IRISH ARTS CENTER TO HONOR MERYL STREEP, 3-TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER AND 21-TIME NOMINEE, AT 25th ANNUAL SPIRIT OF IRELAND GALA Irish Arts Center is thrilled to announce the iconic screen legend Meryl Streep, a three-time Academy Award winner…

Malaprop, one of Ireland’s most talked-about emerging theatre companies, makes its U.S. debut with HOTHOUSE. Awarded Best Production at the 2023 Dublin Fringe Festival, this zany, poignant story of love, loss, and legacy is set on an Arctic…

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…

Inspired by a St. Patrick's Day parade you attended and looking to pick up Irish dance or a tune? Look no further: IAC offers more than 40 virtual and in-person classes in Irish arts and culture, including step dance for both adults and kids,…

Spring 2024 Classes Spring forward in your educational journey - and make new friends while you’re at it! This season, continue the pursuit of your artistic passions or pick up a new instrument, dance step, language, or literary interest. Our…

Spring 2024 Partnerships & Residencies Bark of Millions, Taylor Mac and Matt Ray's epic rock meditation on queerness produced by Pomegranate Arts, opened this week at BAM and runs through Saturday. We are proud to have been part of its journey…

Our spring visual arts exhibition features four women artists from Ireland and the diaspora whose work explores notions of home, place and displacement, and identity through different media and styles within the practices of abstract art.…

Casting Announcement AGREEMENT BY OWEN MCCAFFERTY APRIL 11 - MAY 12, 2024 We are thrilled to announce the cast for our upcoming presentation of Agreement, a production of the award-winning Lyric Theatre, Belfast, which comes to New York…

Winter Term Kicks Off NOW Don't miss out! Our virtual and in-person classrooms open this week for a new term. See all that’s on offer below, and enroll today to join our vibrant student community this winter. REGISTER Classes at a…

Last night in Dublin, President Michael D. Higgins presented our Executive Director Aidan Connolly and Vice Chair Pauline Turley with the Presidential Distinguished Service Award at Áras an Uachtarain. Aidan and Pauline were honored for…

The countdown to winter classes starts now! Our new term of Irish dance, music, language, and theatre education kicks off on Monday, January 22, with 40+ online and in-person offerings. Enroll today. REGISTER GUITAR NYC based guitarist Colin…

Chart-topping Irish artist Lisa Hannigan makes her long-awaited return to the U.S., local favorite Jenna Nicholls headlines our annual Imbolc family concert, Niall Connolly and guests play a new series of Big City Folk Song Club, and Tony DeMarco…

Shine some light on these midwinter days and fill your evenings with music, dance, language and theatre! Our new term of education is open for enrollment, with online and in-person offerings across disciplines. Classes start week of January 22. …

Irish Arts Center Spring 2024 Season Our new season features major new works spanning theatre, dance, performance, literature, visual arts, and more, including the high stakes political drama of Owen McCafferty's Agreement, from the Lyric…

Irish Arts Center is thrilled to announce Emmy award-winning comedy icon and The Late Show host Stephen Colbert and former UBS Americas and Wealth Management Americas chief operating officer Kathleen B. Lynch as honorees of our 2023 Spirit of…

Dear Americantowns, Every now and then a performance comes along that lifts you up and out of yourself, and reminds you of the big and simple questions in life. Ten years ago, the wonderful Mikel Murfi, well known for his…

Throughout our history, Irish Arts Center has sought to support the generative process of artists across disciplines, a sense of mission renewed with the opening of our new home: a state-of-the-art canvas for building community, and making and…

Irish Arts Center offers both in-person and online instruction in music, dance, language and storytelling, welcoming arts and culture enthusiasts near and far to join us in the environment that works best for you. So whether you’d like to…

What's Your Artistic Journey? Jump into fall with a new creative adventure! With just two weeks until our new term begins, now is the time to decide where next to take your artistic journey. Keep scrolling for class spotlights and our full…

