Outcome Grant Winter 2007
Film
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 42,500 | |||
| Desperate Optimists presenting "Civic Life" at film festivals in England and Rotterdam in 2008 | United Kingdom | 15,000 | |
| a four day festival of Irish Film and Music to be held in New York, 4th - 11th March 2007 | United States | 12,000 | |
| holding a 4 day Irish music festival at Tel - Aviv Cinemateque, 30th January - 2nd February 2008 | Israel | 10,000 | |
| Irish films to be shown at the European Union Film Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 7th - 27th March 2007 | United States | 2,000 | |
| holding an Irish Film Festival in London at a number of theatres and cinemas, 11th - 15th March 2007 | United Kingdom | 2,000 | |
| Irish participation in IndieLisboa - International Independent Film Festival, Portugal, 24th April - 4th May 2008 | Portugal | 1,500 |
Literature
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 17,500 | |||
| organising the annual "Franco - Irish Literary Festival in Dublin Castle, 18th - 20th April 2008 | Ireland | 5,000 | |
| O'Brien Press attending the Bologna Book Fair from the 30th March to 4th April 2008 | Italy | 2,500 | |
| Ireland's participation in the Leipzig Book Fair, Germany 12th - 18th March 2008 | Germany | 2,000 | |
| Lecture by Nuala N Dhmhnaill about her life and work to be held in the European School Theatre, Luxembourg, 21st February 2008 | Luxembourg | 2,000 | |
| participating in workshops, book launch and readings in the Irish Cultural Festival in China, China, 13th - 23rd March 2007 | China | 2,000 | |
| performing "What Makes a great Song" at the Rosario arts centre in Bever, Belgium over 2008 | Belgium | 1,500 | |
| Mary Grehan participation in the 19th International Conference of the Society of Arts and Healthcare in the Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia, 18th April 2008 | United States | 1,000 | |
| the Vienna Lit Festival from the 17th - 20th April 2007 | Austria | 900 | |
| poetry readings by selected Irish poets in the Embassy of Germany, March and May 2008 | Germany | 600 |
Music
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 132,800 | |||
| curating a day Long Festival "Snakes and Ladders" at the World Financial Center, Manhatten, 17th March 2008 | United States | 16,000 | |
| Irish participation in the London St Patrick's Day Parade, 16th March 2008 | United Kingdom | 15,000 | |
| organising 12 Points Festival of European Jazz music, in the Project Theatre from the 5th - 8th March 2008 | Ireland | 13,000 | |
| performing at the "Bang on a Cat Marathon" New York , May 2008 | United States | 12,000 | |
| organising the 5th El Feile '08 at the Barcelona Irish Cultural Festival from the 13th - 17th March 2008 | Spain | 9,000 | |
| the Mornington Singers performing concerts of contemporary Irish, Estonian and European Music in Estonia, 29th May - 2nd June 2008 | Estonia | 9,000 | |
| RTE Vanbrugh Quartet and Carducci Quartet performing a UK tour 8th - 23rd October 2009 | United Kingdom | 7,000 | |
| performing a tour of America, 27th February - 17th March 2008 | United States | 7,000 | |
| tour around US for the promotion new album, 22nd February - 19th March 2008 | United States | 7,000 | |
| performing a piece composed by Niall Vallely which will mark the 400th Anniversary of the Flight of the Earls, 14th - 16th February 2008 in Louvain Institute, in Belgium | Belgium | 6,000 | |
| RTE Vanbrugh Quartet performing in the 9th Northern Flowers Festival of Chamber Music in St Petersburg, Russia, 22nd - 27th October 2008 | Russian Federation | 5,000 | |
| 3 Irish Musicians, Catherine Leonard, Ian Wilson, and Adrian Spence to perform in Los Angeles, Washington, New York and London, between 22nd April and 2nd May 2008 | United States | 5,000 | |
| Cello/Piano performances in China, March 2008 | China | 4,000 | |
| performing concerts of Irish Music and Dance, Riga, Latvia, 13th - 18th March 2008 | Latvia | 4,000 | |
| showcasing music at the APAP conference at the Hilton Hotel in New York, 11th - 14th of January 2008 | United States | 3,000 | |
| a three concert tour in the GB, 25th June - 4th July 2008 | United Kingdom | 3,000 | |
| Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill, Lunasa, and Sliabh Notes performing 3 concerts in Fairfield Theatre Company, 13th January - 27th March 2008 | United Kingdom | 1,500 | |
| bringing Irish harpists over to the 2nd Edinburgh International Harp Festival, March - April 2008 | United Kingdom | 1,300 | |
| Derek Gleeson and Conor Linehan participating in a symphonic concert at the Vratza Philharmonic Hall, Bulgaria, 16th - 22nd March 2008 | Bulgaria | 1,000 | |
| presenting "Filling Vessels" at the Spark Festival at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 25th February - 3rd March 2008 | United States | 1,000 | |
| a lunch time recital at the Carleton University in Ottawa, 10th - 20th February 2008 | Canada | 1,000 | |
| residency, workshop, recital and recording for radio at "Residencia de Estudiantes de Madrid" 31st January - 5th February 2008 | Spain | 1,000 | |
| David Norris performing his one man show "Do you hear what I am seeing" at Theatre zum Isartal, Munich, 31st May 2008 | Germany | 500 | |
| performing "Little John Nee" a one man show at the St Patrick's Festival,Coatsbridge 14th - 16th March 2008 | United Kingdom | 500 |
Theatre
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 607,000 | |||
| performing "Terminus" at the traverse Theatre, 27th July - 26th August 2008 | United Kingdom | 82,000 | |
| performing John Millington Synge's "The Playboy of the Western World" in 5 venues in Northern America, 29th September - 27th October 2008 | United States | 80,000 | |
