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Belfast International Arts Festival

Theatre, dance, music and art from here and elsewhere, in venues across Belfast over several weeks.

27 approved listings across 12 venues over the next two weeks.

Friday 30 October 12 listings

Afternoon 1

15:00

TAKKUUK Sold out

Studio Ulster, 9 Gullivers Drive · Unusual · Belfast International Arts Festival
An extraordinary immersive journey into the Arctic, infrared cinematography and a hypnotic BICEP score, draw audiences into the powerful stories of Indigenous artists navigating a rapidly changing world. TAKKUUK, meaning ‘look closely’ in Inuktitut, was co-created by BICEP, visual artist Zak Norman, filmmaker Charlie Miller, and seven Indigenous collaborators across Greenland and Sápmi, as part of the EarthSonic initiative. Specially built infrared cameras transform familiar Arctic landscapes into something strange and otherworldly, while the featured artists open up about what it means to holdonto language, land and identity when so much conspires against continuity. Through sound, storytelling and performance, they show how culture endures under external pressure, including accelerating climate change. The result is a genuinely collaborative work that sits somewhere between documentary realism and artistic abstraction, giving Indigenous voices the space to speak on their own terms. Presented within the extraordinary surrounds of Studio Ulster, hailed as the world’s most advanced virtual production facility, TAKKUUK brings together cutting-edge technology and Indigenous storytelling in a setting unlike any other. Programmed in partnership with Ulster Museum & Studio Ulster. Contains strobing sequences. 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Contains strobing sequences. Age 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
FreeTickets & info

Tonight 4

18:30

Lost Communications: Underwater Sold out

Studio Ulster, 9 Gullivers Drive · Unusual · Belfast International Arts Festival
Underwater is a psychedelic audiovisual descent into a world that is simultaneously alien and home. The underwater world feels like a hallucination - yet behind its strange shapes are creatures working, talking and surviving, just as we do. Electronic musician An−Ting weaves the conversations of coral, seals, and whales into a tapestry of spatial audio and Chinese verse, creating an epic landscape of deep emotion. As the sound swells, Ian Gallagher’s real-time 3D point cloud environments shift and pulse in response. Have you heard that fish talk? What might they reveal about their busy lives — and our place in the universe? Contains flashing lights and fast-moving visual simulations. 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Contains flashing lights and fast-moving visual simulations. Age 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
FreeTickets & info
19:30

Bach Unseen | David McCann | Northern Lights Mini-Fest Sold out

Sonic Arts Research Centre · Music · Belfast International Arts Festival
The evening begins with Bach’s beloved Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, performed by solo cellist David McCann in traditional concert lighting. As the final notes fade, darkness envelops the room and three cellists emerge within a new work inspired by Bach’s suite. Drawing on fragments and resonances from the original music, the performers gradually move throughout the space, altering their relationship to one another and to the audience. Without a visual reference, sound becomes fluid and unpredictable. Melodies appear at a distance, echoes emerge from unexpected directions, and familiar material is reshaped through movement and perspective. The work invites listeners to experience music not as a fixed object on a stage, but as a living presence unfolding all around them. Please note: Due to the low-light nature of this concert, late entry will not be permitted. Much of the concert will take place in complete darkness, and for the safety and experience of all audience members, you will not be permitted to leave your seat until the concert has ended. Age 16+ Please note: Due to the low-light nature of this concert, late entry will not be permitted. Much of the concert will take place in complete darkness, and for the safety and experience of all audience members, you will not be permitted to leave your seat until the concert has ended. Age 16+
£5–20Tickets & info
19:30

The Thirteen Chairs : An Interactive Ghost Experience Sold out

Cahoots Theatre, Cityside Retail & Leisure Park · Theatre & dance · Belfast International Arts Festival
A forgotten room. Thirteen chairs. A dinner party you will never forget. Every chair holds a secret, every guest has a choice... and every ghost has a story. Guided by your curious host, your choices shape the night. Test your nerve and discover the mysterious tragedy of the Family Hoffman. Encounter an eclectic cast of ghosts as the boundaries between living and dead begin to blur. The Thirteen Chairs is an immersive tale with spine-tingling scares – ‘The Ghost House’ meets ‘The Traitors’. Are you brave enough to take a seat at the table? Suitability - 13 Yrs + Fully wheelchair accessible, Disabled parking available, carer tickets available from Cahoots directly (contact hannah@cahootsni.com) Suitability - 13 Yrs +
£8–15Tickets & info

