Ceol Connected - Theatre Company in Residence - 2019

Draíocht is delighted to announce that we will work with Ceol Connected as Theatre Company in Residence during 2019.

Ceol Connected is a young and impassioned theatre company that strives to create meaningful, beguiling, virtuosic, fantastical, and gloriously joyful work for young audiences that is of the highest quality and that draws inspiration and intrigue from the world of traditional arts. They are the makers of ‘The Quiet Tree’; The Far Field’; ‘The Wonderful Tune’; ‘Return of Spring’; ‘Whistle in the Wind’; and most recently ‘A Winter Wish’.

2019 will see Ceol Connected, with Draíocht’s support, develop their new inclusive and highly participatory theatrical performance - ‘LEAF’ - specifically designed for young children with special educational needs. At the core of this process will be Ceol Connected’s exploration of how multisensory experiences - sound, touch, taste, smell, light, movement, etc. – can be meaningfully embedded in a theatrical performance to most effectively engage children who have a range of additional needs.

This journey began at Draíocht in January 2018 with Ceol Connected’s development of 'A Winter Wish', a multisensory traditional music performance touring nationally between October - December 2018, supported by the Arts Council.

Ceol Connected’s Draíocht Residency is supported by Fingal County Council and The Arts Council