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Make it to more events for less money....
This season, we want to see more of you at Riverbank Arts Centre. So we have decided to bundle some tickets together so that you can make it to more events! Purchase a Ticket for two selected shows and save money read more
Film Feast & Encounters with Werner Herzog
30th Dec-30th Mar 8pm
The Salt of Life
Gianni Di Gregorio's follow-up to his surprise hit Mid-August Lunch sees the writer-director reprising the mild-mannered ageing Roman mamma's boy character from that film. This time round he's required to prove he's still got what it takes by finding himself a lover. This humane comedy is given depth by the vein of melancholy and poetic longing that runs through its gentle comic sketch structure... read more
€6
Mon 6th Feb 8pm
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Beckett x 3
Following on from the success of showing 3 Beckett shorts last year, this year we decided to bring you 3 NEW short plays that look at human destiny in terms of poignancy, compassion and the necessity of dignity in facing the inevitable. A strong streak of Beckett humour is present in the conversational exchanges. 1) Rough for Theatre 2: 2 observers who may or not be officials discuss a man contemplating suicide. 2) That Time: An Irish labourer after years in Britain looks back on his earlier life and his disappointing career before he dies. 3) Rockaby: An old woman,sick of life, rocks herself into the next life read more
€15/€12
Thu 9th Feb 8pm
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‘Not all is as it seems’
by Nina Tanis
Do you have curious eyes or perhaps a wild imagination? Or would you like to improve them? For this exhibition you will need to have your wits about you as you follow the "treasure map" leading you to look up, down, under and around at wee installations, interventions, and interruptions situated in secret places and in not so secret spaces around the Riverbank Art Centre. The exhibition is designed to take you on a journey into a story and out of your own.Works created by children in the Take and make a journey workshop will sit alongside Nina Tanis’ work in the gallery space. read more
Sat 11th Feb 3pm
Crossfire Theatre Presents
Valentines
Last year’s Frank & Catherine by Crossfire Theatre’s director and writer Eoin Gannongave an overall hilarious view of relationships that we see people in. This year’s Valentine’s delves a little deeper. Rachel is a girl in need of a date for Valentine’s – her idiot ex-boyfriend is playing on her mind. read more
€10
Sat 11th Feb / 13th Feb-15th Feb 8pm
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Artzone Animation Workshop
Suitable for 8-12 yrs
Explore the Art of Animation wiht Artzone. From an early concept & design create your own backdrop and 3D Characters. Enjoy the experience of shooting, editing and producing your very own animation. This 3 day animation camp for 8-12 years will not disappoint. Early booking advised. read more
€50
13th Feb-15th Feb 10am
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Artzone Superhero Workshop
Suitable for 5-7 yrs
A 'Superhero' 2 day camp for both 5-7yrs and 8-12 yrs on Thursday and Friday. Our camps always have fabulous portfolio of art, crafts, stories and games. Pick up happy children at the end of the day, having learned something they wouldn't learn in school, and bring home art peices you will be proud of. The camps always have a fabulous potfolio of art, crafts, stories and games. You seriously won't do anything cooler this February! read more
€35
16th Feb-17th Feb 10am
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Artzone Superhero Workshop
Suitable for 8-12 yrs
A 'Superhero' 2 day camp for both 5-7yrs and 8-12 yrs on Thursday and Friday. Our camps always have fabulous portfolio of art, crafts, stories and games. Pick up happy children at the end of the day, having learned something they wouldn't learn in school, and bring home art peices you will be proud of. The camps always have a fabulous potfolio of art, crafts, stories and games. You seriously won't do anything cooler this February! read more
€35
16th Feb-17th Feb 10am
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Steven Simpson Illustration
Suitable for 13-16 yrs
A special opportunity to learn from the best in this workshop session with award winning illustrator Steven Simpson, brainstorming ideas, learn about technique and methods of design. Work on your own illustrations with Steven and discover more about the opportunites in this field. An exciting workshop for young talent with an interest in illustration. read more
€15
Sat 18th Feb 11am
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Howls moving Castle
Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese animation director who wowed audiences worldwide with his award-winning film Spirited Away, brings another visually spectacular tale of imagination to the screen. Sophie is an 18-year-old girl who toils in the hat shop opened years ago by her late father. One day Sophie is unexpectedly befriended by Howl, a strange but flamboyant wizard whose large home can travel under its own power. read more
€3
Sat 18th Feb 2pm
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