| Event Date | 29 October 2024 |
| Time | 11:00am - 12:00pm |
| Organiser | ISACS Network |
| Venue/Location | Online, Zoom |
| Cost | Free |
| Category | Training / Workshop |
| Website | More Info / Registration |
This session is on International Promotion and will be facilitated by Ciarán Walsh (Associate Director at Culture Ireland) and Elysia McMullen (Bill and Fred Productions).
Culture Ireland is the state agency that promotes Irish arts and artists worldwide. Elysia has extensive experience touring Internationally. Ciarán and Elysia will bring two perspectives on promoting artistic work internationally during this online training.
This session will occur on October 29th, from 11 am to 12 pm.
Established in 2005, Culture Ireland’s mission is to promote Irish arts worldwide. Through grant programmes and showcase initiatives, it supports and develops opportunities for Irish artists and companies to present their work across the globe. This includes international festivals, venues, galleries and arts markets including here at the Edinburgh Festivals, Celtic Connections, the Venice Art and Architecture Biennales, WOMEX World Music Expo, Frankfurt Book Fair and Tanzmesse.
Through this work, it builds relationships and networks with arts and cultural organisations, relevant public bodies, state agencies and Government departments at home and abroad to advance the global impact of Irish artists. It also ensures that Ireland’s cultural excellence is enjoyed by international audiences.
Culture Ireland runs a regular funding scheme to support the international presentation of work by Irish artists and companies. Applications are accepted from both participating artists and from international presenters.
Culture Ireland also operates See Here, a scheme to support the inward travel to Ireland of international presenters, curators and promoters to see new Irish work on the island of Ireland available for touring.
Full details of Culture Ireland’s activities and grant schemes are available here
Culture Ireland is a division of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media
Elysia Mc Mullen was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1991. She studied at Inchicore College of Further Education in Dublin where she got her Diploma in ISTD Modern Dance Teaching in 2011. She then continued her studies in Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Tilburg, Netherlands, in the Dance Theatre/Modern Department and graduated in 2016.
Since graduating she has been working as a professional artist and choreographer in Europe. Working within the dance and circus sector. As a dancer she has worked with Cie Woest, Plan-D, John Scott, Lords of Strut, Cirque Du Educatif, Pia Meuthen and Tea Time Company. In 2020 she co-founded her company “Bill and Fred Productions” with Luisa Schmitz in Switzerland. Bill and Fred are an all-female clown duo, merging disciplines such as dance, clowning, circus and theatre. Their work focuses on the humoristic movement language which focuses on the clownesque expression of dance. They have toured both of their works nationally & internationally.
In 2023 she completed the Future Producers training program, run by Promenade (Kath Gorman) & Kevin Wratten. As a producer she has worked with Cian Kinsella, Aisling Ni Cheallaigh, Nora Kelly Lester, Darragh Mc Loughlin and The National Circus Festival of Ireland.