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Barnstorm Theatre Company presented Town Mouse Country Mouse by Medb Lambert At The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children
A Magical Journey into the world of mischievous mice For children aged 4-7.
Enterprise Ireland's Innovation Day was part of Science Week 2005. It showcased the the best of Irish inventions Past, Present and Future.
Serious Fun is Stories, Poems and Pictures from Barretstown Edited by Tim O'Dea Foreword by Paul Newman
Parents and children enjoyed a pizza party and face painting during the launch.
Guests of Honour:
THE ARK and Dublin Theatre Festival, the most prestigious event on the theatrical calendar collaborated once again to present an incredible season of theatrical work for children and families. This year they team up to present a season of acclaimed productions for children that centre on the theme of play and discovery.
The productions this year included
Presented in May 2005
No Messin' with the Monkeys was a fast-paced action-packed comedy, with puppets and actors, for 6 - 11 year olds and adults with a sense of fun and imagination.
The show has been written by Roddy Doyle, and is his first play for children.
Exhibition and Workshops
The SAVE THE ROBOTS exhibition began with Robotic Life, exploring the evolution of robots from Ancient Egypt to the 21st century. Visitors to the exhibition could also participate in two robot-building workshops, DrawBots and Lego Midstorms.
Presented in March/April 2005A Photography Programme devised by Amlia Stein for 8-14 year olds
The Ark explored the mysteries of dark and light through the world of photography.
A photogram is a photographic image produced without a camera. In the first half of the programme, the children constructed a pinhole camera (the camera obscura). In the second half, they discovered how light, shade and texture magically appear by composing and creating heir own photograms.
The children worked with enlargers by placing an object of their choosing on a piece of photographic paper and exposed it to light.
What do the Art, Music and Drama have in common?
Hidden Links helped us to find colour in melodies and rhythm. Discover drama in your hands.
Two artists facilitated children in creating visual responses to dramatic & musical stimulus.
Family open days at The Ark
In association with St Patrick's Festival and Allianz Irish Visions.
Between 1996 and 2001 The Ark commissioned some of Ireland's best-known artists to create original artworks for children. The exhibitiion featured sculpted beasts, pictures about land & sky, the nativity, sculpted and ceramic Arks and images about Flight. Families were able to find out how some of these artworks were developed and how they were used in children's workshops. Artists included Brian Bourke, Owen Crawford, Maud Cotter, Daniel de Chenu, Martin Gale, Clare Langan, Nick Miller and Imogen Stuart.
The Ark and St Patrick's festival proudly presented a live sessions with Kila. An enthusiastic audience joined the band in The Ark's theatre to hear and to learn about some of the instruments and music-styles they play.
"... if there's a left-sided gem that's full of summer zest it has to be Kila's Luna Park. Crossing musical boundaries with rich abandon, Kila have fashioned one of the great new Irish albums of the decade so far, replete with powerful and dramatic music of intelligence, ambition and furious energy."
Hot Press - June 2003
'Something Beginning with P': poetry reading from a collection of one hundred poems written for children followed by a workshop with authors Tony Curtis, Aislinn O'Loughlin & Anne Hartigan. Published by The O'Brien Press.
'Fairytale News' was read by the author Colin Hawkins. Stories with all the latest news from fairy-land, including Golden-haired girl caught napping in three bears' cottage and Boy makes fortune out of magic beans. Published by Walker Books.
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