Never been to Dublin Dance Festival? Don't really know what it's all about? This is your chance to find out!

On May 18th and 25th, join Dance Artist Ailish Claffey in learning more about contemporary dance, meet and learn from Australian choreographer Larissa McGowan and attend dance performances on playgrounds and with BMX bikes.

NOISEmoves has teamed up with Dublin Dance Festival to offer this exclusive opportunity to attend 3 festival performances and 2 workshops with the Dublin Dance Festival at a reduced price.

For more info contact Tori at vdurrer@sdublincoco.ie or phone 0860479535. Booking is essential

Who is it for?
Dancers who are
• Interest in watching/learning more about dance
• Between the ages of 15 – 25 years old
• Ability to commit to all the activities below

Cost: 20 euro per person + travel expenses to city centre

What does this cost include?
2 dance workshops with professionals
2 performances
Lunch

More information on the performances and workshops is available here. 

Download the registration form NOISEmoves DDF Registration Form - Sign up (1).doc and email it to vdurrer@sdublincoco.ie

YAM.ie is launched!

We are delighted to announce that YAM.ie is now live and we welcome you to submit events to the site. This exciting new website maps out all arts and cultural events across Dublin made for and by 13 - 25 year olds. 

Register on the site to get regular updates or post events. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter @yourartsmap.

Yam.ie is an initiative of South Dublin County Council, the National Youth Council of Ireland, Dublin City Council and Temple Bar Cultural Trust. It was funded through support from the Arts Council's Local Partnership Scheme.

Public Art Commission wins major award

South Dublin County Council is delighted to announce that Travelogue, a public art commission by Theresa Nanigian funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with South Dublin County Council, Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal County Councils, has won a national Business to Arts Award. The Allianz Business to Arts Awards recognise businesses, artists and arts organisations that develop creative partnerships, bringing the arts and artists into mutually beneficial relationships.

The award - The Jim McNaughton Perpetual Award for Best Commissioning Practice - recognises the approach of the commissioners and their work with the Artist. Travelogue was also short listed for Best Creative Staff Engagement for the projects work with public transport providers.

In Travelogue, artist Theresa Nanigian created an intimate portrait of the lives of those who work and travel on the public transport network of the Greater Dublin Area. The stories that emerged from this eight-month investigation were heart-warming, poignant and often hilarious. Travelogue was quite simply a celebration of the wit and humanity of the people of Dublin as they travel around the capital city. It was displayed across the public transport system in the greater Dublin area during the first two weeks of May 2012 – as posters on trains, trams, buses and at stations and stops. It also included a website where the public could view the complete set of stories and mindmaps. This website has received almost 15,000 hits and will be live until 3^rd October (www.travelogue.ie) . 

Travelogue is a Per Cent for Art project commissioned by the National Transport Authority, Dublin City Council and South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal County Councils. The commission involved an intimate working relationship between the artist, the NTA, and the Arts Offices in the four Local Authorities.