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2017 Festival

Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Belfast International Arts Festival. Our aim is a simple one; to create a genuinely civic event of contemporary arts and ideas of international appeal and stature.

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Strike
Sergei M. Eisenstein: The Language of Cinema

Strike

Date
Thursday, 12 October 2017
6:20pm
Film
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In Praise of Nasty Women
People, Politics, Pressure, Punk

In Praise of Nasty Women

Sim Bajwa, Laura Waddell & Alice Tarbuck
Date
Saturday, 7 October 2017
4:00pm
Talks & Ideas
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The Excitements
Hot, Hot, Hot Rhythm & Soul

The Excitements

Date
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Time
Doors: 7.30pm | Band: 8pm
Music
NI Premiere
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War Beyond Words
Languages of Remembrance

War Beyond Words

Professor Jay Winter, Yale
Date
Thursday, 19 October 2017
7:00pm
Poppies
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Legacies of the Great War

Why the First World War Failed to End

Prof. Robert Gerwarth / Dr. Marie Coleman / Dr. Margaret O’Callaghan Hosted by Ronan McGreevy
Date
Friday, 27 October 2017
7:00pm
Poppies
Free
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A Musical Journey Through The Battlefields

Boys of the Island

Richard Laird and Tracey McRory
Date
Sunday, 22 October 2017
1:00pm
Poppies
Irish Premiere
Free
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Valery Gergiev
Mariinsky Theatre Trust (UK)

Mariinsky Orchestra

Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Date
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
7:30pm
Classical
UK & Ireland Premiere
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Motosikai
Madcap Mayhem for Families

Motosikai

Race Horse Company | Presented by Crying Out Loud
Date
Sunday, 8 October 2017
Time
12pm & 3pm
Special Events
Irish Premiere
Free
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