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education and community projects The first Liverpool Irish Festival event of 2008 kicked off on 3 March, Tricia Lacey, an experienced workshop leader and teacher at Greenbank Primary School took workshops into Merseyside schools who esch spent a day creating a piece of drama on the Irish myth 'The Sorrowful Story of the Children of Lir'. 'The Children of Lir' is a famous legend about four children who fall under a spell changing them into swans. The children have to endure separation from their family and friends, and suffer many hardships until the terms of the enchantment are fulfilled and they regain their human form and find peace at last. The story is told through narration while the children use mime and dance to animate the narrative. There is a slide show to accompany the story. The music is emotive and exciting, using extracts from 'The Seville Suite', 'River Dance', 'The Children of Lir' 'Brian Boru' and others. Schools received suggestions for extended work, the script for narration, a CD of the music and a CD of the slide show and teacher's pack. The slide show can be saved and customised with pupils' own art work. Liverpool Irish Festival has custom made costumes to lend. If your school or community group is interested in having Children of Lir workshops at your school please contact the Liverpool Irish Festival. Anna Gilbert, Festival Director 07903 142 133. Those who took part between Monday 3 March and Friday 7 March were: To get an impression of the project, follow the progress of the children from The Trinity School as they hear the story for the first time and turn it into a performance within one day ! In addition to the numerous high quality performances and events listed in these pages, Liverpool Irish Festival is committed to developing awareness of and access to Irish cultural activities within the communities of the city. During 2007, the festival worked on a number of projects in
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Projects included a celebratory ceili which took place as part of Kensington One World Month, creative workshops and music demonstrations at the World Museum, day workshops in Merseyside schools, the creation of a musical performance using unusual instruments and numerous social events. Check out images of the Irish arts workshops that took place at the World Museum on Saturday 27 October 2007. (all images � National Museums 2007) http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseumsliverpool/sets/72157602813105797/show/ Click here for our Child Protection Policy. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) |