Ongoing 6

Until1 Nov

NEW WORK John Carson

Golden Thread Gallery · Exhibitions · Belfast International Arts Festival
Launch : Saturday 12th September 1pm-3pm Dates : 12th September – 31st October 2026 Gallery : Lower Gallery In September 2026, Golden Thread Gallery will present NEW WORK, a major new exhibition by internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary artist John Carson. Originally from Northern Ireland and now based in Pittsburgh, USA, Carson’s practice spans film, sound, installation and public art. Combining humour, research and personal narrative, his work explores themes of history, identity, place and belonging. The exhibition brings together three new film projects that examine cultural connections between Ireland and the United States through Carson’s distinctive blend of storytelling, historical inquiry and wit. John Carson’s exhibition is supported by Culture Ireland’s Shared Island Touring Production and Platforms Fund and through partnership between Askeaton Contemporary Arts (Limerick), Golden Thread Gallery and the Border Biennale (Cavan). Carson Street is a 19-minute ‘mockumentary’ exploring how Carson Street in Pittsburgh got its name. Carson’s video invites you to join him in searching for the story behind the naming of Carson Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Carson’s inquiries find him engaging in kerbside conversations, visiting local residents and businesses, exploring historical archives, consulting experts, and eventually heading for Philadelphia to pursue a promising lead. Pittsburg Street . Originally from Belfast, Carson has lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for 20 years and was intrigued to recently discover that there is a Pittsburg Street in Belfast. This short video sets out to search for Pittsburg Street and to examine its history and character. Same But Different examines shared cross-border musical traditions via filmed performances of 3 tunes by 3 musicians from Cavan, and 3 musicians from Fermanagh on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, guitar, accordion and bagpipes. Sub-titles reveal alternative lyrics to each tune and indicate different affiliations. The intention is not to reinforce the notion of two separate cultures, but rather to highlight commonalities within and across Ireland’s ‘two cultures’ as evidenced in shared musical references. “John Carson is a Pittsburgh-based Northern Irish artist, who over five decades has investigated and found new ways of understanding Irish identity. Through video, installation and exhibitions since the 1970s, seen throughout the world, his enthusiastic endeavours have continually made a socially orientated art – one encompassing strains of conceptual art, the immersive role of popular culture, and a form of storytelling peppered with insightful wit and humour.” Sean Lynch, Askeaton Contemporary Arts About the Artist John Carson is an artist whose practice incorporates performance, sound, film, installation, sculpture, drawing, photography and public art. As both an artist and curator, he has been involved in numerous context-based and socially engaged projects. Carson’s work has been exhibited internationally at venues including The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin; the ICA, London; CCA, Glasgow; IKON Gallery, Birmingham; Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Australia; the Aine Art Museum, Finland; PS1, New York; New Langton Arts, San Francisco; and The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh. Accessibility The Lower Gallery is accessed via the ground floor, which is step-free. Large print versions of exhibition texts are available. Access videos of the gallery are available on our website here , with BSL and ISL signed versions. Please let us know if you have any questions or additional requirements, we are working hard to make the gallery as accessible as possible for everyone. Golden Thread Gallery is proud to hold an Arts & Disability Access Award 2025 Venue Accreditation. Golden Thread Gallery is supported by: Exhibition is supported by: Culture Ireland’s Shared Island Touring Production and Platforms Fund and through partnership between Askeaton Contemporary Arts (Limerick), Golden Thread Gallery and the Border Biennale (Cavan).
Venue listing
Until1 Nov

