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Curator:John Comiskey, John Comiskey
Designer / Architect of exhibition:John Comiskey
Other collaborators:Algimantas Kancas
Institution:Ireland PQ07, c/o Irish Theatre Institute

Firing The Canon: Masterworks revisited in modern Ireland

The great tradition of Irish theatre is a literary tradition. From Farquhar to Friel by way of Sheridan, Wilde, Shaw, O’Casey, Beckett: a vast and internationally significant body of work. It’s a vibrant and living tradition too, with strong new voices continuing to sound on the Irish stage. This is the work for which Irish theatre is best known. The new millennium has seen a 0remarkable surge in the performance of works from the other great historical traditions of theatre. From the Greeks to the Japanese, works seldom or never before seen in Ireland are being staged, often in new versions by Irish writers. The late 20th century saw the great canon of European theatre mostly unperformed, with the significant exceptions of Ibsen and Chekhov. Even Shakespeare had surprisingly few professional productions. It seems as if Ireland is only now claiming the rich heritage of world theatre as its own. This exploration has been of great significance to Irish scenography, as the traditional form of Irish theatre has been naturalism. In staging works from other traditions, there has been a freer approach, from re-invention in an Irish context to total deconstruction. And this has not been merely a reaction to previous styles of performance or scenography - many of these productions have had no precedent in Ireland at all. Inevitably this experimentation has fed back into the mainstream, and some of the most significant work of the past five years has involved a re-examination of the Irish canon, being, in some cases, are-invigoration of plays that had atrophied through over-familiarity. New approaches in scenography have been particularly significant here. One may speculate on reasons for all this – the emergence of the first generation of theatre practitioners from the drama schools; the sudden growth in the number of theatres and companies; increased contact with other forms of theatre; political and social change. But one factor can be safely excluded – the influence of any particular school of scenography – as there is still no full-time course in any aspect of theatre design in Ireland. An introduction such as this is given to sweeping, contestable generalisations. Visitors to the exhibit – Ireland’s first ever at PQ – will observe, comment, criticize and reach their own conclusions.

Ireland's first official entry to PQ is the initiative of a dedicated voluntary board with support from Culture Ireland and The Arts Council and managed by Irish Theatre Institute.

Exhibiting artists / ateliers

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  • Ferdia Murphy
  • Suzanne Keogh
  • Alan Farquharson
  • Aedin Cosgrove
  • Val Sherlock
  • Ivan Birthistle & Vincent Doherty
  • Rupert Murray
  • Davy Cunningham
  • Joan O’Clery
  • Andrew Clancy
  • Joe Vaněk
  • Francis O'Connor
  • Marcus Costello
  • Sabine d'Argent
  • Kathy Strachan
  • Patsy Giles
  • Paul Keogan
  • Sophie Charlambous
  • Peter O’Brien
  • Sinead Cuthbert
  • Monica   Frawley

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