Pádraig Naughton's blog
Pádraig Naughton, Director of Arts and Disability Ireland, is attending the VSA International Festival and Conference in Washington DC. Over the coming week or so, Pádraig will reflect on ADI's involvement in the Festival as well as share his impressions of a week that will see over 2,000 people from 54 countries gather to experience performances, exhibitions, screenings and debates across the city.
10 June 2010
Padraig Naughton gives some background to the four Turning Point Writers
Although I've mentioned the four writers involved in Turning Point by name and written about their plays, I feel some background on each would be helpful. John Austin Connolly was born in Dublin,...Comments: 0
8 June 2010
Padraig Naughton discusses Turning Point at the Shakespeare Theatre Company: Lansburgh Theatre
Yesterday evening was the presentation of the four Turning Points; readings at Washington's Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Lanburgh Theatre. Consequently, it was an especially long day and even...Comments: 0
7 June 2010
Padraig Naughton has Sunday Brunch with Ireland’s Ambassador to Washington in Celebration of ‘Turning Point’
To mark the participation of ‘Turning Point’ in the 2010 VSA Festival we spent Sunday afternoon at the Irish Ambassadors residence. Ambassador Michael Collins and his wife Marie treated...Comments: 0
7 June 2010
Pádraig Naughton introduces the Arts & Disability Ireland collaboration with Fishamble for the VSA Festival in Washington DC
When DAO editor Colin Hambrook asked me to write a blog of my trip to Washington DC and my impressions of the 2010 VSA International Festival, I immediately said, yes. In fact it was at a VSA...Comments: 0
4 June 2010
Director of Arts & Disability Ireland, Pádraig Naughton is on his way to Washington DC
ADI are co-producing 4 staged readings of new writing for theatre by Irish disabled practitioners - with Fishamble, who are one of Ireland's most dynamic theatre companies, dedicated to the...Comments: 0