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Photo Story from Hotel Ballymun

category dublin | arts and media | news report author Wednesday April 04, 2007 19:51author by Paula Geraghtyauthor email mspgeraghty at yahoo dot ie Report this post to the editors

Art has no natural home.

Ballymun is undergoing a process of regeneration, like so many marginalised communities in Ireland.
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Last Saturday a poetry slam reading was taking place in the Hotel Ballymun, I managed to get in. As a venue and a cultural space it's been booked out, so successful I was asked by an artist involved to hold off posting on Indymedia. I respected that wish.

I spoke to some of the residents, two were teachers, recognising each other from a training conference and both wanted to participate in the experience that was Hotel Ballymun. One woman knew the place quite well and wanted to say goodbye to a place with many memories. This was a part ritual and something which she never thought she would see in her lifetime. Clarke Tower's last cultural moment.

The 'hotel' was an incredible space. It begged the question why can't there be spaces of cultural imaginings and possibilities in every community. These spaces have been created as a result of regeneration have been fought for and won. Hotel Ballymun has been the product of at least 12 months collaboration with many different aspects of the local community.

Fergus Byrne led the show with a film showing of wrestling and danceopening up and inviting a conversation on physicality ,gender voyuerism and dance. The audience was invited to discuss, be part of the the creative process, rather than being excluded from it.
Beat poetry by Raven, humour by Theresa Lally, Clonakilty's Poet Dave Lordan , Noel Sweeney and Fintan O Higgins all gave their all, but an outstanding performance by Lisamarie Johnson, left one shook up. As the music of Q pop stayed behind in the room we headed back to the infamous lift to feel the descending rattle and hum. (c)

Related Link: http://www.hotelballymun.com/home.php

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   more images from the same event     Paula Geraghty    Wed Apr 04, 2007 19:56 
   great photos     pat c    Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:10 
   nice     krossie    Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:18 
   making more positive space with more and more a diverse network: toward a more participative future     dunk    Thu Apr 05, 2007 17:05 
   pure garbage     terry    Wed Feb 06, 2008 21:06 
   Will the real Ballymun please stand up?     pollytix    Wed Feb 06, 2008 23:09 


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