What's on?
The Festival of Curiosity
July 18th - July 21st 2019
FutureIsland Conference
Wednesday 17th July 2019
9am - 5pm
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A one-day boutique conference taking a deep dive into the skills of the future and exploring the future of how we work, learn and play.
As part of The Festival of Curiosity, the Future/Island conference is a new addition to the festival in 2019. We are inviting experts in innovation, HR, public engagement, education, the arts, design, STEAM, and research together to take a deep dive into the skills of the future.
How will our work environments and education systems adapt to the skills of the future? What roles do science, research, creativity, and design have in shaping future jobs as we re-imagine how we live, how we learn and how we work?
With AI and automation making rapid change worldwide will creativity, communication and empathy become sought after skills of the future? What roles do the arts and science have in bolstering Ireland’s creative economy?
With speakers including IKEA intelligence specialist Lydia Choi Johansson (IKEA Play Report), Twenty One Toys founder Ilana Ben-Ari (The Empathy Toy and The Failure Toy), Jurassic Park Science Adviser and founder of Horner Science Jack Horner (Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education and Public Engagement). See list of speakers below.
Who should attend?Educators, Innovation Managers, HR Leaders, Researchers, Designers, Science Communicators, Public Engagement Specialists, Policy Makers and those interested in networking with leaders from different disciplines to explore new perspectives on the skills of the future, designing work & learning environments, the creative economy and the future of public engagement.
Gastronaut Live
Thursday 18th July, 12pm & 2pm
Friday 19th July, 12pm & 2pm
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TV presenter Stefan Gates brings his extraordinary live show to Dublin.
A spectacular edible science show by BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates full of exciting and hilarious moments. Expect rockets made from food, edible chemical reactions and food explosions. Stefan uses explosive stunts to transform complex science into an unforgettable, relevant and very, very funny edible adventure.
Stefan Gates is an award-winning TV presenter, author and renowned live show presenter who headlines many of the world’s biggest science festivals.
Friday 19th July, 12pm & 2pm
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TV presenter Stefan Gates brings his extraordinary live show to Dublin.
A spectacular edible science show by BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates full of exciting and hilarious moments. Expect rockets made from food, edible chemical reactions and food explosions. Stefan uses explosive stunts to transform complex science into an unforgettable, relevant and very, very funny edible adventure.
Stefan Gates is an award-winning TV presenter, author and renowned live show presenter who headlines many of the world’s biggest science festivals.
Moonshots of the 21st Century
Friday 18th July, 7.30pm
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In July 1969, we landed on the Moon. An event that has inspired generations of ‘moonshot’ thinkers to dream, to believe and to achieve the impossible and the improbable. Adults Only. Curious Nights Evening Event.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, join RTÉ’s Rick O’Shea as we look back at how we achieved the impossible and look forward to the ‘moonshots’ of the 21st century.
Joined by special guests including NASA Astronaut CADY COLEMAN, The World’s Leading Palentologist and Jurassic Park Science Adviser JACK HORNER, and Marine Biologist, Member of the TED Brain Trust and National Geographic Explorer Dr. TIERNEY THYS.
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In July 1969, we landed on the Moon. An event that has inspired generations of ‘moonshot’ thinkers to dream, to believe and to achieve the impossible and the improbable. Adults Only. Curious Nights Evening Event.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, join RTÉ’s Rick O’Shea as we look back at how we achieved the impossible and look forward to the ‘moonshots’ of the 21st century.
Joined by special guests including NASA Astronaut CADY COLEMAN, The World’s Leading Palentologist and Jurassic Park Science Adviser JACK HORNER, and Marine Biologist, Member of the TED Brain Trust and National Geographic Explorer Dr. TIERNEY THYS.
Under the Ocean
Saturday 20th July, 10am
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Join National Geographic Explorer Dr. Tierney Thys as she shares her stories and adventures with the gentle giant of the oceans, the Mola Mola sunfish.
Take a deep dive under the ocean at the World Explorers Family Stage at The Festival of Curiosity. Discover Tierny’s exciting adventures with the gentle giant of the ocean – the big, goofy and loveable Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish.
In studying the mola — where they go, what they eat, what eats them — she’s also hunting for clues to the behavior of all life in the open ocean. With their enormous, odd bodies, peaceful habits and lust for jellyfish, these giants can be key to understanding life in the open ocean.
Tierney Thys will show you how she tracks ocean animals, how jellies are Mola Mola’s favorite food and how these gentle giants are telling us more and more about our changing oceans and the exciting world under the sea.
