Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Culture File - The Rising

Dancing feet hit the road as director-writer, Joe O’Byrne and choreographer, Breandán de Gallaí's music and dance take on Easter 1916, The Rising, starts a national tour.


Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The art of the title with animator, Paul O’Muiris, creator...





The art of the title with animator, Paul O’Muiris, creator of The Ledge End of Phil (from Accounting).





Culture File: The Art of the Title

The art of the title with animator, Paul O'Muiris, creator of The Ledge End of Phil (from Accounting).


Monday, February 10, 2014

Diving headlong into the dressing-up box with Galway’s...





Diving headlong into the dressing-up box with Galway’s Steampunk and Victoriana evangelists.





Culture File: Steampunk in Galwy

Diving headlong into the dressing-up box with Galway's Steampunk and Victoriana evangelists.


Friday, February 7, 2014

A drowned piano and a lost folk hero, commemorated in song by...





A drowned piano and a lost folk hero, commemorated in song by Lisa O’Neill.





Culture File - Lisa O'Neill

A drowned piano and a lost folk hero, commemorated in song by Lisa O'Neill.


Thursday, February 6, 2014

Artist, Andrea Büttner on why the art world is like a religious...





Artist, Andrea Büttner on why the art world is like a religious order.





Culture File - Andrea Buttner

Artist, Andrea Büttner on why the art world of like a religious order.


The untapped comedy power of maths, with Mark Cantan, the...





The untapped comedy power of maths, with Mark Cantan, the mathematician / playwright behind Rough Magic’s “comrom” Jezebel





Cultur File - Math Humour

The untapped comedy power of maths, with Mark Cantan, the mathematician / playwright behind Rough Magic's "comrom" Jezebel


Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Irish Chamber Orchestra and director-writer, Patrick Mason, team...





Irish Chamber Orchestra and director-writer, Patrick Mason, team up to tell the story of Tchaikovsky from his brother, Modest’s point of view.





Culture File: Tchaikovsky

Irish Chamber Orchestra and director-writer, Patrick Mason, team up to tell the story of Tchaikovsky from his brother, Modest's point of view.


Monday, February 3, 2014

Chaos and the mathematic of the ancients hookup in the work of...





Chaos and the mathematic of the ancients hookup in the work of contemporary glass artist, Max Jacquard.





Culture File - Max Jacquard

Chaos and the mathematic of the ancients hookup in the work of contemporary glass artist, Max Jacquard.


Friday, January 31, 2014

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Digital culture soothsayer, Prof Henry Jenkins, on the power of...





Digital culture soothsayer, Prof Henry Jenkins, on the power of sharing.





Exorcising the bad association of chalk and blackboard with...





Exorcising the bad association of chalk and blackboard with Jeffrey Gormly, artist in residence in Waterford Regional Hospital.





Culture File - The Power of Sharing

Digital culture soothsayer, Prof Henry Jenkins, on the power of sharing.


Culture File - Waterford Regional Hospital Artist

Exorcising the bad association of chalk and blackboard with Jeffrey Gormly, artist in residence in Waterford Regional Hospital.


Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Good goods in little jars, with jam revivalist, Theresa Storey...





Good goods in little jars, with jam revivalist, Theresa Storey of Limerick’s The Green Apron.





Culture File: Jam

Good goods in little jars, with jam revivalist, Theresa Storey of Limerick's The Green Apron.


Monday, January 27, 2014

Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paula Meehan, meditates on the...





Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paula Meehan, meditates on the sympathies between working in ceramics or metal, and putting pen to paper.





Culture File - Paula Meehan on poetry and craft

Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paula Meehan, meditates on the sympathies between working in ceramics or metal, and putting pen to paper.


Friday, January 24, 2014

Why the Suffragettes hated (and Charles Darwin loved) the orchid...





Why the Suffragettes hated (and Charles Darwin loved) the orchid above all flowers.





