27/11/2015
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Unwrapped 2015 - A Winter Celebration for all
A FREE outdoor spectacle based on an original story The Wren Boys & The Snow Queen, an Alternative Festive Tale to mark the beginning of the festive season.
5th December 2015 at 4:45pm
County Library, Tallaght and Chamber Square.
The Event:
- Youth, school and community arts, performance and music groups will bring to life an alternative story of Christmas featuring The Wren Boys, The Snow Queen and lots of Christmas spirits. Can they save the world from the BIG FREEZE?
- UNWRAPPED is an annual winter celebration. Children, young people, and communities of all ages join professional artists to“unwrap” the festive winter season through a combination of music, performance and visual arts.
- For UNWRAPPED 2015, over 200 children, young people and adults from South Dublin County’s youth, school, disability and community arts, performance and music groups will bring this original story to lifethrough dance, colourful lanterns and costumes.
- Now in it's 6th year, Unwrapped is a perfect family-friendly start to the festive season.
The Groups Involved:
Over 200 people are involved in the creation, staging and promotion of Unwrapped 2015.
Community and Professional Arts Involvement 2015
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Community Groups and Schools |
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Tadashi Kato, Overall Project Design: Puppet, Lantern & Costume Design |
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Carousel Theatre School
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Square in Square Video |
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Des Carthy Music School |
Grainne Walker & Shane O’ Doherty, Production Manager |
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Doors to Elsewhere, Performing Arts Group |
Tony Fegan, Creative Director |
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Dominic’s Community Centre, Tallaght |
Event Producing Organisations |
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Freshly Ground Theatre |
Alternative Entertainments |
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Glee Club, Mountain Park |
The Civic Theatre |
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Contact Music Studio |
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Kingswood Choir |
Down to Earth Theatre Group |
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Mount Seskin Community College |
Tallaght Community Arts |
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RUA RED |
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Street Arts Academy |
Partner Organisations |
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South Dublin County Council Arts Office and Corporate Services Department |
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Tallaght Youth Theatre |
South Dublin County Music Education Partnership |
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Mount Seskin Community College |
South Dublin Libraries |
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Scoil Chaitlín Maude |
Sponsors |
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Professional Artists |
Clondalkin Credit Union |
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Gerry Horan, Music Director |
The Square, Tallaght |
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Martin Moran, Assistant Musical Director |
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Dee Pouch, Lantern Design and Mask Making |
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The annual UNWRAPPED programme is developed by a creative partnership between South Dublin County Council Arts Office and Corporate Services Department; South Dublin Libraries; TallaghtCommunity Arts; Alternative Entertainment; Contact Studio; RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre, Civic Theatre, Tallagh, South Dublin County Music Education Partnership and Down to Earth Theatre Company.
UNWRAPPED 2015 has been generously supported by The Square Shopping Centre and Clondalkin Credit Union. |
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Image Unwrapped 2015