Across music, literature, film, and visual culture, Focus on Ireland traces a dynamic and evolving scene. Bringing together established and emerging voices, the programme reflects a culture shaped by collaboration and experimentation. It engages with themes of identity, migration, memory, technology, and human connection, situating Irish artistic production within a broader European dialogue.
Music & Performances
- The Alonetimes – Philip Venables & Jennifer Walshe
22 Sept. ’26 – 20:30
In their first collaboration, Walshe and Venables shape a musical and theatrical work that highlights vulnerability, longing, and discomfort in contemporary relationships. - unadulter8 – Sega Bodega
24 Sept. ’26 – 20:30
A live audiovisual performance combining experimental club music, ambient textures, and visual design. - A Voice From Ireland – Emmet Cahill
27 Oct. ’26 – 20:00
A concert celebrating Irish cultural heritage, exile, resilience, and hope through Irish musical traditions, opera, and musical theatre. The concert will be enriched by the performance of a contemporary work by Belgian-Iraqi composer Qoutayba Neaimi. - Bozar Bassment #2
19 Nov. '26
A night dedicated to contemporary club culture and sonic experimentation.
Talks & Debates
- Meet the Writer: Maggie O’Farrell
28 Sept. '26
Exploring narrative, memory, and historical imagination in modern fiction.
Films
- Hamnet – Chloé Zhao
A poetic exploration of grief, writing, and creative legacy. - Close-up: Vivienne Dick
A three-day retrospective tracing her journey from New York’s No Wave scene to contemporary European film practice. - Gerard Byrne – Screening programme & artist talk
Exploring the intersections of film, photography, and conceptual publishing.
Bozar Digital
- Basil Al-Rawi – Digital installation
Basil Al-Rawi is an Irish-Iraqi visual artist. His practice engages with archival materials and digital environments to examine how histories are constructed, mediated, and contested through images and technology.