SECTARIAN MURDER SERIES Paul Seawright

Golden Thread Gallery · Exhibitions · Belfast International Arts Festival
Launch : Saturday 12th September 1pm-3pm Dates : 12th September – 31st October 2026 Gallery : Upper Gallery The exhibition presents Paul Seawright’s iconic Sectarian Murder series, which revisits sites of sectarian killings in Belfast through understated photographs and edited newspaper reports, exploring the enduring legacy of violence, memory, and identity during the Troubles. Seawright revisited and photographed the sites of Sectarian attacks during the 1970’s close to where the artist grew up in Belfast. The texts accompanying each photograph are from newspaper reports at the time and document the murders of innocent civilians, killed for their perceived religion. Reference to Protestant or Catholic background was removed from the text. Seawright is best known for his alternative visual analysis of locations and subjects dominated by mainstream media. His photographs are devoid of obvious drama but loaded with implicit tension. In 2002 he was commissioned by the Imperial War Museum London to respond to the war in Afghanistan and his photographs of battle-sites and minefields have subsequently been exhibited worldwide. The iconic Sectarian Murder series is one of his earlier works, and has been exhibited in more than 20 countries, including at Tate Britain, Planet Parr in Munich and Paris, The Troubles Archive OBG Belfast, the British Council Collection exhibition at London Whitechapel Gallery. The series was part of a major exhibition of Seawright’s work entitled ‘Anxious Landscape’ here at the Golden Thread Gallery in 2008. This work was purchased for the Golden Thread Gallery Collection thanks to support from the Ampersand Foundation . About the Artist Paul Seawright was born in Belfast 1965 and is currently Professor of Photography and Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Ulster. His photographs have been exhibited worldwide and are held many museum collections including The Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, International Centre of Photography New York and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Accessibility The Upper Gallery is accessed via wheelchair accessible lift or by the stairwell. Large print versions of exhibition texts are available. Access videos of the gallery are available on our website here , with BSL and ISL signed versions. Please let us know if you have any questions or additional requirements, we are working hard to make the gallery as accessible as possible for everyone. Golden Thread Gallery is proud to hold an Arts & Disability Access Award 2025 Venue Accreditation. Golden Thread Gallery is supported by:
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Saturday 31 October 12 listings

Morning 2

11:00

Belfast’s Statues and Sculptures - from Frink to the Big Fish | Walking Tour

Outside the Ulster Museum, in Botanic Gardens (Meeting Point) · Talks & books · Belfast International Arts Festival
A walking tour of some of the best sculptures in Belfast, starting outside the Ulster Museum and ending at the Big Fish on Donegall Quay. These fascinating works of art also provide an intriguing insight into the culture and thinking of the city when they were created. They are in effect, a snapshot of what Belfast thought was important down the ages. Does something that was trendy in the 60s have anything worthwhile to say to us now? Is what was important in 1880 important today? Visit a dozen of the best sculptures of Belfast, then decide which you feel have stood the test of time.
£14Tickets & info
11:00

TAKKUUK Sold out

Studio Ulster, 9 Gullivers Drive · Unusual · Belfast International Arts Festival
An extraordinary immersive journey into the Arctic, infrared cinematography and a hypnotic BICEP score, draw audiences into the powerful stories of Indigenous artists navigating a rapidly changing world. TAKKUUK, meaning ‘look closely’ in Inuktitut, was co-created by BICEP, visual artist Zak Norman, filmmaker Charlie Miller, and seven Indigenous collaborators across Greenland and Sápmi, as part of the EarthSonic initiative. Specially built infrared cameras transform familiar Arctic landscapes into something strange and otherworldly, while the featured artists open up about what it means to holdonto language, land and identity when so much conspires against continuity. Through sound, storytelling and performance, they show how culture endures under external pressure, including accelerating climate change. The result is a genuinely collaborative work that sits somewhere between documentary realism and artistic abstraction, giving Indigenous voices the space to speak on their own terms. Presented within the extraordinary surrounds of Studio Ulster, hailed as the world’s most advanced virtual production facility, TAKKUUK brings together cutting-edge technology and Indigenous storytelling in a setting unlike any other. Programmed in partnership with Ulster Museum & Studio Ulster. Contains strobing sequences. 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Contains strobing sequences. Age 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
FreeTickets & info

Afternoon 2

14:00

Belfast’s Statues and Sculptures - from Frink to the Big Fish | Walking Tour

Outside the Ulster Museum, in Botanic Gardens (Meeting Point) · Talks & books · Belfast International Arts Festival
A walking tour of some of the best sculptures in Belfast, starting outside the Ulster Museum and ending at the Big Fish on Donegall Quay. These fascinating works of art also provide an intriguing insight into the culture and thinking of the city when they were created. They are in effect, a snapshot of what Belfast thought was important down the ages. Does something that was trendy in the 60s have anything worthwhile to say to us now? Is what was important in 1880 important today? Visit a dozen of the best sculptures of Belfast, then decide which you feel have stood the test of time.
£14Tickets & info

