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14.00 The Art and Craft of Haiku: A Workshop led Anatoly Kudriavitsky, |
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14.40 The World of Bookselling and Publishing John McNamee
( President of the European Booksellers Federation)
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15.15 The Performing Arts Moderator: Bruno Gaurier |
16.30 Finish
Wednesday July 29
10.00 Interactive Working Session on Poetry, Film and Creative Writing: Session 5
Background and Cultural importance. Your input is important.
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 How to Tie Dye: a Practical Introduction to the Craft including material, natural herb based dyes, the process of making and dyeing fabrics. We are pleased to have as Instructors 3 leading experts in the field coming over from Japan.
Led by acknowledged Japanese masters, Keiko Sekiyama, assisted by Kazuko Oda (Tokyo, Japan).
Director: Sakiko Takagi
Sakiko Takagi chats with Students at The Hopkins Festival
13.00 Lunch break
14.00 How to Read and Perform a Poem: Elaine Murphy, Licentiate, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London)
14.30 How to Approach the Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Conor Mahony, Gael Scoil Chill Dara.
15.00 How to make an Animated Film. The student film will be shown on the final day.
Director: Michael Connolly, Animatazz Animation Company
17.00 Reception and Poetry Readings. Julia Pieria (Spain); Gearoid O Chleirigh (Ireland); Marijan Strohan (Slovenia); extract from novel Sakari Kirjavainen (Finalnd).
20.00 SPECIAL! AN INTRODUCTION to TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC and CONCERT
The Camross Cómhaltas Group of Musicians and Dancers, All-Ireland champions
This multi-talented group of Musicians have won the All Ireland Championship. The performance will feature solo playing, ensemble playing, sean-nós singing and traditional Irish Dancing, both jigs and reels. An invaluable insight into some of the main characteristics of our own Traditional Music.
N.B. Get your free ticket from the Festival Desk during the day.
Fear a' Tí: Conor Mahony
MC: Fionnuala Dukes.
Thursday July 30
9.00 Walking Tour of Monasterevin: the history of background of Monasterevin
10.00 LECTURES:
The Cassidys of Monasterevin: landlords and distillers in the 19th century:
Ciarán O'Reilly (IRCHSS, NUI Maynooth). Through their thriving brewery, the Cassidys put Monasterevin on the map and had many cultural links. These included: Gerard Manley Hopkins who often stayed with them in Monasterevin and who came to know and love the are.
More info on Hopkins, the Cassidys and Monasterevin here .
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Flora and Fauna: Michael Jacob Moderator: David Axelrod (New York) |
11.00 Coffee
12.30 The Hill of Allen, home of the Fianna: its history and cultural significance.
Brian O'Loughlin, Sculptor
M.C. Derek Egan
12.30 How to look at Paintings including a Guided Tour of the Festival Art Exhibitions
by Patricia Casey (NCAD, Artist).
13.00 Lunch Bring packed lunch)
13.45 Bus to Emo Court, Georgian Mansion Find out more about Emo Court here
14.00 Tour of Emo Court and Gardens : the background, history and cultural importance of Emo Court.
15.15 Recital, Interview, Readings.
Guitar: Conor Mahoney
Two Poems: Yiorgos Chouliaris, Greece
David Axelrod, USA
Poet Desmond Egan interviewed by novelist, Neil Donnelly.
M.C. Margaret Ryan.
17.00 Bus to Monasterevin
Friday July 31
10.00 Multilingual Translations Workshop: translating poems into other languages with translators from Russia, France, Poland, USA and other countries. Explore a Hopkins poem in a unique way with a multi-cultural, muli-lingual group.
You will focus on Hopkins's poem Carrion Comfort and invite you to prepare your own version (in any language - Irish especially welcome!) Poem for translation available for download here
Director: Aleksandra Kedzierska (Marie Curie University Poland)
MC Desmond Egan
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Group Session 7
12.30 My Favourite Poem: students discuss their own favourite in the company of an international panel of writers.
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Bringing it all together: Final Group Session 8
15.00 What does it means to be a poet?
An informal discussion with Desmond Egan, Poet, author of 23 books of poetry etc.
15.45 Presentation of Certificates and Awards. Parents welcome.
MC Ann Whelan
16.15 Complete Questionnaires as the Hopkins Youth Training (Cultural Tourism) concludes
Conclusion of Hopkins Youth Training (Cultural Tourism) Programme 2009
Participants on the Youth Cultural Programme are welcome to join in any Events that form part of the main Programme. We want you to see how exciting and creative cultural tourism can be. Contact us for more info
This Hopkins Youth Training (Cultural Tourism) 2009 project acknowledges the support of Cill Dara Ar Aghaidh and funding from the Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2013, which is financed by the Irish Government and part-funded by the European Union.
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