 1960s. The discussion will be interspersed with live musical performances.

Panellists

  • Anna Falkenau, musician and ethnomusicologist, Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway
  • Gerard Hanberry, poet, musician, and creative writing tutor at NUI Galway
  • Anne Hodge, Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Ireland
  • Professor Lionel Pilkington, School of English and Creative Arts, NUI Galway

Each panellist is a key contributor to a forthcoming book, Hardiman and After: the Arts and Culture in Galway, which is edited by John Cunningham and Ciaran McDonough.

The discussion will be moderated by John Cunningham, Director of MA History, and Moore Institute.

Attendance

Register to attend using Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y6OpxLmOSLifHPGOdUzjuw, or view the event live on the Moore Institute’s Facebook page at: https://facebook.com/mooreinstitute/live