Tonight 1

19:30

Memento Mori, Sarah Richmond & Ian Tindale | Northern Lights Mini-Fest

Harty Room, Music Building, Queen's University Belfast · Music · Belfast International Arts Festival
Join mezzo-soprano Sarah Richmond and pianist Ian Tindale on Halloween night for a recital of haunting songs, wandering souls and dances with death. From Barber’s The Monk and His Cat and Britten’s A Charm of Lullabies to Schubert’s Death and the Maiden and Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, this evocative programme explores memory, longing and the supernatural. Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre and Strauss’s Allerseelen complete an evening that is playful, mysterious and deeply moving. Age 8 Yrs+ Age 8 Yrs +
£5–20Tickets & info

Ongoing 6

Until1 Nov

NEW WORK John Carson

Golden Thread Gallery · Exhibitions · Belfast International Arts Festival
Launch : Saturday 12th September 1pm-3pm Dates : 12th September – 31st October 2026 Gallery : Lower Gallery In September 2026, Golden Thread Gallery will present NEW WORK, a major new exhibition by internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary artist John Carson. Originally from Northern Ireland and now based in Pittsburgh, USA, Carson’s practice spans film, sound, installation and public art. Combining humour, research and personal narrative, his work explores themes of history, identity, place and belonging. The exhibition brings together three new film projects that examine cultural connections between Ireland and the United States through Carson’s distinctive blend of storytelling, historical inquiry and wit. John Carson’s exhibition is supported by Culture Ireland’s Shared Island Touring Production and Platforms Fund and through partnership between Askeaton Contemporary Arts (Limerick), Golden Thread Gallery and the Border Biennale (Cavan). Carson Street is a 19-minute ‘mockumentary’ exploring how Carson Street in Pittsburgh got its name. Carson’s video invites you to join him in searching for the story behind the naming of Carson Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Carson’s inquiries find him engaging in kerbside conversations, visiting local residents and businesses, exploring historical archives, consulting experts, and eventually heading for Philadelphia to pursue a promising lead. Pittsburg Street . Originally from Belfast, Carson has lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for 20 years and was intrigued to recently discover that there is a Pittsburg Street in Belfast. This short video sets out to search for Pittsburg Street and to examine its history and character. Same But Different examines shared cross-border musical traditions via filmed performances of 3 tunes by 3 musicians from Cavan, and 3 musicians from Fermanagh on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, guitar, accordion and bagpipes. Sub-titles reveal alternative lyrics to each tune and indicate different affiliations. The intention is not to reinforce the notion of two separate cultures, but rather to highlight commonalities within and across Ireland’s ‘two cultures’ as evidenced in shared musical references. “John Carson is a Pittsburgh-based Northern Irish artist, who over five decades has investigated and found new ways of understanding Irish identity. Through video, installation and exhibitions since the 1970s, seen throughout the world, his enthusiastic endeavours have continually made a socially orientated art – one encompassing strains of conceptual art, the immersive role of popular culture, and a form of storytelling peppered with insightful wit and humour.” Sean Lynch, Askeaton Contemporary Arts About the Artist John Carson is an artist whose practice incorporates performance, sound, film, installation, sculpture, drawing, photography and public art. As both an artist and curator, he has been involved in numerous context-based and socially engaged projects. Carson’s work has been exhibited internationally at venues including The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin; the ICA, London; CCA, Glasgow; IKON Gallery, Birmingham; Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Australia; the Aine Art Museum, Finland; PS1, New York; New Langton Arts, San Francisco; and The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh. Accessibility The Lower Gallery is accessed via the ground floor, which is step-free. Large print versions of exhibition texts are available. Access videos of the gallery are available on our website here , with BSL and ISL signed versions. Please let us know if you have any questions or additional requirements, we are working hard to make the gallery as accessible as possible for everyone. Golden Thread Gallery is proud to hold an Arts & Disability Access Award 2025 Venue Accreditation. Golden Thread Gallery is supported by: Exhibition is supported by: Culture Ireland’s Shared Island Touring Production and Platforms Fund and through partnership between Askeaton Contemporary Arts (Limerick), Golden Thread Gallery and the Border Biennale (Cavan).
Venue listing
Until1 Nov

