Riverbank Arts Centre are delighted to celebrate Cruinniú na nÓg 2023 with a selection of free events on Saturday 10 June. Cruinniú na nÓg is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland, and these events are supported by Kildare County Council. Family Drumming Workshop with Jabba Jabba Jembe Auditorium, 10am Enjoy the energy of Group drumming in a friendly Group environment …
Family Storytelling Day with Super Paua
Super Paua are here with an afternoon of FREE FAMILY EVENTS on Sunday 6 November from 12pm. We have a host of events from drop-in fun and games to a movement workshop & a listening party! Welcome! Bine ati venit! Graltcha! Let’s celebrate storytelling in all its shapes- through language, movement, and play with local families! Listen to and create …
Cruinniú na nÓg 2022 at Riverbank Arts Centre
Come celebrate Cruinniú na nÓg 2022 on 11 June with Riverbank Arts Centre! We have lots of exciting free events for all the family! Cruinniú na nÓg is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland, and these events are supported by Kildare County Council. CBI BOOK CLINIC (11am-3pm) Children’s Books Ireland Book Doctors give guidance about books to children and their families. …
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings – National Tour
Riverbank Arts Centre is thrilled to be co-producers of the National Tour tour of A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, Gabriel García Márquez’s darkly comic tale, brought to the stage for children and adults to share. Originally developed by the company as part of a residency at Riverbank in 2019, this award-winning production had sell out runs at Riverbank, Project …
Ballitore Broadcast!
“NEWS REPORTER: Here we are in the beautiful Ballitore, Co Kildare, to celebrate the opening of Power Nap – a retirement villa for ageing superheroes. Facilities include: a lush forest with a supply of helpless kittens stuck in trees…” This audio story created by members of Griese Youth Theatre (aged 10-12 years) will be broadcast on speakers to Ballitore on: Saturday, …
FREE ONLINE TUTORIAL: Observational Storytelling with Sarah Bowie
In this tutorial, cartoonist, writer, and co-founder of The Comics Lab, Sarah Bowie shows how to take ordinary, everyday life and turn it into material for a compelling story. Sarah explores different ways of observing – observing ourselves (our moods, thoughts, activities and conversations); observing others (family members, neighbours, strangers, wildlife and pets); and, observing our environment (our homes, our …
Opowiadania Super Paua – launch and family workshop
Super Paua, a theatre company creating socially-focused shows for young people and communities, presents Opowiadania Super Paua, a series of audio stories for young people 6-12 presenting stories written in Polish or about Polish culture and experiences. This is the third series of Super Paua Stories, with the first being in English, and the second – Scéalta Super Paua- in …
Children’s Books for Challenging Times
At Riverbank Arts Centre we have a strong commitment to presenting and promoting a broad range of children’s literature and celebrating authors and illustrators. Our current literary programme includes working with writers Padraig Kenny, Sarah Webb, Jacqui Hurley and Patricia Forde on schools events and Children’s Books Ireland on a Virtual Book Clinic as part of First Fortnight. As children …
SING ME TO THE SEA – at home!
**Update 21st August: Due to the extension of local lockdown announced at 6pm today, Riverbank and Anna Newell Theatre Adventures are unable to present the planned performances of Sing Me To The Sea in County Kildare. We are presenting some performances in neighbouring counties (Dublin, Louth, Meath, Carlow) the week of 24th – 28th August. To start the booking process, please …
Stop Motion Animation – workshop & some great short animations
We are delighted to be working with Kildare artist Michelle McBride to present Stop Motion Animation workshops for young people aged 11-13 years. Using story boarding, set and character design and open source software, participants will create a short stop motion animation about what the future might look like as a result of natural and man made climate change. Outline …