Baboró is delighted to announce the artists selected for Round 3 of the Creative Europe BABEL Project, Fionnuala Doyle Wade and Miriam Needham. Both artists will attend two European children's arts festivals between September 2024 and January 2025.
About Fionnuala Doyle Wade
Fionnuala Doyle Wade is a dance artist from Seattle, & based in Galway. She is a physical, energetic, & joyous performer who is curious about the potential for dance to communicate what written & oral language cannot. She has worked in a diverse number of settings including traditional & site specific contexts, theatre, film, young people, & people with special needs. She has performed work by chorographers such as Maria Nillson Waller, Laura Murphy, & Roberta Ceginskaite. Her own work has been shown through Dancer From the Dance Festival, Galway Dance's, ‘Momentum’, & Druid theatre’s FUEL program.
About Miriam Needham
Miriam Needham is a playwright and theatre-maker based in the North West. Her previous productions as a lead artist include Hear Me Speak! (Hawk’s Well 2023), Snapshot (Hawk’s Well 2021 & National Tour 2022), and Compostela (Dublin Fringe Festival 2019). She has also performed and toured internationally with companies such as Dead Centre, Blue Raincoat, and Branar. She is a regular collaborator with Super Paua / Rose Producing and her work has been supported by Druid (FUEL 2021), Anna Newell (littletinySPACE), the Arts Council of Ireland, and Creative Ireland.
Applications for Round 4 of the project will open Wednesday 11 September. Two artists based in Ireland who are interested in making work for young audiences will have the opportunity to attend two festivals in 2025. The Round 4 festivals are KLAP (Denmark), Export/Import Festival (Belgium), Festival Visioni di Futuro (Italy) and Baboró (Ireland).
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About GROW
What is GROW?
GROW is Baboró's year round artist development programme for creatives making work for young audiences in Ireland.
Who is GROW for?
If you are interested in making creative work for young people, GROW is probably for you! Different GROW opportunities are directed at individuals with different levels of experience. Some will be aimed at emerging artists, while others will be aimed at more established and mid-career artists.
How will I know if an opportunity is for me?
When we open an application call out, the online details will clearly state who the opportunity is for and the level of experience required. Our goal is always to provide artists with a straightforward and accessible application process.
If you have any questions about GROW, please feel free to contact our Artist & Programme Coordinator Rachel at rachel[at]baboro.ie.