SECTARIAN MURDER SERIES Paul Seawright

Golden Thread Gallery · Exhibitions · Belfast International Arts Festival
Launch : Saturday 12th September 1pm-3pm Dates : 12th September – 31st October 2026 Gallery : Upper Gallery The exhibition presents Paul Seawright’s iconic Sectarian Murder series, which revisits sites of sectarian killings in Belfast through understated photographs and edited newspaper reports, exploring the enduring legacy of violence, memory, and identity during the Troubles. Seawright revisited and photographed the sites of Sectarian attacks during the 1970’s close to where the artist grew up in Belfast. The texts accompanying each photograph are from newspaper reports at the time and document the murders of innocent civilians, killed for their perceived religion. Reference to Protestant or Catholic background was removed from the text. Seawright is best known for his alternative visual analysis of locations and subjects dominated by mainstream media. His photographs are devoid of obvious drama but loaded with implicit tension. In 2002 he was commissioned by the Imperial War Museum London to respond to the war in Afghanistan and his photographs of battle-sites and minefields have subsequently been exhibited worldwide. The iconic Sectarian Murder series is one of his earlier works, and has been exhibited in more than 20 countries, including at Tate Britain, Planet Parr in Munich and Paris, The Troubles Archive OBG Belfast, the British Council Collection exhibition at London Whitechapel Gallery. The series was part of a major exhibition of Seawright’s work entitled ‘Anxious Landscape’ here at the Golden Thread Gallery in 2008. This work was purchased for the Golden Thread Gallery Collection thanks to support from the Ampersand Foundation . About the Artist Paul Seawright was born in Belfast 1965 and is currently Professor of Photography and Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Ulster. His photographs have been exhibited worldwide and are held many museum collections including The Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, International Centre of Photography New York and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Accessibility The Upper Gallery is accessed via wheelchair accessible lift or by the stairwell. Large print versions of exhibition texts are available. Access videos of the gallery are available on our website here , with BSL and ISL signed versions. Please let us know if you have any questions or additional requirements, we are working hard to make the gallery as accessible as possible for everyone. Golden Thread Gallery is proud to hold an Arts & Disability Access Award 2025 Venue Accreditation. Golden Thread Gallery is supported by:
Venue listing

Sunday 1 November 7 listings

Morning 1

11:00

Look Up! | Walking Tour Sold out

Belfast City Hall · City centre · Talks & books · Belfast International Arts Festival
When walking around Belfast city centre we usually don't stop to 'look up' and take the time to 'look up' at some of the fine carvings or ghost signs (signage that alludes to the original usage of the building) above street level. This new tour led by Peter McCabe takes a leisurely stroll around the perimeter of City Hall pointing out features that some of us have walked past literally hundreds of times but have perhaps never noticed. A highlight is the sad story of the bust of Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, the eldest child of Queen Victoria.
£14Tickets & info

Afternoon 2

14:00

Look Up! | Walking Tour

Belfast City Hall · City centre · Talks & books · Belfast International Arts Festival
When walking around Belfast city centre we usually don't stop to 'look up' and take the time to 'look up' at some of the fine carvings or ghost signs (signage that alludes to the original usage of the building) above street level. This new tour led by Peter McCabe takes a leisurely stroll around the perimeter of City Hall pointing out features that some of us have walked past literally hundreds of times but have perhaps never noticed. A highlight is the sad story of the bust of Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, the eldest child of Queen Victoria.
£14Tickets & info
15:00

Glass & Beyond | Ruth McGinley | Northern Lights Mini-Fest Sold out

Harty Room, Music Building, Queen's University Belfast · Music · Belfast International Arts Festival
Renowned for her expressive artistry, pianist Ruth McGinley explores the hypnotic sound world of Philip Glass through works including Metamorphosis, selected Études, and music from Glassworks and Mishima, before moving into the lyrical jazz inspired landscapes of Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans, concluding with Evans’s timeless Peace Piece. An Arts Council NI Major Individual Artist Award recipient, Ruth creates immersive performances that are intimate, reflective and deeply moving. Age 8 Yrs +
£5–20Tickets & info