Culture File - Flowers 3- Orchids

Why the Suffragettes hated (and Charles Darwin loved) the orchid above all flowers.


Thursday, January 23, 2014

The Dutch nation’s romance with the tulip and why it might...





The Dutch nation’s romance with the tulip and why it might not have ended quite as badly as you think.





Consider the lilies, but don’t forget the roses. Flowers...





Consider the lilies, but don’t forget the roses. Flowers as an index for human history and culture, with historian Jennifer Potter.





Culture File: Tulips

The Dutch nation's romance with the tulip and why it might not have ended quite as badly as you think.


Culture File: Flowers in History

Consider the lilies, but don't forget the roses. Flowers as an index for human history and culture, with historian Jennifer Potter.


Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Walking the dog, Bournemouth style, with photographer and author...





Walking the dog, Bournemouth style, with photographer and author of The Art of Walking, David Evan.





Culture File - The Art of Walking

Walking the dog, Bournemouth style, with photographer and author of The Art of Walking, David Evan.


Monday, January 20, 2014

Mo Willems, the creator of the world’s only celebrity...





Mo Willems, the creator of the world’s only celebrity pigeon, on why the internet is the enemy of creativity.





Culture File: Celebrity Pigeon

Mo Willems, the creator of the world's only celebrity pigeon, on why the internet is the enemy of creativity.


Thursday, January 16, 2014

Kirsti O’Kelly of Silver Darlings on introducing Finnish...





Kirsti O’Kelly of Silver Darlings on introducing Finnish recipes to Killybegs herring.





Culture File - Loaves and Fishes 2 - Silver Darlings

Kirsti O Kelly of Silver Darlings on introducing Finnish recipes to Killybegs herring.


Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Culture File - Loaves and Fishes Special Part1

Joe Fitzmaurice of Cloughjordan Wood Fired Bakery on sourdough, long fermentation and the pursuit of the perfect loaf.


Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Making Ireland safe for opera with conductor and impresario...





Making Ireland safe for opera with conductor and impresario Fergus Sheil, who latest plans involve getting an airplane on stage for Adam’s Nixon In China.





Culture File - Nixon in China in Ireland

Making Ireland safe for opera with conductor and impresario Fergus Sheil, who latest plans involve getting an airplane on stage for Adam's Nixon In China.


Monday, January 13, 2014

Music for Galway’s forthcoming programme and the link...





Music for Galway’s forthcoming programme and the link between Schoenberg and Jerry Springer





Culture File - Lori Lixenberg

Music for Galway's forthcoming programme and the link between Schoenberg and Jerry Springer


Friday, January 10, 2014

Culture File - Classical Music Online 4

Prof Aisling Kelliher on why digital audio compression standards, such as mp3 or flac, are both sexy and fun.


Thursday, January 9, 2014

Wim Jenkins, Director of Digital, Classical at Universal Music,...





Wim Jenkins, Director of Digital, Classical at Universal Music, on the response of Deutsche Grammophon to the era of online music





Culture File: Deutsche Grammophon

Wim Jenkins, Director of Digital, Classical at Universal Music, on the response of Deutsche Grammophon to the era of online music


Culture File - Classical Music Online 3

Ian Willis comes to bury the CD - and to praise it. He works with Naxos' classical streaming library, but also runs a CD shop.


Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wim Jenkins, Director of Digital, Classical at Universal Music,...





Wim Jenkins, Director of Digital, Classical at Universal Music, on the response of Deutsche Grammophon to the era of online music





Culture File: Deutsche Grammophon

Wim Jenkins, Director of Digital, Classical at Universal Music, on the response of Deutsche Grammophon to the era of online music


Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Culture File’s survey of the online classical music sector...





Culture File’s survey of the online classical music sector begins with the man who is bringing HD audio files to the masses, Qobuz’s Yves Riesel





Culture File - Classical Music Online 1

Culture File's survey of the online classical music sector begins with the man who is bringing HD audio files to the masses, Qobuz's Yves Riesel