Spréacha Fingal’s International Arts Festival for Children, 2010

It’s the seventh annual Spréacha Festival at Draíocht in Blanchardstown this June. The magical six day Festival line up includes theatre performances, storytelling and puppetry for children aged between 0 and 12 years & their families. With a top ticket price of just €5, you’d be mad to miss out on the ‘sparkling’ Spréacha Festival 2010!

This year’s festival welcomes companies from Denmark, Spain and Germany, all bringing their magical touch to Fingal.

- Meet the Little Queen, who is determined to bring colour into a world of black and white. With the help of a few brushes, a lot of paper, a glass full of water, some colours and the court musician and painter to help her, watch little queen as she transforms her world.
Show Title: The Queen of Colours
Presented by Erfreuliches Theaterfurt/Les Voisins, Germany
TUE 08 - THURS 10 JUNE 10AM & 12 NOON
Main Auditorium // €5 // Age 4+ yrs // Duration 45 mins

- Join two friends as they discover a world of adventure that distracts them from falling asleep. A cosy bedroom is the setting for this show as one game leads to another and the friends discover that pillows can become wings, sheets can transform into the sea and the tiniest puppets have eyes that kiss.
Show Title: Bedtime
Presented by Katarsis, Educacion y Teatro S.L, Spain
TUE 08 & WED 09 JUNE 10.15AM & 11.45AM
Draíocht Studio // €5 // Age 1-5 yrs // Duration 30 mins

- Horror, amusement and dead seriousness … this is a very well known fairy tale told in a new way! Two storytellers play with the story, each other and the audience. Accompanied by the banjo, harmonica... and that popular musical instrument ... the saw. A performance with a bite!
Show Title: Little Red Riding Hood
Presented by Teater Patrasket, Denmark
THUR 10 & FRI 11 JUNE 10.15AM & 12.15PM
SAT 12 & SUN 13 JUNE 12 NOON & 2PM
Draíocht Studio // €5 // Age 5-10 yrs // Duration 45 mins

- Drip! Drip! Drip! Splash, slosh, pour, stream. It’s raining on stage, in front of, above and around the audience. At first it’s quiet, listen though ... is that the wind? Now the rain begins ... dripping and splashing, a thunderstorm ends as quickly as it begins. At last the sun comes out and the cycle is complete. Accompanied by live music, this sensory show is a must see for our very youngest audiences.
Show Title: Rain
Presented by Madam Bach, Denmark
FRI 11 JUNE 2PM & 4PM
SAT 12 & SUN 13 JUNE 11.15AM & 1.15PM
Main Auditorium // €5 // Age 0-6 yrs // Duration 30 mins

The festival’s magic extends to schools with 16 FREE pre-festival workshops in Storytelling and Animation available to the first schools who book their Spréacha shows. Spréacha ends with 2 Free Family Days on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 June, where artists will be on hand to assist children create their own fairytale illustrations to impress family and friends.

Presented by Draíocht in partnership with Fingal County Council, Cllr. Ciaran Byrne, Mayor, Fingal County Council expressed his delight at Fingal’s continued involvement;

"This festival is a special event in the cultural calendar of Fingal. This year, ‘Spréacha’ (which means ‘spark’ or ‘sparkles’), features the best of international work from companies from Spain, Germany and Denmark. Fingal has the one of the largest youth populations of any county in Ireland, and events such as ‘Spréacha’ speak directly to this most important sector of our community. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in organising and staging this event, especially the Director of Draíocht, Emer McGowan and her staff. Thanks also to Rory O’Byrne, County Arts Officer and the staff of the arts office of Fingal County Council. Over the last seven years Spréacha has become a Premier Children’s Festival in the Country and this is due in no small part to the expertise of our arts staff." - Cllr. Ciaran Byrne, Mayor, Fingal County Council

Festival Director Emer McGowan expressed her excitement as Spréacha 2010 approaches;

"Spréacha is a very special time at Draíocht where we present the very best of International Children’s Theatre companies to the children, schools and families of Dublin 15, Fingal and beyond. The Festival alongside our Children and Youth Arts programme represents Draíocht’s commitment to bringing high quality arts experiences to children at affordable prices and within their own area. Each show is carefully chosen and each of them has those magical moments which can entertain, enrich and educate us all." - Emer McGowan, Director, Spréacha & Draíocht

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The Queen of Colours
for ages 4+ [Germany]
Meet the Little Queen, who is determined to bring colour into a world of black and white. With the help of a few brushes, a lot of paper, a glass full of water, some colours and the court musician and painter to help her, watch little queen as she transforms her world.

Bedtime
for ages 1-5 [Spain]
Join two friends as they discover a world of adventure that distracts them from falling asleep. A cosy bedroom is the setting for this show as one game leads to another and the friends discover that pillows can become wings, sheets can transform into the sea and the tiniest puppets have eyes that kiss.

Little Red Riding Hood
for ages 5-10 [Denmark]
Horror, amusement and dead seriousness … this is a very well known fairy tale told in a new way! Two storytellers play with the story, each other and the audience. Accompanied by the banjo, harmonica... and that popular musical instrument ... the saw. A performance with a bite!

Rain
for ages 0-6 [Denmark]
Drip! Drip! Drip! Splash, slosh, pour, stream. It’s raining on stage, in front of, above and around the audience. At first it’s quiet, listen though ... is that the wind? Now the rain begins ... dripping and splashing, a thunderstorm ends as quickly as it begins. At last the sun comes out and the cycle is complete. Accompanied by live music, this sensory show is a must see for our very youngest audiences. — **Rain**
for ages 0-6 [Denmark]
Drip! Drip! Drip! Splash, slosh, pour, stream. It’s raining on stage, in front of, above and around the audience. At first it’s quiet, listen though ... is that the wind? Now the rain begins ... dripping and splashing, a thunderstorm ends as quickly as it begins. At last the sun comes out and the cycle is complete. Accompanied by live music, this sensory show is a must see for our very youngest audiences.

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8-13 June 2010

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