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This Season at Project Arts Centre
NEW PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

Find out what's coming up this January, February and March at Project Arts Centre


PROJECT ARTS CENTRE PROGRAMME LAUNCG JAN - MAR 2012

Welcome to Project Arts Centre and my first season as Artistic Director.

In 2011 over 80,000 people visited Project Arts Centre; we presented over 620 events between our performing arts and gallery spaces and employed over 400 artists.

I have only just taken up the position of Artistic Director but I know the place well as I came to shows as a child and I’ve also produced and presented work in the centre over the past seven years. Project Arts Centre is not only the home for the independent sector it is also the only space where emerging artists, both young and old, can find their voice and hone their craft. For me, Project Arts Centre is an essential part of the cultural life of our city (nation even) and I am very much looking forward to commissioning, producing and programming work to engage all our present fans as well as people who have yet to discover us.

The programme at Project Arts Centre for January-March is a rich mixture of artists and art-forms, reflecting the breath of work being developed and presented by the artists who call ‘Project’ their home. We welcome the return of artists who have presented here many times as well as emerging artists with new things to say and new ways of saying it.

Later in 2012, we look forward to welcoming back artists and companies such as choreographer Ella Clarke presenting a new work and Rough Magic Theatre Company’s new production by acclaimed writer Morna Regan. Dublin Dance Festival will programme an array of exciting works new to Dublin audiences, Vaari Claffey will curate an expansive new group show in our Gallery and in April, we will embark on a major three week collaboration with Dublin Fringe Festival.

Project Arts Centre is an artist centred space but we are nothing without you; our audience and our friends. This is a place where the artistic community meets the public and each other and I hope over the coming years to charm, thrill, engage and challenge you with some of the best Irish and international work, presenting to you our great artists and also introducing you to the great artists of the future.

On behalf of all the staff, we wish you a happy and prosperous New Year and look forward to welcoming you back to Project Arts Centre in 2012.

Cian O'Brien
Cian O’Brien
Artistic Director

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