2018 Festival
Reflecting a changing, exciting and culturally vibrant city (Lonely Planet’s Number One Destination to Visit 2018) and the continuing evolution of creative practice from around the world, Belfast International Arts Festival 2018 took place 16 Oct – 3 Nov. It featured artists and performers from home and abroad for a world class programme of theatre, performance art, visual art, dance and music.
What You Missed
Double Cross
8pm / Matinee Sat & Sun 2.45pm
Dear Arabella
7.45pm / Matinee Sat & Sun 2.30pm
Theatre & Dance
Opening Event
World Premiere
Cathedral Quarter Cultural Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Special Events
Carys Davies
7:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Celebrating Optimism and Hope: Post Stroke Music and Neural Plasticity
2:00pm
Theatre & Dance
Embrace
Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony
7:30pm
Film
Chapter & Verse (ChorusVerse)
8:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Faces of Belfast
9am - 7pm
Visual Arts
Embrace
Free
Yummertime
11am - 4pm (Closed Mondays)
Visual Arts
Embrace
Free
Across and In-Between
Projection: 6.00pm to 9.00pm (Every 15 mins) | Exhibition: 10.00am to 9.00pm
Special Events
World Premiere
Free
The Danish Clarinet Trio
7:30pm
Music
NI Premiere
Orion String Trio
7:30pm
Music
Curating Architecture: The Venice Biennale
5:30pm
Special Events
Stroke Odysseys
8:00pm
Theatre & Dance
Embrace
Irish Premiere
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth
Music
Embrace
Open House Belfast
5:30pm
Special Events
Embrace
137th Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition
Tues - Sun 10am - 5pm
Visual Arts
Free
Linen Quarter Cultural Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Special Events
Nina – A Story About Me and Nina Simone
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
Irish Premiere
Tony Walsh
8:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Belfast Open Studios
Visual Arts
Free
Belfast City Cultural Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Special Events
Death of the Hunter
11am - 5pm (Closed Sundays & Mondays)
Visual Arts
Free
King Lear
6:00pm
Film