Outcome Grant Ireland 2016 2016
Dance
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 9,000 | |||
| Luke Murphy presenting "On Triumph and Trauma" commemoration and remembrance at two venues in the USA in June 2016. | United States | Chilmark, Marthas Vineyard, Pittsburgh, Washington DC | 7,500 |
| Presenting The Casement Project Symposium in partnership with The Place Theatre and the British Library in London on Friday 3 June 2016. | United Kingdom | London | 1,500 |
Film
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 20,702 | |||
| Focus on Irish Film with special 1916 theme presented at Irish Screen America & Cantor Film Center, New York in September 2016 and at ISA Los Angeles in October 2016 | United States | Los Angeles, New York | 11,000 |
| ‘In Between Silence -where we really exist’ is a collection of intimate personal stories by diverse participants, including many leading Irish writers. It is presented in a unique film format devised by groundbreaking Irish artist Stano. It makes its North American debut from December 2 – 17th in the off-Broadway Barrow Street Theatre, New York. | United States | New York | 6,000 |
| Attendance at screenings of A Terrible Beauty, a critically acclaimed IFTA-winning feature length work set during Easter Week 1916. The Exhibition, Stories from 1916 grew out of the film and consist of an online interactive portal and travelling exhibition. | United States | Missouri and New York | 2,500 |
| Niall McKay showcasing Irish film at Irish Screen America, a celebration of Irish nominees at 2016 Academy Awards, Los Angeles from 21-28 February 2016 . | United States | Los Angeles | 1,202 |
Literature
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 58,438 | |||
| Literature Ireland - Redesign & Reconstruction costs for LI's Book Fairs stands (2017 - 2022) | United Kingdom, Germany | London, Frankfurt am Main | 28,900 |
| Ireland Literature Exchange will organise a special commemorations display at the London Book Fair (12–14 April), based around the illustrated RIA book ‘1916: Portraits and Lives’, as well as distributing commemoration-related issues of The Stinging Fly and Books Ireland, and hosting a reception at the Irish national stand at the book fair. | United Kingdom | London | 25,000 |
| Irish poets performing at RiflessiDiVersi in Magione, Italy to mark the 1916 centenary from 28 September - 1 October 2016 | Italy | Perugia,, Perugla, Perugia, Magione | 2,400 |
| Eleanor Hooker and Clodagh Beresford Dunne poetry readings & lecture tour in Pittsburgh and Washington DC USA 12-21 April 2016 | United States | Pittsburgh | 2,138 |
Music
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 26,000 | |||
| Ireland 2016 - The Chieftains & Special Guests - a performance as part of the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Scotland on 15 January 2016 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | 10,000 |
| Irish Polish Chamber of Commerce showcasing contemporary Irish music including Saint Sister, Paddy Hanna, & The Delorentos, at "I am Ireland" concert in Warsaw. Poland on 27 August 2016 | Poland | Warsaw | 5,000 |
| This performance of a Requiem 1916 Marbhna in the Irish language is a solemn expression of commemoration for ALL those who died in 1916. It will be performed at St. Patrick’s Church, Soho Square, Westminster on November 29th, 2016. It is composed by Odhrán Ó Casaide and we are working with the Irish Embassy, London, St Patrick's Soho and Tourism Ireland in production and promotion. | United Kingdom | London | 3,000 |
| Performance of a Concert by Dr. Charlie Lennon and Friends In the Concert Hall of the Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA on the 29th of October, 2016. | United States | Fairfield | 2,800 |
| Grainne Duffy performing at the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland, Australia from 27 December 2016 - 1 January 2017 | Australia | Woodford , QLD 4514 | 2,500 |
| Embassy Concert Series Codetta (Dónal Doherty, Director) Barry Douglas Harmony North Choir Embassy of Luxembourg 2200 Massachusetts Avenue Washington D.C. Friday 20th May 2016, 7pm | United States | Washington D.C. | 1,500 |
