On July 29th, we are delighted to announce another exciting and eclectic fall season of programming, celebrating a wide range of work pushing boundaries in music, dance, theatre, visual art, literature, and spoken word. We're presenting the American debut of Malaprop, one of Ireland's most emergent theatre companies over the past decade; Min Jin Lee, Billy Collins, Patrick Radden Keefe, and other memorable guests from Muldoon's Picnics across the years; Donnacha Dennehy's newest evening-length composition, performed by Alarm Will Sound; site-specific new collaborations from visual artists Rachel Fallon and Alice Maher; the 15th annual Irish Arts Center PoetryFest, with Vona Groarke joining Nick Laird as co-curator; an international creative residency established in partnership with Luail, Ireland's new national dance company; and much more.

Find the season brochure here, and scroll below for program details and to book.

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THEATRE

HOTHOUSE, the “deadly serious and wildly funny" new play (????? Irish Times) from Malaprop, makes its U.S. premiere following Best Production and Best Design awards at the Dublin Fringe.

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MUSIC

Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy's Land of Winter, performed by the contemporary ensemble Alarm Will Sound, and the return of Big City Folk Song Club, Traditional Irish Sessions, and our Café Concert Series, this season with Dublin-based trad trio Alfi.

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DANCE

The inaugural Activating Archive Residency, created in partnership with Luail—Ireland’s National Dance Company.

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LITERATURE, FILM & HUMANITIES

A four-night extravaganza celebrating the 10th anniversary of Muldoon's Picnic, evenings with Jan Carson and Michael Patrick MacDonald, and the 15th annual Irish Arts Center PoetryFest featuring writers from Ireland, Northern Ireland, and North America.

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VISUAL ARTS

From Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon, a monumental theatre installation imagining, and reimagining, the life and legacy of Mary Magdalene, and a building-wide exhibition.

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FAMILY & COMMUNITY

Spook-tacular performances and activities celebrating the Irish origins of Halloween at our annual Oíche Shamhna family event.

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EDUCATION

A new term of online and in-person classes in Irish language, music, dance, and storytelling, plus master classes.

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