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06/03/2020
Belfast Children's Festival Gets Underway
More than 100 events are to take place throughout the weekend exploring the themes of home, place and belonging at the Belfast Children's Festival.
Thousands of visitors are expected to enjoy a series of local and international performances across 13 different destinations, with the MAC serving as a hub for the occasion.
The popular 'Your Place Family Day' is on Sunday, 08 March, with fun and creative activities across Cathedral Quarter including a pop up cinema, Art Cart, craft workshops and an immersive augmented reality experience merging dance and technology.
Eibhlín de Barra, Director of Young at Art, has a taste of what's in store: "This year's festival is a mixture of pioneering work from local artists including Replay Theatre's Untold Truth of Captain Hook, Kindermusik from critically acclaimed Belfast Ensemble and Helen Hall's interpretive dance piece 'Inside the Speaker'. The hilarious Paul Currie will have everyone in stiches with his own brand of edgy, off the wall comedy and grown up fans of Seedhead Arts' Midweek Magic will have a chance to bring their children to the mini version. Our international programme has a Dutch focus for 2020 with performances of Tetris, Hermit and Jabberbabble. Meanwhile 'Stick by Me', from Scotland is a beautiful non-verbal performance for 3-6 year olds on the theme of friendship."
The festival is funded by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Tickets, priced at a maximum of £10, are available online.
The events kick off today, Friday 06 March until Wednesday 11.
(JG/CM)
Thousands of visitors are expected to enjoy a series of local and international performances across 13 different destinations, with the MAC serving as a hub for the occasion.
The popular 'Your Place Family Day' is on Sunday, 08 March, with fun and creative activities across Cathedral Quarter including a pop up cinema, Art Cart, craft workshops and an immersive augmented reality experience merging dance and technology.
Eibhlín de Barra, Director of Young at Art, has a taste of what's in store: "This year's festival is a mixture of pioneering work from local artists including Replay Theatre's Untold Truth of Captain Hook, Kindermusik from critically acclaimed Belfast Ensemble and Helen Hall's interpretive dance piece 'Inside the Speaker'. The hilarious Paul Currie will have everyone in stiches with his own brand of edgy, off the wall comedy and grown up fans of Seedhead Arts' Midweek Magic will have a chance to bring their children to the mini version. Our international programme has a Dutch focus for 2020 with performances of Tetris, Hermit and Jabberbabble. Meanwhile 'Stick by Me', from Scotland is a beautiful non-verbal performance for 3-6 year olds on the theme of friendship."
The festival is funded by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Tickets, priced at a maximum of £10, are available online.
The events kick off today, Friday 06 March until Wednesday 11.
(JG/CM)
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