Glass artist Róisín de Buitléir gives the kiss of life to Irish glass, with the help of the masters at The Irish Handmade Glass company
“Drop Everything” was the title of a crowd-funded free festival in the unlikely location of Inis Oirr last weekend. Louise Williams shipped out for Culture File
“Like Disneyland for Geeks!” Niamh Shaw, star of That’s About The Size Of It, on life at CERN and how to put string theory on stage.
Hear how the words of WB Yeats inspired UK theatre company Ad Infinitum’s Translunar Paradise, a drama with no words at all.
In the final part of our interview, Pascal Bruckner, concludes his dissection of the culture of happiness with an offer of some alternatives to the pursuit of that ellusive state. (Part 3 of 3)
Pascal Bruckner, continues his dissection of the culture of happiness with a look at its economic face. (Part 2 of 3)
As the the Science Gallery, Dublin, is talking about “Happiness” at the moment, why not have a listen to Pascal Bruckner, author of a very considered study of “the cult of happiness” (Part 1 of 3)
Prof Henry Jenkins on how the The Harry Potter Alliance challenged the studio behind the film, The Hunger Games to fight real hunger. And why it would be safer for schools to open up access to Facebook and Twitter. (Part 2 of 2) Part 1
Why might fans of Harry Potter be the future of politics? Prof Henry Jenkins, author of Spreadable Media, explains. (Part 1 of 2) Part 2
Enjoyed that? There’s an odds on chance you’d like to listen to Prof Aisling Kelliher decode Klout. (And give the whole social rating scene a good kicking!)
Big heads and little tunes come together in Pigeon, a new collaboration between Carpet Theatre company and Waterboys, Jack Cawley and Steve Wickham.
Comedian Stewart Lee tells us how improv jazz taught him how to keep every show special.
Prepared piano person, Hauschka, (one third of the Transcendentalists tour) on ping pong balls and John Cage.
What’s your Klout? Our regular tech commentator, Aisling Kelliher, of Arizona State University, decodes the new wave of social rating systems.
To the perennial conundrum “waving or drowning?” now add “flying or falling?” - a question explored in Junk Ensemble’s latest for this year’s Dublin Dance Festival.
Composer and artist, Denis Roche on making art for the very mobile (dancers’) and very immobile (transplant patients’) bodies.