Secure Your Spot! Our small class sizes allow IAC students to create meaningful connections with enthusiastic peers and expert instructors—and also means spots fill up fast! Register soon to join our next cohort of Irish language, dance,…

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Explore the arts and culture of Ireland this fall! Irish Arts Center's education program offers more than 40 virtual and in-person classes in Irish music, dance, language, and literary and theatre arts each term, with options for everyone from the…

Our New Season On Sale Now Fresh off our acclaimed sell-out run of Good Vibrations, we are delighted to announce an eclectic new season of theatre, music, dance, visual arts, film, literature and more, in experiences both intimate and expansive,…

“James Joyce’s Ulysses comes to choreographed, three-dimensional life” - THE IRISH TIMES Join us for the first full-length work by Liz Roche—one of Europe’s foremost contemporary dance makers, described by the Irish…

Have you been eager to learn a new skill in the Irish arts or brush up on an existing one? Irish Arts Center's online and in-person classes cater to all levels of Gaeilgeoirí and musicians, step and set dancers, and storytellers and Joyceans,…

Term Starts Week of April 10 Master Classes Start April 6 Join our next cohort of Irish language, dance, music, literature, and theatre students and embark on a new season of learning! Explore the course listing for our eight-week online and…

Registration Opens to the Public Today This season, we're adding TEG-certified, in-person Irish lessons, a community reading group on Ulysses, and new master classes to our core offerings in language, music, dance, and literary arts. Spring term…

One of the many benefits of IAC membership is early access to the best seats in the house—including our online and in-person classrooms! Enrollment for spring term is now open to members, who can secure places in their choice of course before…

Leanne McDonagh, Ellie Berry, and Edy Fung Curated by Moran Been-noon Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?' 'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat. 'I don't much care where—' said…

Our journey of artistic ambition continues with 30+ provocative, thoughtful, inventive works across theatre, music, dance, visual arts, literature, film, and conversation. We invite you to experience the wonder and welcome of a new season at…

Today we announce dozens of programs and performances across a range of forms to delight, inspire, provoke, entertain, and welcome you through the spring and summer months. It’s a new season of eclectic Irish Arts in Hell’s Kitchen! A…

If you’ve been waiting to explore a new interest or cultivate a skill in the Irish arts, now is your last chance to enroll in our winter 2023 term of classes. With a mix of online and in-person offerings and both introductory and advanced…

Less than a week remains until the start of our new term!* There's still time to enroll in one of Irish Arts Center's 40+ online and in-person classes in music, dance, language, and theatre arts, with offerings for everyone from the absolute…

New Year, New Season of Learning The first of our 40+ classes in music, dance, Irish language and storytelling start on January 17, kicking off the opening term of 2023. Take the next step in your pursuit of the arts—browse course listings…

Explore the Practice of Irish Language, Music, Dance, and Storytelling Treat yourself or a loved one to the gift of Irish arts and culture this holiday season! Register for one of Irish Arts Center's upcoming online or in-person classes, and pursue…

With the holidays approaching, we look back on 2022 with much gratitude for your patronage, whether you came to see a show in our new home, attended a class, made a donation, or simply took part in our online community here. As a special…

Registration is Open for Winter 2023 A new season of learning begins in the new year, with online and in-person classes in Irish music, language, dance, and storytelling for arts enthusiasts and practitioners of all skill levels, from the absolute…

Call it “Giving Back” Wednesday: With gratitude to you all—our amazing audiences and supporters who have made this opening season in our new home such a success—and in anticipation of our 2023 program to be revealed in full…

Join pianist Utsav Lal, flute and sax player Sam Comerford, vocalist Ganavya, fiddlers Winifred Horan and Dana Lyn, tabla player Nitin Mitta and poet Sahar Romani for Lal's acclaimed cross-cultural music project, now making its U.S. debut after…

An Invitation To The Community In honor of the foundational community spirit of Irish Arts Center in our 50th anniversary year, we are launching an oral history project to capture stories from across the life of the organization. Beginning with…