| Druid performing Enda Walsh's play "The New Electric Ballroom" at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, 31st July - 25th August 2008 | United Kingdom | 80,000 | |
| Druid performing Enda Walsh's "The Walworth Farce" in St Ann's Warehouse in New York, 6th April - 4th May 2008 | United States | 60,000 | |
| performing a tour with 2luck, 23rd February - 10th March 2008 | United States | 45,000 | |
| St. Patrick's Festival partaking in the Chingay Parade, China, 7th - 19th February 2008 | China | 32,000 | |
| performing Paul Walker's "Ladies and Gents" at Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, March 2008 | United States | 30,000 | |
| performing "Bread and Circus" at the Irish Cultural Festival, China, 22nd March - 1st April 2008 | China | 28,000 | |
| "The Pride of Parnell Street by Sebastian Barry at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in Connecticut US, 20th - 30th June 2008 | United States | 25,000 | |
| inclusion of Irish dance companies in European dance event for Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008, 28th October - 2nd November 2008 | United Kingdom | 22,000 | |
| performing "Your Truth Doesn't Interest Me. I know Nothing of Substance" and "I am Stumped by what you Call Reality" around Australia from the 10th - 24th March 2008 | Australia | 18,000 | |
| Gare St Lazare performing "Molloy" by Samuel Beckett in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Turkey, 4th May - 3rd June 2008 | Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey | 18,000 | |
| Ouroboros performing Brian Friel's "Making History" in venues in Belgium, Switzerland and Italy, 7th - 24th March 2008 | Belgium, Switzerland, Italy | 18,000 | |
| presenting "Catalpa" and "Bat the Father/Rabbit the Son" by Donal O'Kelly at the Irish Arts Center, New York, 24th February - 30th March 2008 | United States | 12,000 | |
| Ballyduff Drama Group performing "The Cripple of Irishman" in China, 11th - 21st July 2008 | China | 9,000 | |
| invitation of five playwrights to write and submit short play for presentation at the "First Annual Inspire/Expire Festival"" New York, September 2008 | United States | 7,500 | |
| Fishamble Theatre Company performing "Forgotten" at the Prague Fringe Festival, 24th May - 1st June 2008 | Czech Republic | 6,500 | |
| Paul Brady performing at the Irish Arts Center, New York, 16th February - 24th February 2008 | United States | 5,000 | |
| showing films and arranging filmmaking Workshops in Palestine, March 2008 | Palestinian Territory, Occupied | 5,000 | |
| performing "Jumping on my Shadow" at the Wales International Festival for Young Audiences from 10th - 14th March 2008 | United Kingdom | 4,000 | |
| performing "Match" at the Irish Arts Festival at the Chaoyang Cultural Centre, China, 15th - 30th March 2008 | China | 4,000 | |
| Sole Purpose Productions performing "Dont Say a Word" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 16th - 25th August 2008 | United Kingdom | 3,000 | |
| performing "The Journey of a Travelling Fiddler" at the New Zealand and Adelaide Fringe Festivals and Melbourne Comedy Festival, 10th February - 15th April 2008 | New Zealand, Australia | 3,000 | |
| Bastable-Warren Dancers performing in a number of venues in Lithuania, 14th - 18th March 2008 | Lithuania | 2,500 | |
| directing "The Three Sisters" play in Theatre Babylon, Beirut, 20th January - 2nd February 2008 | Lebanon | 2,500 | |
| symposium/workshops entitled "Is this Theatre" in Cork, 11th - 13th April 2008 | Ireland | 2,000 | |
| Legitimate Bodies Dance Company performing at the Performatica: Foro Internacional de Danza Contempornea y Artes de Movimiento Festival, 22nd March - 06th April 2008 | Mexico | 2,000 | |
| presenting DISCO-NNECT at the Transmediale Festival in Germany, 27th January - 4th February 2008 | Germany | 1,000 |
Visual Art
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 87,000 | |||
| Gerard Byrne exhibiting a new work at the 16th Biennale of Sydney, 18th June - 7th September 2008 | Australia, United Kingdom | 32,000 | |
| presenting "Made in Ireland" a exhibition of paintings by nine leading Irish painters in the 411 Gallery, Shanghai, China for 2 weeks from the 20th February 2008 | China | 7,000 | |
| the Kerlin Gallery exhibiting selected Irish artists at the Armory Show N.Y 22nd March - 1st April 2008 | United States | 6,000 | |
| participating in Next Art Fair Chicago, 24th April - 2nd May 2008 | United States | 6,000 | |
| presenting a solo exhibition of John Roch Simons' work in the 411 Gallery, Shanghai, China, July and August 2008 | China | 5,000 | |
| participating at the Melbourne International Art Fair, 31st July - 3rd August 2008 | Australia | 5,000 | |
| Varvara Shavrova's solo exhibition "Untouched" at the Three Shadows Photography Arts Centre, China, China, 15th - 30th March 2008 | China | 5,000 | |
| Dorothy Cross exhibition on the legacy of Charles Darwin at the Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery and the Unitarian Church, 10th June - 20th July 2007 | United Kingdom | 5,000 | |
| participating at Art Brussels fair, Brussels in March - April 2008 | Belgium | 4,000 | |
| solo exhibition of work by Joe Walker at the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery in Reno, US, February 2008 | United States | 4,000 | |
| Bernadette Cotter exhibiting at the David Cunningham Projects Gallery, San Francisco, 28th March - 18th April 2008 | United States | 4,000 | |
| a solo exhibition "No ifs, No Butts, No Violence" and Film "Remnants of the Past" in Vyner St, London, 7th March - 2nd May 2008 | United Kingdom | 4,000 |
Total for Winter 2007: €886,800