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
Three women. Three tales of love.
Dear Arabella
7.45pm / Matinee Sat & Sun 2.30pm
Theatre & Dance
Opening Event
World Premiere
Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association
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
Bernstein At 100
Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony
7:30pm
Film
Chapter & Verse (ChorusVerse)
8:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Faces of Belfast
by award-winning artist, Joel Simon
9am - 7pm
Visual Arts
Embrace
Free
Yummertime
11am - 4pm (Closed Mondays)
Visual Arts
Embrace
Free
2018 Artist in Residence
Across and In-Between
Projection: 6.00pm to 9.00pm (Every 15 mins) | Exhibition: 10.00am to 9.00pm
Special Events
World Premiere
Free
BBC Radio 3 Presents
The Danish Clarinet Trio
7:30pm
Music
NI Premiere
Swiss Ambassador’s Award Concert
Orion String Trio
7:30pm
Music
Curating Architecture: The Venice Biennale
5:30pm
Special Events
Stroke Odysseys
8:00pm
Theatre & Dance
Embrace
Irish Premiere
Ulster Orchestra Presents
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth
Music
Embrace
A Special Season of Architectural Events
Open House Belfast
5:30pm
Special Events
Embrace
137th Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition
Tues - Sun 10am - 5pm
Visual Arts
Free
Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association
Linen Quarter Cultural Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Special Events
Searing & Soulful Theatre
Nina – A Story About Me and Nina Simone
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
Irish Premiere
Strand Arts Centre Presents
Tony Walsh
8:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Belfast Open Studios
Visual Arts
Free
Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association
Belfast City Cultural Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Special Events
Death of the Hunter
11am - 5pm (Closed Sundays & Mondays)
Visual Arts
Free
National Theatre Live
King Lear
6:00pm
Film