Hengler’s Grand Cirque
Hengler’s Grand Cirque had a base in Dublin at the Rotunda Gardens, where it performed during the 1880s and 1890s, as well as premises in Glasgow, latterly at Sauchiehall Street. As shown in this 1896 programme from the collections of Dublin City Library and Archive,…
READ ARTICLE > October 14th 2014
New Assembly Rooms
On 17 July 1784, the Foundation Stone of the New Assembly Rooms, Cavendish Row was laid. These rooms, designed by Richard Johnston, were the last eighteenth century addition to the Rotunda, providing new entertainment space in Dublin. The larger of the two-storey blocks contained a Supper…
READ ARTICLE > July 17th 2014
Suzanne walking…
Follow an irresistible journey from Parnell Square to the sea featuring Julian Opie’s ‘Suzanne walking in Leather Skirt’ (2006). This video was shot by Jules Hackett, a multimedia artist/video editor based in Dublin, for the title track of SlowPlaceLikeHome’s EP ‘There Go The Lights Again’.…
READ ARTICLE > February 20th 2014
Ag Cuimhneamh ar an Éirí Amach – Remembering the Rising
Greamaíodh plaiceanna ar ocht bhfoirgneamh ar fud Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath mar chuid den cheiliúradh a rinneadh ar an Leathchéad Bliain ó Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916 – an bhaint a bhí ag na hocht bhfoirgneamh sin leis an Éirí Amach a thabhairt le fios, …
READ ARTICLE > February 3rd 2014