Eugene Downes, CEO of Culture Ireland, Gabriel Byrne, Cultural Ambassador, and Ambassador Michael Collins at the Imagine Ireland launch
Ambassador Michael Collins, together with Gabriel Byrne, Ireland's cultural Ambassador, and Eugene Downes, CEO of Culture Ireland, launched Imagine Ireland, a year-long showcase of Irish arts in the US, at Ambassador Collins' residence on Monday, 20th January.
This celebration of Irish arts will see more than 1, 000 artists and producers from Ireland create over 400 individual events across the US in 2011, in all art forms including theatre, music, literature, visual arts, dance and film.
Gabriel Byrne with Linda Murray, Artistic Director of Solas Nua
Washington DC highlights include performances by the acclaimed Irish theatres, the Abbey Theatre and Druid, and the world premiere of Swampoodle, presented by Solas Nua and Ireland's The Performance Corporation.
For more information, including the schedule, please see www.imagineireland.ie. |
