Troubles Exhibition
Words and Music Evening Tour
Tuesday 23rd June 8pm
£5 (entrance fee includes glass of wine on arrival)
A unique evening tour of the Troubles Archive exhibition. the audience will move around the gallery guided by a series of performances from some of the most celebrated contributors to the arts in N.I. Early booking is advised as places are limited.
the performers/
Poet Michael Longley, Traditional Singer Len Graham, Art Historian Amanda Croft, Poet Leontia Flynn, The Winding Stair
Theatre Workshop
Tuesday 30 June – Saturday 4 July
10am-5pm/ £10
Suitable for 17-20 year olds
Over the couse of one week participants will work with local practitioners Vincent Higgins and Paula McFetridge on Patrick Galvin’s We do it for Love; Ron Hutchinson’s Rat in the Skull; Frank McGuinness’ Carthaginians and Gary Mitchell’s As the Beast Sleeps. These four plays span the dark days of the 70′s to the long drawn out peace process of the 90′s.
There will be a performance of extracts from the chosen plays on Saturday 4 July at 4pm in the Ulster Hall Group Theatre space. Please contact OBG with enquiries
Painting Morning
Thursday 2nd July
11am – 1pm/ £5
This is a class for beginners and will begin with a discussion of the work on the walls moving into exploring painting techniques.
Materials will be provided
OBG SCREENINGS
19th June
Shellshock Rock/ 8pm/ Free
Originally banned in Ireland, this acclaimed documentary focuses on the Punk movement which expanded in Belfast during the 1970′s. (Dir JOhn T Davis)
BELFAST ON SCREEN
A rare opportunity to see films made about Belfast during the Troubles from the BBC archive.
8/7/09 4pm/ Free: The Belfast Experience- A day in the life of Belfast as seen by a German artist visiting the city in 1987 (Dir Manfred Hattendorf)
15/7/09 4pm/ Free: In the Name of God: New Belfast – An artistic interpretation of the religious aspects of the Troubles through one film maker’s eye.
22/7/09 4pm/ Free: Tuesday Documentary: Last Night Another Soldier – A film documenting the aspirations and experiences of British soldiers as they undertake a tour of duty on the streets of Belfast in 1973.
QFT Screenings
To tie in with the launch of the Troubles Archive, QFT will be showing a week long season of films.
26/6/09: Bloody Sunday plus intro
27/6/09: Talk: Film, Television and the Troubles – 5pm
27/6/09: MickyBo and Me
28/6/09: Angel
29/6/09: In the Name of the Father
30/6/09: H3
01/7/09: Omagh
02/7/09: 5 Minutes of Heaven
These films all start at 6.30pm
