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A Celebration of a Legend
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The Songs of Joni Mitchell
29 Oct | The MAC
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Following a sold-out debut at the Roundhouse, acclaimed tours and rave reviews, we're thrilled to bring The Songs of Joni Mitchell to the festival.
Jesca Hoop and Lail Arad perform intimate interpretations of their favourite Joni Mitchell songs, joined by pianist Richard Sears and a special guest still to be announced. Previous collaborators include Kate Stables (This Is The Kit), Vashti Bunyan, Simon Armitage, Lisa Hannigan and Gail Ann Dorsey.
Originally created by Lail Arad for Joni Mitchell’s 80th birthday, the show has been described as “a perfect celebration of Joni Mitchell” (Get In Her Ears), with “heartfelt and intricate performances”.
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Three Choreographers.
One Extraordinary Evening.
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Nōs | Luail
6 & 7 Nov | The MAC
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After last year's exhilarating Dancehall, Luail return to the Festival with Nōs.
Bringing together works by internationally acclaimed choreographers Akram Khan, Oona Doherty and Liz Roche, Nōs is a thrilling night of contemporary dance from Ireland's National Dance Company.
Kaash by Akram Khan, first performed in 2002, is rooted in the rhythmic complexity of Khan’s classical background, with set design by Anish Kapoor and a powerful score by Nitin Sawhney.
Oona Doherty’s Lazarus (2016) is a deeply affecting work from the Belfast choreographer. Reimagined for the Luail ensemble, Lazarus is raw, confrontational, and emotionally charged.
Completing Nōs are two works from Liz Roche’s 12 Minute Dances (2009), set to music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe and Ed Rosenberg III.
Showcasing the extraordinary talent of Luail's dancers, Nōs brings together three defining voices in contemporary dance.
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Already on sale -
Radiohead's Ed O'Brien
live at BIAF
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Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien brings An Evening With... Blue Morpho to Festival on Monday 19 October at the Ulster Hall.
Joined by a collective of musicians from the album sessions, O’Brien will perform music from his acclaimed new solo record in an immersive live experience blending psych-folk, radiant guitars and atmospheric soundscapes.
O'Brien's new album Blue Morpho is earning rave reviews, with a Metacritic score of 86 and praise for its emotional depth and rich, immersive soundworld.
Uncut awarded it 9/10, describing it as "a triumph, personally and creatively."
The Irish Times gave it 4 stars and called it "a beautiful album about an ugly period".
Get your tickets for what's sure to be one of the gigs of the year in Belfast's hallowed Ulster Hall!
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FESTIVAL RETURNS
14 OCT - 8 NOV
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