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SUMMARY:Convergence: A Borderless Romance | Festival at Live Art Ireland
DESCRIPTION:Live Art Ireland with p(art)y Here and Now\, presents CONVERGEN
 CE A BORDERLESS ROMANCE 2025. from 8-10 of August\n\nAn 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-bre
 aking three-day festival taking place from August 8-10\, 2025.\nThis is ou
 r 3rd Convergence Festival since 2022 and it takes place biennially. This 
 extraordinary celebration represents an art and music festival like no oth
 er\, bringing together the latest in live art practice with local and nati
 onal musicians\, complemented by workshops designed to foster creative exp
 loration and cultural dialogue.\n\nAt its heart\, CONVERGENCE embodies the
  concept of “A Borderless Romance” – a passionate love affair betwee
 n artistic disciplines\, cultures\, and creative voices that transcends ge
 ographical\, stylistic\, and conceptual boundaries. This romance speaks to
  the intimate connections formed when artists from different backgrounds c
 ome 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 dialo
 gue between sound and movement\, between tradition and innovation\, betwee
 n the local and the global. This borderless romance manifests in collabora
 tive works that emerge from the intersections of different artistic langua
 ges\, creating hybrid forms that could only exist in such an open\, bounda
 ry-dissolving environment.\nJust 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 flouri
 shes – where Irish traditional music might dance with experimental perfo
 rmance art\, where international voices blend with local stories\, and whe
 re the audience becomes part of the romantic embrace between art forms.\nC
 onvergence: A Borderless Romance\n\nWhen: 8th-10th of August\n\nWhere: Liv
 e Art Ireland\, Milford House\, Borrisokane\, Co.Tipperary.\n\nThe Lineup:
 \nLocal and national musicians will present original works and\ncollaborat
 ive performances\, creating unique sonic experiences that complement the v
 isual arts programming.\nThe festival will feature innovative live art pra
 ctices from both\nestablished and emerging artists\, pushing the boundarie
 s of contemporary performance art.\n\nFriday\n2pm Monstera Deliciosa\n3-5p
 m Maja Zeco\, 2 hour durational performance\n5.10pm Shirani Bolle\n6.15pm 
 - 7.15 pm Laura Leuzzi Keynote Lecture\n7.15pm - 8.15pm intermission\n8.30
 pm Andy Spearpoint\n9.30pm Nightwood\n10.30pm Ian Whitty and the exchange\
 n11.30pm Ruari Santiago McBride\n\nSaturday\n11am Juliette Murphy\n12pm Fe
 rgus Byrne - 1 hour\n1.15 pm Katharine Meynell\n2-4 pm Workshop by Denys B
 lacker 1 hour\nPerformance Denys Blacker 1 hour\n4.30pm Nic an tSaoi\n6pm 
 Sandra Johnston 1 hour\n7-8pm intermission\n8.30pm Yael - Film 1.20 minute
 s ‘ Letter to My Tribe’\n9.30pm Mary and the pigeons 1 hour\n10.30pm L
 iam O Maonlai 1 hour\n11.30pm VaticanJail 1 hour\n00:00 Paul and Marianne 
 Midnight performance\n\nSunday\n12pm - 3pm Party Here and Now Workshop + G
 roup Performance\n3.15pm Marie Chantal Hamrock 15 minute performance\n3.45
 pm Renn 1 hour\n5pm-6pm Cáit Ní Riain\n7pm Film by Annie Sprinkle and Be
 th Stephens\n8.30pm Ritual virtually by Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens\,
  introduction by Lady Monster in person\n\nFilm Program:\nA special film s
 creening featuring work by Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens and\nb.h.Yael wi
 ll complement the live performances.
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CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Munster
LOCATION:Live Art Ireland\, Milford House\, BORRISOKANE\, TIPPERARY\, E45PO
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