THE PIGEON IN THE TAJ MAHAL Produced by The Irish Repertory Theatre Written by Laoisa Sexton Directed by Alan Cox Featuring John Keating, Johnny Hopkins, Laoisa Sexton 7 Zoe Watkins Performances: November 16- December 31, 2016 The Pigeon in the Taj Mahal is a modern rural fairytale, a dark comedy about trying to get home. In the West […]
Four revolutionaries meet in the afterlife, 100 years after the 1916 rising to tell the hidden stories of the lives of some of the heroes who would not ‘fit’ the vision of the new ‘Republic of equals’ that was promised in the glorious revolution. Full of humor, pathos and actual testimony, Eirebrushed seeks to challenge […]
Revered singer-songwriter Brendan O’Shea returns to Irish Arts Center, December 2. At this performance, Brendan will showcase selections from his newest album, Mid-Atlantic Ghost, featuring a collection of songs written in and inspired by his home place connections, both here in the US and abroad. This event will serve as the official album launch. Originally from Killarney in the South-West of Ireland, Brendan O’Shea moved to the […]
Four revolutionaries meet in the afterlife, 100 years after the 1916 rising to tell the hidden stories of the lives of some of the heroes who would not ‘fit’ the vision of the new ‘Republic of equals’ that was promised in the glorious revolution. Full of humor, pathos and actual testimony, Eirebrushed seeks to challenge […]
November 18 - 20 Friday & Saturday | 8 pm Sunday | 3 pm $35 premium ($28 members) $25 general ($20 members) Family Shows: Curated to excite and ignite children’s imaginations Saturday & Sunday | 11 AM All Tickets $15 “Darrah Carr Dance performs its Eire-inflected swing to live music by jazz vocalist Tara O'Grady […]
Fiddling supergroup Childsplay, with Irish singer Karan Casey, is a who’s who of fiddlers from the United States and the Celtic world. They will be celebrating 30 years of touring by bringing their band of 14 fiddlers and 9 all-star instrumentalists, dancers and singers back to Symphony Space in NYC for an 8 pm concert. […]
Four revolutionaries meet in the afterlife, 100 years after the 1916 rising to tell the hidden stories of the lives of some of the heroes who would not ‘fit’ the vision of the new ‘Republic of equals’ that was promised in the glorious revolution. Full of humor, pathos and actual testimony, Eirebrushed seeks to challenge […]
Celebrating traditional music in New York City. 2016 concert November 19th at Pier A Harbor House. Fiddler Tony Demarco started the New York Tradfest in 2013, to give New York its own night of Irish music. artists include: Stephanie Coleman, Donie Carroll, Gabriel Donohue, Donny Golden, Megan Downes, Dan Gurney, James Keane, Joanie Madden, Patrick […]
Selected and Arranged by Honor Molloy Directed by Kira Simring Actors Gina Costigan and Angel Desai will read from writings by and about Irish and Irish American Women. This unique event features work by Edna O’Brien, Ann Enright, Eavan Boland, Laura Shaine Cunningham, and many more ~ known and unknown.
“Wretched Little Brat” is based on actual historical testimony, sets out the origins of what was known about gay Victorian life and how the sensationalised Wilde became the common understanding - the abnormal norm which impacted so negatively not only on the lives of those surrounding Wilde, but on perceptions and prejudices for generations to […]
