
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.
What You Missed

Swiss Star of Tomorrow
Christoph Croisé, (cello) accompanied by Alexander Panfilov (piano)
Presented by Belfast International Arts Festival and the Swiss Cultural Fund UK
7:30pm
Classical

An Outing to the Country
From Countryside to Cityscape
Ulster Orchestra Lunchtime Concert
1:05pm
Classical

Rhapsody with Rachmaninov
Great Concertos: Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ulster Orchestra
7:30pm
Classical

Sergei M. Eisenstein: The Language of Cinema
Strike
6:20pm
Film

Sergei M. Eisenstein: The Language of Cinema
What should a Soviet Film Be? – A talk by Ian Christie
6:20pm
Film

Sergei M. Eisenstein: The Language of Cinema
October: Ten Days That Shook the World
7:50pm
Film

People, Politics, Pressure, Punk
In Praise of Nasty Women
Sim Bajwa, Laura Waddell & Alice Tarbuck
4:00pm
Talks & Ideas

Sergei M. Eisenstein: The Language of Cinema
Double Bill: Ivan the Terrible, Parts I and II
6:20pm
Film

Hillsborough
6:00pm
Film

Hot, Hot, Hot Rhythm & Soul
The Excitements
Doors: 7.30pm | Band: 8pm
Music
NI Premiere

A Special Double Bill
Atlantic Arc Orchestra / Lula Pena – CANCELLED
7:30pm
Music

Journeys In Jazz
David Lyttle Trio
8:00pm
Music

Languages of Remembrance
War Beyond Words
Professor Jay Winter, Yale
7:00pm
Poppies

The Flower of War
The Poppy: Survival in a Devastated Battlefield Landscape
Ralph Forbes, CEDaR
1:00pm
Poppies
Free

Poetry of the Great War
Their Spirits’ Shadow
Michael Longley
1:00pm
Poppies
Free

WRNS Centenary
Pioneers to Professionals. Women and the Royal Navy
Victoria Ingles, NMRN
1:00pm
Poppies
Free

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
7:00pm
Poppies
Free

A Musical Journey Through The Battlefields
Boys of the Island
Richard Laird and Tracey McRory
1:00pm
Poppies
Irish Premiere
Free

Mariinsky Theatre Trust (UK)
Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
7:30pm
Classical
UK & Ireland Premiere

Madcap Mayhem for Families
Motosikai
Race Horse Company | Presented by Crying Out Loud
12pm & 3pm
Special Events
Irish Premiere
Free

Amnesty International Annual Lecture
East West Street: On the Origins of ‘Genocide’ and ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
Philippe Sands with Guillaume de Chassy (piano)
7:30pm
Special Events