Family audience 8+
Photo Credit: @ Daniel Botelho
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Join National Geographic Explorer Dr. Tierney Thys as she shares her stories and adventures with the gentle giant of the oceans, the Mola Mola sunfish.
Take a deep dive under the ocean at the World Explorers Family Stage at The Festival of Curiosity. Discover Tierny’s exciting adventures with the gentle giant of the ocean – the big, goofy and loveable Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish.
In studying the mola — where they go, what they eat, what eats them — she’s also hunting for clues to the behavior of all life in the open ocean. With their enormous, odd bodies, peaceful habits and lust for jellyfish, these giants can be key to understanding life in the open ocean.
Tierney Thys will show you how she tracks ocean animals, how jellies are Mola Mola’s favorite food and how these gentle giants are telling us more and more about our changing oceans and the exciting world under the sea.
Family audience 8+
Photo Credit: @ Daniel Botelho
Digging for Dinosaurs with Jack Horner
Saturday 20th July, 12pm
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Join Jack Horner, world-leading Paleontologist and Jurrasic Park Science Adviser for a spellbinding adventure into the world of dinosaurs.
As part of our World Explorers Stage for Families, we’re thrilled to host Jack Horner, one of the world’s best-known paleontologists. Born in Shelby, Montana Jack discovered his first dinosaur fossil when he was just eight years old and has since made some of the most important dinosaur discoveries.
In addition to his many palaeontological discoveries he has served as the technical advisor for all of the JURASSIC PARK films, and even served as inspiration for one of the lead characters, Dr. Alan Grant.
Jack teaches and continues his research into dinosaur biology (including the genetic-engineering “Dino Chicken Project”), his writing, and giving his lectures on dinosaurs, the origins and evolution of life, and on dyslexia. A dyslexic scientist himself, Jack helps students with similar learning challenges feel empowered.
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Join Jack Horner, world-leading Paleontologist and Jurrasic Park Science Adviser for a spellbinding adventure into the world of dinosaurs.
As part of our World Explorers Stage for Families, we’re thrilled to host Jack Horner, one of the world’s best-known paleontologists. Born in Shelby, Montana Jack discovered his first dinosaur fossil when he was just eight years old and has since made some of the most important dinosaur discoveries.
In addition to his many palaeontological discoveries he has served as the technical advisor for all of the JURASSIC PARK films, and even served as inspiration for one of the lead characters, Dr. Alan Grant.
Jack teaches and continues his research into dinosaur biology (including the genetic-engineering “Dino Chicken Project”), his writing, and giving his lectures on dinosaurs, the origins and evolution of life, and on dyslexia. A dyslexic scientist himself, Jack helps students with similar learning challenges feel empowered.
Curious Creatures
Saturday 20th July, 2pm
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Join Nat Geo Explorer Kakani Katija as she takes you on a journey into the Twilight Zone of the ocean. Meet the curious creatures that survive in the extreme depths of the sea and the robots that are helping us chart beyond the limits of our understanding.
A former member of the U.S. International Figure Skating Team, bioengineer Kakani Katija now studies the graceful movements of life below the surface. Join her for a fascinating look at one of the least explored ecosystems on our planet—the ocean’s midwaters. Kakani studies little-known sea creatures that have the potential to make a big impact on some of our world’s most critical problems. As a certified research diver, Kakani conducts field studies around the world, gathering data to help her develop technologies for exploring this ocean twilight zone and imagining—and creating—possibilities for the future.
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Join Nat Geo Explorer Kakani Katija as she takes you on a journey into the Twilight Zone of the ocean. Meet the curious creatures that survive in the extreme depths of the sea and the robots that are helping us chart beyond the limits of our understanding.
A former member of the U.S. International Figure Skating Team, bioengineer Kakani Katija now studies the graceful movements of life below the surface. Join her for a fascinating look at one of the least explored ecosystems on our planet—the ocean’s midwaters. Kakani studies little-known sea creatures that have the potential to make a big impact on some of our world’s most critical problems. As a certified research diver, Kakani conducts field studies around the world, gathering data to help her develop technologies for exploring this ocean twilight zone and imagining—and creating—possibilities for the future.
Dippy Dino's Scientific Dilemmas with Scientific Sue
Sunday 21st July, 10am, 12pm & 2pm
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Join Scientific Sue on yet another ROAR-some family show exploring Dippy Dinosaur’s scientific dilemmas.
