Summer 2007 Event Highlights

Country/City Date Company Event
Africa
South Africa July, September Royal Hibernian Academy Royal Hibernian Academy participation in an exhibition "Singing the Real" in South Africa, by Irish artists exploring the combination of scientific method and art practice.
Asia
Japan 7th-15th May, 3rd-8th July Grainne Hambly Gráinne Hambly performing at the "Big Sky Folk Harp Festival" Montana from the 3rd -8th July 2007 and performing five concerts in Tokyo, 7-15 May 2007.
Japan June 1st-June 12th Plankton Company Plankton Company: towards the cost of the Chieftains and Liadan tour of Japan.
South Korea 19th-24th July Fresh Film Festival Fresh Film Festival: participation in the 9th Seoul International Youth Filmmaking Camp in South Korea.
Canada
Canada 2nd-8th July The Mornington Singers The Mornington Singers: towards the cost of "Festival 500" an international festival of choral music, Canada.
Europe
Czech Republic June Prague Quadrennial Ireland Project Participation in the Prague Quadrennial Exhibition of Scenography & Theatre Architecture.
EU 23rd July-22nd August European Union Youth Orchestra European Union Youth Orchestra participating in an eight concert tour of EU countries and a rehearsal residency.
Europe May Louvain Institute for Ireland in Europe Louvain Institute for Ireland in Europe: towards the cost of performances.
Finland 5th-6th June Camerata Ireland Camerata Ireland: towards the cost of participation at the prestigious naan talia festival in Finland.
Germany 12th May-26th August, 29th September - 6th January 2008 Kunstverein and Stadtische Galerie Kunstverein and Stadtische Galerie: towards the cost of participating in a solo exhibition of Willie Doherty’s work at Kunstverein in Hamburg from 12 May - 26 August, 2007 and Munich from 29 Sept 2007 - 6 Jan 2008.
Germany 4th-18th June Embassy of Ireland Berlin Embassy of Ireland Berlin presenting an Irish Film Festival in Berlin.
Italy June Irish Arts Review Irish Arts Review: towards the cost of publication and distribution of 15,000 copies of a special Venice arts Biennale Edition of the Irish Arts Review.
Italy 27th June-1st July Cois Ceim Dance Cois Ceim Dance Theatre performing "Knots at the Aurora Nova" at the "La Biennale di Venitizia".
Portugal 31st May-31st July Boyd Cody Architects Boyd Cody Architects: towards the cost of participation in an architectural festival, Triennale of Lisbon.
Romania 23rd May Galway Ensemble Galway Ensemble in Residence participation at the Athenaeum Concert Hall in Bucharest.
Spain 1st-10th June West Cork Arts Centre West Cork Arts Centre participating in the exhibition “Living Landscape: Ireland and Catalunya – Spain” in Barcelona, Spain.
Switzerland/UK June , October Kerlin Gallery Kerlin Gallery participating in an international Art Fair 'art37 Basel' in June 2007 and the Frieze Art Fair London in October 2007.
UK 18th May-5th June The Performance Corporation The Performance Corporation "Drive By" Birmingham Fierce Festival, Birmingham.
UK 4th June-11th June Colmcille (Mairi MacLeod) Colmcille (Mairi MacLeod) participating in Féill Chaluim Chille including an exhibition developed in connection with Trinity College Dublin and the National Museums of Scotland and a concert in Mull and Iona, Scotland.
UK 28th June-2nd July Ledbury Poetry Festival Ledbury Poetry Festival : 10 poets performing at the Ledbury Poetry Festival at the Ledbury Poetry Festival.
UK/Bulgaria/Romania May Gare St Lazare Players Gare St Lazare Players Ireland performing Samuel Beckett "Molloy, Malone Dies and Enough" in Bristol, Romania and Bulgaria.
Middle East
Israel May Cinemathque Tel Aviv Cinematheque Tel AVIV participation in the 8th Festival in Tel Aviv.
North America
New York May New York City Irish Dance Festival The New York City Irish Dance Festival -  performances by leading contemporary Irish dancers.
New York 13th July-18th August Catskills Irish Art Week Catskills Irish Art Week participating in a summer school in the upstate New York's Catskills Mountain in the Irish Clancy Summer School in Clare with approximately 500 students.
New York 17th July-9th September Irish Repertory Theatre Irish Repertory Theatre - Aidan Dooley's one man show based on the life of Tom Crean, the Antarctic Explorer.
US 7th-15th May, 3rd-8th July Grainne Hambly Gráinne Hambly performing at the "Big Sky Folk Harp Festival" Montana from the 3rd -8th July 2007 and performing five concerts in Tokyo, 7-15 May 2007.
South America
Argentina May-June Mark Cullen Mark Cullen: towards the cost of exploring ideas pertaining to the use of material and natural resources with regard to sculptures, Argentina.