Amanda Beech – Sanity Assassin (Northern Irish Premiere)
AMBITIOUS, VISCERAL VIDEO INSTALLATION
Throughout her practice, British-born, California-based artist Amanda Beech entangles narratives from philosophical theory, noir-ish TV shows such as 24 and CSI, the hard-boiled writing of James Ellroy, and real political events.
In ‘Sanity Assassin’, a highly visceral, large-scale video installation, Beech investigates the condition of lawlessness, contingency and instability when imagined as a natural state of the human condition, looking to how we can now understand politics, agency and power in this context.
Aisling Ghéar – Makaronik
A MULTI-LINGUAL SCI-FI DRAMA BY DAVE DUGGAN
It’s the year 2084 in a world where ‘The Empire’ reigns supreme. Most European languages are forbidden.
In Belfast, Makaronik, the last woman standing, has been instructed by ‘The Centre’ to wrap up her archive and send back all remnants of the Irish language for ‘storage’.
Heritage Tour of The Strand Arts Centre
Explore the unique Art Deco architecture of the Strand and go behind the scenes of a traditional movie theatre.
With projectionist & film enthusiast Alan McClurg
Theatre Des Bouffes Du Nord – The Suit (Northern Irish Premiere)
Theatres Des Bouffes Du Nord and renowned European theatre and former RSC director Peter Brook demonstrates that some themes don’t wear out on stage by giving The Suit a new life, presenting in its original English language version, having previously toured the production around the world with a French adaptation.
This simple but sad South African story of infidelity centres on a middle-class lawyer who punishes his wife for being unfaithful to him by treating the suit that her lover left behind as a physical person in their life. She has to feed it, entertain and take it out for walks as a constant reminder of her adultery.
Mike Night Cabaret – A Tribute to Mike Moloney
CLUB-STYLE CABARET CELEBRATION
In tribute to the man who ran Festival Club, a fun-filled night of celebratory entertainment in memory of Mike Moloney in a specially created cabaret club venue.
For one night only, come and relive, or experience for the first time, the legendary atmosphere of a Festival Club or New Moon Showcase, which launched many a performer on their professional journey.