Learn about how Paleontologists, the intrepid explorers of unchartered territories, discover fossils of prehistoric proportions and then use them to unravel the puzzles surrounding the lives of dinosaurs.
This unique and entertaining show investigates and explores some mind-boggling dilemmas of the magnificent sauropod: DIPLODOCUS
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Join Scientific Sue on yet another ROAR-some family show exploring Dippy Dinosaur’s scientific dilemmas.
Learn about how Paleontologists, the intrepid explorers of unchartered territories, discover fossils of prehistoric proportions and then use them to unravel the puzzles surrounding the lives of dinosaurs.
This unique and entertaining show investigates and explores some mind-boggling dilemmas of the magnificent sauropod: DIPLODOCUS
Irish Youth Wind Ensemble
Irish Association of Youth Orchestras
Saturday 27th July @ 6.30pm
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Over sixty of Ireland’s finest young wind, brass and percussion players have been selected to play in this year’s Irish Youth Wind Ensemble – a week-long music course where young musicians can hone their talents under the guidance of professional conductors and musicians culminating in a highly-charged performance in the O'Reilly Theatre, Belvedere.
The musicians will be led by the talented conductor Ronan O’Reilly, who is the Director of the Artane School of Music, and guest conductor Dr Ken Dye, Director of Bands at the prestigious University of Notre Dame. The highly accomplished young musicians of the ensemble come from across Ireland and will work intensively in a week-long residential course in the University of Limerick with some of Ireland’s top brass, wind and percussion tutors.
Saturday 27th July @ 6.30pm
Buy Tickets HERE
Over sixty of Ireland’s finest young wind, brass and percussion players have been selected to play in this year’s Irish Youth Wind Ensemble – a week-long music course where young musicians can hone their talents under the guidance of professional conductors and musicians culminating in a highly-charged performance in the O'Reilly Theatre, Belvedere.
The musicians will be led by the talented conductor Ronan O’Reilly, who is the Director of the Artane School of Music, and guest conductor Dr Ken Dye, Director of Bands at the prestigious University of Notre Dame. The highly accomplished young musicians of the ensemble come from across Ireland and will work intensively in a week-long residential course in the University of Limerick with some of Ireland’s top brass, wind and percussion tutors.
Gym Swim Party
Dublin Fringe Festival
11th - 15th September 2019
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"Hello, Deliveroo? I'd like to order an axe."
Welcome to the turf war to end all wars: The two biggest gym chains in Dublin go head to head to settle old scores and gain control of the city. But when love crosses tribal lines, the stakes become lethal. There is only room for one victor and to the victor, the spoils.
Challengers, get ready. Squat like your life depends on it!
Join us for one ferocious, fun day in Dublin: the sweat of the Gym, the release of Swim, and the nightmare consequences of Party. In the end, it's all about love.
This is a tale of Troy made modern; a fusion of dance, movement and text soaked in sweat and fuelled by revenge.
From co-creators Danielle Galligan and Gavin Kostick with multi award winning collaborators Louise Lowe (director), Eddie Kay (movement direction) and Megan Kennedy (choreography).
It's your party and you can cry if you want to, get high if you want to, even die if you want to.
Gym Swim Party
Best. Day. Ever.
Co- Produced by GSP & O'Reilly Theatre
Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Dublin City Council. Supported by TileStyle, UNESCO City of Literature, Evolution Gyms and co-commissioned by The Pavilion Theatre.
11th - 15th September 2019
Buy Tickets HERE
"Hello, Deliveroo? I'd like to order an axe."
Welcome to the turf war to end all wars: The two biggest gym chains in Dublin go head to head to settle old scores and gain control of the city. But when love crosses tribal lines, the stakes become lethal. There is only room for one victor and to the victor, the spoils.
Challengers, get ready. Squat like your life depends on it!
Join us for one ferocious, fun day in Dublin: the sweat of the Gym, the release of Swim, and the nightmare consequences of Party. In the end, it's all about love.
This is a tale of Troy made modern; a fusion of dance, movement and text soaked in sweat and fuelled by revenge.
From co-creators Danielle Galligan and Gavin Kostick with multi award winning collaborators Louise Lowe (director), Eddie Kay (movement direction) and Megan Kennedy (choreography).
It's your party and you can cry if you want to, get high if you want to, even die if you want to.
Gym Swim Party
Best. Day. Ever.
Co- Produced by GSP & O'Reilly Theatre
Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Dublin City Council. Supported by TileStyle, UNESCO City of Literature, Evolution Gyms and co-commissioned by The Pavilion Theatre.
