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
Jane Coyle
4:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Rosemary Jenkinson
2:00pm
Talks & Ideas
John Hewitt Birthday Readings
8:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Margaret Glaspy
7.30pm (doors)
Music
Beginnings and Endings
2:00pm
Music
Free
HOME
Wed 28 & Thu 29: 5–8pm | Fri 30: 3–8pm | Sat 31: 11am–4pm
Immersive Arts
Artist in Residence
Free
Takkuuk
Wed & Thu: 5pm, 7pm | Fri: 3pm, 5pm, 7pm | Sat: 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Immersive Arts
Free
The Stoop
11am – 4pm
Visual Arts
Free
The Thirteen Chairs
6pm, 7.30pm, 9pm (Thu & Fri) | 5pm, 6.30pm, 8pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
World Premiere
Kindred Ash
12pm – 4pm (Tue – Sat)
Immersive Arts
Free
Lost Communications: Underwater
6:30pm
Immersive Arts
Free
Blue Lights Filming Locations | Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas
The Songs of Joni Mitchell
7:30pm
Music
NI Premiere
BlackGate
7.30pm (doors)
Music
Bach Unseen
7:30pm
Music
Takuya Nakamura
10:30pm (doors)
Music
Bel Trew – From the Front Lines
4:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Belfast’s Statues and Sculptures – from Frink to the Big Fish | Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas
Memento Mori | Sarah Richmond & Ian Tindale
7:30pm
Music
Eoin McNamee
2:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Bette A. & Brian Eno | What Art Does
2:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Sebastian Barry
4:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Joshua Idehen
7:30pm (doors)
Music
Glass & Beyond | Ruth McGinley
3:00pm
Music