Get ready for an unforgettable journey into the world of creativity and imagination as the 27th annual Baboró Festival is set to take place over ten days this October.
Baboró will unfold across various venues throughout Galway city and county, promising an exhilarating lineup of entertainment and engagement for families and individuals of all ages.
The full programme for the upcoming Children’s Festival will be announced in a few weeks, but an outline of some of the festival is already known.
Expect a new show from Irish companies Fidget Feet and Ceol Connected alongside world-class theatre for older children by Australian company and festival favourites, Slingsby.
Also from Australia, an engaging visual art exhibition will invite Galway families to be part of the exhibition in Galway Arts Centre.
Fidget Feet & Ceol Connected return to the festival with When the Moon Spun Round for children aged 6 to 12 years. Galway audiences will be enthralled by this enchanting show featuring a playful mix of contemporary aerial dance and traditional music performed by tricksters in the moonlight.
Come on an imaginative journey of joyful movement, where a fiddler soars high, and cloths made from the night and light and half-light are suspended, float and fall.
From Australia Slingsby will perform The Boy Who Talked to Dogs for anyone aged 12+. This rough-and-tumble tale fuses shadow puppetry, live music, and stunning physical performance to bring the epic true story of the Byron Bay ‘Dog Man’ to the stage.
Based on the best-selling memoir by Martin McKenna, and beautifully adapted by playwright Amy Conroy, The Boy Who Talked to Dogs is a magical and mischievous tale of transformation, redemption, and what happens when the underdog finds his pack.
Australia features again with an engaging participative visual art exhibition from Jessica Wilson, I See You Like This. Galway families will be invited to explore their own identity through portraiture at Galway Arts Centre.
This fun interactive exhibition promises to be an introspective journey into self-expression and artistic interpretation.
“As we finalise plans for Baboró 2023, I am delighted to unveil three stunning festival highlights featuring aerial dance, theatre, live music and portrait photography – two of which come from as far away as Australia,” said Aislinn Ó hEocha, Executive Artistic Director of Baboró.
“The full programme of work from Belgium, England, Spain, The Netherlands, Australia and Ireland will be revealed in a few weeks.”
The full programme will be announced on Tuesday, September 5 and tickets will go on sale the following day, Wednesday, September 6 on www.baboro.ie.
