Unique Leitrim
Equation production
plays Dublin for one
night only
“A strong narrative arc lit by
music. It’s tight, enthralling, different, and the audience loves it” - Deirdre Cronin.
Statistics may show
Leitrim to have the smallest population in Ireland but when it comes to trad
music, literature, dance and theatre it packs heavy punches. One of the latest
ventures to emanate from a group of artists there is the Leitrim Equation concert performance which features the best of Leitrim
music combined with poetry, dance and film in one carefully crafted show.
Following its sell out premiere in Leitrim and at the RADA theatre in
London, this wonderful show is returning home to a performance in Dublin at the
Samuel Beckett Theatre on Friday 12th February.
The
show looks to the long tradition of Leitrim music to trace a wider history full
of colour, of love and loss, and of leaving and coming back. From the hills of
Sí Beag and Sí Mór and the pits of the Arigna mines to the music of Irish
communities of London and New York; the show describes how landscape shapes us,
how we live, learn, and find beauty in the smallest of things. The
production is the culmination of a residency in Leitrim with musicians Eleanor
Shanley, Dave Sheridan, Padraig McGovern and John McCartin who have been
researching and sourcing Leitrim music and song, and together with Dónal Lunny
they will present beautiful arrangements of these tunes, some of which have not
been played for over 100 years. The cast is completed by poet, playwright and
broadcaster Vincent Woods and the captivating footwork of Seán Nós dancer
Edwina Guckian with lighting design by Michael Cummins and film by Johnny
Gogan.
“I
loved the show. The music was superb, the dancing was superb, the visuals were
beautiful, but the surprise was how brilliantly the poetry glued everything
together. So simple but right on the nail.” - Stuart
Ongley, SGO Music.
The Leitrim Equation Concert Performance
Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College Dublin.
Friday 12th February at 8.00pm.
Tickets €20 – To book go to www.leitrimequation.ie or phone 01 896
2461.
For
those wishing to go to the performance in Dublin who don't want to drive,
Leitrim County Council Arts Office has organised a bus which will leave from
The Dock, Carrick on Shannon at 4.00pm on Friday 12th, returning
after the performance at 11.00pm. If you wish to book a seat (cost €10), please
contact Christine Kelly on ckelly@leitrimcoco.ie
or phone 07196 21694.
