Gold in the Water

26 Feb - 26 Mar 2023
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Gold in the Water
One Thousand Pieces in a co-production with Mermaid Arts Centre, Project Arts Centre & The Ark present Gold in the Water, a fabulous new musical about family, friends and a fish!

ON DEMAND FOR SCHOOLS - Wires, Strings & Other Things (IE)

6 - 31 Mar 2023
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ON DEMAND FOR SCHOOLS - Wires, Strings & Other Things (IE)
Watch Wires, Strings & Other Things conceived and created by Brian Irvine and Wouter Van Looy.

Songs from the Soil (IE)

30 Mar - 2 Apr 2023
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Songs from the Soil (IE)
The Ark presents a new music show by Lauren Kinsella. Join three outstanding singers in a concert of songs that reveal the strange and beautiful world of fungi – one of nature's most invisible kingdoms. For children aged 8+.

Nomad (FR & IE)

30 Mar 2023
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Nomad (FR & IE)
Join children from St. Mary’s National School as they perform music they have created during a series of workshops with French musician Sophie Boucher.

One and The Other (FR)

30 - 31 Mar 2023
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One and The Other (FR)
Enjoy a mix of guitar music, body percussion and dance in this delightful show from France about a musician and a dancer - two friends who are figuring out how to play together.

Interactive Music Installations: Curious Cellos and Invisible Trumpets (IE)

31 Mar - 2 Apr 2023
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Interactive Music Installations: Curious Cellos and Invisible Trumpets (IE)
Discover three fun and quirky electronic sound installations by composer Jonathan Nangle. Children and grown-ups will be equally intrigued and delighted. Come on down to look, listen and play ... you know you want to!

Interactive Installation: Love Song (BE)

31 Mar - 2 Apr 2023
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Interactive Installation: Love Song (BE)
Love is in the air! Press a button and experience sounds and songs recorded by hundreds of children through heart-shaped recording devices.

The Joculator (IE)

1 - 2 Apr 2023
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The Joculator (IE)
Composer and musician George Higgs returns to The Ark’s Big Bang Festival Dublin with his fantastic Joculator: a curiosity inspiring, bicycle propelled and powered electro acoustic vehicle in which George can create, record and perform music.

Music Rooms (IE)

1 Apr 2023
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Music Rooms (IE)
This guided musical trail will introduce to you fresh family music performances in different spaces in The Ark and elsewhere nearby.

Music Installations: Cups, Cutlery & Sunlight (IE)

1 - 2 Apr 2023
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Music Installations: Cups, Cutlery & Sunlight (IE)
Discover three fun and quirky electronic sound installations by composer Jonathan Nangle. Children and grown-ups will be equally intrigued and delighted. Come on down to look, listen and play ... you know you want to!

The Big Family Gig: Jiggy (IE)

1 Apr 2023
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The Big Family Gig: Jiggy (IE)
Blending Irish traditional music, hip hop dance grooves and world music rhythms, this fun family gig at Project Arts Centre as part of BIG BANG Dublin! 2023 promises “serious toe-tap-ability.”

Ready To Go (BE)

1 Apr 2023
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Ready To Go (BE)
Little ones and their grown ups can discover a wonderful world of paper, play and sound inside a delivery bag!

Catapluf’s Musical Journey (UK and FIN)

2 Apr 2023
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Catapluf’s Musical Journey (UK and FIN)
Globe-trotting grooves for children ages 5+ and their families.

Wild Haven

6 Apr - 13 May 2023
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Wild Haven
Come and view the wonders of nature through a new film piece for children of all ages by visual artist Clare Langan.

Early Years Workshops: Little Droplets

14 - 15 Apr 2023
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Early Years Workshops: Little Droplets
In this visual art workshop for children aged 2-4 and their grown-ups, artist Jane Groves invites little ones to investigate the microscopic worlds under the water’s surface and create aquatic landscapes.

Early Years Workshops: Dilly-dally Tortoise and Hurried Hare

12 - 13 May 2023
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Early Years Workshops: Dilly-dally Tortoise and Hurried Hare
Discover animals who like to move around at different speeds with Joanna Parkes in this fun Early Years drama workshop for little ones aged 2-4 and their grown-ups.

The Race

18 - 21 May 2023
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The Race
An exciting new dance piece for children aged 4+ inspired by Aesop's Fables, presented by The Ark, Dublin Dance Festival and Arts & Disability Ireland.

Meet the Maker – Marc Brew

19 May 2023
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Meet the Maker – Marc Brew

Hear from acclaimed international choreographer, Marc Brew and some of the cast and team behind his new work for children, The Race. Presented by The Ark, Dublin Dance Festival and Arts & Disability Ireland