Convergence: A Borderless Romance | Festival at Live Art Ireland

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Live Art Ireland with p(art)y Here and Now, presents CONVERGENCE A BORDERLESS ROMANCE 2025. from 8-10 of August

An Unprecedented Art and Music Festival Celebrating Global Creative Exchange North Tipperary, Ireland – Live Art Ireland, in partnership with p(art)y Here and Now, is proud to announce CONVERGENCE: A BORDERLESS ROMANCE 2025, a ground-breaking three-day festival taking place from August 8-10, 2025.
This is our 3rd Convergence Festival since 2022 and it takes place biennially. This extraordinary celebration represents an art and music festival like no other, bringing together the latest in live art practice with local and national musicians, complemented by workshops designed to foster creative exploration and cultural dialogue.

At its heart, CONVERGENCE embodies the concept of “A Borderless Romance” – a passionate love affair between artistic disciplines, cultures, and creative voices that transcends geographical, stylistic, and conceptual boundaries. This romance speaks to the intimate connections formed when artists from different backgrounds come together to create something entirely new. The festival’s philosophy embraces the idea that art, like love, knows no borders. It celebrates the magnetic pull between diverse creative practices, the seductive dialogue between sound and movement, between tradition and innovation, between the local and the global. This borderless romance manifests in collaborative works that emerge from the intersections of different artistic languages, creating hybrid forms that could only exist in such an open, boundary-dissolving environment.
Just as romance involves vulnerability, trust, and the willingness to be transformed by another, CONVERGENCE invites artists and audiences to step beyond their comfort zones, to engage with unfamiliar forms of expression, and to allow themselves to be changed by the encounter. The festival becomes a space where creative intimacy flourishes – where Irish traditional music might dance with experimental performance art, where international voices blend with local stories, and where the audience becomes part of the romantic embrace between art forms.
Convergence: A Borderless Romance

When: 8th-10th of August

Where: Live Art Ireland, Milford House, Borrisokane, Co.Tipperary.

The Lineup:
Local and national musicians will present original works and
collaborative performances, creating unique sonic experiences that complement the visual arts programming.
The festival will feature innovative live art practices from both
established and emerging artists, pushing the boundaries of contemporary performance art.

Friday
2pm Monstera Deliciosa
3-5pm Maja Zeco, 2 hour durational performance
5.10pm Shirani Bolle
6.15pm – 7.15 pm Laura Leuzzi Keynote Lecture
7.15pm – 8.15pm intermission
8.30pm Andy Spearpoint
9.30pm Nightwood
10.30pm Ian Whitty and the exchange
11.30pm Ruari Santiago McBride

Saturday
11am Juliette Murphy
12pm Fergus Byrne – 1 hour
1.15 pm Katharine Meynell
2-4 pm Workshop by Denys Blacker 1 hour
Performance Denys Blacker 1 hour
4.30pm Nic an tSaoi
6pm Sandra Johnston 1 hour
7-8pm intermission
8.30pm Yael – Film 1.20 minutes ‘ Letter to My Tribe’
9.30pm Mary and the pigeons 1 hour
10.30pm Liam O Maonlai 1 hour
11.30pm VaticanJail 1 hour
00:00 Paul and Marianne Midnight performance

Sunday
12pm – 3pm Party Here and Now Workshop + Group Performance
3.15pm Marie Chantal Hamrock 15 minute performance
3.45pm Renn 1 hour
5pm-6pm Cáit Ní Riain
7pm Film by Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens
8.30pm Ritual virtually by Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens, introduction by Lady Monster in person

Film Program:
A special film screening featuring work by Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens and
b.h.Yael will complement the live performances.