
Monsters in your School
Calling x4 D15 Primary School Class Groups
Dance in Your School
14 & 21 March 2025
1 Children’s Festival
2 Exhibitions
69 Performances
1 day
23 locations
6,400 Children, young people & adults reached
We are delighted to publish Draíocht's NEST Report & Evaluation for our large-scale project NEST, completed earlier this year.
NEST was about nurturing. The nurturing of young voices, of young audiences. The nurturing of young artistic practice, young artists, early career artists, new practice, established artists who are new to working with and writing / making work for children and young people. NEST made creative space for the diversity of voices that make up the population of Dublin 15 with its key demographics of the youngest and most culturally diverse populations on the island of Ireland. NEST ensured all were seen, all were heard, all were included.
In summary ... NEST showcased ...
1 Children’s Festival
2 Exhibitions
5 Artforms
23 Bespoke New Performance Works
29 Commissioned Artists
45 Directors, Technicians etc.
48 NEST | The Portrait Project Artworks
48 Hosts from Dublin 15, age 2 months-22 yrs
69 Performances - 1 day- 23 locations
193 You, Me, Us participants
900 Workshop participants
6,400 Children, young people & adults reached
"Some children are born ready. They have springs on their feet. Others need to hide away for a while before entering the world. They, like snails, need a shell to retreat into and feel safe. And others take the leap because it’s what’s expected of them. It’s what you do. Step by step they approach the edge. The adult world. The future. Bon voyage! Hope it doesn’t snow." - Veronica Coburn, Artistic Director NEST
NEST was based on HOME THEATRE, an original idea by Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Brazil) and Kerry Kyriacos Michael (UK). Draíocht’s iteration, HOME THEATRE (Ireland), took place in 2018.
NEST was funded by ART: 2023, a Decade of Centenaries Collaboration between The Arts Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
#DecadeOfCentenaries #Art2023 #NEST #SpreachaSoarFestival
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