Becoming Tallaght – Performance Art Festival 2025

Wednesday 24 September – Saturday 27 September 2025
Paul Regan and Lauren Kelly, Performance Jam, Rua Red 2024 | Becoming Tallaght – Performance Art Festival 2025 | Wednesday 24 September – Saturday 27 September 2025 | Rua Red | Image: Paul Regan and Lauren Kelly, Performance Jam, Rua Red 2024 | photo; red, orange, red, blue, lime green – colours of the party balloons on the ground; balding moustachioed dark-suit-wearing performer on the left holding something, maybe a kitchen utensil, whose shape is a vertical cow, while looking towards the other performer who has long dark hair and is wearing a white dress over black top and leggings, topped off by a very red, flowing, light scarf, currently somewhat crouching, somewhat leaning, somewhat stretching while holding a black rubbish bag in the right hand though looking left; some sort of white gauze is spreading towards the right, out of the photo; planted border behind, then white wall; doorway towards left, and a window

Participating Artists: Emma Brennan, Tara Carroll, Austin Hearne, Maryia Hoyin, Rachel MacManus, Shiro Masuyama, Katherine Nolan, El Putnam.

Becoming Tallaght Performance Art Festival will take place from 24—27 September in Rua Red and at various sites across Tallaght. This will mark the third in a series of Performance Art Festivals commissioned by Rua Red.

Curated by Olivia Hassett and Paul Regan Becoming Tallaght is an ambitious four-day Festival showcasing the work of eight performance artists, including three bespoke workshops, and culminating in an artists’ symposium. We are also delighted to announce that the first iteration of Xchange, an open improvised performance jam, will also form part of Becoming Tallaght, and will include performance artists from Bbeyond Belfast.

The state of becoming is a transformative process. Just as live performances often involve a transformation through embodied action at a specific site and in the presence of an audience, Tallaght is also experiencing a cultural evolution, reflected in its people and urban landscape. Join us in September as we embark on the journey of Becoming Tallaght.

Image: Paul Regan and Lauren Kelly, Performance Jam, Rua Red 2024
Wednesday 24 September – Saturday 27 September 2025
Rua Red
South Dublin Arts Centre
Tallaght, Dublin 24
Telephone: +353 1 451 5860
info@ruared.ie
www.ruared.ie
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Monday 10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 18:00
Thursday 10:00 - 18:00
Friday 10:00 - 18:00
Saturday 10:00 - 18:00
Admission / price: Free

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