Curated by Grammy Award-winner Susan McKeown SongLives showcases some of Ireland and North America’s most exciting contemporary singer-songwriters, working on an intimate and personal scale, bringing the rich tradition of busking on Dublin’s Grafton Street and beyond to New York City. Presented by Irish Arts Center as part of Cuala festival “Luan Parle combines a […]
David Power and Willie Kelly Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLAfZJiV2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-thtsoYVaI&feature=youtu.be "New pipes and fiddle duo like you've never heard before." - Brian O'Donovan, "A Celtic Sojourn," WGBH Waterford piper David Power and acclaimed fiddler Willie Kelly are on an East Coast tour launching their first album together, "Apples in Winter." David Power is one of Ireland's foremost […]
Irish Arts Center and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts present Fishamble: The New Play Company Tiny Plays for Ireland and America as part of the Kennedy Center's IRELAND 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts & Culture May 24 - 25 | 7:30 pm at theJohn F. Kennedy Center for the […]
“Gorgeous…emotionally wrenching…delicate melodies and heartbreaking narratives...Reminiscent of Bert Jansch or Leonard Cohen.” — Robin Hilton, NPR, All Songs Considered We/Or/Me is the musical alias of Bahhaj Taherzadeh, quite possibly the world’s only Persian-Irish singer/songwriter. Based in Chicago, and described by NPR Music as “gorgeous” and “reminiscent of Bert Jansch or Leonard Cohen,” We/Or/Me has grown […]
A Doctor’s Sword Presented by Irish Arts Center and Irish Film Institute Directed by Gary Lennon After the screening, enjoy a talk back with John McDonagh of Veterans for Peace, moderated by Malachy McCourt. Tuesday, June 14 | 7 PM Dr. Aidan MacCarthy’s WWII survival story is simply incredible: He survived Dunkirk and the fall […]
Emma Donoghue reads from her new novel, The Wonder, and joins novelist and screenwriter Sheri Holman in conversation. Presented by Irish Arts Center in association with Glucksman Ireland House NYU The Oscar-nominated writer of the worldwide bestseller Room returns to Irish Arts Center to read from her riveting new masterpiece The Wonder. After Donoghue’s reading, she will be joined in […]
Martin Hayes (fiddle) and Dennis Cahill (guitar), one of the world's great musical duos, return to Irish Arts Center for two weeks in residence sure to inspire a bounty of musical memories. Each of these eight exciting evenings, curated by Martin, will feature special guests and collaborators, exploring the roots of traditional music while breaking cultural barriers and […]
Through interviews with Morgan Freeman, Stephen Colbert, Leonard Nimoy, and many others, ART AND HEART: THE WORLD OF ISAIAH SHEFFER explores the life of one of New York’s greatest Renaissance men and a dear friend of IAC's. Isaiah, co-founder and artistic director of Symphony Space, left an indelible mark on theatre, radio, literature, and music […]
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 […]
2015 Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement Roger Rosenblatt—the acclaimed, award-winning essayist, memoirist, and New York Times bestselling author of Making Toast, Kayak Morning, and Lapham Rising— joins Irish Arts Center to read from and discuss his novel Thomas Murphy, the reflective, bittersweet tale of an aging poet ruminating on his colorful life. After Rosenblatt’s […]
