Seamus Heaney News

This December, the Abbey Theatre will present Abbey Calling - a new initiative, bringing brilliant pieces of literature directly into the homes of those feeling isolated. A partnership with mental health charity, Aware, Abbey Calling sees 50 of Ireland's leading actors make up to 2,000 phone calls.

ODC/Dance is inviting guests to treat themselves to an evening 'in' with Drinks & a Dance, an immersive virtual event, November 13, 2020. The evening features a triple-bill exploration of ODC/Dance films: 2011's Love on the Run, the public premiere of ODC's Sleeping Beauty; and the public premiere of Walk on Air (against your better judgement).

Inprint, Houston's major literary arts nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring readers and writers, presents the 2020/2021 40th anniversary season of the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series, featuring eight evenings with ten world-renowned authors including: Julia Alvarez, Jericho Brown, Nick Hornby, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Marilynne Robinson, special guest Margaret Atwood, and others—via the Inprint “virtual studio,” from September 2020 through April 2021.

On Friday, October 16, 2020, composer Anna Clyne releases Mythologies, a portrait album of five orchestral works recorded live by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, on AVIE Records.

Heresy Records (www.heresyrecords.com) has created a special limited offer of three recordings by Irish composer, Roger Doyle (www.rogerdoyle.com). These include Time Machine, Heresy (Doyle's acclaimed electronic opera on the life and works of renaissance genius, Giordano Bruno) and The Heresy Ostracon and a unique and imaginative reworking of material from the opera.

The Broad Stage at Home is a destination offering new, live-streamed content from artistic partners and archival footage, highlighted by new, recurring series and content broadcast live.  

92Y's Unterberg Poetry Center continues its celebration of National Poetry Month with archival recordings of readings by many of the best-known poets, including Maya Angelou, W.H. Auden (pictured above), e.e. cummings, T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Pablo Neruda (his first U.S. reading), Kay Ryan, U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Adrienne Rich, Mary Oliver , Tracy K. Smith and Seamus Heaney, among many others.  All of the poets mentioned have appeared at 92Y as part of the Poetry Center's main reading series; the Poetry Center began in 1939.

Irish Arts Center, a multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, presents their 10th Annual Book Day (March 17).

Por su sólida trayectoria literaria en las letras nacionales, la traductora, poeta y escritora Pura López Colomé (Ciudad de México, 1952) recibió el Premio Bellas Artes de Literatura Inés Arredondo 2019, cuya ceremonia se llevó a cabo en el Centro Sinaloa de las Artes Centenario, en Culiacán, este jueves 12 de diciembre.

Por su sólida trayectoria literaria, la traductora, poeta y escritora Pura López Colomé es reconocida con el Premio Bellas Artes de Literatura Inés Arredondo 2019, el cual le otorgó la Secretaría de Cultura, conjuntamente con el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura, la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa y el Gobierno del Estado por medio del Instituto Sinaloense de Cultura.

BAM Artistic Director David Binder's first Next Wave season steps outside the theaters into the street with He Did What?,  a humorous, animated opera and public art project. The 10-minute film is projected onto the façade of the Peter Jay Sharp Building on a continuous loop between 7 and 10pm from Oct 27 to Nov 2.

On August 16,  Heresy Records recording artist, Roger Doyle, will receive the honor of Saoi, the highest award open to an Irish artist. Doyle will be presented with the symbol of the office of Saoi, the gold Torc by Irish President, Michael D. Higgins. The honor is bestowed by Aosdána, the state-supported association of Irish artists.

Irish Arts Center (IAC), a multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, announces its Fall 2019 Season. As construction of the New Irish Arts Center progresses, IAC kicks off its final year in its intimate current home with an array of gripping performances and events. (The Center's 51st Street home will be renovated following the opening of the new, adjacent 11th Avenue building). Music programming encompasses exemplars of contemporary classical, trad, jazz, and soaring pop, and the organization is thrilled to honor icon Elvis Costelloa?"deemed one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stonea?"at this year's Spirit of Ireland Gala (October 18). Literary events feature vital voices in poetry and prose and honor legendary contributors to both forms; performances push the boundaries of Irish dance; and, across numerous master classes, talks, and family events, IAC continues to serve as a growing hub for community, conversation, engagement, and education.

Heresy Records recording artist, Roger Doyle, will receive the honor of Saoi, the highest award open to an Irish artist. Doyle will be presented with the symbol of the office of Saoi, the gold Torc by Irish President, Michael D. Higgins. The honor is bestowed by Aosdána, the state-supported association of Irish artists. The title of Saoi is awarded for life and held by - at most - seven distinguished artists at a time. Doyle will be the twentieth artist to receive the honor since its inception in 1984. Former award-winners include Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Brian Friel and Louis Le Brocquy.

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre today announces its 2019/2020 programme of work, Rachel O'Riordan's inaugural season as Artistic Director:

Artistic Director Anda Winters is delighted to announce a new season of UK and International performance and visual art, which includes 5 UK and world premieres, with work by Christopher Hampton, Thomas Lebrun, Bruce McLean, Simon Armitage, Bongsu Park, Alix Sobler and Caroline Wright and a new name The Coronet Theatre.

Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents Father Comes Home From the Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3 by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Liz Diamond, March 16-April 7, at the University Theatre (222 York Street). Opening Night is Thursday, March 22. Father Comes Home From the Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3 is a co-production with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, where it will play April 25-May 20.

Jean Kelly (harp) and Fiona Kelly (flute) are the soloists with the Cork Pops Orchestra in the forthcoming 'Harp Magic' concerts for schools in City Hall, Cork, on November 7th, 8th & 9th, and University Concert Hall, Limerick, on November 10th.

Jean Kelly (harp) and Fiona Kelly (flute) are the soloists with the Cork Pops Orchestra in the forthcoming 'Harp Magic' concerts for schools in City Hall, Cork, on November 7th, 8th & 9th, and University Concert Hall, Limerick, on November 10th.