| The Anthology Film Archives (http://anthologyfilmarchives.org) in New York City would like to screen my film "AN GLÉACHT". Originally commissioned by Cork Film Festival, it is a film which is screened accompanied by live musicians. I would be one of the musicians performing, alongside some New York-based musicians. The screening will happen in September 2016. | United States | New York City | 1,200 |
Theatre
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 159,485 | |||
| The Abbey Theatre will tour their production of Quietly by Owen McCafferty to the Irish Repertory Theatre, New York City from 20th July-11th Sept 2016 in association with the Public Theater. | United States | Manhattan | 55,000 |
| Dead Centre performing "Lippy" at the Darwin Festival, Australia from 5 to 7 August 2016. | Australia | Darwin | 30,000 |
| Dead Centre are to present their newest touring work 'Chekhov's First Play' at Britain's oldest and most esteemed playhouse the Bristol Old Vic as part of Mayfest 2016. It is following on from presenting 'Lippy' there in 2015 as the company continues to build it's relationship with his festival and the UK. | United Kingdom | Bristol | 18,000 |
| Fishamble's production of Underneath by Pat Kinevane at The Odyssey Theater, Los Angeles, in October/November 2016. | United States | Los Angeles | 13,000 |
| Brokentalkers and Junk Ensemble presenting "It Folds' at the Bristol Old Vic as part of the Mayfest Festival in Bristol, UK from 20 to 22 May 2016 | United Kingdom | Bristol | 10,000 |
| Fishamble: The New Play Company's Tiny Plays for Ireland and America to be presented at the Irish Arts Center in May 2016. The production will be co-presented by Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and will perform there as part of the Irish Festival. | United States | Washington, New York | 9,500 |
| Eirebrushed (75 minutes) about the lesbian and gay heroes of 1916. Written/directed by IDGTF Founder Brian Merriman, NYC 14-20 November Downtown Arts Theatre (2 days following in Provincetown Theatre). NYC: Kathleen Warnock TOSOS, Brendan Fay St Pats For All, Honor Molloy, Playwright. Provincetown Margaret Van Sant CKET Arts IDGTF ltd. | United States | New York | 8,000 |
| A staged reading of WexFour - 4 short plays by Wexford writers at Fordham University, Lincoln Centre, New York, 26-30 September 2016 | United States | New York | 7,000 |
| Fishamble's production of Underneath by Pat Kinevane on tour at The Soho Theatre, London, from 22 November to 17 December 2016. | United Kingdom | London | 7,000 |
| Mac Piarais i bPictiúir / Pearse in Pictures, written by Harry McGee and artist Dara McGee, on tour to four venues in Canada in April 2016. | Canada | Toronto, Kingston, Brockville, Ottawa | 1,985 |
Visual Art
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 12,600 | |||
| Oliver Sears presenting at In Residence II, London 6 - 30 October 2016 | United Kingdom | London | 12,000 |
| Exhibition entitled 'Postcard 1916' at Larroque Arts Festival, France in August - September 2016 | France | Larroque France | 600 |
Multidisciplinary
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 23,000 | |||
| The Ogham wall on display at the John F. Kennedy Centre, Washington from May 12 - 15 June 2016 as part of ‘IRELAND 100 – Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts & Culture’ | United States | Washington | 20,000 |
| The Tyneside Irish Festival at the Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB from 13th until 23rd October 2016. | United Kingdom | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1,500 |
| Support for Irish poet Moya Cannon appearing at Dúchas: Irish Landscapes and Environmental Legacies" in New York, USA, 8 - 9 October 2016 | United States | New York | 1,500 |
Other
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 400 | |||
| Munich Irish Network presenting Prof Roy Foster speaking about the 1916 Easter Rising in Munich, Germany on 10 June 2016 | Germany | Munich | 400 |
Total for Ireland 2016 2016: €309,625