Ongoing 4

Friday 6 November 6 listings

Morning 1

11:00

Belfast’s Statues and Sculptures - from Frink to the Big Fish | Walking Tour

Outside the Ulster Museum, in Botanic Gardens (Meeting Point) · Talks & books · Belfast International Arts Festival
A walking tour of some of the best sculptures in Belfast, starting outside the Ulster Museum and ending at the Big Fish on Donegall Quay. These fascinating works of art also provide an intriguing insight into the culture and thinking of the city when they were created. They are in effect, a snapshot of what Belfast thought was important down the ages. Does something that was trendy in the 60s have anything worthwhile to say to us now? Is what was important in 1880 important today? Visit a dozen of the best sculptures of Belfast, then decide which you feel have stood the test of time.
£14Tickets & info

Afternoon 1

14:00

Belfast’s Statues and Sculptures - from Frink to the Big Fish | Walking Tour

Outside the Ulster Museum, in Botanic Gardens (Meeting Point) · Talks & books · Belfast International Arts Festival
A walking tour of some of the best sculptures in Belfast, starting outside the Ulster Museum and ending at the Big Fish on Donegall Quay. These fascinating works of art also provide an intriguing insight into the culture and thinking of the city when they were created. They are in effect, a snapshot of what Belfast thought was important down the ages. Does something that was trendy in the 60s have anything worthwhile to say to us now? Is what was important in 1880 important today? Visit a dozen of the best sculptures of Belfast, then decide which you feel have stood the test of time.
£14Tickets & info

Ongoing 4

Saturday 7 November 7 listings

Morning 1

11:00

Graveyard Drama at Friar's Bush | Walking Tour

Friars Bush Graveyard - Tour · Talks & books · Belfast International Arts Festival
This tour of this ancient and atmospheric graveyard will introduce you to many remarkable people who are interred here. Their stories will be brought to life by a professional actor who will share compelling tales of hardship & death, of fame & success. You will be drawn into their world. Stand before the nameless Friar, listen in on a cheeky Frenchman in the courtroom, stand deferentially before the Marquis and his Butler. Hear from the dodgy grave digger, the flamboyant actor, Belfast’s favourite baker and many others. Step through the Gothic gateway and meet the colourful characters of early Belfast.
£14Tickets & info

Afternoon 2

14:00

Graveyard Drama at Friar's Bush | Walking Tour

Friars Bush Graveyard - Tour · Talks & books · Belfast International Arts Festival
This tour of this ancient and atmospheric graveyard will introduce you to many remarkable people who are interred here. Their stories will be brought to life by a professional actor who will share compelling tales of hardship & death, of fame & success. You will be drawn into their world. Stand before the nameless Friar, listen in on a cheeky Frenchman in the courtroom, stand deferentially before the Marquis and his Butler. Hear from the dodgy grave digger, the flamboyant actor, Belfast’s favourite baker and many others. Step through the Gothic gateway and meet the colourful characters of early Belfast.
£14Tickets & info
16:00

Belonging On Stage

Sonic Arts Research Centre · Music · Belfast International Arts Festival
The team at SARC join with collaborators from Brain Injury Matters and Drake Music NI to present a performance showcase of three projects exploring inclusion and belonging through participatory approaches to sound and music. Luminous Interfaces (Franziska Schroeder) features three improvisations created with co-designed accessible instruments including VR, AI colour-tracking and adapted game controller technologies. It Flows with No Electrics (John D’Arcy), explores the lived experience of brain injury through music, sound and visuals. Touching the Ear (Pedro Rebelo), a performance developed with deaf participants, explores different ways of feeling music. For further information on the venue, here is a link to the accessibility guide: https://www.accessable.co.uk/queen-s-university-belfast/access-guides/sonic-arts-research-centre#6336941E-283E-BE49-A044-3A96A4742D21
FreeTickets & info

Ongoing 4

Sunday 8 November 5 listings

Morning 1

11:00

Queen Victoria in Belfast | Walking Tour

Queen’s University Black and White Entrance Hall (Meeting Point) · Talks & books · Belfast International Arts Festival
During the reign of Queen Victoria, Belfast developed into the beating heart of Ireland, with thriving industries and commerce. The prosperity of the town led to the granting of a Royal Charter. The short visit of the royal couple in 1849 was celebrated with great pomp, but what do we really know about this occasion? This walking tour offers a glimpse into the legacy of that day. Starting at Queen’s University Belfast, it leads us to the places of her visit, continuing to the City Hall, and ending at the Albert Memorial Clock.
£14Tickets & info

Ongoing 4