One of my first loves is the theatre but I have drifted from it in the busy hub of life...
I was approached by a member of the Sonas Committee and an old class-mate of mine to get involved in Sonas this year. I ended up being drafted in to script and narrate the three old tales: The Brown Bull of Cooley, The Salmon of Knowledge, and The Children of Lir.
One of the events that the "Louisburgh Community Project" presents to the youth of Louisburgh annually is the Sonas Festival.
This is a children's arts festival with activities and shows aimed at pre-school to 6th class kids. Some of the events and activities are puppetry, dancing, balancing tricks and balloons, stage combat, artistic freedom, circus skills, story telling, portraiture, music and more. It really is a great event for kids and for parents with their kids also. It runs this year from 11th to 17th October and the contact number is 098 66218.
This is an example of creative and generous community spirit. Some of the events are free and some cost 3 euros. The idea is to keep the festival affordable.
Even though I was skeptical about getting involved in the event and looking at the three stories, I am enjoying the research aspect of the chore at hand. They are three fantastical stories and I believe have a moral to each of them.
It is nice to be exploring live theatre again, looking at stories, scripting and analyzing. And, with the help of my learned Uncle Leo, adding in the cúpla focail!
I wonder will the audience of pre-schoolers to sixth class plus a few parents share my interest?
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