What's Happening at the Festival

Kilkenny Arts Festival celebrates 35th birthday with biggest festival yet!

09 August 2008

Kilkenny Arts Festival in 2008 presents the biggest and most exciting line-up in its 35 year history. The ten-day festival presents more than 100 events in theatre, literature, film, visual art and children’s activities, as well as a greatly expanded programme of free street events, the biggest literature programme yet and “Wired”, an exciting new music strand featuring some of the top names in international contemporary music. In all, a total of 300 international and Irish artists, 200 local volunteers, 75 staff and 35 venues combine to make this the biggest and, hopefully, the best festival yet. Ticket sales are exceeding previous years, with many events already selling out. Event information and tickets are available from the festival box office at the St Francis Abbey Brewery, Parliament Street (opposite Rothe House), tel (056) 7752175 and www.kilkennyarts.ie
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 8-17th August 2008 Heavier than usual volumes of traffic expected

09 August 2008

Kilkenny Arts Festival opened last night, Friday 8th August and runs for 10 days until Sunday 17th August. This is expected to lead to heavier than usual volumes of traffic into and around Kilkenny City.
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Courageous Belarus Free Theatre highlights ‘disappearances’ with European Premiere of ‘Discover Love’ at Kilkenny Arts Festival

22 July 2008

Kilkenny Arts Festival this week announced an extraordinary addition to the theatre programme of the 2008 festival, the European Premiere of Discover Love by Belarus Free Theatre. Based on the real life experience of Irina Krasovskaya, whose husband Anatoly* was kidnapped and murdered for promoting democracy, the play has taken nine years to realise, and before Kilkenny will only have been performed underground in Minsk in June 2008. Discover Love will be performed at 10.30pm on Saturday 16th August at the Watergate Theatre, following the performance of Being Harold Pinter. Admission to Discover Love is free to Being Harold Pinter and Belarus Free Theatre Package ticket-holders. A small number of tickets for Discover Love will also be available on the door. All ticket info from the festival box office at St Francis Abbey Brewery, Parliament Street (opposite Rothe House), tel (056) 7752175 or see www.kilkennyarts.ie
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Kilkenny Arts Festival announces exciting new jazz act for 2008: Tomasz Stanko Nordic Quintet

15 July 2008

Kilkenny Arts Festival has just announced an exciting new jazz act for the 2008 festival which takes place next month. The Tomasz Stanko Nordic Quintet will perform at Hotel Kilkenny on Sunday 10th August at 8pm. Tickets cost EUR23.00 and EUR21.00 and are now available from the festival box office at St Francis Abbey Brewery, Parliament Street (opposite Rothe House), tel (056) 7752175 or see www.kilkennyarts.ie This event is kindly sponsored by Dalton and O’Donnell Architects.
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2008, programme launches

02 July 2008

The 35th Kilkenny Arts Festival was launched on Tuesday 1st June, by Martin Cullen, TD, Minister for the Arts, Sport and Tourism. Heralding a feast of entertainment with a world-class line-up of music, literature, visual art, children’s events, theatre and street performances, the festival will feature over 100 performances and workshops spanning an action-packed ten days in August. The festival box office is now open and is located at St Francis Abbey Brewery, Parliament Street, Kilkenny. Tel (056) 7752175. The festival runs from 8th-17th August. Further info from www.kilkennyarts.ie
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